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Thanks for the answers, I'm using the WSDL API. Can I access the hosts using the SearchIndex managed object or do I have to use the HostSystem managed object? When I use searchIndex with FindByPath at...
View ArticleStatic iSCSI Target - after rescan, determine /vmfs/devices/disks entry
If I add a static iSCSI target via the command line, and then do a rescan, i can see a new entry appear in /vmfs/devices/disks. This is great, however, very unreliable once more than one static target...
View ArticleRe: RecommendDatastores for Create machine fails with an Internal Server...
Teresa, Did you ever find a solution to this? I am hitting the *exact* same problem. RecommendDatastores succeeds on type relocate or clone, but it always fails on type create. I, too, am now passing...
View ArticleRe: Error while Provisioning a VM on Datastore Cluster
phallur, I know it's been a while, but can you share details on the "additional optional parameters in VirtualMachineConfigSpec" you had to set? I've been trying for hours now to figure out why I am...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R420 and ESXi 5.0 VM libraries.
Recently I had a motherboard issue on a Dell PowerEdge R420, Dell came in and replaced the motherboard. However after that here are the things that happened. The root password reverted back to...
View ArticleDisabling and enabling methods on managed entities
The ManagedEntity object has a disabledMethods field (see http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/topic/com.vmware.wssdk.apiref.doc/vim.ManagedEntity.html) that lists disabled methods that are blocked on...
View ArticleStarting to learn the SDK... need some help getting the demos working
Hello, I have had a decent amount of experience working with PowerCLI, but there has been a recent need to pick up the Java SDK. I am running Windows 7 and have downloaded JDK 7, and the SDK...
View ArticleRe: SRM 5.0 API - Unable to Initiate Recovery Plan.
Hi Basher, I have tried to connect each site (protect and recovery), and retrieved the status information. My JAVA code tells me "protecting" from both cases, but when I check the vSphere Client, it...
View ArticleRe: SRM 5.0 API - Unable to Initiate Recovery Plan.
Hi Jinho, This is very odd, the plan should not be able to be "protecting" state at both sites. Can you please double check that:1. Your code is connecting to both sites (check that you connect to...
View ArticleRe: SRM 5.0 API - Unable to Initiate Recovery Plan.
Hi Basher, Thanks for the e-mail. Unfortunately. it still does not solve my problem. Here is what I did: 1. Connecting to both sites. - First trial, connect with srmLoginSites('protecting site',...
View ArticleRe: SRM 5.0 API - Unable to Initiate Recovery Plan.
Hi Jinho, Would it be a problem to post your actual script here. Please take care to remove any hard-coded confidential information first. ThanksStefan Tsonev
View ArticleRe: SRM 5.0 API - Unable to Initiate Recovery Plan.
No problem! Connection: ctxt.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, url); // url is the protecting site address... ctxt.put(BindingProvider.SESSION_MAINTAIN_PROPERTY, true);...
View ArticleRe: SRM 5.0 API - Unable to Initiate Recovery Plan.
Thanks Jinho, Let me try to reproduce this and get back to you. Most likely you'll need to file a SR with VMware and get support. Best regardsStefan Tsonev
View Articledatastore performance from ESXTOP
Hi, What elements from esxtop do I have to aggregate to see the performance by datastore? Thanks, A
View ArticleRe: SRM 5.0 API - Unable to Initiate Recovery Plan.
Thanks Basher, If you need the entire code, please let me know your e-mail. I will send you directly. Best,Jinho Hwang
View ArticleRe: datastore performance from ESXTOP
Below are the some links which will help you, the first one i use frequently. VMware KB: Using esxtop to identify storage performance issues for ESX / ESXi (multiple versions)...
View ArticleUnable to customize Windows during cloning.
I can successfully clone a new Windows VM from a Win 2008 R2 template. However, when I use the following code to customize the VM. It shows the following error message: "A specified parameter was not...
View ArticleDeploying Windows 2012 R2 virtual machine from template fails with error:...
We have a ESX1 5.5 installed. Deployment of Windows 2012 R2 virtual template fails to deploy on this ESX with the error "Windows could not finish configuring the system. To attempt to resume...
View ArticleHow to filter outbound DDoS attacks
Hello, the new TOS of my datacenter requires me to put in place some kind of software firewall to block these outbound DOS attacks from any VPS. How can I achieve this?
View ArticleHow to fetch the Virtual Machine’s object name and Config.files.PathName for...
Hi All, Requirement: Want to design an efficient logic to fetch the Virtual Machine’s object name and Config.files.PathName for a given host name.Protocol : SOAPAvailable input: hostname. Need to get...
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