Perform a lip login
Hi I am tying to run the following. It is a command to run at the esx console to perform a lip login after adding new storeage. Any help would be great. esxcli storage san fc reset -A vmhba2 I tried...
View ArticleSplit a string select everything after delimiter
Hi, I am trying to query the esx logs for warnings and remove duplicates of the same error to limit what s returned. i am stating with removeing everything after the date so i can do a -unique hoping...
View ArticleDeploying a VM from a Content Library through the API with Powershell Help
I am trying to deploy a VM from a Content Library using the com.vmware.vcenter.ovf.library_item Deploy method. I believe I must be missing something or am not doing something correctly because I...
View ArticleGet-vmhost shows duplicates
when i run this command i get all the servers in the datacentre listed twice any one have any ideas I had a little route around in the ventre database and i vpx.host table has all of them listed once...
View ArticleExport VM info
Long time lurker and my first post in VMware forums! Woo Hoo In preparation for a storage migration project, I setup annotations for all VMs in the datacenter to indicate what Environment, Metallic,...
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get-vm with multiple -ne
I got multiple vms I want to ignore when selecting get-vm vm1vm2vm3vm4 get-vm | ? {$_.name -ne (get-vm vm1,vm2, vm3,vm4)} of do I need to do it this wway? get-vm | ? {($_.name -ne vm1) -and ($_.name...
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Retrieve ESXi events through Get-View
Hello, due to the "Error in deserializing body of reply message for operation 'RetrieveProperties'" error when running Get-VIEvent + export-csv I'm exploring a way to go through Get-View. I'm not able...
View ArticleAdd multiple baseline to ESXi host using powercli command
Friends There are 2 predefined baseline in VUM 'Critical Host Patches (Predefined)' and 'Non-Critical Host Patches (Predefined)'. Please help me to modify below script so that it will add both baseline...
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Automating patching of Windows Templates - strange error on 2012 R2..
So, last friday I was about to patch templates in different systems, and this time it needed some special care for Spectre/Meltdown patches and workarounds. Figured I may as well finally start...
View ArticlePing host from ip list with powershell
Hello, I would like to ping some or all host in vcenter in some specific time, Is possible to do by script?
View ArticlePowerCLI 6.5.4 Malware detection
I tried installing PowerShell 6.5.4. I received an error with the attached content.Is there someone who is receiving the same event?
View ArticleWindows Defender reports false positive for PowerShell Modules
Over the weekend, Microsoft released a Windows Defender signature file that falsely reports many PowerShell modules, including PowerCLI as containing a virus.This is a FALSE POSITIVE widely affecting...
View ArticlePowerCLI - Clear Alarm
Hi all, We recently found our hosts were susceptible to this issue. After applying the vCenter update to resolve this going forward, we went through all the affected VMs with VMware's PowerCLI script....
View ArticleTransmitted Packet drops for a VM
Hi Team , I wanted to know if there is a way to get transmitted packet drops for a VM , I know the stat is available through powercli for host however checking if its available for a VM as well. I can...
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need to create an Alarm in multiple VM using pcli
DearsI need to create an Alarm in multiple VM. using PcliMany thanks
View ArticleConnect-HVServer Could not find user
Even after using recent version of view and powercli we are still seeing below error while trying to connect to connection broker Connect-HVServer : ExceptionType :...
View ArticleGet VMs with Tag Like and export csv just vm name
Hi, I would like to export in csc the list of my vm who have a specific tag.i can do that but the powercli command extract the vm with all properties,so i would like just the name of my vms.i 'm...
View ArticlePing host and get result for X hours
Hello, This is relate to my previous PostPing host from ip list with powershell I need to use this script (if possible) to ping some hosts for X hours for example each 5 minutes, and get result in a...
View ArticleScript to verify activation of VM Windows License
I have deployed over 50 VM's via powercli Script and noticed the customization on some of the VM's didn't activate windows license. Is it possible to run a powercli script on these 50 VM's to see which...
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Using plink.exe in Powershell script returns "Unable to create scratch...
Hello,I wrote this powercli script in order to update the HP Smart array P840 firmware and driver of my HP DL380 G9s. I am currently running ESXi 65U1 and vSAN 661.I staged the files with another...
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