Is it possible to Telnet to a VMA server
I have spent days trying to find out if there is a way to telnet to a vma server. Is this possilble? any help appreciated thanks.
View ArticlevMA, PCNS & HA
I am using PCNS 3.0 on vMA 5.0 (esxi 5.0) and looking to have a complete shutdown in the event of having x number of minutes of battery time left. My testing has been successful and is down to one...
View ArticleHow can I get the vma to shutdown the whole data center?
Hi How can I get the vma to shutdown the whole data center? We have two esxi4.1 hosts I would like the vma to be able to shut down the whole environment. I have scripts that will close down all the...
View Articleresxtop not found on vMA
HI,I am new to using the vcenter server appliance, and not comfortable in the linux world, so bear with me. All of my previous hosts have been of the esx flavor, NOT esxi. I have created a new cluster...
View ArticlePCNS on vma 5
I'm working on setting up PCNS 3 on our ESXi 5 servers. Our servers are in a vmware cluster and I have 1 vma (for 2 ESXi servers) (should I have one vma instance on each host?). Anyhow, how do I...
View ArticleVMA 5.0.0.1 upgrade path to 5.0.0.2
Has anyone figured out the proper procedures to upgrade the VMA from 5.0.0.1 to 5.0.0.2? We have too many custom scripts and changed made to the current VMA to just rebuild it. We attempted to use...
View ArticleCustom splash screen in VMA console?
I was wondering if there was a way to add some content to the console screen displayed by VMA? I have added web administration to my VMA and would like to show a link to the start page. I happened...
View ArticlecreateTime not returning?
I am trying to return createTime (the time a snapshot was taken) for each virtual machine. I've tried traversing the tree just like every other metric, but it won't return it. Currently, I have this...
View ArticlevSphere Client main window periodically jump into foreground
I'm running vSphere Client Version 4.1.0 on Windows 7 Enterprise x64 and Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise, and I'm encountering problem with the client... When I open up a console window on one of the...
View ArticleRaw events/Logs of vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
HI Please let me know the location where vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) logs are stored and also how to find the logs of vSphere Management Assistant (vMA). Vijay
View ArticlevMA default web and shell login
vMA 5.0.0.0 can anyone tell me the vMA's default web and shell login? i tried below username:password combinations but no success so far admin:vmw@re root@vmw@re admin:default how do I reset them?
View ArticlevMA 5.0 Logging?
Hi, I have setup an esxi 5.0 environment and deployed the linux vcentre appliance as well as the new vma 5.0 appliance. Aside from some password/timezone glitches etc everything seems to be fine....
View ArticleVMA 5 With ESX 4.1 Question
I have installed the VMA 5 on an ESXi 4.1 Host and am using it for PCNS 3.01, it works great. This installation is only for a branch office. Our Main Office has ESX 4.1 Hosts and I'd like to do the...
View ArticlevMA5 questions
We just upgraded our vCenter and test ESXi host from 4.1 to 5.0 update 1I have some vMA 4.1 appliances. Is there a way to upgrade them too, or do I just import a vSphere 5 vMA OVF into my environment,...
View ArticlePerl Metric Scripting Question
To start, ultimately, I want these (among other metrics which I have already written the script to collect) to go into a CSV file. I would like to grab the names of the datacenters, and then the number...
View ArticleChange subnet mask and default gateway for vMA
We've made some changes to our network and vMA is the last one to receive the new subnet mask and default gateway. Can anyone tell me how to change those details? I've done stuff like this on several...
View ArticleHow to set advanced host options w/ Perl SDK?
I want to write a script that will let me set advanced host options, so I can roll them out to all of my hosts in one go vs. touching each host. I have the Enterprise license so I don't have host...
View ArticlevMA5 with Microsoft CA certificates
Can I replace the self-signed ssl certificates in the vMA with ones from a Microsoft, or commercial, CA? I've seen notes on doing this for ESXi and vCenter, but I can't seem to see anything about the...
View ArticleHow to change keyboard in vMA5?
This post is actually a follow-up to my thread at http://communities.vmware.com/thread/318603 but I think I'd better start a new discussion. First, a little summary:In vMA 4.1, it was possible to press...
View Articleghetto2VCBg2 VMWAre backup Error
I am using ghetto2VCBg2 for backups. I have several datastores that I am using for backup attached to the same ESXi Host that has the VMA server.I have a datastore VMBACKUPS2 that seems to fail but...
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