PLEASE HELP! Using vMA to run script using cron fails!
I am trying to revert a guest to the latest snapshot using snapshotmanager.pl and all works fine when I run it. However when I try to run it using cron it fails! I redirected output from the...
View ArticlevMA 5.0 losing ability to SSH intermittently
I have my vMA 5.0 running in my environment. I keep intermittenly losing the ability to SSH to it. It will fail for hours, then suddenly work. I am not certain what could be going on. It's...
View Articleis vma4 compatible with vsphere5/esxi5?
Hi,i cannot find any information about it.is there any document, that contains compatibility matrix with vma?In release notes there are information, that vma5 works with vsphere 4, but in the opposite...
View Articlehid usb function can't fetch some value in vMA 5.1
I develope a sofware, I use hid usb function that can't fetch some value(usageValue) in vMA 5.1, but it's well in vMA 5.0. I know vMA is a x64 linux version, so I try other x64 linux...
View Articlekerberos/ktpass/kinit problems
I've set up a version of ghettoHostShutdownESXi41 to shut down my VMs and hosts when my Dell UPS's lose power. I'm using adauth, and everything works as planned (shuts all VMs, sends email, shuts...
View Articlevmkfstools -L lunreset|targetreset functionality in VMA
Hi All, I couldnt find vmkfstools -L lunreset|targetreset functionality in VMA. Is there an alternative for the same in VMA. If no then please point me to the appropriate API/method for the same in...
View Articlevmclone.pl customization error
Hi, fairly new to using the perl sdk... I am trying to deply from a template using vmclone.pl. It works fine when I don't customize the vm or guest, but when I do I get the following failure when...
View Articlevifp addserver: failed to add users
All, I've got a weird problem I wish someone could help me with. I have google this and found the error, but all the info is regarding vMA that is active directory enabled and mine is not. I have two...
View ArticleCannot install rpm to 5.1 vMA
I'm attempting to install an rpm to 5.1 that I previously installed to 5.0. On 5.0 it installed without issue. On 5.1, I get the following errors: Preparing......
View Articlepcns on vMa 5.1
Hi,I have a problem with APC PCNS on VMA 5.1.I installed version 3.0.1 and unfortunately not work, in addition to the attempt to power off the console hangs https://vma:6547, the connection is lost....
View Articlecli remote shutdown command not working anymore on esxi 5.1 ?
Hello everybody i'm with the free version of esxi 5.1 and i try to create a ups shutdown script to power off gracefully my vm and my host. On the previous version (5.0) i used the following command...
View ArticleDisabling vMA 4.1 log collection
Our Hosts are getting an event storm from our vMA server causing some abnormal table growth in our vCenter server DB. We identified the likely root cause as log collection setup on the vMA. Rather than...
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How to install VDDK 1.1 on vMA 4.0 (libfuse.so.2 fix)
For those of you that might be interested in installing and giving Virtual Disk Development Kit 1.1 a try on VMware vMA, you may run into an issue with the following: The following libraries could not...
View Articlevilogger best practices?
Hi all, I've just added a host to my vCenter that doesn't have any local storage save the SD card it boots ESXi from. Its giving me a configuration error in vsphere client saying that syslog is not...
View ArticleShutdown script not working
Hi, I am using an Eaton UPS, and have written a script to shut down all my VM's in case of power loss. When I run the script manually while sshed into the vMA 5 machine it works like a charm, the...
View ArticlevMA Error with APC PCNS
I have an ESXi Server 5 running PCNS on the vMA.This is not using AD. It is configured with DNS. I have followed the instructions for setting up PCNS on ESXi including fastpass. I was running a test...
View ArticlePCNS doesn't work after upgrade VMA
Hello, I use PCNS 3.0.1 on Vsphere ESXi 5.0.1 and VMA to shutdown the VM's and the host in case of a power outage. Last week I upgraded VMA 5.0.0 to the latest version 5.0.0.1 (not really an upgrade,...
View ArticleUpgrade Path from VMA 5.0.2 to VMA 5.1.0
I've recently upgraded our ESXi hosts and vCenter to 5.1 -- I see that VMA 5.1.0 is available as a separate appliance deployment (.ovf), but I'd prefer to just upgrade our 5.0.2 installation to 5.1.......
View ArticlevMA 5.1 vs 4.1: Slow SSH connections and slow network response
I just deployed the latest vMA 5.1 after attempting vMA 5.0 Patch 2 and being unable to resolve issues with the proxy settings. IMO vMA 5.0 and vMA 5.1 are just simply awful. Anyway, I need some help...
View ArticleVMA 5.0.2 and 5.0.1 permission denied with resxtop
I've mounted a windows share on the appliance to dump logs to when running resxtop. I'm able to write a file to the windows share with touch, but get Permission denied when using resxtop. I also...
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