How to delete a deployed VApp using vCloud Dir PowerCLI commands
Using vCloud 1.5 and PowerCLI, along with some nifty scripts I found online, I can instantiate a vCloud VApp Template and can start and stop the VApp as well, all through vCloud....
View ArticleSnapshots with vCloud Director 5.1 & PowerCLI 5.1
(cross-post from vCloud forum) Now that vCloud Director 5.1 supports snapshots, I am looking at the PowerCLI 5.1 cmdlets and cannot find a way to create/manage/revert snapshots. I see it is there in...
View Articlepowercli 64-bit throws System.OutOfMemoryException
Hi, I am trying to import a multi-vm vApp template in to vCloud Director 1.5 using the import-civapptemplate commandlet. The command fails almost immediately. Any ideas on how to get around this?...
View ArticleHow get vcloud director version using Powercli 5.1
Hi, After connect to vCD (using Connect-CIServer), how do I get vcloud director version (e.g. 5.1.1 or 1.5.0)? Thanks.
View ArticleObtain vApp expiration date
Hey All,Im trying to get a vApps expiration date using PowerCLI. I can: $FrankApp = Get-CIVApp -name "Frank" $FrankApp.RuntimeLease Days : 30Hours : 0Minutes :...
View ArticleGet-CINetworkAdapter, extremely slow in bulk (20 minutes)
Hi, I'm trying to get all Vm's and thier external ip address, to do some scripted DNS.But it takes almost 20 minutes to complete for 136 machines. @ PowerCLI 5.1 Release 2 build 1012425 &...
View ArticleUnable to connect to VCloud Director 5.1 build 5.1.1.868405
Hi. We are not able to connect to a VCloud Director ver. 5.1.1 868405. When we try a: connect-ciserver we get the following error: Connect-CIServer The underlying connection was closed: The...
View ArticlePowerCLI for media replication with vCloud 5.1
We have several different vCloud instances each housing several distinct vOrgs (each vCloud instance has a Cloudlibrary vOrg for making ISOs available). I'm looking for a way to replicate media from...
View ArticleStart-Job with PowerCLI not working
This script never gets past the first write-host line in the start-job... # Do work$csv = Import-Csv tmpbuild.csv foreach ($item in $csv) { Start-Job -RunAs32 -ScriptBlock { # Add...
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get-civm errors with server error with status code 500 - internal server error
I am trying to retrieve vsphere views from vcloud director views. When i try to do that i am geting an error. Get-CIVM works - PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere...
View ArticleSet Mac address of vCloud VM
Hi For a customer I need to regularly clone a production VM into vCloud for a test-environment. The VM needs to have an identical Mac Address because of some old-fashioned licenses. After cloning, the...
View ArticleImport-CIVAppTemplate is erroring out with DiskContentsPending error in vCD
Hi, I am trying the Import-CIVAppTemplate command in PowerCLI for vCloud Director and it is failing as below after some 15% completion.The vAppTemplate import never succeeds after this error.I am...
View ArticleDeploy vApp from template while giving the deployed vApp a name, the VMs...
Hello, I am trying to deploy a vApp from a template in the catalog, I have been successful creating the vApp using...
View ArticleSample script to modify vApp (Network, Firewall Rules, Start/Stop Order,...
Hi allI would like to share a script I developed the last few days. What the script does:- Add an internal network called "Internal" with NAT/Firewall to a vApp- Add Firewall rules (f.e. RDP)- Set the...
View ArticlevCloud: vShield Edge FW Rules
Hi all I'm looking for a way to get and set firewall rules on a vShield Edge firewall in a vCloud environment. My final target is to write two scripts; one that will export the firewall rules from a...
View ArticleSetting Guest Customization Section Fails in 5.5
Hi, Since migrating to vCloud 5.5 the following script fails which worked in 5.1: $CIVMs = get-CIvApp $CIvAppName | get-civm Foreach ($vm in $CIVMs) { write-host "Customizing" $vm.name...
View ArticlevApp; Add custom Guest Properties failes
Hi All,I tried to add some custom Guest Properties to a vApp which is already deployed according to this blog entry:https://communities.vmware.com/thread/442664 My current script looks like this:...
View ArticleUnable to connect to VCloud Director 5.1 build 5.1.1.868405
Hi. We are not able to connect to a VCloud Director ver. 5.1.1 868405. When we try a: connect-ciserver we get the following error: Connect-CIServer The underlying connection was closed: The...
View ArticleImport and Export of vApp
Hi All, Is it possible to export vApp using PowerCLI? We have DR requirement which stats - All vApp created in DC-A should be available in DC-B.As long as place holder vApp's are available we always...
View ArticleConnect-CIServer -Server vcloud.ourdomain.com Issues
Hi I have now tried PowerCLI with ESX and vCenter, so far so good.We have a vCLoud Area as well (v5.5) So when i listed the VMs in vCenter, for area folder 'vCloud Director' this worked but the links...
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