Working with vCloud Metadata in PowerCLI
Based on Jake Robinson's post at GeekAfterFive - Infrastructure as Code, it seems the sample scripts in Alan Renouf's March 30, 2012 post to the VMware PowerCLI Blog, Working with vCloud Metadata in...
View ArticleHow to get a vm's chain length?
Hello,I'm trying to automate some consolidation of vms and would like to script it. I have over 800 vms so manually would not work.I'd like to$allVApps = Get-CIVAppforeach($CIVm in ($allVApps |...
View Articlevshield edge Command Line / Power CLI Script for installation
Hi All, Could you please share the commands / powerl cli script to install vshiled Edge Installation. We need to automate the Vshiled Edge Installation on Port Group. Regards,Sunil I B
View ArticleDTD is prohibited in this XML document
I am trying to use "connect-ciserver <servername>", and after entering my credentials, I get the following error message: Connect-CIServer : 5/10/2012 2:22:57 PM Connect-CIServer For...
View ArticleAdd a VM to a vApp using PowerShell
Hello, I am trying to add a VM to a vApp using PowerShell. I know that there is no explicit cmdlet to do it, and I need to recompose the vApp. I've used the great Instantiation script from...
View ArticleDeleting CIVM from a CIvApp
Hi, I would like to remove a specific CIVM from a CIvApp. The CIvApp is stopped and powered off. The following bit of code works but performance is inconsistent. Sometimes it takes a few seconds,...
View ArticleStart-Job with PowerCLI not working
This script never gets past the first write-host line in the start-job... # Do work$csv = Import-Csv tmpbuild.csv foreach ($item in $csv) { Start-Job -RunAs32 -ScriptBlock { # Add...
View ArticleUsing Connect-CIServer in a Start-Job
Has anyone been able to complete something like this? This works perfectly in a plain PoSh window but running in a Start-Job it never gets past the connect-ciserver. The job shows running and...
View ArticleExport all vCloud Edge Gateway rules to CSV file
Hi, For documenation purposes, I need to make a list of all vCloud firewall rules. Specifically, I am looking for Edge name, Rule ID, name, source, source port, destination, destination port, protocol,...
View ArticleClone VApp Template to another Org
I am trying to clone a VAPP template from a VDC in OrgA to a VDC in OrgB in vCloud Directory 5.5 A snippet of the script is below: $sourceVappTmpl = Get-CIVappTemplate -Name 'myvapp' $destOrgVdcName =...
View ArticleVcloud powerCLi - VM inventory report
HI all, So i wrote this quick script to generate a report of VMs info and more specifically, who owns them. The issue is that I am getting some rows with nothing but the Owner, and all the other...
View ArticlePowerCLI 5.0.1 vCloud cmdlets: get-orgvdc bug, ProviderVdcReference.id...
Hi, 1) Get-OrgVdc bug If your vDC name contains space (e.g. "my vDC"), the following command will fail because the REST API call is not urlencoded (%20 instead of space):$all_powered_on_vms =...
View ArticleAdding a vApp to Catalog in vCD with PowerCLI
I would like add a vApp to a Catalog via PowerCLI. I can't see any methods under the extensiondata of the vApp that allow for this. Then I thought maybe I need to look from the Catalog side and could...
View ArticleVdcStorageProfiles missing in Orgvdc object (version5.1)
Hi,I'm trying to create organisation VDC's in vCloud 5.1.New to version 5.1 is the use of storage profiles in the provider VDC.I cannot create an Org VDC with storage profiles since this property does...
View ArticleHow to find the storage of a VM in Cloud director
Hi All, When I use the below command Get-CIVM -OrgVdc "MyOrgVDC1", it lists all the VMs under the Organization VDC. And for each VM it gives the vCPU and Memory details. I also want the storage of the...
View ArticlePowerCLI/API for update storage profile in vDC
Hi,I found how to add or remove storage profile via vcloud API (VMware vCloud Director Documentation Center), but does anyone know how to do update (change size or disable) storage profile via API or...
View ArticleHow to rename a civAppNetwork?
Hi, I would like to rename a CIvAppNetwork from vAppNetwork to IntNat with PowerCLI. I've tried the following:$civapp | Get-CIVAppNetwork | Set-CIVAppNetwork...
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 ArticleHow Can I Set the Customization Script for all VMs in a vApp
Using the .ExtensionData method found here: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/392462?start=0&tstart=0 (Thanks alanrenouf)I'm able to set some guest customization properties via PowerCLI. My...
View ArticleTrouble adding more "CIVM" to a "CIVApp" in vCloud via PowerCLI 5.5
Hi All,I am having trouble performing some tasks in PowerCLI that I can do easily in the GUI. Firstly, in the vCloud Director GUI, I can create a new vApp from a template that has one machine in it. I...
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