New-vm in vCloud Director with PowerCli 5.5
Hi, I have been working with Powercli on scripting the creation of multiple VM's inside a vApp and cant seem to get anywhere with the new-vm command.As each vApp will have a different number of VM's i...
View ArticleCreating new Organization with specific Storage Profile
Been working on this a few hours now, but just can't seem to get it to work. Creating an organization with the Any(*) storage profile works, but as soon as i remove that profile and leave only the ones...
View ArticlevCloud Director Change e1000 to VMXNET3 Online
Hi Guys, I have been made aware of a VMware KB that is supposed to have a script that allows the change of a primary NIC from e1000 / Flexible to VMXNET3 online and it interacts with VMTools to notify...
View ArticleHow to Reset Mac address of a VM through REST API?
Hi All, How to Reset Mac address of a VM through REST API? Thanks in Advance.
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 Articlenew-ciuser?
hi! just created my first Cloud Organisation with vSphere PowerCLI 5.1 with new-org -name "bla" -fullname "blubb" IfI do this on the Web Frontend, the next page will ask me for an admin user for that...
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Storage Profiles
Hello I am doing some testing with powercli and vCloud director. PowerCLI C:\> $storage = Get-OrgVdc -name OrgvdcPowerCLI C:\> $storage.StorageLimitGB200 200 is actually the combined storage from...
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...
View ArticlevCloud Director Storage Profiles
Hi all I'm trying to put together a script to setup new Organisation and Virtual Datacentres in our vCloud 5.1 environment. The problem I've come up against is that I can't specific what storage...
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Connect-CIServer - Qwirks
Initially when i did the Connect-CIServer i had a -Org "DevTest" Later when i decided to change this in the reporting function per org i ran into trouble. The line with the -SaveCredentials works...
View ArticleImport LDAP Users
Has anyone attempted to import LDAP users via PowerCLI? I have a list of 65 users that need to be imported and I would like to save some time on all the clicks. I'm hoping I can get the information...
View ArticleDuplicate storage profiles on vCloud
After upgrading the vCloud from 5.1.2 to 5.5 we are unable to create vapp and capture to catlogDuplicate storage profiles on vCloud – i.e, Unable to create new vApp or capture to catlog.Scope of the...
View ArticleHow to run vCD powershell cli via RSH
I am trying to run vCloudDirector powerCli via rsh.I ran vSphere powerCli with the following options successfully. But when I try to connect to the vCD, it could not recognize the vCD commands.I am...
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 ArticlevCloud not returning expected data?
Ran into something goofy/unexpected on vCloud Director 5.5.2 with PowerCLI 5.8.0.The logic (in this particular scenario anyway), just checks if the vApp exists; if it doesn't it returns null, then it...
View ArticlevCloud VM Monthly report vCpu|RAM|Storage
Hello , I am looking for script which will provide Monthly report of vCpu/ RAM & Storage utilization by each Individual vCloud Director Virtual Machine If the vCloud Director script is not...
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 ArticleOrganization vDC Edge Gateway
Been trying to figure out how to create a edge gateway in a vDC with powershell and have gotten nowhere, perhaps someone else can give a hand? So i've tried to check an excisting edge gateway to see...
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Adding two new Storage Policies to a couple of OrgvDCs
Hi , I have a working script for adding a new Storage Policy to a named OrgvDC (Thanks to 900 Foot VM)Now my Customer would like to add two new Storage Policies (already attached to the PvDC) to ~60...
View ArticlevCloud Director: Create New Org With Password Policy Settings
Hello, I am looking for some advice or insight on how to set the Password Policy on an org to "Enabled" during creation and set the Lockout attempts and duration.In looking at the API information, the...
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