How 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 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 ArticlevCloud Director change organization limits
Hi, I have been able to find most organization settings, but cannot find where to set these using PowerCLI: Number of resource intensive operations per userNumber of resource intensive operations per...
View ArticleAccessing vCloud REST API with Powershell
Hello, I have come to the conclusion that the new vCLoud cmdlets are not enough for what I plan on doing, and I plan to extend upon the cmdlets by using the API via REST. I have been fiddling with...
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 Articleexporting firewall/NAT rules from Edge Gateway
Anyone using a powerCLI script to output firewall/nat rules for Edge Gateways (ver 5.1.2) configured on Org VDC networks for documenation purposes? I've been able to pull plenty of information using...
View ArticleTrying to utilize Powercli to add a new NICs within vCloud 5.1
Hoping someone has used Powercli to automate adding a new "Organization VDC network", choose an "Adapter Type", change the "IP Mode" to manual, and populate the "IP Address" into vCD 5.1 Any help would...
View ArticleGet-Task Error
Hi, I get the following error running get-task. I seems to display the first 3000 odd tasks but then errors: PS C:\> get-taskjobDelete Success 100 11:18:48 AM...
View ArticleNeed to increase Command Timeout from default of 100 seconds
I have a large network with about 1500 IPs assigned to it that is timing out when trying to retrieve it. I need to increase the timeout, How can I do that? This is running against VCD 5.1 PowerCLI...
View ArticleRemove Storage Profile from vDC
Hello, How to remove storage profile from Organization vDC in vCloud Director 5.1. To be exact, I want to remove *(Any) profile from all my vdcs. I know how to create it and how to enable / disable it,...
View ArticleAdding a vApp Template to Cloud from Catalog in vCD with PowerCLI
I've imported the VM's directly from Virtual Center and created a vApp with Import-CIvApp. I've then shutdown and captured to Catalog with assistance from AtanasAtanasov. So now I have 4 Catalogs each...
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 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 get a vCloud VM's NIC type?
I'm trying to write a script that will compare the NIC type in vCloud to the NIC type in vCenter to help workaround a bug in vCloud 1.5. I can get a vCenter VM's NIC type by getting the vCenter VM and...
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...
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All vCloud VMs in a provider vDC
Trying to get all VMs use a provider. The issue is making the call from the provider to then get all the vApps - it cannot be made this way Does anyone have a clean way of perfroming this action? ( A...
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 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 ArticleScripting on a multitenant vCDirector environment
Hello, we're running vCloud Director 1.5 serving several customers/organizations. Some of them asked us if possible to execute scripts, as Amazon does, to stop, start, restart VMs inside their...
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