Accessing 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 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 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 change catalog default storage policy?
I am trying to change the default storage policy on a organizations catalogOrganization -> Catalogs -> Org Catalog -> Properties -> Storage -> Pre-provision on on specific storage...
View ArticleCreating LoadBalancer
I'm on the last bit of my full vCD automation effort but I'm running into errors with the creation of the Load Balancer. I've put together the following but it's throwing errors when i try to deploy...
View ArticleHow to extract unallocated or free IP addresses in external network pool in...
Hi Guys, I have PS command to extract allocated IP address but I need PS command to free IP addresses. We usually have requirement to find and assign one IP address to our clients and it is really...
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Connect-CIServer errors with NOT_ACCEPTABLE: The request has invalid accept...
I have a two vCD 9.5 environments, one utilizing Centos based vCD Cells and one using the vCD 9.5 appliance. On entering the above command with the correct FDQN of a cell and entering the correct user...
View ArticleExample for configuring VM's "guest properties" (i.e. OVF settings)
Following is an example for configuring a VM's "guest properties" (in vSphere this is called "OVF settings/environment") using PowerCLI (or API).Note that this script was designed to run as an "org...
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 ArticleDelete vCloud Director related Custom Attribute on a VM
Hello Following Tomas Fojta's blog postHow to Export Running VM from vCloud Director – Tom Fojta's Blog I'm looking for a way to automate step 4: Remove vCloud Director related Custom Attribute on a...
View ArticleVM Snapshot with Power shell cli
Hello All I do not have much knowledge of Powershell but I'm trying to create a snapshot in vcloud.link-connect.com with below script but I'm getting an error as term "Connect-CIServer is not...
View ArticleCreate and Revert Snapshot
Hi Could someone please give a professional touch to this script so that I could Revert snapshot with results and then take a snapshot againI would really appreciate your response.Thanks if (...
View Articleupdate vdc (allocation pool org vdc elastic)
Hello, I'm trying to update allocation pool vcpu speed settings (enabled elastic pool org vdc), but powercli supports only PAYG model. example:Get-OrgVdc -Name "arunas dev vdc"|select...
View Articleset vCloud Director vApp VM memory and hardware with PowerCLI
I am trying to modify the memory and CPU allocation for a vCloud Director vApp VM. The vApp is deployed, but stopped. I have tried various combinations of the PowerCLI commandlets, but with no success....
View ArticleModify VM hardware with vCloud Director and PowerCLI
After deploying a new VM in vCloud Director (with New-CIVM via PowerCLI), what PowerCLI cmdlets are available to then modify the number of CPUs and RAM for a given deployed VM? I can't find any...
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 ArticleArgument 'uriTemplate' must not be null. Parameter name: uriTemplate
We are working on some scripts to automate vCloud Director tasks, a few of the functions within the script do not work and we receive an error:Exception calling "UpdateServerData" with "0" argument(s):...
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 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 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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