vCloud: 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 properties of VMs in a vApp
I have a few vApps with 25 VMs each in vCloud Director and would like to set a few properties to on / off with PowerCLI as the gui is a mission. These options include: Set "Enable guest customization"...
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 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 ArticleConnect-CIServer - Data at the root level is invalid
Recently the Connect-CIServer cmdlet started failing. I've checked the permissions and they are all ok. For example, the following code: Connect-CIServer - server vcloud.myorg.com -User authorizeduser...
View ArticleAny cmdlets for catalog/media?
Hi allI was wondering if there are commands or if anyone is aware of a way to manipulate media? Im running vCD 1.5 and in the GUI have got Copy to Catalog and Move to Catalog commands, would be...
View ArticleScript Slow: VCD Pulling External/Internal IP from Org/vApp
I was curious if any of the script masters could review the following. This works fine, but it is pretty slow. I'm hoping that the speed can be improved. When I query against an organization, vapp,...
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 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 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 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 ArticleFind datastore of CI-VAPPTemplate
Hey folks, in our vCloud environment we need to put a datastore into maintenance mode and make a few adjustments. I've come to find out SDRS only works on VMs and not the vAPPTemplates or Media within...
View ArticlevCloud Director sVmotion over Powercli
I've created a Script to move VM's over the vCloud Director API to an other Datastore in the same PvDC. (Datastore with the lowest UsedSpace) Here the most important parts:$civm = get-civm...
View ArticleCreate External Networks in Vcloud
I am looking for a way to create Vcloud External Networks with PowerCLI. Does anyone have any experience/examples with this? Thanks
View ArticleIs it possible to set the vCloud API Version to use when using PowerCLI?
Hello, PowerCLI Version: 5.5.0.6316PowerShell version: 4 I am automating the creation of vApps and VMs using the tools in PowerCLI. During testing I have been using two different vCloud Datacentres,...
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 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 ArticlePowerShell Script to move VM's between vCloud vApps
Hi, I am looking to build a powershell script which will allow me to move/migrate the VM's from vApp in a Org vDC to another vApp in another Org vDC in the same organization. I was Import-CIVApp...
View ArticleGet-ProviderVdc returns Null values for StorageUsedGB StorageAllocatedGB and...
Has anyone else seen this? The Get-OrgVdc does return Storage information but I want to collect it from the Provider VDC PowerCLI C:\Scripts\vmware> Get-ProviderVdc moc-vmcl1101-pvdc Name...
View ArticleBuild URLs for: VM Console, vCloud Director vApp, VM properties in vSphere
Hi all I made a script to generate URLs for the following access:- Open a VM's Console in vSphere Web Client- Open vApp (to which the VM corresponds to) in vCloud Director- Open the VM's Summary Tab in...
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