Add new NIC to VM (like New-CINetworkAdapter)
Hi all I'm trying to find out how to simply add a new NIC to a VM within a vApp. Something like "New-CINetworkAdapter" would be great, but unfortunately does not exist.. Anyone some experience or tipps...
View ArticleQuestion: sVmotion and vCloud Director - updating VM's storage profile
Hi, I'm going to migrate a lot of vApps/virtual machines running in vCloud Director to a new storage system, and have created new Storage Profiles for this... I've found info and tried out some...
View ArticleError when cloning a VM related to vCloud Director
Hey there!I have the following cmdlet: New-VM -Name ClonedVM -VM SourceVM -Datastore NewDS -VMHost ESXi -Location Folder -Confirm:$false The problem is that I'm trying to clone a VM that is a part of...
View ArticleSetting Guest Customization Section Fails in 5.5
Hi, Since migrating to vCloud 5.5 the following script fails which worked in 5.1: $CIVMs = get-CIvApp $CIvAppName | get-civm Foreach ($vm in $CIVMs) { write-host "Customizing" $vm.name...
View ArticleGet-Org failure on Win 8.1 PS 4.0
I've got a script to deploy v-apps on the cloud but on Windows 8.1 with PowerShell 4.0 the Get-OrgVcd fails. It returns nothing whereas on Win7 with Powersehll 3.0 it does return the Org. does anyone...
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Remove a CIUser
Greetings everyone!I already did a brief research on the matter, but failed to find a question, so if this question has already been answered I am sorry for the re-post. My main problem is the...
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 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 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 to change Storage Profile of VM in vAppTemplate?
Hi everyone, I've got a project in front of me to migrate existing VMs from an existing storage profile or the * profile to a newly created storage profile. I've determined how to get this done for...
View ArticleSample script to modify vApp (Network, Firewall Rules, Start/Stop Order,...
Hi allI would like to share a script I developed the last few days. What the script does:- Add an internal network called "Internal" with NAT/Firewall to a vApp- Add Firewall rules (f.e. RDP)- Set the...
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...
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...
View ArticleIssue with New-OrgNetwork in vCloud 5.1
Hi, I'm trying to create an OrgVDC Network for my newly created OrgVDCs via PowerCLI. Unfortunately I'm getting an erorr stating: New-OrgNetwork : 3/21/2013 2:03:45 PM New-OrgNetwork The...
View Articlemissing PowerCLI cmdlets for external network settings in vCD 5.1?
I have 59 external networks defined in my Provider VDC and over a hundred directly connected OrgVDC networks mapping back to those. I need to update the DNS records for the static IP pools associated...
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 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 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 ArticleHow to change Storage Profile of VM in vAppTemplate?
Hi everyone, I've got a project in front of me to migrate existing VMs from an existing storage profile or the * profile to a newly created storage profile. I've determined how to get this done for...
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