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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 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 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 ArticleDeleting CIVM from a CIvApp
Hi, I would like to remove a specific CIVM from a CIvApp. The CIvApp is stopped and powered off. The following bit of code works but performance is inconsistent. Sometimes it takes a few seconds,...
View ArticlevCloud Director - PowerCLI Cloud Module - Deploy vApp from Template
I would like to know if there is a native function in the new Cloud module to deploy a vApp from a public catalog template inside an Org and set the following parameters vAppNameVirtual Machine...
View ArticleDelete Expired items via PowerCLI
I have some items stuck at the "Expired vApps" screen and are wondering if those can be deleted via PowerCLI. When I am trying to delete through the web interface I get told to stop the vApp, but there...
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 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 ArticleAdding a vApp to Catalog in vCD with PowerCLI
I would like add a vApp to a Catalog via PowerCLI. I can't see any methods under the extensiondata of the vApp that allow for this. Then I thought maybe I need to look from the Catalog side and could...
View ArticleWeird error with Search-Cloud...
I ran thw Search-Cloud command for the first time and got error stating it didn't know what "Type" was. So I ran the help and checked the online version of help too and example 2 has the following:...
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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 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 ArticleGet-CINetworkAdapter, extremely slow in bulk (20 minutes)
Hi, I'm trying to get all Vm's and thier external ip address, to do some scripted DNS.But it takes almost 20 minutes to complete for 136 machines. @ PowerCLI 5.1 Release 2 build 1012425 &...
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 and Set NAT config
Hi all, I am trying to read and write the NAT config for a larger vApp with complex rules with PowerCLI as whenever the vApp get's added to a different org from catalog all is gone. This vApp needs to...
View ArticlePowerCLI/API for update storage profile in vDC
Hi,I found how to add or remove storage profile via vcloud API (VMware vCloud Director Documentation Center), but does anyone know how to do update (change size or disable) storage profile via API or...
View ArticleNew-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 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 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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