Hello everybody,

I'm a bitstuck withthe use ofencryptedmachines andvmrun.
According to informationsI have, a encryptedvirtual machines must be started withthe -vp parameter.

with this command line:
"C:\ProgramFiles\VMware\VMwareVIX\vmrun.exe"-T player  -vppasswordstart "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\VirtualMachines\win.vmx"
  I havethe error message: The operationis not supported.

with this command line:
"C:\ProgramFiles\VMware\VMwareVIX\vmrun.exe"-T player  -vppasswordstart "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\VirtualMachines\win.vmx"nogui
the virtual machinestarts, butI do not havethe GUI andI have noway to accessthe machine (the virtual machinehas nonetwork).

question:is there away to start an encrypted machine with a command line that includes the password and access it normallyfrom thehost machine?

Thank you for your help!

Hello everybody,

I´m using a vmware esxi 5.1 in a HD with 1Tb.It´s only esxi.

I have more two hardisk with datas.

How can I use this other two hardisk in esxi without lost any files.

Nope. The keyboard doesn't work during the installation.

The iscasi volume on Equalogic is  6TB,  so i want to give the whole 6TB

On Windows 2008 R2, have defined disk GPT  but   Vsphere  does not let me  write more than 2TB,  how can i do it, thanks

Hi ,

I am facing the same/similar  issue  while trying to run workbench tests

I am getting the error s as below

[May 25 2013 20:10:52 : TRANSPORT ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing cmd ':216:cd ///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/; zip -r "/workspace/TestSessions/new_cert.d/Verify/20130525200829/storage50-cert/VTAF/Test/Storage/StorageCert/Verify_May_25_2013_20.08.37_21118/zip//Verify.xml_May_25_2013_20.08.37_21118.zip" *' in blocking mode on host 'localhost'...

[May 25 2013 20:10:52 : STAFBASE  ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing STAF command: staf localhost PROCESS START SHELL SAMECONSOLE RETURNSTDOUT RETURNSTDERR WORKDIR / WAIT  COMMAND :216:cd ///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/; zip -r "/workspace/TestSessions/new_cert.d/Verify/20130525200829/storage50-cert/VTAF/Test/Storage/StorageCert/Verify_May_25_2013_20.08.37_21118/zip//Verify.xml_May_25_2013_20.08.37_21118.zip" *

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : STAFPROCES] [0] FRAMEWORK: Host localhost returned   adding: esxia/ (stored 0%)

  adding: esxia/var/ (stored 0%)

  adding: esxia/var/log/ (stored 0%)

  adding: esxia/var/log/vmkernel.log (deflated 6%)

  adding: esxia/var/log/hostd.log (deflated 71%)

  adding: local/ (stored 0%)

  adding: local/tmp/ (stored 0%)

  adding: local/tmp/Fs4CYYKngB/ (stored 0%)

  adding: local/tmp/Fs4CYYKngB/vtafTestConfigFile.xml (deflated 87%)

  adding: localhost/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/staf/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/staf/lang/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/staf/lang/java/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/staf/lang/java/jvm/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/staf/lang/java/jvm/VTAFVMJVM/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/staf/lang/java/jvm/VTAFVMJVM/JVMLog.1 (deflated 88%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/staf/lang/java/jvm/VTAFHOSTJVM/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/tmp/staf/lang/java/jvm/VTAFHOSTJVM/JVMLog.1 (deflated 89%)

  adding: localhost/var/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/var/log/ (stored 0%)

  adding: localhost/var/log/messages (stored 0%)

  adding: Verify.xml_May_25_2013_20.08.37_21118.log (deflated 89%)

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : FILEUTILIT] [0] FRAMEWORK: PutCleanup - called with tag ///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : STAFFS    ] [0] FRAMEWORK: STAFDirectoryExists: Testing directory localhost:///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : STAFBASE  ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing STAF command: staf localhost FS GET ENTRY :18:///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/ TYPE

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : STAFFS    ] [0] FRAMEWORK: STAFDirectoryExists: Testing directory localhost:///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : STAFBASE  ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing STAF command: staf localhost FS GET ENTRY :18:///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/ TYPE

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : STAFFS    ] [0] FRAMEWORK: STAFDeleteDirectory: Deleting directory localhost:///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : STAFBASE  ] [0] FRAMEWORK: Executing STAF command: staf localhost FS DELETE ENTRY :18:///tmp/OefRaxsodZ/ RECURSE CONFIRM

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : FILEUTILIT] [0] FRAMEWORK: PutCleanup - called with tag <all>

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : UTILITY   ] [0] INFO: ----------------- Test Summary ----------------

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : UTILITY   ] [0] INFO: LogDirectory : /workspace/TestSessions/new_cert.d/Verify/20130525200829/storage50-cert/VTAF/Test/Storage/StorageCert/Verify_May_25_2013_20.08.37_21118/logs/

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : UTILITY   ] [0] INFO: TestResult : FAIL

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : UTILITY   ] [0] INFO: ZipDirectory : /workspace/TestSessions/new_cert.d/Verify/20130525200829/storage50-cert/VTAF/Test/Storage/StorageCert/Verify_May_25_2013_20.08.37_21118/zip/

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : UTILITY   ] [0] INFO: StartTime : May 25 2013 20:08:40

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : UTILITY   ] [0] INFO: EndTime : May 25 2013 20:10:53

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : UTILITY   ] [0] INFO: Duration : 0 day(s) 0 hr(s) 2 min(s) 13 secs

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : UTILITY   ] [0] INFO: -----------------------------------------------

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : MAIN      ] [0] ERROR: Trouble creating test instance, Failed to execute processSetup for the Setup : Failed to execute createHOMObj for the Setup : No GuestOS section in XML file

[May 25 2013 20:10:53 : FILEUTILIT] [0] FRAMEWORK: PutCleanup - called with tag <all>

I have already changed all names to lowercase. workbench can do a stafping to all hosts and vms

[vmware@workbench123 ~]$ ./stafping

+ staf local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf vcenter.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf workbench123.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia-vm1-win-lsi.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia-vm2-win-bus.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia-vm3-win-lsi.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia-vm4-win-pvs.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia-vm5-lin-lsi.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia-vm6-lin-bus.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia-vm7-lin-lsi.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxia-vm8-lin-pvs.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib-vm9-win-lsi.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib-vm10-win-bus.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib-vm11-win-lsi.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib-vm12-win-pvs.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib-vm13-lin-lsi.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib-vm14-lin-bus.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib-vm15-lin-lsi.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

+ staf esxib-vm16-lin-pvs.celab.local ping ping

Response

--------

PONG

I am trying to find a way to simulate a device status of disconnected in Workstation v.9.  I could probably stop/start the network service inside a guest but I'm looking for something more disruptive.

Any suggestions how to do that via the VIX API?

Gary

Hoping to get to 10,000 points this week and with the release of VCHS, I think I can do that pretty easily

Make sure ubuntu has that nic set up and operational and probably you want it to use dhclient to obtain an IP.

If your host machine uses DHCP then your guest should as well.  If you manually assign IP addresses for your host machine

you will need to do that in Ubuntu as well.  You have to make sure that your router (or what ever) will assign the IP, that it doesn't have some hard coded limit or mac address filtering going on.

Check with ifconfig to make sure that the ubuntu nic has an IPV4 address.

Also in the VM settings, make sure that the Bridged Virtual Nic is set to connect at power on.

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Hi

I try to setup a backup solution for two little servers running in ESXi 5.1. (free edition).

I installed and configured the ghettoVCB successfully and everything seemed to be ok.

However, when I start to create a backup, the process would terminate with an error :-(

It does not matter whether the server is on or off, I get the same result.

All datastores are local, 2 x WD500GB with plenty of free space.

There is no snaphot, nothing that could (in my eyes) prevent a proper backup.

The server is running perfectly, when switched on.

I would appreciate any helpful feedback. Thanks in advance! The log is attached.

/vmfs/volumes/519fceb8-3d39150e-2d0f-001999eeb339/ghettoVCB-master # ./ghettoVCB.sh -f vms_to_backup
Logging output to "/tmp/ghettoVCB-2013-05-25_20-56-28-324192.log" ...
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: ============================== ghettoVCB LOG START ==============================

2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VERSION = 2013_01_11_0
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - GHETTOVCB_PID = 324192
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_VOLUME = /vmfs/volumes/Backups/ghettoBackups
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT = 3
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_DIR_NAMING_CONVENTION = 2013-05-25_20-56-28
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT = thin
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP = 0
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF = 0
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN = 3
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT = 5
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT = 15
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - LOG_LEVEL = info
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - BACKUP_LOG_OUTPUT = /tmp/ghettoVCB-2013-05-25_20-56-28-324192.log
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - ENABLE_COMPRESSION = 0
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY = 0
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE = 0
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - ALLOW_VMS_WITH_SNAPSHOTS_TO_BE_BACKEDUP = 0
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP = all
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VM_SHUTDOWN_ORDER =
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - VM_STARTUP_ORDER =
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info: CONFIG - EMAIL_LOG = 0
2013-05-25 20:56:29 -- info:
2013-05-25 20:56:35 -- info: Initiate backup for W2003-Server
Destination disk format: VMFS thin-provisioned
Cloning disk '/vmfs/volumes/519fceb8-3d39150e-2d0f-001999eeb339/w2003-server(2)/w2003-server(2)_1.vmdk'...
Clone: 36% done.
2013-05-25 20:59:34 -- info: ERROR: error in backing up of "/vmfs/volumes/519fceb8-3d39150e-2d0f-001999eeb339/w2003-server(2)/w2003-server(2)_1.vmdk" for W2003-Server
Destination disk format: VMFS thin-provisioned
Cloning disk '/vmfs/volumes/WD500GB-1/W2003-Domäne/w2003-server(2).vmdk'...
Clone: 66% done.
2013-05-25 21:08:59 -- info: ERROR: error in backing up of "/vmfs/volumes/WD500GB-1/W2003-Domäne/w2003-server(2).vmdk" for W2003-Server
2013-05-25 21:08:59 -- info: Backup Duration: 12.40 Minutes
2013-05-25 21:08:59 -- info: ERROR: Unable to backup W2003-Server due to error in VMDK backup!

2013-05-25 21:09:00 -- info: ###### Final status: ERROR: No VMs backed up! ######

2013-05-25 21:09:00 -- info: ============================== ghettoVCB LOG END ================================

/vmfs/volumes/519fceb8-3d39150e-2d0f-001999eeb339/ghettoVCB-master #

Welcoome to the Community - You will not be able to add these disk to your ESXi host and access the data - you will have to put them in another machine and share them either with an NFS or CIFS share -

You have two options -

1. Access the data as an Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
2. Use the Microsoft iSCSI software drivers and access the LUN directly from the VM

I too get this error with a customer setup. For a long time I suspected that 4 times the total backup (since ghetto doesn't remove the oldest backup until the newest is completed) was too much space for the destination, but that wasn't the case. I'm yet to find out whats causing this. Any pointers appreciated!

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Backup Errors with backing up thin provisioned disks on ESXi 5.1

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WoodyZ nailed it!  Thank you...

Just in case this helps others, I was not aware of the machine.vmx file.  Further adding to my confusion, was using finder to view the files that were there.  With machine.vmwarevm appearing in finder as a non-descript flat file (and being perplex about where the .vmdk file disappeared to), I assumed .vmx in the reference was a type used for ESX or another VMware product.  Now that I know, I know!

It is also interesting that the find command (IE find / -name "*.vmx" - print) reports the contents of .vmwarevm "directories".

(It's always the smallest points that derail us.)

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Wow, thank you very much! That was really helpful.

I plan on setting the minutes for 1440 to show me a daily report of MAX IOPS, is there a way to show the daily average IOPS as well on the next column over? Then export it to CSV, organize by average in decending format and send me an email every morning... Haha. I'm sure I'll be able to string together something using this very helpful script!

Okay thanks. Glad this is being tracked.

^^ Agree with Ravi_V, the VMware HOL are yet another great product to get your "hands-on" experience, pun intended. Check out Project Nee.