vMA to restart VMs
Hi All, Does any one have a perl script that restarts VMs on a particular host ( a host that is different from the original host or the source host). I do not want to use vMotion, but want to...
View ArticleList VM name and the cluster it is running on into a CSV
Hi, I want to have a CSV created which will conaitn 2 fields: vm_name, vm_custerMeaning, i want to list the VM's name and the cluster it is running on in a CSV. here the code i hve written:...
View ArticlecreatClusterEx fails with "A specified parameter was not correct"
Hi All, I am trying to create a new cluster on a vCenter using the creatCluster method. The commands fails with "A specified parameter was not correct" error message.I call the method like...
View ArticleVMware:VmaTargetLib asking for username and password
Greetings, My sys info: Running vCenter v5.0 and using the Perl SDK on a vMA v5.0.0.2 vApp server. I am trying to modify a perl script to automatically connect to our vCenter server instead of having...
View ArticleProblems cloning with the VMWare SDK Perl scripts
I am new to the SDK. I loaded the 5.0 version of the SDK Perl scripts. I am trying to clone a VM but I want it to clone to another datacenter and esxihost. I can get it to clone locally if I do not...
View Articlemanage drs rule groups
Hi, I want to manage my drs rule groups via perl api.Has somebody sample code to add a new rule group and to add a vm to the rule group? Here my code for listing the rule groups for a given cluster:...
View ArticleTo create multiple NICs
In order to create multiple NICs for the same VM for Data Object "VirtualDevice" (this URL http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk41pubs/ApiReference/vim.vm.device.VirtualDevice.html#key),...
View ArticleChange Nic state (connect/disconnect) for VM in perl
Hi, can anyonone give some hints, how to change following nic states of a vm. - connect / disconnect - connect on start I have written following but have no success sub net_state { my $vnic_device;...
View Articlewhy host not found
1.# perl connect.pl --url https://192.168.16.154/sdk/vimService --username rootEnter password: Connection SuccessfulServer Time : 2012-08-07T12:41:27.765895Z 2.#perl viperformance.pl --url...
View ArticlevSphere SDK for Perl support
If we use vSphere 4.1U2, which release of vSphere SDK for Perl should be used in this case? I could surely use vSphere SDK for Perl release 4.1, but is it better to use the latest release 5.0 update 1...
View ArticleDifference between API customizationSpec xml and VIClient's
Hi folks.There's something i might understand wrong. I exported a guest customization specification file from vSphere Client (4.1) as an xml file, and now i'm trying to use it to perform a vmclone.pl....
View Articlecan not show vms
I am wanna to connect my Vcenter to show one cluster all vms ,but it report error :Can't call method "serialize" on unblessed reference at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/VMware/VICommon.pm line 2435. I want to...
View Article[help]how to show performance data ?
Hi ,I am planning to extract performance data(cpu,net,storage,ram) of all vms and host and push to mysql ,but I don't how to do it .Anyone can guide me ?I appreciate . following is my code ,only can...
View ArticleHow to import OVF using vSphere API using perl
Hello all, i am newbie in writing script for invoking vsphere API using perl...I have written some basic programming like create VM, clone VM etc. and got good Understanding of Vmware Views. I am...
View ArticleList all the VMs with more than 2 Virtual disks
Hello.I want to list all the VMs in a vCenter Datacenter which has got more than 2 Virtual disks. Here is the flow I am trying to work on: 1. Get the Datacenter View2. Get the Cluster view with...
View ArticleHow to import ova file to vcenter or a host using perl VI SDK
I am currently trying this : =================================================$ovfMgr=Vim::get_view(mo_ref => $sc_view->ovfManager);$pdresult=$ovfMgr->ParseDescriptor('C:/test.ova');print...
View Articleextra unused vmdk created by CreateVM?
Whenever I create a new VM using the CreateVM method on a folder and extra unused vmdk file is created. Below is a copy of VM config spec that I am passing to CreateVM. In it the only devices I am...
View ArticleList of VMs with IOPS-Limit in a specific Cluster
Hello, I want to list all VMs in a specific cluster which doesn't have an IOPS-Limit set on any of there disks. My virtualisation environment looks like: DATASTORE- Cluster x- Cluster y * Ressource...
View ArticleFiltering Virtual Machine view with the name of the Host
Hi, I'm trying to get a specific Virtual Machine view from an hypervisor. Basically I tried to reuse an idea found on the cdromdisconnect.pl script, an addressed in...
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Check if a connection is opened toward a vcenter or an esxi instance
Hi, For the sake of my scripts, I'd like to check if a connection is already open toward a vcenter or an esxi instance, and if not to call Util::connect() to create a new connection, Any idea of how...
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