When proceeding to cloning a Linux server, we identify an erratic behavior The OS version that was involve in this process was a RHEL 6.4 (Santiago), running on a physical server.

As the official VMWare documentation explain, when you proceed to virtualize a Linux system, the process has to create a VM called Helper, into the virtual environment.

During this process, we sniffing the communication, to understand ports and the whole connections required during these task, detect that the process started with the communication through the SSH protocol, between the physical RHEL and the Converter, and through port 443, between the Converter and the hypervisor side.

When the conversion process reaches the step to build the helper vm, the communication stops.

We proceeded to analyze the different logs/registers, and detected, that the build of vm helper never ended correctly, if we wanted to use a specific network in our virtual environment, which had different vlans tags, defined.

In the other hand, we have made, countless succeed P2V conversions in other networks before and the whole process finished in a successfully way

So, the next step was to identify the differences between this network configuration in our vSwitch and in our virtualization environment, with the rest of the networks in which we have made innumerable P2V conversions before.

The difference that appeared between this network and others that were configured in the virtual environment was that it had several vlans tags. Having identified this, we could understand that the problem was that the converter, which could not tag these vlans.

In other words, this was the root cause, and why the converter could not finish the construction of the virtual Helper machine in our virtual environment.

Team used:

Converter 6.2.0 Build 7348398

RHEL 6.4 (Santiago)

VCenter  6.0.0 Build 3634794

Hi there,

I am running ESXi 6.7 on my Dell T130 using a Sabrent USB 3.0 to SSD cable connected to a 250gb SSD drive.  During the installation of ESXI, it found the SSD drive and installed fine.  Now in the VMWare web console I cannot see the drive under storage. Any ideas how I can enable this?

Thanks in advance

Hello everybody !

First thing: it's my first message here so I hope I will do it right; and for the moment I am not sure of posting in the good section.

If it not the case, just let me informed.

So, my problem is this one: I convert my primary (and alone) AD server from P2V with Converter Standalone 4.3.0. No problem happend during the conversion. Because I had no other server, I choose a conversion to workstation VM.

Then I install on the server (A Dell PowerEdge T300) VMWare ESXi vSphere 5.0 and it works good.

I install also in a VM (Windows Server 2008 R2) vCenter Server 5.0.

Now, when I want to convert the AD Server into a infrastructure machine, impossible. Each time I have this error: "Invalid fault".

The VM was located on a NAS configured with NFS, I moved it to my own computer (where I run the converter), and the same thing happened.

I posted the logs it let me download. I hope somebody will be able to help me.

Thanks for your help,

Trevis

Author : Doreen Kasson

URL : http:////docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vcenter.install.doc/GUID-8DC3866D-5087-40A2-8067-1361A2AF95BD.html

Topic Name : About vCenter Server Installation and Setup

Publication Name : vCenter Server Installation and Setup

Product/Version : VMware vSphere/6.7

Question :

Where do I download 6.7 vSphere client

In troubleshooting another workflow that takes hours to complete, I created a simple workflow that takes an sdkConnection as an input, and does a getAllVirtualMachines().

VMs is an Array/VC:VirtualMachine here, output to an attribute:

VMs = sdk.getAllVirtualMachines();
System.debug(VMs.length + " VMs found.");

This logs the length of the array in a second or two, but then the VMs attribute remains undefined, with the vco server load average ramping up, and server.log spamming this for seemingly every VM:

2018-06-15 11:36:05.434-0500 [taskExecutor-8] ERROR {} [ObjectUpdateParser] assign disabledMethod -> VirtualMachine::vm-54649
2018-06-15 11:36:05.434-0500 [taskExecutor-8] ERROR {} [ObjectUpdateParser] Ignore error and continue with others updates
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot find managedMethod with name: MountToolsInstallerImage        at com.vmware.o11n.plugin.vsphere.pc.ObjectUpdateParser.applyProperyChange(ObjectUpdateParser.java:65)        at com.vmware.o11n.plugin.vsphere.pc.ObjectUpdateParser.processObjectUpdate(ObjectUpdateParser.java:112)        at com.vmware.o11n.plugin.vsphere.pc.CacheUpdate.processUpdateSet(CacheUpdate.java:110)        at com.vmware.o11n.plugin.vsphere.pc.CacheUpdate$UpdateSetHandler.nextUpdateSet(CacheUpdate.java:171)        at com.vmware.o11n.plugin.vsphere.pc.CacheUpdate.run(CacheUpdate.java:66)        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

It eventually threw this in the vco client:

[2018-06-15 10:56:06.041] [D] 2541 VMs found.

[2018-06-15 11:00:28.113] [E] Workflow:Get all virtual machines / Scriptable task (item1) : ch.dunes.model.type.ConvertorException: Unable to convert object, 'Stub: moRef = (ManagedObjectReference: type = VirtualMachine, value = vm-704346, serverGuid = null), binding =https://fqdn.com/sdk' plugin exception reason : convertToResult() --> Finder 'VC:VirtualMachine' : unexpected error 'ch.dunes.model.sdk.SDKFinderException: convertToResult() --> Finder 'VC:VirtualMachine' : unable to invoke read method : 'name''

Is this supposed to work? I think the error in the client is because a VM was deleted mid-way through the run?

vCO 7.3.0.5481809

vSphere Version 6.5.0.10000 Build 7119157

VC Plugin 6.5.0.7720419

Thank

powershell ISE cannot find the powercli modules after upgrading powershell to 5.1 from 3

any idea?

get-module -listavailable

does not show anything from vmware

also tried running

& 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1'

but I am still not seeing the powercli modules in ISE

in powercli 10 on powershell version :

Name                           Value                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

----                           -----                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

PSVersion                      6.0.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

PSEdition                      Core                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

GitCommitId                    v6.0.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

OS                             Linux 3.10.0-862.3.2.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon May 21 23:36:36 UTC 2018                                                                                                                                                        

Platform                       Unix                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                                                                                                                                                    

PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

WSManStackVersion              3.0

Hi, i am using workstation 10, my vm was created using an older workstation version, i do not know which but it was from 2013 and is running windows xp. My host OS is windows 7 pro 64bit. I was able to open it after i rediscovered it and work in my vm just fine for a couple of times , but all of a sudden it no longer will open. I tried deleting the .lck file, no luck. I dont know what else to do, there are no error messages, it just wont load anymore. I have no backup of this or older version i can revert back to and i am still in the middle of retrieving import files from it. How can i diagnose what is wrong?

I'm running several win 10 VMs using VMWare Workstation 14.1.2

On some of them, when I select NAT in VM>settings>network adapter, they connect to my host but not to the internet. Others work fine. The ones that don't connect seem to be failing to create a new connection automatically. The icon in the system tray appears but with a yellow triangle on it, and if you hover over it the balloon says "unidentified network - no internet access".

I've tried restarting the VM and updating VMWare tools. I can't find any services running in the working VMs but not the others.

Can anyone suggest any other possible solutions, please? How can I delete the existing network adapters?

Thanks in advance

Hello everyone. I have a standalone server on which I’d like to build a virtual VMware lab. I’ve installed a fully supported, Lenovo customized image of vSphere 6.5 U1, build 7388607, on an internal USB flash drive.

Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the vSphere Host client refuses to load in any browser. Strangely, the blue background of the log on page itself loads, but that’s it. There are no errors, no logos of any kind, no fields for entering credentials…nothing. I’ve tried Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Internet Explorer via fully updated (web browsers included) Windows 10 and Windows 7 workstations. No joy.

While I’m able to reach the DCUI via the server’s remote console functionality, without the Host Client, I can’t do much else. Furthermore, since this server isn’t associated with a vCenter server, the vSphere Web Client (Flex) and vSphere Client (HTML5) aren’t available.

Can somebody please help me understand what I’m missing? Perhaps there’s another way I should be attempting to access the host? I’ve Googled the issue quite a bit, but haven’t found anything related to this specific scenario.

Thank you!

I am trying to write a script to get all of the information for my vm infrastructure. Using powercli and powershell I have all of my information and variables figured out thanks to this forum. I just figure out how to format and export them to csv in order to put into excel. These currently are my variables.

$VmInfo = Get-VM

$VMS = ($VmInfo).Name

$VMSysInfo = Get-VMGuest -VM $VmInfo

$Cluster_initial = &{foreach($vm in Get-VM){

 

Get-Datastore -RelatedObject $vm |

 

Select @{N='Cluster';E={Get-Cluster -VMHost $vm.VMhost | select -ExpandProperty Name}}}}

$cluster = $cluster_initial.cluster

 

$ESX_IHOST = ($VmInfo).VMHost.name

$VM_Name = ($VmInfo).name

$Power_Status = ($VmInfo).PowerState

$Memory_Allocated = ($VmInfo).MemoryGB

$CPU_Allocated = ($VmInfo).NumCpu

$StorageAllocated = ($VmInfo).ProvisionedSpaceGB

$DNS_Name = ($VmInfo).ExtensionData.Guest.Hostname

$Ip_Initial = Get-VM | Select Name, @{N="IP";E={@($_.guest.IPaddress[0])}}

$IP_Address = $Ip_Initial.IP

$vCenterServer = ($VmInfo).ExtensionData.Client.ServiceUrl.Split('/')[2].trimend(":443")

$cluster = $cluster_initial.cluster

I was handed a newly installed vRA platform to configure and while I was attempting to create some subscriptions I have encountered something I have not seen before and wanted to reach and see if any of you might have seen this and have a fix.

When I attempt to create a New Workflow Subscription, the event topics "Machine provisioning" and "Machine lifecycle" do NOT have any schema listed for these two events.  All the rest of the events presented have a schema.  So what am I missing and how do I get the schema back for these two events?

Thank for your time

Steve

After the user is logged in for a while, the SVservice crashes and the Writable volume and the App Stacks detach. Same template, same servers same app stacks and writable volumes stay attached when using the 2.13.3 agent.

anyone else having this issue?

Hi all,

i have a serious problem with Workstation 14 and import of OVA´s  uing VirtualSCSI Adapter.

In workstation 12 and earlier, OVA´s with VirtualSCSI got installed with warning and get´s translatet to lsilogig.

 ==>C:\Users\KarstenBott\Sources.labbuildr\OVA found
 ==>found Nested_ESXi6.5d_Appliance_Template_v1.0.ova in C:\Users\KarstenBott\Sources.labbuildr\OVA
 ==>Importing from OVA Nested_ESXi6.5d_Appliance_Template_v1.0, may take a while
Warning:
 - The specified operating system identifier 'VMware ESXi 6.5' (id: 104) is not supported on the selected host. It will be mapped to the following OS identifier: 'Other (32-bit)'.
 - Hardware compatibility check is disabled.
 - Line 52: Unsupported virtual hardware device 'VirtualSCSI'

In Workstation 14, the same import leads to an error:

==>Importing from OVA Nested_ESXi6.5d_Appliance_Template_v1.0, may take a while
Warning:
 - Line -1: Unsupported value 'vmware.tools.internalversion' for attribute 'key' on element 'ExtraConfig'.
 - Line -1: Unsupported value 'vmware.tools.requiredversion' for attribute 'key' on element 'ExtraConfig'.
Error: Invalid target disk adapter type: pvscsi
[success]

So why does Workstation 12 utilize lsilogig during OVA Import where 14 tries to use (unsupported ? ) pvscsi ?

PVSCSI is still. available in 14, i have machines successfully booting with it.

the machines i tried to import are lamw´s NestedESXI OVA´s that worked pretty well prior 14.

Bridged connection is not working for my Test Windows VM as soon as I connect my laptop to Thunderbolt port for internet connection. It works, if I am on Wireless Connection....

Is there any settings needs to be changed on VM?

I would like to use only the bridge connection for some testing purpose

I am attempting to configure Skyline. I am in the vCenter configuration section. I have put in the vCenter address and filled out the RO user credentials. When I click Continue I see: The certificate provided by your vCenter is not valid (Certificate Thumbprint [1c1e2085ca8fa309e5dcad61b145ec89964e3a99]).

Press "CONTINUE" if you would like to continue using an invalid certificate

I press Continue and I get: Endpoint test failed. Error message: Couldn't create PropertyCollector facade for getting the VC UUID -> java.lang.RuntimeException: Couldn't login the client. -> Couldn't login the client. -> General failure. -> org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: Connect to 10.1.252.24:7444 [/10.1.252.24] failed: Connection refused (Connection refused) -> Connect to 10.1.252.24:7444 [/10.1.252.24] failed: Connection refused (Connection refused) -> Connection refused (Connection refused)

I have an separate VM with the  PSC/SSO. I have tried using the Custom SSO configuration both on and off with the same results.

Error received when FQDN of VC and PSC was used.

Endpoint test failed. Error message: Couldn't create PropertyCollector facade for getting the VC UUID -> java.lang.RuntimeException: Couldn't login the client.

-> Couldn't login the client. -> Error communicating to the remote server https://10.1.252.205:7444/sts/stsservice/vsphere.local ->

Error communicating to the remote server https://10.1.252.205:7444/sts/stsservice/vsphere.local -> HTTP transport

error: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: java.security.cert.CertificateException: No subject alternative names matching IP address 10.1.252.205 found -> java.security.cert.CertificateException:

No subject alternative names matching IP address 10.1.252.205 found -> No subject alternative names matching IP address 10.1.252.205 found.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Jim

Having just deployed the Skyline VA I noticed there were issues with my existing vCenter Support Assistant VA.  Before I began troubleshooting I wondered if Skyline is VMware's replacement for the Support Assistant product and if I really needed to.  Other than Skyline being in the early access release phase is there a reason to continue using both products?

Was going through the wizard. Entered vcenter fqdn.. entered vcenter Read only account.

I clicked ADD on the 'Collect from all datacenters'.. Got the Invalid Cert warning.. like normal.

Now the thing is either locked up.. or Gathering Data.. not sure.. I cant move on to the enxt stem.

F5 just shows me the continuous twirling Circle of fun.

thank you ,

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Now i cant run the Wizard again.. getting    "There's already an existing registration."

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Unable to Deregister :

Collector : Couldn't deregister due to: Server returned HTTP response code: 403 for URL: https://vcsa.vmware.com/skyline/registration/collectors

It would be helpful to post the solution so that others with this issue know the resolution.

I am also having this issue. Here is the error I receive:

Endpoint test failed. Error message: Couldn't create PropertyCollector facade for getting the VC UUID -> java.lang.RuntimeException: Couldn't login the client. -> Couldn't login the client. -> General failure. -> org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: Connect to vcenter.corp.xogroup.net:7444 [vcenter.corp.xogroup.net/172.25.200.250] failed: Connection timed out (Connection timed out) -> Connect to vcenter.corp.xogroup.net:7444 [vcenter.corp.xogroup.net/172.25.200.250] failed: Connection timed out (Connection timed out) -> Connection timed out (Connection timed out)

Hi to all,

inside the Windows VM, sometimes when I strike Ctrl+c, some seconds after I release the key combination it results in typing repeatedly "cccccccccccccc..." or after having struck Ctrl+v it results in "vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv..." and it doesn't stop until I press another key. It happens with the delete key or the tab key, too.

This happens very frequently (an average of once every 2 - 3 minutes, but it can happen twice in a minute or more) but randomly and in combination with a "special key" (i.e. Ctrl, Delete, End, Backslash, etc.) and is VERY, VERY annoying.

Almost every time that this happens, I noticed that when I press the ESC key, it opens up the Windows Start Menu.

To "re-enable" a (temporary) correct working state of the keyboard, I have to repeatedly press ESC, then repeatedly press CTRL, then repeatedly press the Windows key, then repeatedly press the ALT key. After that, I can continue working for a couple of minutes befor it happens again

It started happening as I upgraded to High Sierra (from El Capitan) and to Fusion 10.0.0 (and it's upgrade to 10.0.1) from fusion 8.x.

I later downgraded to Fusion 8.5.8 (ev. upgraded to 8.5.9) to resolve the CAPS LOCK issue, but this one remained, unfortunately.

In the meantime I have upgraded Windows 10 on both my VMs to version 1709 (OS build 16299.64) from Version 1703 (OS build 15063.674), but the issue remains.

This is making me NUTS, I cannot work anymore and I am a bit desperate.

This issue seems only to happen inside the VMs, not in the Mac host.

I already tried switching keyboard with a Mac one (usb), but the problem stays the same.

I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling last version of vmware Tools, with no success

I already tried searching on the internet for a solution, but until now, no tweak has worked for me.

Can someone help me, please?

Info:

Mac (27-inch, Late 2013), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Osx: 10.13.1 High Sierra

Fusion: 8.5.9 (7098239)

VM: Windows 10, Version 1709 (OS build 16299.64)