Guys

anyone knows how to create a powershell in order to get the esxi host list on each vcenter and add some words to the output file like you can see the format below???

###    DoNotRemoveOrModifyThisLine

serverName    techspecName

a23veiesx01    techspec_generic_Remediation.csv

a23veiesx02    techspec_generic_Remediation.cs

thx inn advance!!!!

Hi Everyone!

I have a script which is used to collect usage and capacity stats from vCenters and calculate N+1 capacity, availability and consolidation ratios etc.

This works perfectly across all except 2 of the VCs which it collects from.  The issue seems to be with the data returned by the Get-Stat cmdlet, specifically for the cpu.usagemhz.average stat.  mem.consumed.average appears to be accurate.

The VCs which are at fault are running VCSA 6.0 U3b (build 5318203), however, interestingly, 2 of the VCs which report correctly are also running this exact build as well.  The only differences are that:

1. The incorrect ones were deployed on this build, whereas the working ones were deployed at U1 and later upgraded
2. The incorrect ones have statistics level 3 configured for the top 3 options (5min/1day, 30mins/1week, 2hours/1month) and level one for the last (1day/1year) whereas the working ones have level 1 configured on all options.

It seems as though the values returned are about double what is shown on the performance charts.

I have tried running this from various versions of Powershell / PowerCLI and get the same result so I suspect the data returned by the vCenter is simply wrong.

This is a snippet of the script which shows the code I am using to collect the stats and then take the Max and Avg from the values:

$Clusters = @( Get-Cluster | Where {$_.Name -like "$ClusterFilter"} | Sort Name )

$ResPools = Get-View -ViewType ResourcePool

 

 

$CpuStats1d = Get-Stat -Entity $Clusters -Stat cpu.usagemhz.average -Start $StartTime.AddDays(-1)  -Finish $StartTime | Select Entity, MetricId, Value, Unit, Timestamp, Description, IntervalSecs

$MemStats1d = Get-Stat -Entity $Clusters -Stat mem.consumed.average -Start $StartTime.AddDays(-1)  -Finish $StartTime | Select Entity, MetricId, Value, Unit, Timestamp, Description, IntervalSecs

$CpuStats1w = Get-Stat -Entity $Clusters -Stat cpu.usagemhz.average -Start $StartTime.AddDays(-7)  -Finish $StartTime | Select Entity, MetricId, Value, Unit, Timestamp, Description, IntervalSecs

$MemStats1w = Get-Stat -Entity $Clusters -Stat mem.consumed.average -Start $StartTime.AddDays(-7)  -Finish $StartTime | Select Entity, MetricId, Value, Unit, Timestamp, Description, IntervalSecs

$CpuStats1m = Get-Stat -Entity $Clusters -Stat cpu.usagemhz.average -Start $StartTime.AddDays(-30) -Finish $StartTime | Select Entity, MetricId, Value, Unit, Timestamp, Description, IntervalSecs

$MemStats1m = Get-Stat -Entity $Clusters -Stat mem.consumed.average -Start $StartTime.AddDays(-30) -Finish $StartTime | Select Entity, MetricId, Value, Unit, Timestamp, Description, IntervalSecs

 

 

New-Variable -Name ClusterAudit -Value @() -Scope Script -Force

           

foreach ($Cluster in $Clusters) {

 

 

    $ResPool = $ResPools | Where {$_.MoRef -eq $Cluster.ExtensionData.ResourcePool}

 

 

    $ClstCpuStats1d = (($CpuStats1d | Where {$_.Entity.Name -eq $Cluster.Name}).Value | Measure-Object -Average -Maximum )

    $ClstMemStats1d = (($MemStats1d | Where {$_.Entity.Name -eq $Cluster.Name}).Value | Measure-Object -Average -Maximum )

    $ClstCpuStats1w = (($CpuStats1w | Where {$_.Entity.Name -eq $Cluster.Name}).Value | Measure-Object -Average -Maximum )

    $ClstMemStats1w = (($MemStats1w | Where {$_.Entity.Name -eq $Cluster.Name}).Value | Measure-Object -Average -Maximum )

    $ClstCpuStats1m = (($CpuStats1m | Where {$_.Entity.Name -eq $Cluster.Name}).Value | Measure-Object -Average -Maximum )

    $ClstMemStats1m = (($MemStats1m | Where {$_.Entity.Name -eq $Cluster.Name}).Value | Measure-Object -Average -Maximum )

 

 

    $ClusterDetails = New-Object -TypeName PSObject

 

 

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Cluster                     -Value  $Cluster.Name

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name NumberOfHosts               -Value  $Cluster.ExtensionData.Summary.NumHosts

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name EffeciveNumberOfHosts       -Value  $Cluster.ExtensionData.Summary.NumEffectiveHosts

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name TotalCpuCapacityGHz         -Value ($Cluster.ExtensionData.Summary.TotalCpu / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name EffectiveCpuCapacityGHz     -Value ($Cluster.ExtensionData.Summary.EffectiveCpu / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name TotalMemoryCapacityGB       -Value ($Cluster.ExtensionData.Summary.TotalMemory / 1GB)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name EffectiveMemoryCapacityGB   -Value ($Cluster.ExtensionData.Summary.EffectiveMemory / 1KB)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuReservationCapacityGHz   -Value ($ResPool.Runtime.Cpu.MaxUsage / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuReservationUsedGHz       -Value ($ResPool.Runtime.Cpu.ReservationUsed / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuResvPwrdOffVmsGHz        -Value ($Cluster.ExtensionData.Summary.UsageSummary.PoweredOffCpuReservationMhz / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemoryReservationCapacityGB -Value ($ResPool.Runtime.Memory.MaxUsage / 1GB)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemoryReservationUsedGB     -Value ($ResPool.Runtime.Memory.ReservationUsed / 1GB)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemoryResvPwrdOffVmsGB      -Value ($Cluster.ExtensionData.Summary.UsageSummary.PoweredOffMemReservationMB / 1GB)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuUsageAvg1dGHz            -Value ($ClstCpuStats1d.Average / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuUsageMax1dGHz            -Value ($ClstCpuStats1d.Maximum / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuUsageAvg1wGHz            -Value ($ClstCpuStats1w.Average / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuUsageMax1wGHz            -Value ($ClstCpuStats1w.Maximum / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuUsageAvg1mGHz            -Value ($ClstCpuStats1m.Average / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name CpuUsageMax1mGHz            -Value ($ClstCpuStats1m.Maximum / 1000)

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemUsageAvg1dGB             -Value ($ClstMemStats1d.Average / 1MB )

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemUsageMax1dGB             -Value ($ClstMemStats1d.Maximum / 1MB )

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemUsageAvg1wGB             -Value ($ClstMemStats1w.Average / 1MB )

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemUsageMax1wGB             -Value ($ClstMemStats1w.Maximum / 1MB )

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemUsageAvg1mGB             -Value ($ClstMemStats1m.Average / 1MB )

    $ClusterDetails | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name MemUsageMax1mGB             -Value ($ClstMemStats1m.Maximum / 1MB )

 

 

    $Script:ClusterAudit += $ClusterDetails

 

 

}

Usually, the only retained info is the Avg and Max value from the data, however, the below is a sample of what is returned:

Entity        MetricId                          Value    Unit   Timestamp                Description                                                 IntervalSecs

------          --------                             -----       ----     ---------                       -----------                                                          ------------

Cluster1    cpu.usagemhz.average 493505 MHz  08/04/2020 13:30:00 CPU usage in megahertz during the interval          300

Cluster1   cpu.usagemhz.average 490822 MHz  08/04/2020 13:25:00 CPU usage in megahertz during the interval          300

Cluster1    cpu.usagemhz.average 503932 MHz  08/04/2020 13:20:00 CPU usage in megahertz during the interval          300

Cluster1   cpu.usagemhz.average 502446 MHz  08/04/2020 13:15:00 CPU usage in megahertz during the interval          300

Cluster1   cpu.usagemhz.average 500512 MHz  08/04/2020 13:10:00 CPU usage in megahertz during the interval          300

Cluster1   cpu.usagemhz.average 517569 MHz  08/04/2020 13:05:00 CPU usage in megahertz during the interval          300

Cluster1   cpu.usagemhz.average 479613 MHz  08/04/2020 13:00:00 CPU usage in megahertz during the interval          300

etc.

The above is just the first first few results.  In total 288 results are returned which accounts for the 5 min interval for 24 hours as expected.

The problem is, these do not match the performance chart stats.  See below image for the same cluster at the same time period, 13:20 reports 503,932 MHz from Get-Stat and performance charts shows it at 253,483 MHz, which I would say is accurate.

Performance charts also shows the Max for the last day to be 277,762 MHz whereas Get-Stat Max is 552,252 MHz.

I have tried to attach an image below but it looks very small so I'm not sure if it will be helpful.

Has anybody else come across a similar issue to this before or have any suggestions as to what might be the issue?

I'm not likely to be available for a few days but I will try to provide any additional info you might need as soon as possible.

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

Rob.

Message was edited by: Rob Hayward Edited due to code snippet formatting changing on posting.

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We have a environment 7.6 horizon and would like to upgrade to 7.11 version, currently we have a F5 setup for Internal and external connectivity, no security or UAG configured.

Current version.

1. Horizon - 7.6

2. BIG-IP - 14.1.2.1 Build 0.0.4

When I was running through comparability check, I didn't find 7.11 compatible BIG-IP any versions, please find below URL it says the support is till 7.10

We are on the way to setup a test F5 to test our horizon QA environment.

however, would like to check if anyone is using this kind of setup and has performed 7.11 upgrade without any issues.

Thanks in Advance.

#stayhome#staysafe.

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Naveen. S

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              Please jold down the power butten.

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              Parameters:

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Then the CPU down

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Добрый день.

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(см. заголовок темы)??

Спасибо.

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CA 'vmw_pvrdma0'

CA type: VMW_PVRDMA-1.0.1.0-k

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Firmware version: 2.0.0

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Rate: 2.5

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LMC: 0

SM lid: 0

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Port GUID: 0x025056fffe846699

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I am accused of having deleted a vmdk (persistent volume) created specifically for kubernetes with a vmware user to whom I have granted write permissions on that volume.Obviously we didn't do anything.

I need to find who deleted vmdk

On VM Task side I see this:

Reconfigure virtual machine

Status:

File [] /vmfs/volumes/xxxx/xx/xxxx.vmdk was not found

Initiator:

user to whom I granted write permission

Target:

name of the vm

Server:

xxxx

Related events:

date, time

Task: Reconfigure virtual machine

But he does not say who has canceled it, he only says that he does not find it

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EVGA Precision XOC v6.0.9

GPU clock: ###MHz

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Hi,

I have a problem with the execution of the customization script of ClonePrep with Windows 7 SP1 full update.

With Windows 10 no problem!

I activated the full log mode and here is what I see in the file:

2020-04-08T18:10:27.728+02:00 DEBUG (0740-075C) <1884> [vmware-svi-ga] svmga::core::windows::Guest::SecureScript(): Script Name: Post-Customization, Script Path: "C:\Windows\Temp\Start.bat"

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...

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What does secure folder mean?

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MSI (s) (5C:88) [16:50:52:343]: Error: Wrong Path Name: \\?\C:\SnapVolumesTemp\MountPoints\{4e05e36a-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}\SVROOT\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources,version=16.0.28329.73,language=en-US\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources.msi

MSI (s) (5C:88) [16:50:52:343]: Error: Wrong Long Path Name: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources,version=16.0.28329.73,language=en-US\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources.msi

MSI (s) (5C:88) [16:50:52:343]: Error: Wrong Path Name: \\?\C:\SnapVolumesTemp\MountPoints\{4e05e36a-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}\SVROOT\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources,version=16.0.28329.73,language=en-US\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources.msi

MSI (s) (5C:88) [16:50:52:343]: Error: This file path is updated, hence failing to create: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources,version=16.0.28329.73,language=en-US\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources.msi

MSI (s) (5C:88) [16:50:52:343]: Note: 1: 1309 2: 110 3: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources,version=16.0.28329.73,language=en-US\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Msi.Resources.msi

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