Please help me to find out list of snapshots created from a EBS volume through VRO workflow/action element.?

1. I am trying to buy license copy of Fusion 8.5 (not PRO). Will license key of Fusion 8.5 work on Fusion 8.5 PRO trial version? or do I need to download Fusion 8.5 and update a key?

Yes, Fusion 8.5 license key can work on PRO trial version, you can input your license key from VMware Fusion in menubar-> Buy Now or Enter License.

2. Can VM's exported from trial version, works on another  softwares like vSphere or EsX?

Yes, you can select a VM in library and right click the VM, choose 'upload to server'. Notes: 1. This function only works for PRO version. 2. You must check your Compatibility in Settings per different ESXi version.

3. Can I use VM's exported from PRO version to basic version without issues?

No issues.

3. What is major difference between PRO and basic 8.5?

Some functions will only works for PRO version, e.g. connect to ESXi server.

Powershell method worked for me too. To add on, i've tried to rename existing hcmon to hcmon.old and run the installer normally and it worked too.

Refer the link below

Installing vSphere Client fails with the error: Failed to create service for hcmon driver (2006486) | VMware KB

Hi IvyanE,

It this problem occurred only in a specific VM or in all VMs?

Can you upload the vmx file and vmware.log to this post?

Thanks,

-Rick

Can you give more details about the application? If it is available for a trial or public download, i can give it a try.

thank you

Lakshman,

We found that the Office in the base is sp2 and visio is just RTM release. We did further analysis and found that even with out the base app stack its reconfiguring . We will create the new visio app stack with Sp2 and will update you.

Thanks Glen60, that solved the issue

The HOL-in-a-Box is simply a request form to use VMware HOL content for your event.  This allows us to ensure the capacity for the particular lab you will feature for your event.  VMware HOL does not host content outside of what is developed and approved by VMware employees and partners.

VMware HOL uses the VMware Learning Platform for the portal. We do plan to offer this as a purchasable service in the future. Please see their web site: https://support.vmwarelearningplatform.com/hc/en-us

VLP is a BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) offering.  At this time, VLP supports vCloud Director clouds only.

Thanks.

I forgot to add.  If you want to learn more about VMware Learning Platform, "there's a lab for that!".

VMware Learning Platform

I have also been able to do this.

Well done Shanon and many thanks.

I also contacted VMware support and was asked to try chrome, I did, it did not work.

If we use this software in anger then obviously the installation software, will be backed up, etc.

But. . .

It's kind of hard to start my sales pitch with the following:

"After several weeks spent trying to download the product from the VMware site a community member instructed me on how to hack their javascript library.

I installed it and . . . "

Regards,

David

Ok I have been also trying to set DNS of linked-clones.  Here's what I did:

1. On parent Windows7 VDI I created a task that starts at boot time that will run powershell script that sets DNS of interfaces:

# Here's the task definition XML file that invokes powershell command on powershell script at "C:\Users\Public\SetDnsSearchOrder.ps1". You can import this in task scheduler.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>

<Task version="1.3" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">

  <RegistrationInfo>

<Date>2016-11-16T12:06:38.6317955</Date>

    <Author>QA01\admin</Author>

  </RegistrationInfo>

  <Triggers>

    <BootTrigger>

      <Enabled>true</Enabled>

    </BootTrigger>

  </Triggers>

  <Principals>

    <Principal id="Author">

      <UserId>S-1-5-18</UserId>

<RunLevel>HighestAvailable</RunLevel>

    </Principal>

  </Principals>

  <Settings>

<MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>

<DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>true</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>

<StopIfGoingOnBatteries>true</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>

<AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>

<StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable>

<RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>

    <IdleSettings>

<StopOnIdleEnd>true</StopOnIdleEnd>

<RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>

    </IdleSettings>

<AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>

    <Enabled>true</Enabled>

    <Hidden>false</Hidden>

<RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>

<DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>false</DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>

<UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>false</UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>

    <WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun>

<ExecutionTimeLimit>P3D</ExecutionTimeLimit>

    <Priority>7</Priority>

  </Settings>

  <Actions Context="Author">

    <Exec>

<Command>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe</Command>

<Arguments>C:\Users\Public\SetDnsSearchOrder.ps1</Arguments>

    </Exec>

  </Actions>

</Task>

2. Thepowershell contains this commands.  This should vary based on your setup.

# Here's the poweshell script content of "C:\Users\Public\SetDnsSearchOrder.ps1" file

Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration `

  | Where-Object {$_.IPAddress -like "10.2*"} `

  | ForEach-Object {

$_.SetDNSServerSearchOrder(("10.2.38.16","10.2.38.17"))

    }

3. Shutdown the parent VDI and take snapshot. Then power it up and use this updated parent/snap in provisioning linked-clones

4. Then the new linked-clone will have this DNS config on their DHCP enabled interfaces upon bootup.

I built the code using Onyx so that makes sense

We are evaluating migrating to vCSA 6.5 and replacing the Windows flavor of vCenter completely. I had previously built a vCSA 6.0U2 appliance and imported a custom wildcard certificate which had been working just fine. However, after I ran the upgrade to vCSA 6.5, the integrated VUM is not allowing me to upload ESXi images (upload progress fails immediately).

My guess was it didn't like the custom certificate, although it is not clear what specifically. Reverting to the self-signed certificate fixed the problem, but I'd like to figure out how to get custom certificate to work with VUM.

Log output:

[2016-11-16T00:01:32.119Z] [ERROR] http-bio-9090-exec-7          com.vmware.vum.fileupload.impl.VumServerFileUploadClient          VumFileUpload: Exception executing http request -  javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake_failure        at sun.security.ssl.Alerts.getSSLException(Alerts.java:192)        at sun.security.ssl.Alerts.getSSLException(Alerts.java:154)        at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.recvAlert(SSLSocketImpl.java:2023)        at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:1125)        at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.performInitialHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1375)        at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1403)        at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1387)        at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:275)        at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:254)        at org.apache.http.impl.conn.HttpClientConnectionOperator.connect(HttpClientConnectionOperator.java:117)        at org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.connect(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:314)        at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:363)        at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:219)        at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:195)        at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec.execute(RetryExec.java:86)        at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RedirectExec.execute(RedirectExec.java:108)        at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:186)        at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:82)        at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:106)        at com.vmware.vum.fileupload.impl.VumServerFileUploadClient.executeRequest(VumServerFileUploadClient.java:107)        at com.vmware.vum.fileupload.impl.VumServerFileUploadClient.login(VumServerFileUploadClient.java:69)        at com.vmware.vum.fileupload.VumFileUploadServlet.doPost(VumFileUploadServlet.java:100)        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:755)        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:848)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:303)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)        at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)        at com.vmware.vise.security.SessionManagementFilter.doFilterInternal(SessionManagementFilter.java:82)        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:220)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:122)        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:505)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:170)        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103)        at org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteIpValve.invoke(RemoteIpValve.java:683)        at org.eclipse.virgo.web.tomcat.support.ApplicationNameTrackingValve.invoke(ApplicationNameTrackingValve.java:33)        at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:950)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:423)        at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1079)        at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:620)        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:318)        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)


[2016-11-16T00:01:32.122Z] [ERROR] http-bio-9090-exec-7          com.vmware.vum.fileupload.VumFileUploadServlet                    VumFileUpload: Unexpected exception uploading file -  java.lang.NullPointerException: null        at com.vmware.vum.fileupload.impl.VumServerFileUploadClient.parseHttpResponse(VumServerFileUploadClient.java:215)        at com.vmware.vum.fileupload.impl.VumServerFileUploadClient.executeRequest(VumServerFileUploadClient.java:114)        at com.vmware.vum.fileupload.impl.VumServerFileUploadClient.login(VumServerFileUploadClient.java:69)        at com.vmware.vum.fileupload.VumFileUploadServlet.doPost(VumFileUploadServlet.java:100)        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:755)        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:848)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:303)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)        at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)        at com.vmware.vise.security.SessionManagementFilter.doFilterInternal(SessionManagementFilter.java:82)        at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:220)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:122)        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:505)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:170)        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103)        at org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteIpValve.invoke(RemoteIpValve.java:683)        at org.eclipse.virgo.web.tomcat.support.ApplicationNameTrackingValve.invoke(ApplicationNameTrackingValve.java:33)        at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:950)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:423)        at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1079)        at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:620)        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:318)        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

Hi,

First congrats for the VMTN homepage update, but seems like it is missing the Most Active Members portlet, like the following:

I know that there is a Top Participants portlet, and all respect to these guys that build up the VMTN, but some of them are very inactive actually and have logged in for the last time in March/May 2016 and another one in June 2015.

So in my option, the Most Active Members is important to show the community members who is still active/alive.

And another cool feature that was hidden and never came back: Why Mark as Helpful is hidden ?

No, this is not normal. It sounds like your vcenter02 VC server is registered with the PSC in your protected site (PSC01) and not the PSC in the recovery site.

Your steps are usually correct, in that when installing SRM at the recovery site, you would point it to PSC02 and then be able to select vCenter02.

Are you using the appliance? If so, you can find out what PSC the VC server vcenter02 is pointed to by running the following:

/usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/vmafd-cli get-dc-name --server-name  vcenter02

If vcenter02 is registered to PSC01, you can repoint it to PSC02, see the steps below:

http://blog.allford.id.au/2016/repoint-vcenter-server-to-psc/

After vcenter02 has been repointed at psc02, you should then be able to follow the SRM install, point it at psc02 and then select vcenter02 as your server to pair it with.

Cheers, Matt.

Hi

I've been dealing with the same thing; for anyone else who is also facing this, can you please tell me what happens if you do this:

cd /Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/MacOS

./VMware\ Fusion

for me, the app launches and I can startup my VMs without any internal error. When I do it by double clicking on the app, I get the usbarbitrator error in the logs and "internal error".

It's a workaround; kind of annoying, but it works.

Brad

Hi

I'm trying to create a vm that has no disks attached to it during the request phase. I've build a new blueprint with "BuildVMWorkflow". The issue is that if I set Maximum volumes to 0 (which according to the help is suppose to disable adding any volumes), the minimum storage in the resources tab is set to 0. However it has to be 1 or greater for the blueprint to be accepted as valid. Anyone know of how this should work?

cheers,

Jakub

Nuts, I didnt think that would be normal.

I am not using the appliance, current limitation in my requirements prohibit its use.  When using TCPview to look at who vCenter02 is talking to, I only see it talking to PSC01 though.

Looks like I can retarget it to PSC02 as per the instruction - How to repoint vCenter Server 6.x between External PSC within a site (2113917) | VMware KB

I could swear I set it to 02 though.  Ill give it a try tomorrow and report back.

Thanks

Hello,

Further to become VMware certified Instructor (VCI). 3 Steps to go but where will be the ICW held and what will be the structure. Can some one explain?

1. Attend the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6] (or whichever the current version is) course twice (at least one needs to be in classroom).
2. Pass the VCP6 Foundations exam with at least a score of 350 or higher. Pass the VCP6-DCV exam as well (no speciifc score needed for this exam - just passing will suffice). For more details on the VCI qualifying exams, click here.
   NOTE: You must obtain a voucher to register for this exam after you completed at least one sit of VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6]. Click here for a VCP6 Foundations exam or VCP6-DCV voucher request.
3. Attend and pass a VMware Instructor Certification Workshop (ICW).