Re: what is the purpose of vCloud Director exactly
If we were to think about this in terms of a workplace environment, ESXi hosts are your entry level employees. They support your most common workload, which performing some sort of task (running VMs)....
View Articleunprepare host and creation MV failed
hi, i work with vmware vcloud director appliance,i want to create a private cloud ,i configure vcloud appliance but i found some error like:" The host is managed by another vCloud Director system...
View ArticleRe: unprepare host and creation MV failed
It sounds like the host you are trying to use as your cloud capacity (provider vdc capacity) is already being used by another vCloud instance (or thinks it is). If the host in your provider cluster...
View ArticleVCD API 5.1 java SDK Task getProgress
Hi, I am trying to get the status of a task that has been submitted to the VCD. From the java SDK 5.1 documentation I see this for the Task class: java.lang.Integer getProgress()...
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Never mind. I figured it out. TaskType taskType = task.getResource();String taskStatus = taskType.getStatus() does what I need.
View ArticleRe: VCD API 5.1 java SDK Task getProgress
Progress indicates progress of the task (in percentage). You need status to check the status of the task. HTH
View ArticleEnabling fast-provisioning on OVDC breaks VAAI based fast-provisioning
I have an array that supports VAAI file based cloning. The vCloud settings do not seem to match up with the expected behavior. Here is what I am experiencing: Setup 1: VAAI for...
View ArticleRe: How to delete stuck VMs / vApp
Hi Gabrie, If you use "service vmware-vcd stop" (or "service-vmware-vcd restart") in order to stop (restart) the vCD you will stop the vCD process without paying attention if there are any running...
View ArticleRe: How to delete stuck VMs / vApp
Thank you !!! That was the little extra info I needed: ""cell-management-tool -q true" in order to quiesce (Prevent creating new tasks)"
View ArticleRe: unprepare host and creation MV failed
tank you cfor what about the creation of virtual machine which is failed?
View ArticlevCloud Director Evaluation
Guys, I have 2 ESXi hosts running 5.0 U2. Both hosts are using the free licenses I also have vCenter 5 running under the eval license. Will the vCD evaluation appliance work with my hosts running...
View ArticlevCloud director 1.5 cent os customization fails
Deploying a cent OS 5.6 template continues to fail on guest customization the password is not getting reset on the image. On the guest customization tab in vcloud directors ORG portal the following...
View ArticleRe: vCloud Director Evaluation
In short ... not, it won't work. As far as I know ... If you have a "Free ESXi" license, it should not connect to vCenter. If you attempt to add the ESXi host which uses the free license, it should...
View ArticleRe: vCloud director 1.5 cent os customization fails
What is the Guest OS type set on the Virtual Machine? Did you happen to pick "Linux Other" rather than Red Hat 5 or CentOS 5? vCloud Director's decision process for Guest Customization is based on...
View ArticleRe: vCloud director 1.5 cent os customization fails
The OS is set to 64bit other... i will set the correct os and give this a try...
View ArticleRe: vCloud Director Evaluation
Had a feeling that was the answer. I know I could rebuild the hosts and leave them in eval mode for 60 days. Can you "remove" the license and then apply it again in 60 days?
View ArticleRe: vCloud Director Evaluation
Within the first 60 days after installation, you should be able to remove the license (i.e. set the host to eval mode) and revert to the free license again later. To assign the free license again, you...
View ArticleVCloudException while fetching vApp in Org VDC
Hi, I'm trying out VMWare VCloud Director and when I try to obtain the vApps of a certain organization VDC, I am getting the following exception: com.vmware.vcloud.sdk.VCloudException: validation error...
View ArticleRe: VCloudException while fetching vApp in Org VDC
You might want to remove your authorization info from the text in that post... I'm not an expert in this area specifically, but the thing that stands out here is that your Get URL includes [K a whole...
View ArticleRe: VCloudException while fetching vApp in Org VDC
as soon as he does a delete on his API session, the token is invalid and can't be used. Hopefully the URL itself isn't public facing ... and doesn't seem so. Lastly, there is a dedicated API forum...
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