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No Shutdown option via GUI in 5.1.1?
In vCloud Director 5.1.1 how do I shutdown the guest vm's without undeploying the entire CIvApp? If I right click on the CIvApp there are 2 options, stop and force stop. Both of which undeploy the...
View ArticleRe: What could be causing keyboard stutter with clients?
Yep, that's the problem. Sorry for the vague description but yes, repeated characters are causing frustration and having tested with different values it certainly is less frustrating. Thanks for your...
View ArticleRe: No Shutdown option via GUI in 5.1.1?
Right clicking the vApp itself, gives power state options for the entire vApp. Stop and force stop. If you go into the vApp itself you can shut down the vApp Otherwise, you have to perform actions on...
View ArticleRe: No Shutdown option via GUI in 5.1.1?
Thanks for the response. We migrated from LabManager which had this feature. I understand vCD is CIvApp based, but I would have thought a simple feature such as a 1 click solution to "Shutdown only...
View ArticleInfluence vApp Placement Engine
Is it possible to influence the vApp Placement Engine in vCloud? Scenario: we're adding a cluster of Mac Pros to enable the virtualization of Mac OS inside of vCloud. However, we would prefer that...
View ArticleRe: Influence vApp Placement Engine
Something I just considered, albeit a crappy idea: create a script that scans our inventory of vCloud VMs on occasion. When it detects a VM with the OS labeled as MacOS, move the VM to the identical...
View ArticleFailed to request machine from vCAC with blueprint of vCloud type. Error info...
Hi there, We are trying to request a machine from a blueprint but failed. The "Build Information" tab of the blueprint is as follows."Platform type": vCloud"Blueprint type":Server"Provisioning...
View ArticleRe: No Shutdown option via GUI in 5.1.1?
Also the option to undeploy or stop a specific VM in CIvApp does not exist from the gui. If I want to free up the networking resources of a few VM's in a CIvApp without deleting the actual machines, I...
View ArticleSysprep and Win 2012
Hi, I'm preparing templates to put in catalog for our customers. The tepmlate includes the command slmgr.vbs /skms xx.xx.xx.xx to point to our KMS server.Since most of them ask how to activate windows,...
View Articleorganization vdc can not see the storage profile of provider vdc
I created a provider vdc which has a storage profile. When i go to create the organization vdc it does not offer me the storage from the pvdc in the list. did i miss a step ?
View ArticleRe: organization vdc can not see the storage profile of provider vdc
go into the provider list, double click the provider, go to storage profiles, and add it there first.
View ArticleRe: organization vdc can not see the storage profile of provider vdc
it is there in the provider vdc. However, when i want to add storage for the organization vdc it does not see the storage that is in the pvdc
View ArticleRe: Sysprep and Win 2012
we execute the "generalize" command, and reseal the os for the out of box experience. therefore the local admin account will be replaced. what you could do ... is write a post customization script to...
View ArticleRe: organization vdc can not see the storage profile of provider vdc
So when you double click the organization vDC, go to storage profiles, click plus ... it's just absent?
View ArticleRe: Sysprep and Win 2012
Yep, this is exactly what I needed...So, should I put these strings in the vCloud Director VM's Properties -> guest os customization -> customization scripts, just before templating it? And......
View ArticleRe: Sysprep and Win 2012
fill in the blanks and put it directly there. that way you don't leave a file on the system with your KMS server address.
View ArticleRe: Sysprep and Win 2012
Great! Just... last thing... I'm not so experienced in programming... how could I insert the condition "if ping to xx.xx.xx.xx is successful, then go ahed, else retry until it will be...
View ArticleRe: Sysprep and Win 2012
try it without the check first. if that works for you, then you should be fine. I was just trying to be fancy by ensuring you can ping the KMS server first before attempting to license the OS.
View ArticleRe: Failed to request machine from vCAC with blueprint of vCloud type. Error...
what format does the workflow require the account to be in? the reason why I ask, is that the vCloud website will accept Domain\User ... however, the API for vCloud takes user@organization:password...
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