Comments on: Command line tips and tricks #3 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/07/10/command-line-tips-and-tricks-3/ Building blocks for virtualization... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:53:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Duncan http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/07/10/command-line-tips-and-tricks-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3831 Duncan Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:07:43 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=214#comment-3831 No I think you misunderstood the article. This is not a script that can run on an ESXi server. It's for VMware Consolidated Backup and it needs to run on the VCB Proxy server. If you are looking for a cheap way to backup all your vm's take a look at this script: http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760 Duncan No I think you misunderstood the article. This is not a script that can run on an ESXi server. It’s for VMware Consolidated Backup and it needs to run on the VCB Proxy server. If you are looking for a cheap way to backup all your vm’s take a look at this script:
http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760

Duncan

]]> By: Albert Widjaja http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/07/10/command-line-tips-and-tricks-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3830 Albert Widjaja Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:15:29 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=214#comment-3830 Hi There, thanks for sharing you knowledge, from your script above: for /f “tokens=2 delims=:” %%i in (’vcbvmname -h -u -p -s Powerstate:on ^| find “name:”‘) do cscript pre-command.wsf “c:\program files\vmware\vmware consolidated backup framework\” %%i fullvm I understand that when i execute that one liner in the SSH on my ESXi server will grab all of the VMs into my vCenter Server (assuming the HDD is enough). 1. Would that script be able to transfer all of the VM in my SAN as well ? 2. how to restore the whole VM back again to the ESXi ? do I have to use vCenter Converter Standalone and restore it manually one by one ? looking forward for the reply Thanks, Hi There,

thanks for sharing you knowledge, from your script above:
for /f “tokens=2 delims=:” %%i in (’vcbvmname -h -u -p -s Powerstate:on ^| find “name:”‘) do cscript pre-command.wsf “c:\program files\vmware\vmware consolidated backup framework\” %%i fullvm

I understand that when i execute that one liner in the SSH on my ESXi server will grab all of the VMs into my vCenter Server (assuming the HDD is enough).

1. Would that script be able to transfer all of the VM in my SAN as well ?

2. how to restore the whole VM back again to the ESXi ? do I have to use vCenter Converter Standalone and restore it manually one by one ?

looking forward for the reply

Thanks,

]]> By: When your mind goes blank http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/07/10/command-line-tips-and-tricks-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 When your mind goes blank Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:41:40 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=214#comment-3811 [...] For anyone who doesn’t subscribe to Duncan Epping’s great blog, he reminded me of this great command line snippet: [...] [...] For anyone who doesn’t subscribe to Duncan Epping’s great blog, he reminded me of this great command line snippet: [...]

]]> By: When your mind goes blank | dev.vreference.com http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/07/10/command-line-tips-and-tricks-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3759 When your mind goes blank | dev.vreference.com Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:26:03 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=214#comment-3759 [...] For anyone who doesn’t subscribe to Duncan Epping’s great blog, he reminded me of this great command line snippet: [...] [...] For anyone who doesn’t subscribe to Duncan Epping’s great blog, he reminded me of this great command line snippet: [...]

]]> By: Cathy http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/07/10/command-line-tips-and-tricks-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 Cathy Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:24:55 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=214#comment-1234 Is there a way to vmotion via command line after you put into maintenance mode? Is there a way to vmotion via command line after you put into maintenance mode?

]]> By: When your mind goes blank | vmreference.com http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/07/10/command-line-tips-and-tricks-3/comment-page-1/#comment-667 When your mind goes blank | vmreference.com Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:53:52 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=214#comment-667 [...] For anyone who doesn’t subscribe to Duncan Epping’s great blog, he reminded me of this great command line snippet: [...] [...] For anyone who doesn’t subscribe to Duncan Epping’s great blog, he reminded me of this great command line snippet: [...]

]]> By: William http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/07/10/command-line-tips-and-tricks-3/comment-page-1/#comment-665 William Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:55:46 +0000 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=214#comment-665 You might as well mention: vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit Caveat to the Enter Maint. Mode, it does not automatically VMotion your VMs as you would through manual Maint. Mode. You might as well mention:

vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

Caveat to the Enter Maint. Mode, it does not automatically VMotion your VMs as you would through manual Maint. Mode.

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