Tasks with vMA only

[ranjitcool]

Hey Guys,

Does anyone know of any tasks that can be performed only with vMA and not with the client itself?

If so can you list them.

Thanks

RJ

[logiboy123]

1) Collection of Syslog ESXi entries by the vilogger utility.

2) Ability to power down guests in a UPS configured environment sustaining an outage.

3) As above but with hosts also.

[ranjitcool]

Hey LogiBoy,

Thanks for writing.

2) Ability to power down guests in a UPS configured environment sustaining an outage.

3) As above but with hosts also.

Now a UPS configured environment - can't you power down from the client. Why do you specifically do it from vMA. I am guessing UPS is the typical uninterrupted power supply. Or is it something different?

Thanks

RJ

[logiboy123]

You cannot get the client to automatically power down guests and hosts in a power failure event. You have to do it manually.

Installing UPS aware software on the vMA allows you to automate this process.

[ranjitcool]

Thanks.

I am curious to find out how this whole power failure event is dealt with.so a vMA loaded with the UPS vmware software can communicate with the UPS and indicate power failure?

Am I right on my understanding? Is there any term for this so I can google it?

Any other vMA only tasks that you can think of?

Thanks

RJ

[logiboy123]

http://blog.meetsworld.org/2010/02/vmware-esxi-and-powerchute-network-shutdown/

As requested. Can't think of any other uses off the top of my head, but you will see vMA being used a lot more in the future as the stuff people want to do on the console of ESX won't be available in vSphere 5.

Cheers,

Paul

[NickEvans · Accepted solution]

Main ones specific to the vMA...

vi-fastpass

vi-logger

sessionfiles

and also resxtop (unless you install vSphereCLI on a Linux machine).

When you say the 'client', if you meant the vSphere client, there are still a few config items that aren't exposed, and you need to use vMA/vSphereCLI or PowerCLI.

iSCSI binding (using esxcli swiscsi)

Claimrules and masking (using esxcli corestorage claimrule)

[ranjitcool]

Thanks for all the replies guys.

RJ