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nruiz_dlg
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Invalid expression '${vami.ip0.VM_1}' for property 'vm.ip'

Hi there,

I'm actually trying to launch VCOPS:

> ovftool --lax --acceptAllEulas VMware-vcops-5.8.0.0-1448123-vapp.ovf \vapp_workspace

> vapp_workspace>vapprun set-property -fixed VMware-vcops-5.8.0.0-1448123-vapp "vami.ip0.VM_1=192.168.x.y"

> vapp_workspace>vapprun set-property -fixed VMware-vcops-5.8.0.0-1448123-vapp "vami.ip0.VM_2=192.168.x.z"

> vapprun list VMware-vcops-5.8.0.0-1448123-vapp

Name.......: VMware-vcops-5.8.0.0-1448123-vapp

Type.......: vApp

Tag........: VSC ovfid

AppUrl.....: http://${vami.ip0.VM_1}/

IP Policy..: fixed

Children:

  Name             Order   StartWait   WaitForTools   StopWait

  ------------------------------------------------------------

  Analytics VM        1     1800          True          300

  UI VM               2     1800          True          300

Property Definitions:

  Key                       Type            Value                      UserConfig

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  vamitimezone              string["Pacific/Samoa", "Pacific/Auckland", "US/Hawaii", "US/Alaska", "US/Pacific", "US/Mountain", "US/Central", "US/Eastern", "America/Caracas", "America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires", "America/Recife", "Etc/GMT-1", "Etc/UTC", "Europe/London", "Europe/Paris", "Africa/Cairo", "Europe/Moscow", "Asia/Baku", "Asia/Karachi", "Asia/Calcutta", "Asia/Dacca", "Asia/Bangkok", "Asia/Hong_Kong", "Asia/Tokyo", "Australia/Sydney", "Pacific/Noumea", "Pacific/Fiji"] Etc/UTC                    True

  vami.ip0.VM_1             ip:Network                                 True

  vami.netmask0.VM_1        expression      ${netmask:Network}         False

  vami.gateway.VM_1         expression      ${gateway:Network}         False

  vami.DNS.VM_1             expression      ${dns:Network}             False

  vami.ip0.VM_2             ip:Network                                 True

  vami.netmask0.VM_2        expression      ${netmask:Network}         False

  vami.gateway.VM_2         expression      ${gateway:Network}         False

  vami.DNS.VM_2             expression      ${dns:Network}             False

Property Settings:

  Key                       Value

  ------------------------------------------------

  vami.ip0.VM_2             192.168.x.y

  vami.ip0.VM_1             192.168.x.z

  vamitimezone              Etc/UTC

Access at..: http://192.168.x.y/

But when I try to launch:

>vapprun start -gui VMware-vcops-5.8.0.0-1448123-vapp

Error: Invalid expression '${vami.ip0.VM_1}' for property 'vm.ip'

What am I doing wrong ?

Thanks in advance.

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Linjo
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The vCops VA do not work in VMware Workstation since it needs to use ip-pools.

Deploy it on a vCenter instead.

// Linjo

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nruiz_dlg
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Hi Linjo,

Thanks for your answer.

apprun tool does actually provide IP Pools.

Thanks.

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