RE: Image Creation Help Needed
All, I have been looking at Norvins log and I'm not sure I completely understand the process that occurs when reading in the vmx during an image capture. |30380|24:24|image| /vmfs/volumes/VCL-REPOSITORY/vcl485/vcl485.vmx 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:get_vmx_info(4405)|attempting to retrieve info from vmx file: /vmfs/volumes/VCL-REPOSITORY/vcl485/vcl485.vmx |30380|24:24|image| WARNING |30380|24:24|image| 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:_get_datastore_name(5848)|unable to determine datastore name from path: '/tmp/6VUppBGwp2/vcl485.vmx', path does not begin with any of the datastore paths: From these lines I see that it found the VM's vmx and wrote an edited copy of the vmx to /tmp on the mgmt node, however I am unsure why it is trying to determine the datastore name for that path since that is not a path located on the share that is mounted to esx. Can someone please chime in and shed some light? - Gerhard -Original Message- From: Basilio, Norvin [mailto:nbasi...@odu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 11:54 AM To: vcl-user@incubator.apache.org Subject: Image Creation Help Needed I'm trying to capture a windows 7 image. I think I have overlooked something but am not able to find it. I'm running VCL 2.2.1 with ESXi 4.1 and I have installed the VSphere SDK for perl. Below is the log from the failed job. vmwarewin7-Windows764bitBase28-v0 image creation failed time: 2012-05-30 09:18:46 caller: image.pm:reservation_failed(385) ( 0) image.pm, reservation_failed (line: 385) (-1) image.pm, process (line: 167) (-2) vcld, make_new_child (line: 568) (-3) vcld, main (line: 346) management node: portman.vcls.priv.odu.edu reservation PID: 30380 parent vcld PID: 2738 request ID: 24 reservation ID: 24 request state/laststate: image/image request start time: 2012-05-30 09:17:54 request end time: 2012-05-30 10:17:54 for imaging: no log ID: none computer: vcl485 computer id: 5 computer type: virtualmachine computer eth0 MAC address: 00:50:56:00:03:c8 computer eth1 MAC address: 00:50:56:00:03:c9 computer private IP address: 192.168.131.245 computer public IP address: 128.82.131.245 computer in block allocation: no provisioning module: VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::VMware vm host: hepburn.vcls.priv.odu.edu vm host ID: 1 vm host computer ID: 1 vm profile: Default NFS Storage vm profile VM path: [VCL-VMPATH] vm profile repository path: [VCL-REPOSITORY] vm profile datastore path: [VCL-DATASTORE] vm profile disk type: networkdisk image: vmwarewin7-Windows764bitBase28-v0 image display name: Windows 7 64bit Base image ID: 28 image revision ID: 28 image size: 1450 MB use Sysprep: yes root access: yes image owner ID: 1 image owner affiliation: Local image revision date created: 2012-05-30 09:18:24 image revision production: yes OS module: VCL::Module::OS::Windows::Version_6::7 user: admin user name: vcl admin user ID: 1 user affiliation: Local RECENT LOG ENTRIES FOR THIS PROCESS: 2012-05-30 09:18:45|30380|24:24|image|vSphere_SDK.pm:_get_file_info(2002)|searching for matching file paths: base directory path: '[VCL-VMPATH]', search pattern: '*.vmx' 2012-05-30 09:18:45|30380|24:24|image|vSphere_SDK.pm:find_files(1750)|matching file count: 0 2012-05-30 09:18:45|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:get_vmx_file_paths(4337)|found 0 vmx files under /vmfs/volumes/VCL-VMPATH 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|vSphere_SDK.pm:get_registered_vms(99)|found 1 registered VMs: |30380|24:24|image| /vmfs/volumes/VCL-REPOSITORY/vcl485/vcl485.vmx 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:get_vmx_file_paths(4341)|found 1 registered vmx files |30380|24:24|image| /vmfs/volumes/VCL-REPOSITORY/vcl485/vcl485.vmx 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:get_vmx_file_paths(4346)|found 1 vmx files on VM host |30380|24:24|image| /vmfs/volumes/VCL-REPOSITORY/vcl485/vcl485.vmx 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:get_active_vmx_file_path(775)|retrieved vmx file paths currently residing on the VM host: |30380|24:24|image| /vmfs/volumes/VCL-REPOSITORY/vcl485/vcl485.vmx 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:get_active_vmx_file_path(782)|sorted vmx file paths so that directories containing vcl485 are checked first: |30380|24:24|image| /vmfs/volumes/VCL-REPOSITORY/vcl485/vcl485.vmx 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:get_vmx_info(4405)|attempting to retrieve info from vmx file: /vmfs/volumes/VCL-REPOSITORY/vcl485/vcl485.vmx |30380|24:24|image| WARNING |30380|24:24|image| 2012-05-30 09:18:46|30380|24:24|image|VMware.pm:_get_datastore_name(5848)|unable to determine datastore name from path: '/tmp/6VUppBGwp2/vcl485.vmx', path does not begin with any of the datastore paths: |30380|24:24|image|
Re: Cap on RDP bandwidth
Hi Mike, Sorry I'm not much help in this area, but there might be some traffic shaping options in vmware esx/esxi or maybe some options in your local switching gear. Other than that, I'm sure there are products that can do this. Aaron On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Mike Haudenschild m...@longsight.com wrote: Hello, VCL folks. I was curious if anyone out there is limiting or capping the per-session (per-reservation) bandwidth for the Windows RDP session, and if so, how you're going about it. Thanks, Mike -- Mike Haudenschild Education Systems Manager Longsight Group (740) 599-5005 x809 m...@longsight.com www.longsight.com -- Aaron Peeler Program Manager Virtual Computing Lab NC State University All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Not being able to reserve XP for updates
Hello again, Well, we've run across another stumbling block that I hope someone can help with. We've been able to reproduce it using the same steps so I have to assume this would be simple for someone to answer. Windows XP image Manage Images - Create/Update an Image - Reservation RDP into Image (XP), update software, install new packages, etc. Back to Current Reservation - Create/Update Image - Update Existing Image (at this point we get the Update Image screen telling us that once the image creation is completed that we should create a new reservation, test the environment, go back to Current Reservations screen, click End, then Make this the production revision) So we get the email that Image Updated Successfully Go into New Reservation Connect to XP and take a look around. I need to install some more packages. Come back to Current Reservations and click End But instead of making production revision, we choose just End the reservation (I have more to do to it). Gog into Manage Images - Create/Update an Image - Reservation again Choose the latest revision This time we get a screen telling us that the time requested is not available and we need to choose a time from the green blocks. The whole page is green blocks. No matter what we click on it takes us back the reservation screen which repeats the cycle. There must be a way to get back into that revision, no? Thanks, Adam Hechler Senior Analyst / PC Systems Administrator hec...@rpi.edumailto:hec...@rpi.edu (860) 548-2446 Rensselaer at Hartford
Fwd: [VOTE] graduation of VCL as a TLP
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 FYI - I just called for a vote on proposing that VCL graduate. - -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: [VOTE] graduation of VCL as a TLP Date: Monday, June 11, 2012, 2:02:47 PM From: Josh Thompson josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu To: gene...@incubator.apache.org IPMC members, Given the positive feedback from Jukka Zitting and no negative feedback, I'd like to request a vote for the graduation of VCL as a TLP to be proposed to the ASF Board at the June board meeting. I've included the discussion email I sent last week as a reference. I'd like to close the vote on Friday morning, June 15th. This will allow the vote to be open for over 72 hours and allow enough time to get the resolution submitted to the board and on the agenda for the June meeting. Please reply with your vote. +1 yes, VCL should graduate 0 don't know - -1 no, VCL should not graduate - please include why not Thanks, Josh Thompson PPMC member, ASF VCL - -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: [DISCUSS] graduation of VCL as a TLP Date: Thursday, June 07, 2012, 1:18:33 PM From: Josh Thompson josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu To: gene...@incubator.apache.org IPMC members, The VCL project would like to graduate. We think we have fulfilled all of the requirements for graduation. We had a successful community graduation vote, including positive votes from 2 mentors. The result of that vote is in this email (mentors denoted by * in the list): http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-vcl- user/201205.mbox/CAD7o_Xzkwd3ckZNWaDNPAhuJs9USKftgZcPhS=bnqpxsqhm...@mail.gmail.com We have prepared a board resolution that can be viewed on our wiki: https://cwiki.apache.org/VCL/graduation-board-resolution.html There is one member listed in the initial member list (Dmitri Chebotarov) whose ICLA has been sent in but not yet processed. If something were to keep his ICLA from being processed, we understand that his name would need to be removed from the list before a vote is called for us to graduate. There was also a vote in the community to appoint Andy Kurth as our initial chair. The result for that vote is in this email: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-vcl- dev/201205.mbox/%3CDD527FB1-35F4-474A-9BEB-77461F617B78%40amherst.edu%3E Please provide any feedback on our charter. Also, let us know if there are any other issues that may need to be completed before we would be allowed to graduate. Thanks, Josh - -- - --- Josh Thompson VCL Developer North Carolina State University my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. - - - -- - --- Josh Thompson VCL Developer North Carolina State University my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk/WMzgACgkQV/LQcNdtPQNLFgCfYwQP8mTZKvooLoyPgysegMb1 zOgAnjwbntLl1N68tOnq7xoqgV469MDk =s8pG -END PGP SIGNATURE-
