Thanks again Ryan for your input. Your input has made this experiment a lot less painful.
Ah.. I know for certain of one issue that I definitely have. ESXi host has stubbornly refused to change the state to "vmhostinuse". I think I'm also suffering from the same problem of my ESXi host not in "vmhostinuse" state (similar to past posters in the same link); http://tinyurl.com/29vsjp6 >From the threads, I'm not sure if or how the poster solves the problem. I changed the state to vmhostinuse via web interface, there are no error messages, but when I revisit the webpage again, the state becomes "available" again. I'm not sure if I should go to the database and directly tweak it. The fact that the webpage did not change the state from available to vmhostinuse for me is a bit worrisome. Any help, comments are appreciated. Thanks. Following are my tables. mysql> select * from vmhost; +----+------------+---------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | id | computerid | vmlimit | vmprofileid | vmkernalnic | vmwaredisk | +----+------------+---------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | NULL | networkdisk | +----+------------+---------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select * from vmprofile; +----+-------------------------------------------+----------+---------+----------+----------------------------------+------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+-------------+----------+----------------+ | id | profilename | vmtypeid | imageid | nasshare | datastorepath | vmpath | virtualswitch0 | virtualswitch1 | vmdisk | username | password | +----+-------------------------------------------+----------+---------+----------+----------------------------------+------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+-------------+----------+----------------+ | 1 | VMware GSX standard | 3 | 8 | NULL | /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines | NULL | VMnet0 | VMnet2 | localdisk | NULL | NULL | | 2 | Vmware ESX standard network mounted share | 5 | 9 | NULL | /vmfs/volumes/nfs1 | /vmfs/volumes/storage1 | VM Network | Virtual Machine Public Network | networkdisk | NULL | NULL | | 3 | Vmware ESX standard localdisk | 5 | 9 | NULL | /vmfs/volumes/storage1 | NULL | VM Network | Virtual Machine Public Network | localdisk | NULL | NULL | | 4 | Vmware ESX SAN | 5 | 9 | NULL | /vmfs/volumes/NetApp | /vmfs/volumes/storage1 | Intranet2 | MCNC Public | networkdisk | NULL | NULL | | 6 | MyESXiNode | 6 | 4 | NULL | 192.168.88.4:/export/nfsstore | /vmfs/volumes/nfsstore | VM Network | Virtual Machine Network | localdisk | root | notmypassword | +----+-------------------------------------------+----------+---------+----------+----------------------------------+------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+-------------+----------+----------------+ 5 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select * from computer; +----+---------+---------+------------+------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------------+----------------+------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------+---------+-------+-----------+----------+------+--------+------+--------+------+---------+----------+----------+ | id | stateid | ownerid | platformid | scheduleid | currentimageid | preferredimageid | nextimageid | imagerevisionid | RAM | procnumber | procspeed | network | hostname | IPaddress | privateIPaddress | eth0macaddress | eth1macaddress | type | provisioningid | drivetype | deleted | notes | lastcheck | location | dsa | dsapub | rsa | rsapub | host | hostpub | vmhostid | vmtypeid | +----+---------+---------+------------+------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------------+----------------+------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------+---------+-------+-----------+----------+------+--------+------+--------+------+---------+----------+----------+ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4096 | 2 | 3200 | 100 | vmnode2.local | 192.168.88.5 | NULL | NULL | NULL | blade | 4 | hda | 0 | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 1 | 3200 | 100 | vmwarelinux-base10-v1 | 192.168.88.253 | NULL | NULL | NULL | virtualmachine | 4 | hda | 0 | | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | NULL | +----+---------+---------+------------+------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------------+----------------+------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------+---------+-------+-----------+----------+------+--------+------+--------+------+---------+----------+----------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Ryan Johnson <rjoh...@gwmail.gwu.edu> wrote: > For you selection not currently available problem, there was some discussion > a couple of threads ago. There were also other discussions, check this link > http://markmail.org/search/set:arkurth/vcl+"not+currently+available"; > Make sure your computers (VM's) are in groups and that your base image is > mapped to these groups and make sure the hardware requirements listed for > the image in the image table are met by the hardware listed for your VM's in > the computers table. The reservations will not work if VCL cannot ssh into > the VM's when they are spun up. Credentials will not be able to be set, > etc.. I am unsure of the configurations which VCL does during base image > capture, but I assume its important. Maybe someone could enlighten us? > > On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:42 PM, My LinuxHAList <mylinuxhal...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Could the list help me with couple questions ? >> >> (1) What's the best way to tell if the image has been captured properly ? >> >> Say, my image name is vmwarelinux-base10-v1. Is the creation of the >> following imply successful creation of image: >> ./golden/ >> ./golden/vmwarelinux-base10-v1 >> ./golden/vmwarelinux-base10-v1/vmwarelinux-base10-v1.vmx >> ./golden/vmwarelinux-base10-v1/vmwarelinux-base10-v1.vmdk >> ./golden/vmwarelinux-base10-v1/vmwarelinux-base10-v1-flat.vmdk ? >> >> (2) >> Assuming that one has successfully captured an image (which I'm not >> fully certain I have), >> it seems to me that the next logical step is to have access to the image. >> >> I'm using admin account. >> My Image name is "No Apps (Linux)". >> >> I'm following the step of >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/Granting+Access+to+a+New+Image >> >> So, I did Step 1.1 -> Making "No Apps(Linux)" part of allImages >> and allVMImages; >> Step 1.2 -> Making {allImages,allVMImages} to belong >> to "{allComputers,newImages,newVMImages} >> Step 2.{1,2,3} -> It seems that admin already has all >> the privileges >> >> I have questions on Step 2.4. Step 2.4 says that "Make sure the >> image group in which you placed in the image in #1 of Image mapping is >> available at this node". >> Q: Is Step 2.4 asking to look at Resources section under the >> "Privileges" section to see if "allImages" are marked "Available" >> Q: SImilarly, is Step 2.5 asking to look at Resources section >> under the "Privileges" section to see if "allComputers" are marked >> "Available" >> >> Q: Please see attached screen shot. >> Under "Privileges" screen, somehow, under "Resources" >> section, allManagementNodes row appears to not have the >> rows rendered (attached will show that the >> "allManagementNodes" row aren't rendered now. >> I let my mouse hover on "allManagementNodes" and got what it >> might be the clues in the yellow block. >> >> Currently, when I tried to make a "New Reservation" of "No >> Apps(Linux)" for now, it would say "Selection not currently >> available". >> Ultimately, I wish to be able to create a new reservation for image >> that has been captured (if indeed it has been captured) >> >> Thanks. > >
