Category: Virtualization

VMware vSphere Health Check


Every VMware administer should have this beautiful tool - VMware vSphere Health Check!! To set it up, you need to: 1) Install vSphere PowerCLI and PowerGUI, and download the Health Check PowerPack file. 2) Run PowerGUI Admin Console and import the Health Check PowerPack file. 3) Add the target vCenter address then click connect. 4) … Continue reading VMware vSphere Health Check →

PowerCLI: Find Orphaned Virtual Machines Location


Very useful PowerCLI script – find the orphaned virtual machines in the VMware cluster. With ‘-delete’ option it will find then delete the orphaned virtual machines. #requires -version 2 function Remove-OrphanedData{<#.SYNOPSIS   Remove orphaned folders and VMDK files.DESCRIPTION   The function searches orphaned folders and VMDK files   on one or more datastores and reports its findings.   Optionally … Continue reading PowerCLI: Find Orphaned Virtual Machines Location →

TSM 6.3: Backup and Restore VMware Virtual Machine Part 2


Continue with the Part 1, TSM vCenter plugin is easy to use especially for someone who has little knowledge of TSM. The user can easily set up a scheduled or run-now backup job by following the wizard. The downside of the TSM vCenter plugin is that it is not flexible enough. For example, you are … Continue reading TSM 6.3: Backup and Restore VMware Virtual Machine Part 2 →

vCenter Error: Another task is already in progress


I got this error message ‘Another task is already in progress’ when I tried to take a snapshot of a Linux virtual machine. To troubleshoot it,  I checked the tasks and events tab of this virtual machine and found someone was trying to upgrade the VMware Tools at earlier time Today but failed. I guess … Continue reading vCenter Error: Another task is already in progress →

Remove TSM for VE Plugin in vCenter


Generally, the ‘Tivoli Data Protection for VMware’ plugin should be removed from vCenter automatically after you uninstalled the ‘TSM for VE’ on the vStorage Backup Server. But sometimes, the plugin still shows in the Plug-in manager in the vCenter. If it happens, you have to manually unregister the plugin. In my example, I have two … Continue reading Remove TSM for VE Plugin in vCenter →