SQL express dynamic port causes vCenter service fail to start


A friend called and asked me why his vCenter service failed to start after the server reboot. After spending some time in investigation, I finally found the root cause – he uses SQL express to host the DB. And the SQL server port changed to another after the server reboot, which led to the SSO … Continue reading SQL express dynamic port causes vCenter service fail to start →

vCO: Virtual Machine Inventory


I used to use PowerCLI to generate the VM inventory report, now I make it available in vCO as well. The scripts defined in the ‘VM Inventory’ script block. var vms = VcPlugin.getAllVirtualMachines();var Name, Status, Power, OS, IP, CpuCore, RAM, ToolVer, Des, Log, Log1;var Num = 0, NumOn = 0, NumOff = 0; content = … Continue reading vCO: Virtual Machine Inventory →

vCO: Find VM name based on UUID


My colleague asked me can I find out the VM name based on its UUID. I helped him by running a PowerCLI command: Get-VM | Foreach ($_) {If ((Get-View $_.id).config.uuid -eq "422041b7-8ccd-xxxx-xxxx-2770502e404a") {Write-host $_.name}} I was thinking why not build up a vCO workflow so they can help themselves in the future in case they … Continue reading vCO: Find VM name based on UUID →

vCO: List Virtual Machines with Snapshots


As a VMware administrator, making the VM snapshots under control is one of the critical tasks. I wrote up a ‘List all VM with snapshot’ workflow which generate a report showing the virtual machines that have snapshots. The key is in the scriptable task: vmWithSnapshots = new Array(); var vms = VcPlugin.getAllVirtualMachines(); var logtext; for(i … Continue reading vCO: List Virtual Machines with Snapshots →