VIMA

New version of ghettoVCB out!

So my favourite script has a new version out! William Lam’s ghettoVCB script is now called ghettoVCBg2 and it’s bigger and better than ever!

He has come out with a new script that works with version vSphere version 4 without the need for the SSH console. He’s also added a lot of new features such as logging support and VM snapshot memory and quiesce options!

I am currently using this script testing it in my test lab environment and will write a detailed setup for you guys on how to setup the script in your new ESXi 4.0 enviornment. Now with VMware’s move to using VIMA for management everyone should start getting used to doing things this way as the rumor is that VMware will move away from having a normal console and move towards using the VIMA model for management in the future.  Stay tuned for more information on how to setup the new version of this script.

In the meantime if you can’t wait and want to give it a whirl on your own, you can grab it from the VMware communities here and give it a try!

-RP

VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant (VIMA)

Hi folks, I wanted to bring your attention to a VMware virtual appliance. This appliance is called VIMA, VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant. It is a virtual appliance running Red Hat Enterprise Linux from which you can run scripts and agents from.

There are many cool scripts out there that you can run from VIMA, especially some of the cool scripts from William Lam. Many scripts out there use VIMA as a launching pad.

To install and configure VIMA, just launch your VMware client and follow the simple instructions posted here.

After a while the import will finish and you will now  have a new virtual machine. At this point you can boot it up and set the IP address for the VIMA box. After you have done that you can mount an NFS share if you need one by modifying the /etc/fstab file just like you normally would in Red Hat Linux.

In future blogs I will write about some of the cool things you can do from within VIMA.

-RP