A blog for all the virtualization and operating system troubleshooting: February 2023

Retrieve OVA OVF config objects using Get-OvfConfiguration

Use below scripts to extract ova/ovf config

$VIServer = "Vcenterserver1.local.com"

$VIUsername = "administrator@vsphere.local"

$VIPassword = "Password1"

$viConnection = Connect-VIServer $VIServer -User $VIUsername -Password $VIPassword

$ovfPath ="C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Test-1-vcenter.ova"

$ovfconfig = Get-OvfConfiguration -Server $viConnection $ovfPath

$ovfconfigHashTable = $ovfconfig.ToHashTable()

Verify windows binary digital signatures using command

Use below command:

PS C:\> Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath *

how to delete all lines in a file using VI

Make sure you are in the command mode in Vim by pressing the Esc key.
You need to be at the beginning of the file. Press gg for that. This means pressing the g key in quick succession.
Now press dG. This means pressing the key d and then hold Shift and press g. Yes, G is uppercase and you'll have to use shift key here the same way you type G.

In short: Esc+gg+dG is what you need to do for deleting all the lines of the file in Vim.

downgrade vmware tools | Uninstall VMware tools

For downgrade:

Link for downloading VMware tools offline:

Index of /45848/tools/releases (vmware.com)

Like any other Guest OS application, one can uninstall/re-install

MSR diskpart in windows

Command to create:

CMD>diskpart

diskpart>select disk 0

diskpart>create partition msr size=1000

Unable to create virtual machine snapshot in vCenter for virtual machine I The VVol target encountered a vendor specific error.

VMvware VM snapshot creation fails for vVOL VM with:

Failed to create virtual machine snapshot.. Details: Unable to create virtual machine snapshot in vCenter for virtual machine 'VVOL-VM'. Reason: An error occurred while saving the snapshot: The VVol target encountered a vendor specific error.

Solution:

Update VM disk "VM Storage Policy " to vVOL policy.