Comments on: How to delete orphaned entries in the vCenter? http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/ Virtualization at a glance Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:20:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Christoph Dommermuth http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Christoph Dommermuth Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:15:22 +0000 http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/#comment-18 Cool! Thanks for the reply. Cool! Thanks for the reply.

]]> By: Baz http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Baz Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:47:01 +0000 http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/#comment-17 Thanks Christoph, must have had some typo in my technotes on this. Typing it manually worked fine Thanks Thanks Christoph, must have had some typo in my technotes on this.

Typing it manually worked fine

Thanks

]]> By: Christoph Dommermuth http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Christoph Dommermuth Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:47:59 +0000 http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/#comment-15 I've just tested it with the 3.1 version and it gave me that ..... C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View Composer>SviConfig.exe -operation=UnprotectE ntity This operation will remove the protection from a VC entity. Currently only VirtualMachine and Folder entities are supported. Usage: SviConfig -operation=UnprotectEntity -VcUrl= -Username= -Password= -InventoryPath= -Recursive=true|false All parameters are not allowed to be an empty string. The following parameters are required: VcUrl - The url of the Virtual Center server, where the protected virtual machine is located. Username - The username that will be used to connect to the VC server. Password - The password for the username to connect to the VC server. InventoryPath - The VC entity inventory path. The following parameters are optional: Recursive - If the entity is folder, setting this parameter to 'true' will un protect recursively folder's content (VMs and folders). If the entity is VM, thi s parameter will be ignored. Default value is 'false'. A virtual machine can be created under the default vmFolder or under user specif ied folder (vmFolder subfolder). A folder can be created under vmFolder (to organize VMs) or under hostFolder (to organize hosts). InventoryPath syntax is the following: 1. To unprotect a VM, that is in the vmFolder: //vm/ 2. To unprotect a VM, that is in a folder: I’ve just tested it with the 3.1 version and it gave me that …..

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View Composer>SviConfig.exe -operation=UnprotectE
ntity
This operation will remove the protection from a VC entity.
Currently only VirtualMachine and Folder entities are supported.

Usage:
SviConfig
-operation=UnprotectEntity
-VcUrl=
-Username=
-Password=
-InventoryPath=
-Recursive=true|false

All parameters are not allowed to be an empty string.
The following parameters are required:
VcUrl – The url of the Virtual Center server, where the protected
virtual machine is located.
Username – The username that will be used to connect to the VC server.
Password – The password for the username to connect to the VC server.
InventoryPath – The VC entity inventory path.
The following parameters are optional:
Recursive – If the entity is folder, setting this parameter to ‘true’ will un
protect recursively folder’s content (VMs and folders). If the entity is VM, thi
s parameter will be ignored. Default value is ‘false’.

A virtual machine can be created under the default vmFolder or under user specif
ied folder (vmFolder subfolder).
A folder can be created under vmFolder (to organize VMs) or under hostFolder (to
organize hosts).

InventoryPath syntax is the following:
1. To unprotect a VM, that is in the vmFolder:
//vm/
2. To unprotect a VM, that is in a folder:

]]> By: Baz http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Baz Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:34:54 +0000 http://www.thatsmyview.net/2009/04/16/how-to-delete-orphaned-entries-in-the-vcenter/#comment-14 I notice under View 3.1/Composer 1.1 that this no longer works SviConfig -operation=UnprotectEntity now says it does not exist How do you clear orphaned entries with the latest version? I notice under View 3.1/Composer 1.1 that this no longer works

SviConfig -operation=UnprotectEntity now says it does not exist

How do you clear orphaned entries with the latest version?

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