I appreciate your help. Here is a screen shot from the snapshot manager. There is no option to consolidate. I have already deleted the snapshots some time ago. Again thanks for the help...

Nope, not helpful the vm doens't even get renamed, it deploys and does nothing.

Log file contents:

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :   INFO] GuestCustUtil invoked.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :   INFO] Params: customize -sealparam "/quiet /generalize /oobe /reboot" -schedulenativeunobfusc -custCfg 1466-ccd0-b6e6-7f7a.cust

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Customization in progress set to 1 at 2016-Jan-08 09:38:43

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Rpci: Sending request='deployPkg.update.state 4 0 C:/Windows/TEMP/vmware-imc/guestcust.log'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Rpci: Sent request='deployPkg.update.state 4 0 C:/Windows/TEMP/vmware-imc/guestcust.log', reply='', len=0, status=1

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:   INFO] Starting extended customization flow based on '1466-ccd0-b6e6-7f7a.cust'...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:         CustomizationSettings:   INFO] Parsing customization settings from 1466-ccd0-b6e6-7f7a.cust

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:         CustomizationSettings:  DEBUG] NICs node count 1

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:         CustomizationSettings:  DEBUG] Parsing NIC...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                    GenericNic:  DEBUG] NIC [MAC 00:50:56:01:0e:78, Primary 1]

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                    GenericNic:  DEBUG] dns=10.99.90.17; dns=10.99.90.24; dnsSuffix=domain.local;

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] Hostname: GregsTEst4

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] CustomizationScript initialized: true

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] ActualAdminPassword initialized: false

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] Generate SID: 1

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] AutoLogonCount initialized: false

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] ChangeProductKey: 1

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] ResetPassword: 0

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] Marker ID: e0a87c5f-21c5-4271-90d2-1920cd82bf7c

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      ExtendedWinCustomization:  DEBUG] Post guestinfo.gc.status: true

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Creating status marker file C:/Windows/.post-gc-status

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Status marker file C:/Windows/.post-gc-status doesn't exist

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Status marker created

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 GuestCustUtil:   INFO] VMware tools installation path=C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Executing command: '"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe" --cmd "info-set guestinfo.gc.status Started"'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Command execution succeeded, output: '

'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Marker file C:\Windows\autoconfig-e0a87c5f-21c5-4271-90d2-1920cd82bf7c does not exist

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:      SysprepCustomizationFlow:   INFO] Running Sysprep flow

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:   INFO] Starting common extended customization flow

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Successfully opened key SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Size of reg_multi_sz 21.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Read multi_sz value from registry autocheck autochk *, size 21.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] string value from registry autocheck autochk *.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Returning 1 elements

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Got BootExecute from session mgr.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Native App sysprepDecrypter.exe, arguments ''

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Copied file sysprepDecrypter.exe to C:\Windows\system32\sysprepDecrypter.exe

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Updated boot execute value.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] Successfully created/opened key SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\Guest Customization\

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] New boot execute:

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] autocheck autochk *

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                              :  DEBUG] sysprepDecrypter.exe

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:  DEBUG] Initializing NICs...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:   INFO] Initializing adapter list...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Populating the MAC address -> Adapter name map

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Mapping '00:50:56:01:0e:78' as '{5E16E8F1-E168-42A9-B457-AA3D56029B1F}'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Mapping '00:50:56:01:0e:78' as index '11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:   INFO] Initializing adapter list completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                     NICConfig:  DEBUG] Constructing NICConfig 00:50:56:01:0e:78

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:  DEBUG] Validating NIC

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:  DEBUG] NIC has been added successfully

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:  DEBUG] Initializing 1 NICs completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:   INFO] Applying network settings before pre-customization...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:   INFO] Applying network settings (IPv4: true, IPv6: true)...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:  DEBUG] Waiting for all NICs to become ready...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:   INFO] Initializing adapter list...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Populating the MAC address -> Adapter name map

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Mapping '00:50:56:01:0e:78' as '{5E16E8F1-E168-42A9-B457-AA3D56029B1F}'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Mapping '00:50:56:01:0e:78' as index '11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:   INFO] Initializing adapter list completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:   INFO] Initializing adapter list...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Populating the MAC address -> Adapter name map

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Mapping '00:50:56:01:0e:78' as '{5E16E8F1-E168-42A9-B457-AA3D56029B1F}'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Mapping '00:50:56:01:0e:78' as index '11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:   INFO] Initializing adapter list completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Getting adapter name corresponding to the MAC address '00:50:56:01:0e:78'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Adapter name: '{5E16E8F1-E168-42A9-B457-AA3D56029B1F}'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:  DEBUG] NICs are ready: true

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                     NICConfig:   INFO] Configuring NIC...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Getting adapter name corresponding to the MAC address '00:50:56:01:0e:78'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Adapter name: '{5E16E8F1-E168-42A9-B457-AA3D56029B1F}'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Getting adapter index corresponding to the MAC address 00:50:56:01:0e:78

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Adapter index: '11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                 AdapterConfig:  DEBUG] Query network config type for given adapter (static/DHCP)

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                     NICConfig:  DEBUG] Applying networking configuration (IPv4: true, IPv6: true)...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                     NICConfig:  DEBUG] Setting DHCP IPv4 on NIC '11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                     NICConfig:   INFO] Adapter is already DHCP enabled

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                     NICConfig:  DEBUG] Setting DHCP IPv6 on NIC '11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:                VistaNicConfig:  DEBUG] Getting guest IPv6 addresses...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Executing command: 'netsh int ipv6 show addresses 11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Command execution succeeded, output: '

'

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:                VistaNicConfig:  DEBUG] Deleting 0 IPv6 addresses

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:                VistaNicConfig:  DEBUG] Getting guest IPv6 gateways...

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Executing command: 'netsh int ipv6 show route'

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Command execution succeeded, output: '

Publish  Type      Met  Prefix                    Idx  Gateway/Interface Name

-------  --------  ---  ------------------------  ---  ------------------------

No       Manual    256  ::1/128                     1  Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1

No       Manual    256  ff00::/8                    1  Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1

'

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:                VistaNicConfig:  DEBUG] Deleting 0 IPv6 gateways

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:                VistaNicConfig:  DEBUG] Deleting IPv6 DNS Servers

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Executing command: 'netsh interface ipv6 delete dns 11 all'

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Command execution succeeded, output: '

There are no Domain Name Servers (DNS) configured on this computer.

'

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:                VistaNicConfig:  DEBUG] Renewing IPv6 DHCP

[2016-01-08T09:38:49:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Executing command: 'ipconfig /renew6 11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Command execution succeeded, output: '

Windows IP Configuration

The operation failed as no adapter is in the state permissible for

this operation.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : domain.local

   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.100.113.20

   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0

   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.100.112.1

'

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                     NICConfig:  DEBUG] Setting DHCP IPv6 completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                     NICConfig:  DEBUG] Applying networking configuration completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                     NICConfig:   INFO] Configuring NIC completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:50: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:   INFO] Applying network completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] RunCustomizationScript: step '0', scriptName 'script5012496462074707820.bat'

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Artifact full path: C:\Windows\TEMP\vmw98A7.tmp\script5012496462074707820.bat

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:   INFO] About to run pre-customization inline...

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Executing command: 'cmd /c C:\Windows\TEMP\vmw98A7.tmp\script5012496462074707820.bat precustomization'

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:     WindowsOsAbstractionLayer:   INFO] Command execution succeeded, output: '

C:\Windows\TEMP\vmw98A7.tmp>if "precustomization" == "precustomization" (goto end )  else if "precustomization" == "postcustomization" (net dom join CAD57WIN7 /domain:domain.local /userd:user /passwordd:**** /reboot )

'

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:   INFO] Customization script successfully executed.

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:   INFO] Performing password configuration...

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:   INFO] Performing password configuration completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Creating marker file C:\Windows\autoconfig-e0a87c5f-21c5-4271-90d2-1920cd82bf7c

[2016-01-08T09:38:50: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:   INFO] Common extended customization flow completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Getting enabled accounts...

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Reading user info...

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] NET_API_STATUS=0

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Reading user info completed: 3 entries read

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Processing user Administrator/500

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Administrator/500 is enabled

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Processing user Guest/501

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Skipping non-admin

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Processing user qaserv/1000

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] qaserv/1000 is enabled

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Getting enabled accounts completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Persisting enabled accounts...

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Persisting 500

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Persisting 1000

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                 GuestCustUtil:  DEBUG] Persisting enabled accounts completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                              :  DEBUG] System Drive: C:

[2016-01-08T09:38:50:                              :  DEBUG] Moving directory 'sysprep' to 'C:'

[2016-01-08T09:38:51:                              :  DEBUG] select * from win32_networkadapter where Manufacturer != 'Microsoft' and ServiceName != 'VMnetAdapter' and  manufacturer is not null and MACAddress is not null

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Found 1 objects. Pointer 3eded0. return code 0(0x0)

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Found 0 objects. Pointer 0. return code 1(0x1)

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Returning value 00:50:56:01:0E:78 for system property

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Setting dhcp for nic # 0

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Returning value \\CAD57WIN7\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID="7" for system property

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] ASSOCIATORS OF {\\CAD57WIN7\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID="7"} where ResultClass = Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Found 1 objects. Pointer 3f9c00. return code 0(0x0)

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Found 0 objects. Pointer 0. return code 1(0x1)

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Clearing gateway ip addresses.

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Enabling DHCP on the computer

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Returning value \\CAD57WIN7\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration.Index=7 for system property

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Setting DNS Server to ip

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Executing command C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /generalize /oobe /reboot /unattend:C:\sysprep\sysprep.xml

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :  DEBUG] Successfully executed command C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /generalize /oobe /reboot /unattend:C:\sysprep\sysprep.xml

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:      SysprepCustomizationFlow:   INFO] Sysprep flow completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:52: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic:   INFO] Extended customization flow completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:52:                              :   INFO] GuestCustUtil exiting.

Hi

Can you share the sample code for registering the Extension Fault for this Task?

Thanks for the help!

If you create a desktop shortcut you can change the target directory. That should place you in a directory of your choice for start up of powercli.

So I currently have Network Adapter set to custom VMnet19.

Seems this have no access to the host OS. so I am assuming no access outside?

Where is the "uncheck the [ ] Connect a host virtual adaptor to this network" this creates a virtual network that is completely isolated.

I don't see this setting anywhere?

Assuming you don't need these snapshots anymore, all you need to do is to click "Delete All", and wait patiently for the task to finish. After that there shouldn't be any snapshot files (<vmname>-00000x.vmdk) in the VM's folder anymore. If there are still such files in the VMs folder please let me know.

André

Hello,

I've currently got a 5.5U3 VCenter running on a Windows VM using an external database. The vCenter has a couple of clusters, both of which use vDS's and VSAN.

I'm planning my move to 6.0U1.  However, after I get the current vCenter and hosts to 6.0U1 -- want the ability to link in another 6.0U1 vCenter instance and be able to vmotion VMs out of our current vCenter instance. And then eventually shutdown and decommission the old vCenter and all its hosts.

The way I see it, in order to use 2 vCenters in enhanced linked mode -- they both must use External PSC's with a shared SSO domain.

So that means I need to convert my 5.5U3 vCenter (with everything on one VM) into a 6.0U1 vCenter with an External PSC.

Then later down the road, I can build a new vCenter with its own external PSC and point it to the current SSO domain (and then link and vmotion)

What I can't find is if I can have the 5.5U3 to 6.0U1 upgrade create a vCenter with an external PCS.

From what I've found, if the upgrader finds everything on one VM, you get a vCenter with an embedded PCS.

My questions are:

- Is it correct that 6.0U1 linked mode vCenters require both vCenters to use  EXTERNAL PCS's and have one SSO domain?

- Can I do and upgrade from 5.5U3 vCenter with everything on one VM and get a 6.0U1 vCenter with an external PCS.

Thanks.

Paul

Here is another error that comes up after the one in the last post.

Hi,

Can you send on the following information for us to have a look.

1) A screen shot of the error message from the deployment

2) On the VIO Management server ( The vApp that you initially deployed out )

  - /var/log/oms/oms.log ( a zip file would include them  all)

  - /var/log/jarvis/ansible.log

This will help troubleshoot the issue.

Thanks,

John.

None of these fixes worked.  It's inconsistent, but usually once my start button is broken it stays broken for each following log on.

I've tried the exclusion on the VHD template.  I've tried the 0/5/10 settings for Vol delay.  I have changed the default start menu to remove the Windows 10 apps (edge/skype/etc).  I've excluded and added to Persona the TileDataLayer folder from %AppData%\Local\.  Nothing seems to resolve the start button issue except not mounting an app volume. 

Let's see if I get this right, after the host is installed and connected it is not in maintenance mode (which is what I would expect).

So why can't you just place in maintenance mode and then apply a HostProfile ?

Something like described in Automating ESXi Host Profile and Answer File with Powercli

Or am I missing something ?

Just tested this in my lab, renaming the port group did not cause a drop in connectivity. 

If you're changing which portgroup a VM is using, yes there is a drop in connectivity, but not to rename the portgroup itself.

a.p., I have been looking for any version of VMWare Converter 4 to download, but VMWare took them all down from the downloads.   That was short sighted of them.   I would like to try it.  Any ideas how I can?

Of course I logged in as an Administrative account, but I have never had a problem in the past with any resource not being available to other Administrative users.   I still like your theory.   Can you give an example of this case?

What would be most valuable to this situation would be some understanding of *how* VMWare Converter determines the OS and what resources it is examining for this purpose.

We recently deployed vRA 7 using the minimal install model to begin planning for a production upgrade from vRA 6 to vRA 7.  Since we are using the minimal install model we are leveraging the vRO 7 instance that’s bundled with the vRA appliance.

As we began testing our existing WF’s in vRA 7 we noticed that the data we were writing to System.log() was not visible in our vRO client.  I reviewed /var/log/vmware/vco/app-server/server.log to confirm that the data I was logging with Server.log() was indeed being written as INFO.  While reviewing server.log I noticed the following client specific error that repeats in the log every 15-20 seconds as long as my vRO Java client is connected and I believe this is why I’m unable to view messages in the Logs tab of the vRO client:

2016-01-08 13:57:02.798-0500 [hornetq-failure-check-thread] WARN  {} [RemotingConnectionImpl] Connection failure has been detected: Did not receive data from local:ephemeral. It is likely the client has exited or crashed without closing

its connection, or the network between the server and client has failed. You also might have configured connection-ttl and client-failure-check-period incorrectly. Please check user manual for more information. The connection will now be

closed. [code=3]

2016-01-08 13:57:10.025-0500 [http-nio-127.0.0.1-8280-exec-10] ERROR {} [[messagingServlet]] Servlet.service() for servlet [messagingServlet] in context with path [/vco] threw exception

1. java.net.SocketTimeoutException

        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioBlockingSelector.read(NioBlockingSelector.java:202)

        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioSelectorPool.read(NioSelectorPool.java:250)

        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioSelectorPool.read(NioSelectorPool.java:231)

        at org.apache.coyote.http11.InternalNioInputBuffer.fill(InternalNioInputBuffer.java:133)

        at org.apache.coyote.http11.InternalNioInputBuffer$SocketInputBuffer.doRead(InternalNioInputBuffer.java:177)

        at org.apache.coyote.http11.filters.ChunkedInputFilter.readBytes(ChunkedInputFilter.java:320)

        at org.apache.coyote.http11.filters.ChunkedInputFilter.parseChunkHeader(ChunkedInputFilter.java:350)

        at org.apache.coyote.http11.filters.ChunkedInputFilter.doRead(ChunkedInputFilter.java:190)

        at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractInputBuffer.doRead(AbstractInputBuffer.java:416)

        at org.apache.coyote.Request.doRead(Request.java:469)

        at org.apache.catalina.connector.InputBuffer.realReadBytes(InputBuffer.java:342)

        at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.ByteChunk.substract(ByteChunk.java:363)

        at org.apache.catalina.connector.InputBuffer.readByte(InputBuffer.java:356)

        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteInputStream.read(CoyoteInputStream.java:94)

        at java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:83)

        at java.io.PushbackInputStream.read(PushbackInputStream.java:139)

        at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.http.HttpTunnelingServlet.read(HttpTunnelingServlet.java:199)

        at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.http.HttpTunnelingServlet.service(HttpTunnelingServlet.java:172)

        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:291)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)

        at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:239)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:219)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:106)

        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:614)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:142)

        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79)

        at org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteIpValve.invoke(RemoteIpValve.java:676)

        at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:616)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88)

        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:518)

        at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1091)

        at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:673)

        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1526)

        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1482)

        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)

        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)

        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)

        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

2016-01-08 13:57:10.553-0500 [http-nio-127.0.0.1-8280-exec-5] WARN  {} [HornetQPacketHandler] Reattach request from local:ephemeral failed as there is no confirmationWindowSize configured, which may be ok for your system

2016-01-08 13:57:11.121-0500 [http-nio-127.0.0.1-8280-exec-5] WARN  {} [HornetQPacketHandler] Reattach request from local:ephemeral failed as there is no confirmationWindowSize configured, which may be ok for your system

2016-01-08 13:57:11.681-0500 [http-nio-127.0.0.1-8280-exec-5] WARN  {} [HornetQPacketHandler] Reattach request from local:ephemeral failed as there is no confirmationWindowSize configured, which may be ok for your system

2016-01-08 13:57:12.245-0500 [http-nio-127.0.0.1-8280-exec-5] WARN  {} [HornetQPacketHandler] Reattach request from local:ephemeral failed as there is no confirmationWindowSize configured, which may be ok for your system

2016-01-08 13:57:24.800-0500 [hornetq-failure-check-thread] WARN  {} [RemotingConnectionImpl] Connection failure has been detected: Did not receive data from local:ephemeral. It is likely the client has exited or crashed without closing

its connection, or the network between the server and client has failed. You also might have configured connection-ttl and client-failure-check-period incorrectly. Please check user manual for more information. The connection will now be

closed. [code=3]

Has anyone else experienced similar errors or logging behavior in vRO 7?

make sure you access the appliance using FQDN and not only host name or IP address.  Other than that I don't know. Sometimes hitting continue twice makes it pass.

The trick is in the order of things that are executed.

Your PowerShell profile is executed when the PowerShell session is started, so the PowerCLI initialisation scripts comes behind, overriding your CD

What I do is the following:

• don't start PowerCLI from the shortcut on the Desktop or in the Start menu
• start PowerShell or PowerShell ISE
• in my User profile I call the PowerCLI initialisation script
• and after the call to this script I do my own CD (in my case to my scripts folder)

If you want to be able to initialise the PowerCLI environment from within a running PowerShell session, you could define a function in your PS profile.

Mine is called Start-PCLI, and I do a Push-Location and Pop-Location before and after the call to the initialisation script.

That way I will stay in the current folder.

Thanks for sharing that info.

If the VM then reboots does it not have connectivity because the information in the .vmx no longer matches the info in vCenter? The connectivity drop when changing port groups is momentary correct? like 1 ping?

Hey there - thanks for that. Seems to point the finger solely at the neutron service on the controllers. Here's what seems to be the relevant area, but doesn't seem to say why it failed:

2016-01-08 17:22:20,852 p=595 u=jarvis |  TASK: [config-controller | start neutron on first controller] ***************** 

2016-01-08 17:22:21,051 p=595 u=jarvis |  changed: [172.16.211.242]

2016-01-08 17:22:21,052 p=595 u=jarvis |  TASK: [config-controller | wait for neutron to start on first controller for NSX] *** 

2016-01-08 17:37:21,560 p=595 u=jarvis |  failed: [172.16.211.242] => {"elapsed": 900, "failed": true}

2016-01-08 17:37:21,560 p=595 u=jarvis |  msg: Timeout when waiting for 127.0.0.1:9696

2016-01-08 17:37:21,560 p=595 u=jarvis |  ...ignoring

2016-01-08 17:37:21,561 p=595 u=jarvis |  TASK: [config-controller | stop neutron if port 9696 is not ready] ************ 

2016-01-08 17:37:21,825 p=595 u=jarvis |  changed: [172.16.211.242]

2016-01-08 17:37:32,962 p=595 u=jarvis |  ok: [172.16.211.243]

2016-01-08 17:37:32,974 p=595 u=jarvis |  TASK: [config-controller | fail if port 9696 is not ready] ******************** 

2016-01-08 17:37:33,016 p=595 u=jarvis |  failed: [172.16.211.243] => {"failed": true}