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VMware vCenter Mobile Access (vCMA) is a fully configured and ready to run virtual appliance that is required to manage your datacenter from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets (iPad). Using either a mobile browser or the native iPad application, administrators can now perform various troubleshooting and remediation activities in their VMware environments from anywhere in the world. For more details, refer to the vCMA User Guide.
In order for you to access vCMA, you will need to deploy a virtual appliance; call it the vCMA server. The vCMA server must be connected to VMware vCenter or any of the ESX servers that you want to manage. Once the server component is set up, you can manage your datacenter from the convenience of your mobile phone.
Procedure Packaging
The vCenter Mobile Access server is packaged as a virtual appliance. The username/password on the appliance is root/vmware but console access should not be required. The root password should be changed after install.
Download the distribution zip file from vmware.com (the file is approximately 350 megabytes). The zip file contains the appliance OVF file and other system files.
Steps
Follow these steps to install the Mobile Access appliance:
- Extract the zip file to a temporary directory, for example c:\temp. The files contained in the zip file include :
- vCenterMobileAccess-1.x.y.z.ovf
- system.vmdk
- Launch the VI Client and log into your ESX box or vCenter instance.
- In the inventory view, select the menu File-> Virtual Appliance -> Import
- Select the option “Import from file” and browse to the OVF file, for example: c:\temp\vCenterMobileAccess-ovf\vCenterMobileAccess-1.0.0.10.ovf and follow the wizard next steps.
- In the “End User License Agreement” page, read the license agreement completely, click on the “Accept all license agreements”, and continue the steps.
- In the “Name and Location” page, provide the name for your virtual machine.
- Once the wizard completes, a virtual machine will be created. Select the virtual machine and power it on.
- Once it powers on, you can access the web application from your mobile device browser using the URL http:///vim.
Once connected, you will see the login screen where you can provide the vCenter or ESX IP address or name as well as username and password.
Updates in Version 1.0.0.42
- Enhanced security model by making https the default connection
Updates in Version 1.2.0.64
- vMotion support for the vSphere iPad Client v1.2
- Incremental task progress
- Support for ESX 3.5
Web service not available.
dbal640 says:I installed the server and tried to launch the http://ip/vim or https://ip/vim and when logging in I get "Web service not available."
Any thoughts or ideas? We are running vsphere 5.0 with ipad 2.
dbal640, I'm confused are you trying to connect to the vCMA from Safari on the iPad or from the vSphere iPad app? Are you able to connect to the vCMA from your desktop browser?
Will this work with the free E
Trevor says:Does this work with the free single version ESXi Hypervisor 5?
Thanks.
That is what I am using and it works great! I just VPN into my home network via my iPad and viola, joy!
Feature Request: VM Console
Yves Holenstein says:This is a great Tool! It would be even greater though, if there was access to the console of the VMs. PLEASE add this to the next release....
Thanks in advance
Yves
Awesome interface!
Tony B. says:Great job!
vcma behind reverse proxy?
imokros says:Great tool, guys! Thanks for putting it together. I am trying to run it behind a reverse proxy (pound). The proxy does all the ssl processing, and talks to the back ends over straight http. Is there a way to run vcma without ssl?
No Hosts?
Jeff Breault says:I'm having the same problem on the "New iPad". Did you find a resolution to this?
I haven't seen this before. Tell me, can you log into the vCMA in your browser and is everything fine there?
Anonymous Coward, did you also upgrade from VI 3 prior to this problem?
How to upgrade older version
Zachary McCarty says:What's the best way to update from an older version of vCMA? A redownload and install of the newer ovf file, or is there a way to run an update from with the virtual appliance? I appreciate any thoughts/experience in the matter. We currently are running version 1.0.0.42 Build 371930. Thanks!
The best way is to just deploy the new OVF. The VM is updated infrequently so hopefully this won't be too much of a burden.
An alternative would be for you to SSH into the VCMA VM and deploy a new WAR file into Tomcat, but we don't currently distribute the WAR separately.
Thank!
Change Appliance Settings.
Andy says:Downloaded and got this working great on my new iPad!! Thanks VMWare!!
Now its all working though i want to change a couple of things.....
1 the name its cuttently the defaul.... local... Show more
1. logon to the console
vi /etc/hostname
and change the name
2. in the console, type passwd and follow the instructions
regards
Works Well - except vMotion
Kon Georgopoulos says:Running it on iPad 1, client 1.2.0 with vSphere 5.0.0 in lab.
Everything okay, excepty my lab has a 100Mbps switch, so in vCenter I'd get a warning message about recommended 1000Mbps for vMotion, then I can click through.
The vCMA however doesn't seem to allow vMotion due to this.
Likely you need top incorporate an understanding of these debugs.
The New iPad
Ryon Brubaker says:Works fine on The new iPad, aka "hotPad".
1. Add ability to see all VM's in 1 view
2. Allow us to create snapshots
3. Provide an RDP quick connect button to each VM would also be nice (or allow it to call another RDP App, if possible, like 2X Client or PocketCloud)
Good start!
Thanks!
Misleading instructions
Matt says:Cancel Discovering Virtual App
Kalin Nikolov says:The appliance work very well. But I discovere some problem.
In my "Recent Tasks" in vSphere Client stay this error:
Cancel discovering virtual appliance
vCMAServer
In Progress
com.vmware... Show more
Nobody can help?
It looks like a problem with a task in vCenter, not vCMA specific. My first suggestion is to restart the vC host or the vC service, which will clean up the list of running tasks. However, that may not be appropriate for a production environment. You should definitely contact vC support and see what they have to say.
ISA Config. Possible or not
ahmed elsayed says:hi
can i publish the server for use with ipad through ISA2006 Or TMG
Becuse The Servers Inside The Lan I can't Access Direct With Ipad Connection I must Connect To Isa To Connect To The Company
You'll need to talk to your network administrator, but generally we find that most people access the vCMA from the iPad after connecting to their VPN. The iPad supports VPN connections so you'll just have to get that working for your own environment first. Let me know if I can help you with anything else.
vMotion nice, but ...useless
Steve Hanlon says:upgraded today to 1.2.0.64 for the vMotion capabilities only to be really disappointed. i'm glad i tested it with a powered off EOL guest that i'm planning on removing. not being able to select the migration method for the guest and datastore is a huge oversight, esp. if you don't know it's going to move the datastore!
please add the three migration options to this very useful appliance.
EDIT: the datastore appears to only change on powered off guests.
404 error
Jim Jones says:I don't have DHCP on the VLAN where this was deployed, set static IP info. I can access the Virtual Appliance Manager page but when I add the /vim I am getting a 404. There is also no appliance name or version in the VAMI. Is there a service that maybe isn't starting?
SAme issue here. 404 error.
Fixed it. It seems this version doesn't need the port number on the vCMA address.
ssl cert in appliance
Russ says:Any instructions on how to replace the certificate? I would like to use a certificate from our internal certificate authority.
Russ, the vCMA is just a servlet in a Tomcat server so you should be able to just configure Tomcat to use your certificate. Check out the documentation at http://tomcat.apache.org, that should get you started.
thanks
here is a article that has step by step instructions on how to replace the ssl
http://enterpriseadmins.org/blog/virtualization/vcenter-mobile-access-vcma-and-custom-ssl-certificates/
PCI Scan fails
Stephen says:TCP 443 https 4 Synopsis : The remote service supports the use of weak SSL ciphers. Description : The remote host supports the use of SSL ciphers that offer... Show more
Thanks for this info, Stephen. We'll review it with our security team and any fixes will make their way into the next version.
any updates on this PCI scan problem?
can we see console of OS
Rushi says:Hi THere,
Its really cool app, i did installed on IPAD2 and i was able to manage everyhting (start, stop, pause) but i cannot goto console of OS. Is there a place to see the console or the next version would take care of this feature.
Rushi.
Multiple vCMA Server
Justin says:With your future release would it be possible to manage more than one vCenter Server and more than one vCMA Appliance?
to allow Admins to manage more than one vCenter without any reconfigurations of the vCMA server.
Thanks
Justin
Multiple vCMA Server
Justin says:With your future release, would it be possible to manage more than one vCenter Server and more than one vCMA Appliance?
To allow Admins to manage more than one vCenter without any reconfigurations of the vCMA Server.
Your response would be appreciated.
Thanks, Justin
iPad App and vMotion
Bojan says:first of all, thank you for this great App. I really enjoy to use it on regular basis.
I have just encountered a "small" issue. When I'm doing a vMotion to an other ESXi Host, the App is not s... Show more
OVF Zip damaged
Stefan S. says:No matter what I try, after downloading the OVF zipfile, I get a message that the zipfile is corrupt or damaged.
Ok... Odd... Tried downloading the file in IE and it opened without an error. Must be an issue with downloading it using Chrome.
fault.RestrictedVersion.summar
TTSUNAMI says:Hi,
I followed the steps and i got everything running on ESXI and ipad, problem is when I try to power on a machine, I get error "fault.RestrictedVersion.summary". Im running 4.1 version of ESXI and 5.0.1 on Ipad2. Any help will do, thanks
Does anybody else have had this issue on ipad? if i connect to Vsphere cliente from Pc everything is as usual, only problem is when I try to power on a virtual machine from the Vcenter mobile access using ipad2, please give me a hand! thanks in advance
ESXI does not allow execute CLI's etc... having same problem... now searching for other solutions
Power on works fine for me.
GREAT TOOL !!
Gustavo says:Thanks
Keep improving it !!!
Can't login with my iPad
Randy Smith says:I have everything setup but when I try to login with the app on my iPad I get a login failure.I also can't seem to figure out how to change the username and password.
Are you using the credentials for the vCMA or vCenter in the iPad app? In the iPad app you need to specify the vCMA server in the settings and then specify the vCenter server and vCenter credentials on the sign in page.
Future Remote Console access?
Shawn D says:Is there plans to add more access to the VMs? Remote Console? The app is great to monitor my ESX host and VMs besides that.
Shawn
Nice tool
Freaky says:but a bit sad vSphere 5 says the tools are incompatible (this is different from outdated). Which probably means they are REALLY old...
Beautiful!
Casey says:ovf link points to the zip
Salim Karim says:Can someone please fix this.
The OVF link points to a zip containing an ovf file.
Why is there 2 links respectively; Download Zip / Download OVF?
The zip link points to an archive that can be placed right in your ESX Datasore, unzipped, and added to the inventory.
The ovf link points to a VM package which can be deployed through the 'Deploy OVF Template...' menu in the vSphere client.
Use the link for which ever deployment method you prefer. The resulting VM will be the same.
Support for vSphere 5?
Nathan Wheat says:Does this current version (1.2) support vSphere/vCenter 5.0? "Support" meaning, is it tested and compatible.
VMware Tools?
Ben Huntsman says:But, interesting problem. I deployed the appliance to ESX... Show more
User & Password
ramses says:Hello guys,
user: root
PW: vmware
lg
Cannot use http:///vim
Stefano says:I downloaded and deployed the OVF file 1.2.0.64 in my VSphere 4.1. If I try to connect to http:///vim with my pc browser I cannot reach the web page, while the management interface https... Show more
iOS - Phone/ipod version?
j says:Anybody know if there will be an iOS version that will just support your phone as well at some point? For the people who don't carry there iPad everywhere they go ?
Upgrading the Appliance?
Matt Baldwin says:Is there a way to upgrade the vAppliance or is it a complete replace for each version?
Agree, it would be nice to see there be a way to upgrade these via some script. vs. deleting/re-deploying the ovf again each time.
Great but
YL says:Great product I find it very usual monitoring performance of servers on the iPad. I know you can check the number of cpu's, ram etc for the ESX servers but is there any chance a future update could show this type of information for individual VM's.
YL
typo - useful monitoring performance of servers on the iPad I meant to say ;-)
Yes this feature would be awesome. I needed it last week actually while I was in a meeting.
This pg took forever to find!
Steve H says:Searching everywhere for this on the downloads page on VMware.com, nothing comes up.
Searching for VCMA in the "All Downloads" area results in "nothing found".
Can someone please make this excellent product easier to find?
Missing info
Abed says:OK got the account credentials.. sorry !!
I still can't connect to my vcenter after providing my vcenter server information prompt
I can individually connect to my ESXi servers but not the vcenter... something to do with web services? Is there some configuration I am missing?? Other than that, this is a great tool !!
Abed, what are you seeing when the VC connection fails, is there an error message? Can you confirm the versions of your ESX & VC's? Thanks.
Missing info?
Abed says:Don't know the credential to login to the appliance and don't see anything in the instruction on how to set the vcenter settings.. What am I missing here??
change port
Jeffery Mitchell says:anyone know how i can change port 80 to or the listining port?
Change default settings
Bob Kleiman says:I didn't see anything in the documentation on how to change the name or the root password once you have installed the appliance. I am also seeing a very limited feature set when I login using my iPad. All I see is reboot and put in Maintenance mode, I have no vmotion or anything else useful.
To change password you have to use remote console. Log into the applicance and run 'passwd'
As previously stated, login to the appliance with the root user, and issue the "passwd" command. The appliance uses DNS for its host name. Create an A/AAAA (optional) and an PTR record on your DNS server and restart the appliance.
Installation & iPad app
John McPherson says:1. Download OVF and extract
2. In vCenter - File>Deploy OVF Template
3. Browse to the directory of the OVF file
4. Follow deployment wizard
5. Once the VM powers up, point the iPad app to the IP address and login with domain\username & password (consider making the IP address static)
Works great !
Jean-Luc A. says:Nice tool to monitor your VM.
Works great! Thanks VMware!
Russ Malenchek says:Looks and works great on my ipad. Great job again guys.
Multiple vCenter Mobile Access
Ivo van Tulden says:Is it possible to connect / switch to multiple vCenter Mobile Access servers?
I use the tool at work but also at customers, because we are a ICT supplier.
Now I need to change the settings every time.
Compatiblity dell Poweredge
Zaadu says:Is this compatible with dell poweredge350
Cool, but....
Dean Colpitts says:Cool - but why VM Hardware Version 4? After upgrading from ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5.0, my VMware Tools Version shows as Unsupported...
dcc
Dean, are you seeing this in the web interface or in the iPad client?
The VM version for the appliance is displayed in vCenter.
problems with the Ipad App?
arvind says:I just cannot seem to use the iPad app.When i enter my vcma server ip and hit done in the settings page all i get is "A connection failure occured". I can seem to hit the page fine from my browser on the ipad. Anybody else seeing the same issue?
Arvind, can you confirm that you are running the latest version of vCMA (v1.1) and the iPad client (v1.1)? Are you able to login to the vCMA from your Safari on the iPad?
How can I check the version of the vCMA and iPad client? I'm able to via Safari, but not via ipad app.
The iPad app version is shown on the sign in page.
The vCMA version can be seen by logging in in your browser and going to the 'About' page.
vMCA security?
Andrew says:What are the security risks of using this? What security risks would be introduced if port 443 was open to the world?
Andrew, you should speak with a security consultant prior to making any component of your network available to the world.
Why not talk to a psychic instead, since they would have about the same level of knowledge of your code as a security consultant? In other words, don't ever use this on the Internet without a VPN because they didn't test with Fortify and other tools. I wonder if RHEV6 has this concern? Why doesn't it implement the same protocol as the Windows version so no server appliance is required?
OVF Missing again
JMLucien says:The OVF File seems to be missing again.
Thanks!
No its not.
I downloaded the zip file and it was missing the OVF
nevermind, you have to download both files.
At any rate, not matter what I do, this appliance WILL NOT WORK. This is the 3rd time I hav... Show more
Yup, weird fraternization. That's the big conspiracy. User error? *pearl clutch* Heavens, no!
VM Names
Travis says:Any way on the next update the font can be smaller for the VM Names. Most of the names when you click the ESX Hosts are shortened and cant differentiate them. Thanks
static route
Sven says:Hello, how can I add a static route to the vCMA?
thanks, Sven
ESX 3.5.0 is unsupported error
Anders Boussard says:Ops!
Guess all I have to do is to upgrade to free ESX 4.1..., sorry
Works great! & bug?
Don Williams says:Fantastic app! I'm using iPad v2, w/4.3.3. When the connection times out, you're stuck at a screen with only the "Settings" button available. I have to exit, go back and exit AGAIN to get back to the login screen.
Thanks again.
-don
Don, it should just take you back to the launch page so you can sign in again. Could you tell me exactly how to reproduce this? For example, were you on a specific page or doing a specific operation before it timed out? Thanks.
-Brian
Error confirmed...
Martin Emrich says:... I, too, get the error on my iPad 2: "fault.RestrictedVersion.summary" while trying to start a stopped VM...
VMWare ESXi free edition doesn't support control command, it only support query. You need any paid version to be able to control VM from the vCMA.
Ah, thanks for the clarification...
No longer works
Jim Walker says:This stopped working a month or two back.
Any word on when this app will be updated please?
Thanks,
Jim
Image of error:
http://tvcnet.net/images/tutorials/2011-07-19_1700.png
Excellent Tool
John says:It works awesome...
Raj says:testing it in our lab environment... will post detailed feedback soon
Limit of 999 VMs
David Lee says:There seems to be a display limit of '999' VMs if you're hooking up to a vCenter instance. Overall looks nice, but utility is still fairly limited. Would be awesome to have Datacenter views, and the associated aggregate performance metrics/graphs. Keep up the good work!
ipad client v.1.1
tom miller says:Thanks for your efforts, works great. Just upgraded to v1.1. Wondering why the IPAD client v1.1 does not have the same functionality as the browser client. Just vMotioned a VM using the web browser "safari" on my IPAD, but could not find the same vMotion function on the IPAD client?
Did I miss something?
cannot mount filesystem
Bernd says:Trying to import this vCMA applicance since 3 hours with my vCenter 4.1U1.
No matter if I use "Deploy OVF Template..." with the OVF download ore I try to import the zip version with VMware converter,
I always get the same error message during boot:
cannot mount filesystem: protocol error
HGFS is disabled in the host
This is really annoying!
Regards, bernd
Ignore this error message, vCMA should work.
This error message is only due to vmware tools already installed in the virtual appliance. HGFS only makes sense in a vmware workstation or vmware player host.
If you really want to get rid of this error message you can reinstall vmware tools to match your host you will need to install perl first)
Thanks for your fast help René!
Remote Access
Craig Wallace says:All this application rocks! This is great when i am inside the LAN on wifi but if i wanted to use this when say out of the office what ports would i need to open on my fire to allow this?
Thanks in advance
Craig, I would guess port 80/443 since the App is connecting to the vCMA virtual appliance.
iPad App "Login Failed"
Lee says:Hi,
I installed the OVF without issue and it has an IP address. I followed the setup videos on youtube but whenever I try to access vcenter from the app I get "Login Failed" even though I know I am using the correct password. Thoughts?
You need to make sure you are prefixing the username with your domain if you are using AD authentication
You may also need to specify the vCenter server using FQDN. ie. servername.localdomain.local rather than just servername.
Setting Timezone
Chris Nakagaki says:Related to version 1.1.0
The Set Timezone option still doesn't work. I'm having to log into the system and change it manually still. Otherwise everything seems to be working great so far.
Still broken in 1.2.0.64 b502517
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Tried installing the OVF tonight on two different hosts via vsphere essentials - thankfully in a lab - because the ovf installation process hung after 3% progress and took down both esxi hosts?!
Looks like my NFS settings were borked - my bad :) all good now.
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Question:
How can I increase the root file system in vCMA?
Thanx...
Anyone having trouble using this with the iPad app and ESXi 3.5? We don't have vCenter Server yet, so log in directly to the hosts. When I log into a 3.5 host through the iPad app, I get "0 Hosts 0 VMs" in the display, though it correctly indicates that it's running ESXi 3.5. However, if I log in directly via a web browser into the vCMA interface, everything works as expected...
Ok sounds good! I look forward to it!
The iPad app is really useful. Any chance we'll get the ability to connect to a console, or to add/edit resoureces in the new client? With just a few more features, I could easily see this being one of the most useful apps on my iPad...
Thanks again!!
I downloaded this and i recieved this error. "Device "Hard disk 1" has a backing type that is not supported. This is a general limitation of the host".
i basically can not see the hard drive of the VM. any suggestions?
thank you
Never mind. i was able to resolve this after a good night sleep and watching a movie to get my mind off of it.
Haven't had the good night's sleep yet nor the movie .... what is the solution for the backing type not supported -- invalid type 7 .vmdk as reported when the virtual appliance gets about 4... Show more
I downloaded the OVF for it to work.
I did all of this from my vcenter
click file
deploy ovf template
browsed to my download folder on my test machine
installed it from there.
I did the zip file download first and it did not work well for me
Let me know if you need anything more. see what i can do.
Sorry to hear that. We just tried the ZIP install and were able to reproduce the error. Please use the OVF deployment for now until we resolve the issue. Thanks.
One more work around is to use the vmkfstools with the "zeroedthick" option.
vmkfstools -i system.vmdk -d zeroedthick system-new.vmdk.
Please make sure to update the fileName entry, in the vmx, if you do change the name.
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This is a really nice app. I only have 1 small issue with it. I'm a Network Consultant and i travel to lots of VM sites it would be outstanding to have a way to have it configured for multible sites!!!! Please don't forget us consultants that do lots of different installs please.
Since the latest VMware security patch this script seems to have stopped working,
such that attempts to stop a VM generates the error:
fault.RestrictedVersion.summary
Anyone else seeing this?
When I try to log into via app, it says http bad request. I am not sure why this is happening because I can navigate just fine to through safari. If I go through the app, it asks about the certificate, I click ignore then it says "http/bad request 400"
Hi folks,
Any word on the Android App release or a link to that discussion as well?
Thanks,
Jim Walker
The Hack Repair Guy
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Just wanted to say thanks - awesome utility.
Tip: when specifying the name of your v-center server I found it only worked if I specified the FQDN (i.e. v-center.domain.local)
I'm always looking for ways to be lazy!
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Does installing the VMca on a single Vsphere allow a user (using the ipad app) to view the inventory of all Vspheres in linked mode with the vSphere server containing the VMCA?
I have installed successfully and able to change to a static IP but the login is failing. I am using ROOT and also my network administrator and both are failing. THe cred's are correct as I access VMware otherwise. Is there a default login I can use?
Thanks in advance.
Mary
Oh I am sorry - I just found the login - my apologies. :-|
NullPointerException: Operation Failed in iPad app when clicking on a VM
Is there a solution for this yet or is that in the next updated version?
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1. Under Settings -> vSphere Client just put the IP Address or hostname for the webserver, no https or port or /vim
2. Open the VSphere Client App and inp... Show more
great tip. exactly what i was looking for.
thankyou.
Can this be used with esxi 4.1??
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Both packages give an access denied message when trying to extract the vmdk file.
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Epic program guys... awesome iPad app too!! love your work.
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Hi. This looks great and I have installed fom the OVF successfully - and given a static IP, but I get an error during boot: Cannot Mount FileSystem - protocol error. I used the defualt on install, including thick provisioning. Any ideas?
I am getting the same issue. Any resolution?
I'm getting the same issue as well... any ideas?
Hey, does the appliance work? For example, if you entered https:///vim, do you get the ability to log in to manage your vSphere deployment? We will look into this issue and report back. Sorry for the inconvenience.
S
I also get this error. When I go to https://ipAddress:5480, I see user and password, but I don't know what to use here. Where am I supposed to enter the IP address of my vCenter ? If I try any credentials and hit enter, it says "Uncaught Exception:
com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptException: JavaScript TypeError exception: $doc.getBoxObjectFor is not a function"
also, when trying to deploy it initially, I have File --> Deploy OVF Template and not the File -->Virtual Appliance --> Import you have in your instructions
This works. I was going to the https://vim:5480 to enter my credentials instead of http://vim
Yep... When navigating to https://IPADDRESS:5480 and attempting to login, we get... "Uncaught Exception:
com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptException: JavaScript TypeError exception: $doc.getBoxObjectFor is not a function"
My first question would be... Why does this have anything to do with Google?
The iPad App seems to be working, though.
I got this error as well. Turns out to be a Firefox browser problem. When I tried to login with Google Chrome, it worked.
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Step 9 -> Connect to http://your-vcma-ip/vim
What is the default user/pass for the web access to configure it?
SORRY GOT IT
what was it ?
What is the default user/pass for the web access to configure it?
common guys... google or just read the readme's
Same here with BB Bold 9700. Hope a guess will come soon... Thanks!
Same here (BB Bold 9700). Seems it works fine when connecting directly to ESXi but filing when connecting to vCenter.
Did anyone tried it on new BB Torch with 6.0v OS? Planing to get one and wondering if this will solve the issue or not.
This is the BEST paper I have read ever...
So I suppose no solution or work arounds huh for anyone huh? Again I realise it is a fling but it has some good potential.
Not ideal but I have a workaround. On the Blackberry modify the browser configuration.
Show Image NO
Show Image Placeholders NO
Everything then seems to work OK using plain text. The pictures were nice but not having them appears to have also improved the speed.
Having the same issue with my Blackberry Bold 9700 running v5.0.0.862 OS. From the Home page, no matter what I select, I get the General Tools menu.
I have a blackberry Tour 9630 on VZW with BES. Everything i click on gives me tools.
Having a similar problem to pete using a Blackberry Bold. Works OK on a PC. But on Blackberry have search, migrate, hosts,SRM,Tasks,Alarms and events across the top clicking on any brings up Events.
Tools and options on the next row come up OK and the text links across the bottom work ok as well.
Argh - glad to hear it isnt just me. But not glad that there is no solution as other folks on the site communicated it worked well for them.
sigh - i hope there there is a fix or solution soon..
Not ideal but I have a workaround. On the Blackberry modify the browser configuration.
Show Image NO
Show Image Placeholders NO
Everything then seems to work OK using plain text. The pictures were nice but not having them appears to have also improved the speed.
Hi great app and idea however when clicking on hosts/clusters on my blackberry curve2 8530 from VZW it would bring up scheduled tasks. On my collegues black berry bold 9750 from AT&T when he clicks on hosts and clusters it would launch tools instead.
When I tried the web link from my pc all is fine.
What gives? any hints or tips to work around that. This is through the blackberry browser.
This application is very helpful.
I'm runnig it on my servers and everything works fine.
Now I can administrate my servers wherever I'm, I just have to access the URL from my phone....
Thanks Guys!
This is brilliant, with the new VPN support for iPhone4 this will make life a lot easier when not at desktop / laptop. THANKS!
Gr8 application. This gives more flexiblty to manage ur system. Excellent work...
...I can't get this to work, I can ping the VA, but the web does not work
Hi Todd,
if you enter the IP of the appliance in a browser, do you get an Apache Tomcat page? If so, just add /vim to your url, and it should work.
Good luck!
This is great. I was looking at getting Rove so I could manage my VM environment on my iphone. This is everything I need though, thanks!
Hi, I've followed the instructions, but just get the Apache Tomcat webpage when I enter the URL. I am able to get the HTTPS management page, from where I can reboot/shutdown etc.
Its my first time, so I might be making a small error, any ideas? Thanks!
Apologies, found the user guide and downloaded it (http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9741)
Going to check it out on my iPhone! Thanks!
This is a very great tool.
A few issues - the user options are not remembered when you log out with regards to the search page etc if you make them higher, they return to 5 per page.
Works well on some Blacberries, and not so well on others.
After installing it and trying to login from my iPhone it says "Web service not availible.
I tried it from my desktop and it works fine. Is this app supported through the web browser on the iPhone?
As per @srinivas "this works on any phone, including Android devices. We tested on Android, Symbian, iPhone, WinMo, BlackBerry, etc. Good luck."
Would you share how do you install it on Android?
The zip is missing the OFV file. Can you please post it? Thanks! This could be very cool.
OVF files are now posted.
Where? Not in the zip file.
What about https?
Https:// could be done, but those procedures are not listed in the documentation
check out a video of how this works over at http://www.punchingclouds.com/?p=476
I going to list how to get that to work over https there.
Well after getting it to work. Now it is just an website based on VMware Studio with a name of "Virtual Appliance Management Infrastructure". But there is nowhere to add the VC and username password.
Am I missing something?
same here.. no wizard to configure vcenter server and no tomcat page
same, any answers?
Yes same here. Can browse to URL fine but no option to enter vcentre IP and no combination of username or password will work? stay geting unable to authenticate
It is not an OVf, it was created in workstation.
You will have to use converter to get it to work in ESX/ESXi.
I'm looking at the directions and I am not finding the OVF file they are referring to. Is anyone else seeing the same thing? What I am downloading appears to work in Workstation but so far not ESXi. Just wondering if others are seeing the same as I.
It appears to be a web page so as long as your mobile phone has a browser you should be able to use it.
Hi,
Any chance to see this app on the Android platform ?
Hey @demz, this works on any phone, including Android devices. We tested on Android, Symbian, iPhone, WinMo, BlackBerry, etc. Good luck.
S
I've been running it for a while and the phone doesn't matter so much as the ability of your phone to run a regular web browser. The vCMA is just an appliance running a webserver where every page is limited to like 200x400 size to make it easy to browse on a tiny screen. Your phone then connects to the website running on the vCMA appliance.
HTH.
Mike