What’s new in vSphere 4.1.

The downloads can be found at:

vCenter 4.1

ESX 4.1 – Release Notes

ESXi 4.1 – Release Notes

Site Recovery Manager 4.1 – Release Notes

vSphere PowerCLI 4.1

vSphere CLI 4.1

vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) 4.1

VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.3 – Release Notes

Both vCenter 4.1 and SRM 4.1 are now only installable on 64-bit host platforms.

So I created PowerCLI Language definition file for syntax highlighting. It contains the cmdlets available in vSphere PowerCLI 4 Update 1 and vCenter Update Manager PowerCLI 4 Update 1.

<NotepadPlus>
    <UserLang name="PowerCLI" ext="ps1">
        <Settings>
            <Global caseIgnored="yes" />
            <TreatAsSymbol comment="no" commentLine="no" />
            <Prefix words1="yes" words2="yes" words3="no" words4="no" />
        </Settings>
        <KeywordLists>
            <Keywords name="Delimiters">000000</Keywords>
            <Keywords name="Folder+"></Keywords>
            <Keywords name="Folder-"></Keywords>
            <Keywords name="Operators"></Keywords>
            <Keywords name="Comment"></Keywords>
            <Keywords name="Words1">Add-PassthroughDevice Add-VMHost Add-VmHostNtpServer Apply-DrsRecommendation Apply-VMHostProfile Connect-VIServer Copy-DatastoreItem Copy-HardDisk Copy-VMGuestFile Disconnect-VIServer Dismount-Tools Export-VApp Export-VMHostProfile Get-Annotation Get-CDDrive Get-Cluster Get-CustomAttribute Get-Datacenter Get-Datastore Get-DrsRecommendation Get-DrsRule Get-FloppyDrive Get-Folder Get-HardDisk Get-Inventory Get-IScsiHbaTarget Get-Log Get-LogType Get-NetworkAdapter Get-NicTeamingPolicy Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping Get-OSCustomizationSpec Get-PassthroughDevice Get-PowerCLIConfiguration Get-PowerCLIVersion Get-ResourcePool Get-ScsiLun Get-ScsiLunPath Get-Snapshot Get-Stat Get-StatInterval Get-StatType Get-Task Get-Template Get-UsbDevice Get-VApp Get-VICredentialStoreItem Get-VIEvent Get-View Get-VIObjectByVIView Get-VIPermission Get-VIPrivilege Get-VIRole Get-VirtualPortGroup Get-VirtualSwitch Get-VM Get-VMGuest Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface Get-VMGuestRoute Get-VMHost Get-VMHostAccount Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration Get-VMHostAvailableTimeZone Get-VMHostDiagnosticPartition Get-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy Get-VMHostFirewallException Get-VMHostFirmware Get-VMHostHba Get-VMHostModule Get-VMHostNetwork Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter Get-VMHostNtpServer Get-VMHostProfile Get-VMHostService Get-VMHostSnmp Get-VMHostStartPolicy Get-VMHostStorage Get-VMHostSysLogServer Get-VMQuestion Get-VMResourceConfiguration Get-VMStartPolicy Import-VApp Import-VMHostProfile Install-VMHostPatch Invoke-VMScript Mount-Tools Move-Cluster Move-Datacenter Move-Folder Move-Inventory Move-ResourcePool Move-Template Move-VM Move-VMHostNew-CDDrive New-ClusterNew-CustomAttribute New-CustomField New-Datacenter New-Datastore New-DrsRule New-FloppyDrive New-Folder New-HardDisk New-IScsiHbaTarget New-NetworkAdapter New-OSCustomizationNicMapping New-OSCustomizationSpec New-ResourcePool New-Snapshot New-StatInterval New-Template New-VApp New-VICredentialStoreItem New-VIPermission New-VIRole New-VirtualPortGroup New-VirtualSwitch New-VM New-VMGuestRoute New-VMHostAccount New-VMHostNetworkAdapter New-VMHostProfile Remove-CDDrive Remove-Cluster Remove-CustomAttribute Remove-CustomField Remove-Datacenter Remove-Datastore Remove-DrsRule Remove-FloppyDrive Remove-Folder Remove-HardDisk Remove-Inventory Remove-IScsiHbaTarget Remove-NetworkAdapter Remove-OSCustomizationNicMap... Remove-OSCustomizationSpec Remove-PassthroughDevice Remove-ResourcePool Remove-Snapshot Remove-StatInterval Remove-Template Remove-UsbDevice Remove-VApp Remove-VICredentialStoreItem Remove-VIPermission Remove-VIRole Remove-VirtualPortGroup Remove-VirtualSwitch Remove-VM Remove-VMGuestRoute Remove-VMHost Remove-VMHostAccount Remove-VMHostNetworkAdapter Remove-VMHostNtpServer Remove-VMHostProfile Restart-VM Restart-VMGuest Restart-VMHost Restart-VMHostService Set-Annotation Set-CDDrive Set-Cluster Set-CustomAttribute Set-CustomField Set-Datacenter Set-Datastore Set-DrsRule Set-FloppyDrive Set-Folder Set-HardDisk Set-IScsiHbaTarget Set-NetworkAdapter Set-NicTeamingPolicy Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping Set-OSCustomizationSpec Set-PowerCLIConfiguration Set-ResourcePool Set-ScsiLun Set-ScsiLunPath Set-Snapshot Set-StatInterval Set-Template Set-VApp Set-VIPermission Set-VIRole Set-VirtualPortGroup Set-VirtualSwitch Set-VM Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface Set-VMGuestRoute Set-VMHost Set-VMHostAccount Set-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration Set-VMHostDiagnosticPartition Set-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy Set-VMHostFirewallException Set-VMHostFirmware Set-VMHostHba Set-VMHostModule Set-VMHostNetwork Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter Set-VMHostProfile Set-VMHostService Set-VMHostSnmp Set-VMHostStartPolicy Set-VMHostStorage Set-VMHostSysLogServer Set-VMQuestion Set-VMResourceConfiguration Set-VMStartPolicy Shutdown-VMGuest Start-VApp Start-VM Start-VMHost Start-VMHostService Stop-Task Stop-VApp Stop-VM Stop-VMHost Stop-VMHostService Suspend-VM Suspend-VMGuest Suspend-VMHost Test-VMHostProfileCompliance Test-VMHostSnmp Update-Tools Wait-Task Attach-Baseline Detach-Baseline Download-Patch Get-Baseline Get-Compliance Get-Patch Get-PatchBaseline New-PatchBaseline Remediate-Inventory Remove-Baseline Scan-Inventory Set-PatchBaseline Stage-Patch</Keywords>
            <Keywords name="Words2">Answer-VMQuestion Get-ESX Get-PowerCLIDocumentation Get-VC Get-VIServer Get-VIToolkitConfiguration Get-VIToolkitVersion Set-VIToolkitConfiguration</Keywords>
            <Keywords name="Words3"></Keywords>
            <Keywords name="Words4"></Keywords>
        </KeywordLists>
        <Styles>
            <WordsStyle name="DEFAULT" styleID="11" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="FOLDEROPEN" styleID="12" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="FOLDERCLOSE" styleID="13" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="KEYWORD1" styleID="5" fgColor="0000FF" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="1" />
            <WordsStyle name="KEYWORD2" styleID="6" fgColor="8080FF" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="KEYWORD3" styleID="7" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="KEYWORD4" styleID="8" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="COMMENT" styleID="1" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="COMMENT LINE" styleID="2" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="NUMBER" styleID="4" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="OPERATOR" styleID="10" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="DELIMINER1" styleID="14" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="DELIMINER2" styleID="15" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
            <WordsStyle name="DELIMINER3" styleID="16" fgColor="000000" bgColor="FFFFFF" fontName="" fontStyle="0" />
        </Styles>
    </UserLang>
</NotepadPlus>

To add PowerCLI as a user-defined language %APPDATA%\Notepad++\userDefineLang.xml and add the above configuration to this file.

Secondly I created a PowerCLI auto-completion file which contains the same PowerCLI cmdlets. This configuration needs to be added to C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\PowerCLI.xml. The name of the auto-completion file needs to be the same as defined in the user-defined language definition file.

<NotepadPlus>
	<AutoComplete>
		<KeyWord name="Add-PassthroughDevice"/>
		<KeyWord name="Add-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="Add-VmHostNtpServer"/>
		<KeyWord name="Answer-VMQuestion"/>
		<KeyWord name="Apply-DrsRecommendation"/>
		<KeyWord name="Apply-VMHostProfile"/>
		<KeyWord name="Attach-Baseline"/>
		<KeyWord name="Connect-VIServer"/>
		<KeyWord name="Copy-DatastoreItem"/>
		<KeyWord name="Copy-HardDisk"/>
		<KeyWord name="Copy-VMGuestFile"/>
		<KeyWord name="Detach-Baseline"/>
		<KeyWord name="Disconnect-VIServer"/>
		<KeyWord name="Dismount-Tools"/>
		<KeyWord name="Download-Patch"/>
		<KeyWord name="Export-VApp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Export-VMHostProfile"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Annotation"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Baseline"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-CDDrive"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Cluster"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Compliance"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-CustomAttribute"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Datacenter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Datastore"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-DrsRecommendation"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-DrsRule"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-ESX"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-FloppyDrive"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Folder"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-HardDisk"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-IScsiHbaTarget"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Inventory"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Log"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-LogType"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-NetworkAdapter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-NicTeamingPolicy"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-OSCustomizationSpec"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-PassthroughDevice"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Patch"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-PatchBaseline"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-PowerCLIConfiguration"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-PowerCLIDocumentation"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-PowerCLIVersion"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-ResourcePool"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-ScsiLun"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-ScsiLunPath"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Snapshot"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Stat"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-StatInterval"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-StatType"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Task"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-Template"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-UsbDevice"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VApp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VC"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VICredentialStoreItem"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VIEvent"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VIObjectByVIView"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VIPermission"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VIPrivilege"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VIRole"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VIServer"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VIToolkitConfiguration"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VIToolkitVersion"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMGuest"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMGuestRoute"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostAccount"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostAvailableTimeZone"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostDiagnosticPartition"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostFirewallException"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostFirmware"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostHba"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostModule"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostNetwork"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostNtpServer"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostProfile"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostService"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostSnmp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostStartPolicy"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostStorage"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMHostSysLogServer"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMQuestion"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMResourceConfiguration"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VMStartPolicy"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-View"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VirtualPortGroup"/>
		<KeyWord name="Get-VirtualSwitch"/>
		<KeyWord name="Import-VApp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Import-VMHostProfile"/>
		<KeyWord name="Install-VMHostPatch"/>
		<KeyWord name="Invoke-VMScript"/>
		<KeyWord name="Mount-Tools"/>
		<KeyWord name="Move-Cluster"/>
		<KeyWord name="Move-Datacenter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Move-Folder"/>
		<KeyWord name="Move-Inventory"/>
		<KeyWord name="Move-ResourcePool"/>
		<KeyWord name="Move-Template"/>
		<KeyWord name="Move-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="Move-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-CDDrive"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-Cluster"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-CustomAttribute"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-CustomField"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-Datacenter"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-Datastore"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-DrsRule"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-FloppyDrive"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-Folder"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-HardDisk"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-IScsiHbaTarget"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-NetworkAdapter"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-OSCustomizationNicMapping"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-OSCustomizationSpec"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-PatchBaseline"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-ResourcePool"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-Snapshot"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-StatInterval"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-Template"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VApp"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VICredentialStoreItem"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VIPermission"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VIRole"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VMGuestRoute"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VMHostAccount"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VMHostNetworkAdapter"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VMHostProfile"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VirtualPortGroup"/>
		<KeyWord name="New-VirtualSwitch"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remediate-Inventory"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-Baseline"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-CDDrive"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-Cluster"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-CustomAttribute"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-CustomField"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-Datacenter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-Datastore"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-DrsRule"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-FloppyDrive"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-Folder"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-HardDisk"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-IScsiHbaTarget"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-Inventory"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-NetworkAdapter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-OSCustomizationNicMap..."/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-OSCustomizationSpec"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-PassthroughDevice"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-ResourcePool"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-Snapshot"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-StatInterval"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-Template"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-UsbDevice"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VApp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VICredentialStoreItem"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VIPermission"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VIRole"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VMGuestRoute"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VMHostAccount"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VMHostNetworkAdapter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VMHostNtpServer"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VMHostProfile"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VirtualPortGroup"/>
		<KeyWord name="Remove-VirtualSwitch"/>
		<KeyWord name="Restart-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="Restart-VMGuest"/>
		<KeyWord name="Restart-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="Restart-VMHostService"/>
		<KeyWord name="Scan-Inventory"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-Annotation"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-CDDrive"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-Cluster"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-CustomAttribute"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-CustomField"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-Datacenter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-Datastore"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-DrsRule"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-FloppyDrive"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-Folder"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-HardDisk"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-IScsiHbaTarget"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-NetworkAdapter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-NicTeamingPolicy"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-OSCustomizationSpec"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-PatchBaseline"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-PowerCLIConfiguration"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-ResourcePool"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-ScsiLun"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-ScsiLunPath"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-Snapshot"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-StatInterval"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-Template"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VApp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VIPermission"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VIRole"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMGuestRoute"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostAccount"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostDiagnosticPartition"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostFirewallException"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostFirmware"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostHba"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostModule"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostNetwork"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostProfile"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostService"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostSnmp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostStartPolicy"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostStorage"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMHostSysLogServer"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMQuestion"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMResourceConfiguration"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VMStartPolicy"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VirtualPortGroup"/>
		<KeyWord name="Set-VirtualSwitch"/>
		<KeyWord name="Shutdown-VMGuest"/>
		<KeyWord name="Stage-Patch"/>
		<KeyWord name="Start-VApp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Start-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="Start-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="Start-VMHostService"/>
		<KeyWord name="Stop-Task"/>
		<KeyWord name="Stop-VApp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Stop-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="Stop-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="Stop-VMHostService"/>
		<KeyWord name="Suspend-VM"/>
		<KeyWord name="Suspend-VMGuest"/>
		<KeyWord name="Suspend-VMHost"/>
		<KeyWord name="Test-VMHostProfileCompliance"/>
		<KeyWord name="Test-VMHostSnmp"/>
		<KeyWord name="Update-Tools"/>
		<KeyWord name="Wait-Task "/>
	</AutoComplete>
</NotepadPlus>

$vCenter = Connect-VIServer -server(Read-Host "Please enter the name of your vCenter Server.")
$Cluster = Get-Cluster -Name (Read-Host "Please enter the name of the cluster whose servers need to be reconfigured.")
$vSwitch = Read-Host "Please enter the name of the vSwitch on which the portgroups need to be created."
$PGfile = import-csv -Path (Read-Host "Please enter the path to the csv file with the new portgroups to be added to the vSwitch")

$Cluster | Get-VMhost | `
Foreach{
$vSwitch = Get-VirtualSwitch -Name $vSwitch -Vmhost $_
$PGfile | `
Foreach {
$vpg = New-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $vSwitch -Name $_.PortGroupName
Set-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualPortGroup $vpg -VLanId $_.Vlanid
}
}

Disconnect-VIserver -Server $vCenter -Confirm:$False

The script asks for

• vCenter IP or FQDN
• Cluster Name
• vSwitch name
• Path to the csv file

The csv file contains the portgroup names and vlanid’s.

PortGroupName,Vlanid
VLAN900,900
VLAN901,901
VLAN902,902

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• VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Enterprise Admin
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Design

In order to become VCAP you need to be VCP 4 and then take an additional exam. The Enterprise Admin 4 exam for VCAP – Enterprise Admin and the Design 4 exam for the VCAP – Design certification.

More detailed information can be found on Scott Vessey’s Blog.

There are 3 VMware KBs related to this type of error:

• KB1009872
• KB1010172
• KB1013877

Unfortunately none of these solved my problem.

In virtual center U1 the configuration of the performance charts database has changed location. It’s now located in C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\tomcat\conf\Catalina\localhost\statsreport.xml.

VMware updated the KB article (KB1013877) in the mean time to reflect the changes in Update 1.

I ended up with only executing one line of code to add the group to all the printers.

Get-printer printserver | add-printerpermission -user “domain\groupname” -AceType Allow -accessmask ManagePrinters

The script can be found here, I’m posting the google translation link as my Russian isn’t that good;-)

It’s definitely worth the read.

We saw this issue on all our Terminal servers once they were joined to the domain. We finally nailed down the cause of these problems to be an group policy who configures the language settings.

Apparently this GPO changed also the language settings for the local system account. Which caused these services not to start anymore.

Pieter Wigleven posted already about a similar problem he had with Hyper-V and how he fixed it.

Update: Microsoft released a hotfix for this problem: KB951430.

import-csv ‘SecurityGroups.csv’ | foreach {
New-QADGroup -Parent $_.ParentContainer -Name $_.Name -sAM $_.Name -GroupScope $_.GroupScope -GroupType $_.GroupType
}

This script imports a .csv file to create the security groups. The .csv file contains the OU distinguished name, the group Name, the group type (security or distribution) and finally the scope (Domain Local, Global or Universal).

It looks like this:

Parentcontainer,Name,Grouptype,GroupScope
“OU=Sharepoint,DC=domain,DC=local”,SecurityGroup01,Security,DomainLocal