Documentation
What is vMA?
- Here is a video explaining vMA on VMware KBTV
Visit the vMA Home Page:
vMA Forum:
You will find latest Downloads, Reference Documentation and Community Discussions and links to resources.
Downloads
- vMA 4.x Download - Supports ESX(i) 3.5u2/4.x and vCenter 2.5/4.x
- VIMA 1.0 Download - Supports ESX(i) 3.5u2+
Tutorials
Setting up vMA video by David Davis
Setting up vMA to be a syslog server by Simon Long
vi-fastpass
- vMA 4.1 - Authentication Policy (fpauth vs adauth)
- How to configure and use vMA's vi-fastpass with fpauth and adauth on vSphere 4.1
- How to automate & cron vi-fastpass scripts on vMA 4.1
Upgrade vMA:
How to clone vMA:
Backup & Restore vMA + vi-fastpass DB:
Scripts and Tools
vGhetto Script Repository:
New tools and scripts to add/manage ESX(i) and vCenter targets on vMA 4.x:
vMA Compatible Agent/Scripts(Third Party) Community List:
Health check reports on your VMware environment:
- VMware vSphere Health Check Report - vMA 4.x
- VMware Health Check Report - VIMA 1.0
Taking screenshots of your VM using vMA 4.x:
Host and VM shutdown with UPS integration using vMA:
Backup VMs using vMA:
Utilize vi-fastpass On vMA to run Perl script without clear text password:
Tweaks
Hot add memory to vMA or other supported Linux guestOSes using vSphere ESX(i) 4.x:
How to increase/resize vMA Disks:
Offline patching of vMA 4.x:
How to install VMware VDDK on vMA:
Reconfigure networking on vMA:
vMA & Active Directory:
Removing stale targets from vMA:
Enable root account:
Edit /etc/passwd using vi
sudo vi /etc/passwd
Change
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/sbin/nologin
to
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
When is this going to be updated to 5.0?
I guess after 10 years 😛
When is this going to be updated to 5.5?