What we do is we just go to Vcenter and do it manually to take snap shot of the VM before we patch it.
But VMware(Vcenter) has command line to do multiple VMs with PowerCLI https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=PCLI650R1&productId=614 Francis -----Original Message----- From: spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com [mailto:spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Robert Paschedag Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 8:42 AM To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com; Casey Gadd; spacewalk-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] vmware snapshots Am 28. November 2018 17:07:47 MEZ schrieb Casey Gadd <cas...@okpud.org>: >Francis, how are you doing it? > We are patching our servers with a script, that uses the spacewalk API, to schedule the errata installation on the clients. You could just extend such a script to connect to your vcenter and snapshot the VM, before you actually run the errata installation. Robert >-- >Casey H Gadd, M.S. >Information Systems Technician >Office: (509) 422-8495 >Cell: (509) 560-0668 > >Okanogan County Public Utility District No. 1 >1331 Second Ave. N. >Okanogan, WA 98840 > >From: spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com ><spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com> On Behalf Of Yakin, Francis >Sent: Monday, November 26, 2018 11:16 AM >To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com >Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] vmware snapshots > >Yes, you can. That what I am using now instead of create a snapshot >from spacewalk. > >Francis > >From: >spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com<mailto:spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com> >[mailto:spacewalk-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Casey Gadd >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 9:26 AM >To: spacewalk-list@redhat.com<mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com> >Subject: [Spacewalk-list] vmware snapshots > >Is there any way to create snapshots before the patch process? We are >using VMware. > >-- >Casey H Gadd, M.S. >Information Systems Technician >Office: (509) 422-8495 >Cell: (509) 560-0668 > >Okanogan County Public Utility District No. 1 >1331 Second Ave. N. >Okanogan, WA 98840 -- sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list Spacewalk-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list Spacewalk-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list
