PowerCLI vMotion Enable Easy Switcher Script
Have you found yourself in the position of needing to change which vmkernel ports vMotion is enabled on? Maybe you have to storage vMotion a VM to a different cluster…
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Automate Home Lab Server Updates with GitLab CI CD
I recently wrote a blog post about replacing traditional Windows scheduled tasks with a CI/CD pipeline and the automation it provides. There are so many advantages to running something like…
VMSA-2022-0001 CD-ROM vulnerability patch workaround and Locked CD-ROM error
Well, closely on the heels of the Log4j vulnerability, we have started 2022 with a new VMSA-2022-0001 released from VMware. The new vulnerability affects a wide range of products, including…
Find Guest OS Type ID using PowerCLI
Have you needed to find the Guest OS type IDs that are used in Terraform or other automation in provisioning VMware vSphere virtual machines? There is a really easy way…
Check VMware Host Uptime in 3 Ways
It is often handy to know how long your VMware ESXi host has been running, either for troubleshooting purposes, to diagnose stability issues, or to maintain a record of maintenance…
Manage Your vSphere Environment Using PowerShell
Automation is the “king of the road” when it comes to managing today’s fast-paced infrastructure. VMware vSphere is an environment that greatly benefits from automation and allows organizations to lower…
PowerCLI Mass Clone and Rename VMware VMs from One vCenter Folder to Another
Automation is king of IT operations today. It is extremely cool and rather fun to be able to hack out a few lines of PowerShell or PowerCLI code in the…
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 11.0 Released with New Features and Updating
Automation in the VMware vSphere environment is certainly one of the most exciting aspects of VMware vSphere administration and is required to operate environments at scale. Those that are interested…
Automate VMware vSphere Documentation with PowerShell and PowerCLI
Let’s face it, documentation is something that none of us get too excited about. We all know it is a necessary evil, and you are glad when you have it,…
VMware HTML5 Web Client Fling PowerCLI Code Capture
Recently, I had seen a seen a blog post on the VMware PowerCLI blog about a new feature found in the latest release of the VMware HTML5 Web Client Fling…