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Tag: powercli

Upgrade VMware Tools to Latest Version
VMware

Upgrade VMware Tools to Latest Version

Installing VMware Tools on running virtual machines in a VMware vSphere environment is best practice and a great way to make sure the running virtual machines perform at their best.…

by Brandon LeeDecember 4, 2017October 27, 2023
Check for Orphaned Veeam Temporary Snapshots
Backup Software

Check for Orphaned Veeam Temporary Snapshots

For those using Veeam Backup & Replication in a vSphere environment perhaps backing up hundreds of virtual machines one of the important housekeeping items you may want to keep a…

by Brandon LeeNovember 29, 2017January 11, 2021
Update VMware ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 with PowerCLI
vSphere 6.5

Update VMware ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 with PowerCLI

There are a number of different ways to get your VMware ESXi 6.0 hosts upgraded to ESXi 6.5. We have covered some of them in previous articles. However, let’s take…

by Brandon LeeAugust 22, 2017January 11, 2021
PowerShell Compare VM inventory with Veeam Backup Jobs
Backup Software

PowerShell Compare VM inventory with Veeam Backup Jobs

If you run Veeam Backup & Replication in your environment and you have many VMs in your VMware vSphere inventory and you want to audit to make sure you have…

by Brandon LeeJuly 12, 2017January 11, 2021
Install VMware Pester PowerCLI Configuration Management
VMware PowerCLI

Install VMware Pester PowerCLI Configuration Management

PowerShell can do so many cool things for us not just from an automation standpoint but also from a configuration management standpoint.  I wanted to help give some visibility to…

by Brandon LeeJune 5, 2017February 12, 2024
VMware PowerCLI 6.5.1 New Way to Install
VMware PowerCLI

VMware PowerCLI 6.5.1 New Way to Install

If you haven’t updated your VMware PowerCLI installation in a while, you will be interested to know there is a new way to install VMware PowerCLI.  With the release of…

by Brandon LeeMay 25, 2017February 12, 2024
Configure VMware vSphere Cluster with Web Client or PowerCLI
VMware PowerCLI

Configure VMware vSphere Cluster with Web Client or PowerCLI

As powerful as VMware ESXi is out of the box in a standalone single server format, we really don’t get all the benefits of running a hypervisor in a single…

by Brandon LeeMay 19, 2017January 11, 2021
VMware PowerCLI Add Harddisk and Attach to Paravirtual Controller
VMware PowerCLI

VMware PowerCLI Add Harddisk and Attach to Paravirtual Controller

There are certainly performance benefits to using the VMware ParaVirtual controller, especially in extreme load conditions.  According to VMware’s own documentation, the PVSCSI controller provides 8% better throughput at 10%…

by Brandon LeeMarch 7, 2017January 11, 2021
VMware PowerCLI quickly add multiple VM vmnics
VMware PowerCLI

VMware PowerCLI quickly add multiple VM vmnics

PowerCLI is a powerful tool that can be utilized to quickly perform tasks in a VMware environment.  One of the overly painful tasks that you encounter when configuring or reconfiguring…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 16, 2017January 11, 2021
VMware PowerCLI Instant Clone Lab
VMware

VMware PowerCLI Instant Clone Lab

Most of you have probably already heard quite some time ago about VMware project Fargo which has now matured into VMware Instant Fork technology that allows rapid deployment via rapid…

by Brandon LeeOctober 17, 2016January 11, 2021

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