VVOLs in the HomeLab with the vVNX
Got VVOLs up and running in the home lab using the VVols Technical Preview for vVNX
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vHersey – VCDX Two to the Seventh Power (#128)
Hyperconverged, Virtualization, VMware, Citrix, Datacenter Administration, and more…
VMworld vBrownBag Tech Talk: Managing ESXi SSH Service with PowerCLI
The talk was on using PowerCLI to manage SSH. Specifically about using PowerCLI to report on the status of the SSH Service on ESXi host (is it running, what is the policy set for), updating the policy (Start and Stop with Host, Manual, Automatic), stopping and starting the SSH on ESXi hosts, and configuring the firewall for the SSH service to limit access to the service.
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vBrownBag Tech Talks at VMworld 2015
The vBrownBag Tech Talks schedule for VMworld 2015 was released a couple weeks ago. I hope you can make my two talks Using PowerCLI to manage SSH on ESXi on Monday at 5:00 PM and Managing vCenter Roles and Permissions with PowerCLI on Tuesday at 5:00 PM.
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Change IP Address on Windows 2012 VMs with PowerCLI
Just a quick script I put together to change the IP Address of Windows 2012 (including R2) virtual machines using PowerCLI.
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Raspberry Pi Telescope Control
I have a Raspberry Pi which I received as a vExpert gift from SimpliVity a couple years ago. Over the 4th of July weekend I started tinkering with it to use it to interface with Stellarium in order to remotely control my telescope.
Read MorevCenter 5.5 Tasks to Excel
I had an inquiry about ways to get information about vCenter tasks other than just through the vSphere Client. Specifically to make it easier to filter through the tasks to determine who did what, or even how many times a specific task (such as cloning a VM) was done.
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PowerCLI: Create vCenter Role and Assign User Permissions
With out going too deep, part of a SimpliVity deployment is preparing the VMware environment. Preparing the VMware environment includes creating a Role including the necessary Privileges and setting up the required permissions in vCenter for a SimpliVity user. This is easy enough, but I created a PowerCLI script which creates a Role, applies the required Privileges to the Role, and applies the Role to a user as a permission in vCenter.
Read MoreA New Adventure…
A few weeks ago I accepted a new position and today is my last day with ABS Technology. On Monday I start work as a Solutions Architect for SimpliVity.
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vCenter Settings and Alarm Configurations with PowerCLI
A quick PowerCLI script I put together to set a few of the General vCenter Configuration Settings such as the SMTP Server and port, the from email for messages generated by vCenter alarms, and setting the database retention policies for tasks and events. The script also configures the email actions on a set of pre-defined alarms.
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PowerCLI to change the Discovered virtual machine folder name
Are you bothered by the name of the default “Discovered virtual machine” folder in VMs and Templates? If there is more than one VM in the Folder shouldn’t it be “Discovered virtual machines”? But… what if there is only one VM in the folder then “Discovered virtual machines” would be wrong, crap.
Read MoreVCP6-DCV Delta Study – Section 4 – Objective 4.2
This post covers Section 4, Upgrade a vSphere Deployment, Objective 4.2, Perform vCenter Server Upgrades of the VCP6 Delta Beta Exam.
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