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Multithreading PowerCLI
In this post I am going to demonstrate how you would go about multi-threading the execution of a PowerCLI commands. As usual I want to make sure that I properly set the stage and describe my use case...
View ArticleDeploying a vApp in vCD from a catalog using PowerCLI – Part Two (the lab use...
My most recent project has been a pretty fun one. As you might have been able tell so far it has to do with automating VMware vCloud Director. I have been focusing pretty heavily on some of the more...
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Managing Metadata in vCD with PowerCLI
I came across a post from William Lam today based on working with Metadata for VMware vCloud Director objects referenced here. This lit a bit of a spark which got me thinking about how mature the...
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What Changed? vCloud Director Integrity Scripts Unleashed
A really important thing in operating VMware vCloud Director is change management and being able to verify the integrity of configuration among your vApps. This seems to be somewhat fresh terrain for...
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Powershell, Meet VMware’s vPostgres
First things, first. I mention vPostgres (VMware’s Postgres), but in reality what I am going to demonstrate here is capable via any version of Postgres. Also, there are older methods that have been...
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A PowerCLI vSphere OVF/OVA Import with Advanced Options
There are plenty of scripts and standard modules out there for deploying OVF’s into a vSphere environment but so far I haven’t ran into one that fits the bill completely. For PowerCLI, the capability...
View ArticleUsing VM Tools to Reinstall VM Tools in a Linux Guest
Quick post! This is a short goodie that might be useful to those that are looking to reinstall the guest tools via VM Tools. There are definitely other ways to do this, but probably a cool one liner...
View ArticlePowershell module for EMC Protection REST API
102 Powershell cmdlets here! Exciting stuff, what is being discussed here is hugely powerful in the world of Data Protection! Is Powershell the best choice to implement this new API? Maybe not, but it...
View ArticlePowerCLI module for VMware vSphere Protection
We’ve covered some basic use cases prior with an overview of using the REST API and some more functional examples of general file system agents. We can now take the next step and show how basic VMware...
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