vSphere 6.0 Links
vSphere 6.0 has been released for a while now. VMware are currently running a webcast series on a number of topics including: Changes to vCenter Changes to the Web Client […]
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Get-View Regular Key Value Information
Some useful values from PowerCLI Get-View of VMware Virtual Infrastructure for use in scripts. I have also included some example data and notes. I have found that when writing scripts […]
Configure ESX Power Management with PowerCLI
View current Power Management Policy Key ShortName GUI Equivilent 1 static High Performance 2 dynamic Balanced 3 low Low power 4 custom Custom Environmental Information: ESX 5.5
ESX and SNMP
Clear all existing SNMP Trap Targets Set SNMP trap target(s) Note: There is a maximum of three (3) trap targets allowed. See link below Configure SNMP Targets Display the current […]
vmhost Advanced Settings are case sensitive
Configuring some ESX hosts with PowerCLI and was setting syslog to my loginsight server. I kept getting errors advising that the Syslog.Global.LogHost option does not exist. I know this option […]
Run PowerShell Script with Parameters from Command line
powershell.exe -File myscript.ps1 param1 param2 -File Runs the specified script in the local scope (“dot-sourced”), so that the functions and variables that the script creates are available in the current […]
Cannot load Windows PowerShell snap-in VMware.xxx
So I upgraded to WMF 4.0 to get access to new DSC cmdlets. This seems to have broken the PowerCLI snapins. I usually add the snapins manually or via my […]
Error Manually Updating Powershell Help
Was manually updating the Powershell help on a development server (without direct internet access) and received the following: The Solution: Run Powershell as Administrator when attempting to update Powershell help […]
How to unhide a folder when Hidden option is greyed out.
Having this issue where folder I create sometimes become hidden folders and others going hidden AND made into system folders. Using cmd.exe and the attrib command does not appear to […]
VMware PowerCLI Silent Install
How do you do a silent installation of PowerCLI and the VUM snapin? VMware-PowerCLI-5.5.0-1671586.exe /s /qn /w /V”/qr /L*v PowerCLI.log ADDLOCAL=”vCloud”” VMware-UpdateManager-Pscli-5.5.0-1302474.exe /s /qn /w /V”/qr /L*v PowerCLI-VUM.log” Note: ensure […]