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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why is it that I cannot seem to see the groups a user is a member of when I use the Get-ADUser cmdlet? Surely this a very common question. Let […]
Was using Get-View to get a datastore list and I found that it returns duplicate items. I am pretty sure I do not have some 200+ datastores of the same […]
Whilst playing with Get-View today I could not work out what I needed as the ViewType for ESXi hosts. Since VirtualMachine is fairly self explanatory I figured it must be […]
They also show up in Control Panel (Windows 2003 / XP) -> Add Remove Programs: vCenter Update Manager PowerCLI VMware vSphere PowerCLI or the easiest way Downloads: VMware vSphere PowerCLI […]
Recently moved to a new Windows workstation, new user profile, the works. It still amazes me how quickly you get used to things just being where you want them to […]