I know I have posted before regarding changing the vmtools upgrade policy, which you can find here. I noticed that I didn’t have an explanation about how to check the current vmtools upgrade policy. Fortunately, it is just an easy one-liner 🙂…
Use PowerCLI to run SRM Test Recovery Plans
Requirements: PowerShellGet Module PowerCLI PowerCLI SRM MeadowCroft Module/Cmdlets The latest PowerCLI and PowerCLI SRM are generally not available for conventional download, and the PowerShellGet Module is needed to download and install them. PowershellGet is inherently included in:…
Match Windows Drive Letter to VM Disk with PowerCLI
Matching OS Drive Letters to VM Disks is definitely something each VMware admin has wanted at some point or another. Unfortunately, it is not the easiest of tasks. Using a suggestion I found in one of the forum posts that the…
Set Perennially Reservation with PowerCLI
I am going to make this one short and sweet. On a reboot, hosts that have access to RDM LUNs can take a LONG time to reboot. In order to correct to correct this we can set the hosts to…
Using PowerCLI to Automate SRM Post Power On Commands
Long Title… But first things first. SRM Cmdlets for PowerCLI Ben Meadowcroft created several cmdlets and even a module using the SRM API. Having spent a good deal of time in the SRM API myself, let me tell you….IT IS…
Finding Templates with PowerCLI
Although this doesn’t happen often sometimes I find that I have misplaced a template. I mean that a template I know exists is not in the inventory and I am not sure on which datastore I need to go to…
Find vCPU to Physical CPU Ratio with PowerCLI
This is an interesting thing that I have been looking at lately. Before I start though I should probably clarify terms, so we are all speaking the same language. In this article when I say Physical CPU, or pCPU, what…
Time for 2014 Top vBlogs!
It is that time of year again where everyone votes for their Top Blogs!!! Last year I was excited to be placed 135, which was much higher than my previous year 163. This year I hope I can move up…
vNoob Guide to Getting Tail
Being in the Tech Industry it can something some of us think about quite often. We think about it at work, when we go home, when we are out with friends, in the shower, and everywhere. For those who don’t…
New PowerCLI/PowerShell Scripts Section
On the Top navigation bar, you will now find a “Scripts” link. I went through a bunch of my posts(and I have more to go through) looking for scripts and powercli tidbits that I think would be helpful for most…