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PowerCLI is now available on OSX and Linux too!

PowerCLI is now available on OSX and Linux too!

I was very happy to see Luc Dekens and Alan Renouf @VMworld Session #INF8092R. And I was even more happy to see PowerCLI is becoming available on other Platforms like OSX and Linux too. At the moment it’s “only” a Fling, but this is quite sure only the beginning. Get the Fling PowerCLI Core at https://labs.vmware.com/flings/powercli-core

Is the SSH-Service on your ESXi disabled?

Is the SSH-Service on your ESXi disabled?

In times like these, where daily security leaks are published, it’s time to check some basics. Run the following PowerCLI Script to see if the SSH-Service is running and disable it! #List Hosts into Array $arr = @() $arr = (Get-VMHost * | Foreach {($_ | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq “TSM-SSH”})} | select VMHost,Label,Policy,Running | Sort VMHost) #Filter running SSH or Enabled $sshOn = $arr | Where-Object { ($_.Running -eq “True”) -or ($_.Policy -eq “on”) } #If SSH on ->…

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Get all the VMworld 2016 Sessions

Get all the VMworld 2016 Sessions

Updated: The Sessions US are no more available on this way, but the EU 😉 You want all the Sessions from VMworld 2016? First, you have to download this raw_download_urls File. In this file the URL’s are listed. Now, download the MP4-Files in PowerShell 😉 $Filelocation = “c:\myFolder\raw_download_urls.txt” #Change the Location to your Path $SaveLocation = “c:\myFolder\” #Change the Location to your Path $List = Import-CSV $Filelocation -Header “ID”, “Link” -Delimiter “#” If (Get-Module BitsTransfer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $Bits=$true Write-Host “Using BITS transfer for faster…

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