Save your credentials for VIServer connections
Don’t put your credentials into the PowerCLI scripts! There is an option to store your credentials on the Host.
PowerCLI 6.5 watchout the Modules
You have to look at the Modules in PowerCLI 6.5. When you wrote your Scripts with the PowerShell ISE you had to load the PSSnapins before. In 6.5 there are no longer PSSnapins! Now there are only Modules!
How to install a new Certificate for vCenter Server
Everybody knows this warning. Now I show you how to change the vCenter Certificate to avoid this ugly page.
vSphere 6.5 Anounced with many good and overdue features
Last week I saw the new vSphere 6.5 at VMworld 2016 (EU). I’m very happy with the upcoming features. Some of them are extremely cool and some are overdue.
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?
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 ->…
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…
Updating vCenter is always a pleasure … (Part 3 of 3)
Take a look at the first bugs i saw within 10 Minutes on vCenter 6.
Updating vCenter is always a pleasure … (Part 2 of 3)
Cleanup your DB before the upgrade is not a “must” but this is a good moment.
Updating vCenter is always a pleasure … (Part 1 of 3)
Do you also have some concerns before updating your vCenter? For sure we all have a Plan and a Plan B, Plan C …, but there is always someting you didn’t considered or expected. I would like to show you my Upgrade from 5.5 U3b to 6.0 U2.