Managing VMware With PowerShell

Managing VMware Infrastructure with VI Toolkit (for Windows) Carter Shanklin VMware Infrastructure Product Manager VMware

Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is the VI Toolkit (for Windows)? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is PowerShell? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Top 3 Ways Your Life is Easier with the Toolkit ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Automate Repetitive Tasks PowerShell: 2 Commands Full Automation Manually: 1 Minute / VM BORING!

Automate Lengthy Tasks For Greater Productivity Manually: 10 Minutes per VM PowerShell: 1 Command Full Automation

You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Tour Of Windows PowerShell ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Tour of The VI Toolkit (for Windows) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

More than Just Virtual Infrastructure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Demos: Snapshots ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Demos: Networking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Demos: Configuration Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Demos: Storage ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Demos: Reporting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Tour of Available Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The PowerShell Forum ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

From the Forum ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec $spec.extraConfig += New-Object VMware.Vim.OptionValue $spec.extraConfig[0].key = "bios.bootDeviceClasses" $spec.extraConfig[0].value = "allow:cd,hd" get-vm | % { (get-view $_.ID).ReconfigVM_Task($spec) }

The PowerShell FAQ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

From the FAQ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Get-VM | % { $view = Get-View $_.ID $spec = new-object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec $spec.CPUAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo $spec.CpuAllocation.Shares = New-Object VMware.Vim.SharesInfo $spec.CpuAllocation.Shares.Level = "normal" $spec.CpuAllocation.Limit = -1 $view.ReconfigVM_Task($spec) }

The PowerShell Blog ,[object Object],[object Object],Jonathan Walz and Hal Rottenberg have an excellent podcast that is devoted to Windows PowerShell, if you haven’t listened you should definitely give it a try.

From the Blog ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

That’s Not All! ,[object Object],Tool Name Features Offered PowerGUI Graphical PowerShell frontend PowerGadgets Visual dashboards and reports NetCmdlets Provides network access (e.g. ssh) Quest AD Cmdlets Manage Microsoft Active Directory SpecOps Software Execute PowerShell using group policy

3 rd Party Tools: PowerGUI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3 rd Party Tools: PowerGadgets

Are You a PowerShell Scripting Guru? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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