PowerCLI is a scripting tool for automating VMware vSphere tasks. It provides cmdlets that allow admins to easily perform actions like cloning VMs, migrating storage, and reporting on inventory, events, and performance. PowerCLI aims to simplify automation so that any vSphere admin can understand the code, and its use has grown to include tasks like mass provisioning, integration with other applications, and diagnosing storage problems.

1. vSphere PowerCLI The best tool for automating vSphere http://vmware.com/go/powercli

2. You need to automate! You’re only one click away from a new VM, application or network. Your virtual environment is not “out of control” – having to manage more than before is the new reality. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

3. SDVMUG October 2009 A brief intro to PowerCLI. Reporting with PowerCLI. VM Provisioning and Lifecycle. Storage Management. Q + A. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

4. What is PowerCLI? PowerCLI is an automation tool. Designed with the admin in mind. You don’t need to spend weeks learning the API. Based on Windows PowerShell. Provides a modern and powerful scripting framework. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

5. PowerCLI Supports: ESX 3.0+ VirtualCenter/vCenter 2.0+ Any version of Windows that supports PowerShell. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

6. PowerCLI Goals. Power: Automate any vSphere action. Simplicity: Any vSphere admin can read PowerCLI code and immediately understand what it does. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

7. Why we automate. Automation leads to uniformity. Diversity is a phone call at 2 in the morning. “Those who cannot automate are condemned to repeat themselves.” -- Some Internet person. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

8. People use PowerCLI to… Clone hundreds of VMs from a template. Perform mass migrations with Storage VMotion. Easily integrate vSphere with other apps. More than 500 examples on our community. http://vmware.com/go/powercli http://vmware.com/go/powercli

9. Demo A 5 Minute Tour of PowerCLI. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

10. Reporting 3 Types Of Reporting Inventory Get-* cmdlets Events Get-VIEvent Performance Get-Stat http://vmware.com/go/powercli

11. Demo Reporting http://vmware.com/go/powercli

12. Just to repeat myself 3 Types Of Reporting Inventory Get-* cmdlets Events Get-VIEvent Performance Get-Stat http://vmware.com/go/powercli

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14. Storage Management *-Datastore *-ScsiLun *-ScsiLunPath Storage VMotion http://vmware.com/go/powercli

15. Demo Storage Management (Contains future features) http://vmware.com/go/powercli

16. Storage: Conclusion PowerCLI makes it easy to: Provision storage. Report on storage. Diagnose storage problems. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

17. VM Provisioning New-VM Get-Template Get-OSCustomizationSpec Set-VM http://vmware.com/go/powercli

18. Demo VM Provisioning and Lifecycle (Contains future features) http://vmware.com/go/powercli

19. Provisioning: Conclusion PowerCLI makes provisioning large numbers of assets very easy. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

20. Coming Soon Configure virtual switch teaming, failover, etc. Thin provisioning. Convert existing or provision new. Guest management. Copy files in and out. Roles and Permissions. Duplicate between vCenter instances. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

21. Conclusion PowerCLI is extremely powerful and useful. It’s getting better all the time. It’s free and easy to install. This is a must-know tool for any vSphere admin. http://vmware.com/go/powercli

22. Learn More. Download at http://vmware.com/go/powercli Join our community. Subscribe to the PowerCLI blog. http://blogs.vmware.com/vipowershell Extensions at http://codeplex.com/vitoolkitextensions http://vmware.com/go/powercli

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24. Questions? Download today: http://vmware.com/go/powercli http://vmware.com/go/powercli