Automation

Updating your PowerCLI module

When updating your PowerCLI module you may find that some modules cant be upgraded if they are in use. This tends to occur if you modify your powershell profile to import the vmware.powercli module when you start powershell. The manul work around for this is Stop all running instances of…

Posted on 14th February 2018 by Smithers by Smithers

Administration

Looking up InfoBlox with PowerShell

I'm not the administrator for InfoBlox in my organisation. But simply an InfoBlox user. I recently had a requirement to get host details from InfoBlxo for some automation I was writing. So came up with the following function to return a host's ip details. [crayon-614514d38a4ea793901472/]

Posted on 6th October 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Administration

Resetting ILO Password from ESXi host using PowerCLI

Occasionally things go wrong and you end up in a situation where the ILO password has been set to somthing unknown or the password has been lost through time. This PowerCLI script utilises Posh-SSH to reset the ILO Administrator Password from the ESXi OS. Dependencies for this script are Posh-SSH…

Posted on 26th June 201729th June 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Getting your Asset license Details from vCenter

I had a requirement to get the asset license information from vcenter. this was to list the license codes by asset rather than by the product registered in vcenter. I also have multiple vcenters to connect to. Here is a script that will get the job done for you. [crayon-614514d38a7c2992285221/]

Posted on 13th June 201713th June 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Running Powershell as Admin

Some times you just need to run powershell as an administrator on your system. For me this was when I wrote a script that creates a WinPE ISO when loading DISM and Imagex I needed to be administrator. I cant take credit for the code, as I found it online.…

Posted on 11th May 201711th May 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Install-the-dell-perccli-vib-part-2 Getting a report from it.

This relates to the post install-the-dell-perccli-vib-part-1 Once the PercCli is installed we may want to actually use it to report back some things about the percCli. For me the point of installing the PercCLI was to then report on whether this node was ready for vSan with firmware / drivers…

Posted on 24th February 201727th February 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Posh-SSH to an ESX Host

Posh-SSH is a handy way to connect from Powershell to SSH services. I use to use plink for this type of stuff but actually prefer to use a module over calling external exe files. I generally use this for running commands against ESXi servers where the PowerCLI commands either dont…

Posted on 24th February 201723rd September 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Install the Dell PercCLI vib – Part 1

In my workplace we have a few hundred Dell 730XD servers and ESXi 6.0. They require the percli vib from Dell to be installed and have requirements to report on the status of the Perc Hardware/Firmware/Software used for a VSAN requirement. The problem is the VIB supplied from Dell is…

Category: Automation

Automation

Updating your PowerCLI module

Posted on 14th February 2018 by Smithers by Smithers

Administration

Looking up InfoBlox with PowerShell

Posted on 6th October 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Administration

Resetting ILO Password from ESXi host using PowerCLI

Posted on 26th June 201729th June 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Getting your Asset license Details from vCenter

Posted on 13th June 201713th June 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Running Powershell as Admin

Posted on 11th May 201711th May 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Install-the-dell-perccli-vib-part-2 Getting a report from it.

Posted on 24th February 201727th February 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Posh-SSH to an ESX Host

Posted on 24th February 201723rd September 2017 by Smithers by Smithers

Automation

Install the Dell PercCLI vib – Part 1

Posted on 23rd February 20176th April 2017 by Smithers by Smithers