Category: CLI
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Changing DNS Settings on ESXi Hosts
Reading Time: 3 minutesChanging DNS Settings on ESXi Hosts is an article that shows an automated approach to changing the DNS configurations on all connected ESXi hosts under the same vCenter Server, using a Python script. The idea is to use a Linux CentOS 9 as a script server. We’ll execute a Python script from this…
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Changing NTP Settings on ESXi Hosts
Reading Time: 2 minutesChanging NTP Settings on ESXi Hosts is an article that shows an automated approach to changing the NTP client configurations on all connected ESXi hosts under the same vCenter Server, using a Python script. The idea is to use a Linux CentOS 9 as a script server. We’ll execute a Python script…
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Upgrading VMware Tools on ESXi Hosts
Reading Time: 3 minutesUpgrading VMware Tools on ESXi hosts is an article that shows an automated approach to upgrading the VMware Tools version on an ESXi host, using a Python script. The idea is to use a Linux CentOS 9 as a script server. We’ll execute a Python script from this server to connect to…
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Getting Useful vSAN Details with PowerCLI
Reading Time: 4 minutesGetting Useful vSAN Details with PowerCLI aims to get useful vSAN details or information in a vSAN-enabled cluster. Powershell is a powerful tool embedded in the majority of Windows installations. VMware PowerCLI is a command-line and scripting tool built on Windows PowerShell. It provides more than 800 cmdlets for managing and automating VMware vSphere,…
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Checking Thick-Provisioned Disks with PowerCLI in a vSAN Cluster
Reading Time: 4 minutesChecking Thick-Provisioned Disks with PowerCLI in a vSAN Cluster aims to show thick-provisioned disks using the PowerCLI. First and Foremost, What are Thin-Provisioned and Thick-Provisioned Disks? A thin-provisioned disk is a virtual disk that allocates storage space as needed. Initially, it appears as if the full disk size is available, but it…
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Install VMware PowerCLI Offline
Reading Time: 3 minutesInstall VMware PowerCLI Offline is an article that explains all procedures to install the VMware PowerCLI from the Offline package. Basically, VMware PowerCLI is a command-line and scripting tool built on PowerShell and provides more than 7000 cmdlets for managing and automating VMware vSphere, VMware Cloud Director, vRealize Operations Manager, vSAN, VMware…
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Introduction to the VMware PowerCLI
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction to the VMware PowerCLI is an article that introduces the very interesting commands that helps to administrate a vSphere Environment from Powershell CLI. Besides, it’s a very useful thing to automate a lot of administrative tasks 😉 VMware PowerCLI is a command-line and scripting tool built on Windows PowerShell and provides…