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Getting Started with PowerCLI and VMware

Getting Started with PowerCLI and VMware. Jeffery Hicks Consultant ~ Trainer ~ Author. Level: Introductory. Agenda. PowerCLI Requirements and Setup Working with Host servers Managing Virtual Machines Creating Management Reports Demo! Demo! Demo!

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Getting Started with PowerCLI and VMware

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  1. Getting Started with PowerCLI and VMware Jeffery Hicks Consultant ~ Trainer ~ Author Level: Introductory

  2. Agenda • PowerCLI Requirements and Setup • Working with Host servers • Managing Virtual Machines • Creating Management Reports • Demo! Demo! Demo! Our focus is on leveraging automation using Windows PowerShell for common tasks.

  3. Slides and Demos • Updated slides, notes, and demos will be published to http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog

  4. PowerCLI Requirements • Windows PowerShell (I recommend 2.0) • .NET Framework 2.0 or later • Windows XP SP2 and later • Vmware Infrastructure • VMware ESXi Server 3.0 or later • VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 • VMware ESX 3.0 and VirtualCenter 2.0 • VMware ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 • VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 and vCenter 4.0 Update 1

  5. PowerCLI Setup • Install PowerShell • Download 32 or 64 bit • Run Install • Use the Vmware menu • Or load the PSSnapin manually

  6. Exploring the PowerCLIPSSnapin • VMware.VimAutomation.Core • Get-Command –module VMware.VimAutomation.Core • about_PowerCLI_objects • about_vimdatastore • New PSDrives

  7. PowerCLI Concepts • RunAsync to create VM tasks asynchronously • PowerCLIConfiguration • Single or multiple default servers • Connect via proxy • Authentication • User and Password • PSCredential • SSPI (Security Support Provider Interface) • Prompt

  8. Working with VMware Hosts • Connect-VIServer • Get-VMHost • Host Networking • Get-VMHostNetwork • Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter • New-VMHostNetworkAdapter • Remove-VMHostNetworkAdapter • Set-VMHostNetwork • Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter

  9. Managing Virtual Machines • *-VM cmdlets • Using VM Templates (*-Template) • ResourcePools (*-ResourcePool) • Networking configuration • Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface • Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface

  10. Managing VM Guests • *-VMGuest* cmdlets • Stop/Shutdown/Restart • Manage Vmware Tools (*-Tools)

  11. Creating Management Reports • VM Inventory • Performance and Statistics • Leverage PowerShell (CSV, XML, HTML,File)

  12. Demos

  13. Questions & Answers

  14. Resources • Windows PowerShell 2.0: TFM by Don Jones & Jeffery Hicks • Managing VMware Infrastructure with Windows PowerShell: TFM by Hal Rottenberg • http://www.virtu-al.net • http://www.vmware.com/go/powercli • http://blogs.vmware.com/vipowershell/ • http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vsphere/automationtools/windows_toolkit?view=discussions/

  15. Thank You! • http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog • http://twitter.com/jeffhicks • jhicks@jdhitsolutions.com

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