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Built-in cmdlets usually offer the -Confirm parameter whenever you need user confirmation. When writing your own scripts, you might want to ask the eventual user of the script for confirmation yourself. This handy little function (store it in your profile!) allows you to ask for confirmation whenever, where-ever. (Try not to bug your users too [...]
While checking the vmkernel logs on our VMware ESX Servers today, I ran into some errors referencing luns using a vml string. It looks something like this: vml.827149017315617. I would like to know what lun this error is referencing, but I prefer the LUN Path notation, e.g.: vmhba1:2:137. So I wrote this
I have been looking at regular expressions in Windows Powershell recently. Although it seems very complex, the power of regular expressions (regex) is worth the effort! Think about server naming conventions for example. It’s easy for a human to recognise a server name that begins with a location code and contains a status [...]
Just having a bit of fun with Powershell:
48 6F 6C 64 20 66 61 73 74 20 74 6F 20 64 72 65 61 6D 73 A 46 6F 72 20 69 66 20 64 72 65 61 6D 73 20 64 69 65 A 4C 69 66 65 20 69 73 [...]
Why do computer nerds mix up Halloween and Christmas? Because 31 OCT = 25 DEC
I always mix up the commands used to convert integers to and from decimal, hexadecimal and octal in Powershell. That’s why I wrote these functions and put them in my profile:
# Description: Coverts a decimal into [...]
One of the challenges in managing a large VMware Infrastructure is keeping all ESX Servers within a cluster equal. This is essential for having vmotion capabilities and therefore essential for a solid HA configuration. I have showed you earlier how to add the LUN Count for each ESX Server to your VI [...]
function CountDown
{
While ((Get-Date).Year -lt 2009)
{
Clear-Host
Write-Host “COUNTDOWN TO 2009:”
(Get-Date “1/1/2009 0:00″) – (Get-Date) | Format-Table Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds -AutoSize
Write-Host “Countdown brought to you by:”
Write-Host “http://www.peetersonline.nl”
Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
}
Clear-Host
Write-Host “HAPPY NEW YEAR!”
Today I am attending the Dutch VMware User Group (VMUG) Meeting. No doubt I’ll return with lost of inspiration for new Powershell VI Toolkit scripts.
In the meantime, I will show you a nifty little function that will come in handy if you are troubleshooting Windows Server [...]
One of the great features of Windows Powershell is the combination of the rich scripting language and the interactive shell. I often find myself playing around in the interactive shell until I know how to get the information I need. Then I start to put the code into a script for easy use. [...]
If you have been trying out the VMware VI Toolkit for Windows Powershell, you have probably noticed. You have to disconnect (disconnect-viserver) each session you set up to the VI Server (connect-viserver), or it will linger for eternity (or until the next reboot at least). That’s why I always [...]
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