INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Managing VMware vSphere with PowerCLI

~~Managing VMware vSphere with PowerCLI – Hal Rottenberg~~

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Chapter 2 : Managing VMware vSphere with PowerCLI – Hal Rottenberg

Video 1

Introduction to Power CLI

In this video you will learn how PowerCLI will help harness the power of scripting and automation from a real-world perspective. Plus, you will work hands-on to download and install PowerCLI.

* Videos in this Series

* What is PowerCLI?

* PowerCLI Window

* How Does PowerCLI Work?

* Why Learn PowerCLI?

* Downloading the Toolkit

* Installing PowerCLI

* The PowerCLI Console

Video 2

PowerShell Basics

In this video you will learn the basics you need to know to use Windows PowerShell. Plus, you will work through real-world PowerShell demonstrations, so that you are able to understand and apply the core concepts of PowerShell in your own virtual environment.

* PowerShell the Command-Line Interface

* PowerShell the script Engine

* Variables

* Automatic Variables

* Operators

* Cmdlets

* Parameters

* Typing Savers for the CLI

* The Pipeline

* Flow Control

* Object-Oriented scripting

* Reading a PowerShell script

* Integrated scripting Environments (ISE) and More

* Other Resources

Video 3-1

PowerCLI Concepts – Part 1

In this video you will work hands-on with the many components of PowerCLI to connect to and manage your vSphere environment.

* Support Matrix

* vSphere Object Model

* Managed Objects

* Automation Objects

* Connecting to vSphere and vCenter

* PowerCLI Cmdlets

* Inventory and Reporting

* Deployment and Configuration

* Maintenance and Operations

* Removing Snapshots

* Starting and Stopping VMs

* Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution

* Examining Virtual Machines

Video 3-2

PowerCLI Concepts – Part 2

In this video you will complete several hands-on demonstrations that involve working with objects in PowerShell. Then, you will learn how these objects are applied to PowerCLI.

* The Pipeline

* Examining Objects

* Filtering Objects

* Exporting Data Using Export-CSV Cmdlet

* Exporting Data Using ConvertTo-HTML Cmdlet

* Reporting Features within vEcoshell

* Using the vSphere API

Video 4

Power CLI in the Real World

In this video you will work through several different real-world demonstrations including building a Virtual Farm, finding old snapshots and creating linked clones.

* When to script?

* From Console to script

* Build a Virtual Farm

* script to Create a New Farm

* Find Old Snapshots

* First script for Finding Old Snapshots

* Second script for Finding Old Snapshots

* Created Linked Clones

* script for Creating a Linked Clone

* Quick Tips and One-Liners

Video 5

PowerCLI Cmdlet Deep Dives

In this video you will take a detailed look at some PowerCLI Cmdlets and you will learn how the different parameters of these Cmdlets work to help you control your virtual infrastructure from the command line. Plus, you will work hands-on to create new and cloned virtual machines using the New-VM Cmdlet.

* Deep Dive into New-VM

* Create New Virtual Machines from Scratch

* Creating a Virtual Machine

* Clone an Existing Virtual Machine

* Cloning a Virtual Machine

* Create a Virtual Machine Based on a Template

* Deploying a Template

* Register an Existing Virtual Machine

* Registering a Virtual Machine

* New-VM – Other Features

* Read the vCenter Event Log with Get-VIEvent

* Using Get-VIEvent