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Using PowerCLI to automate your VMware vSphere environment 4th DuPSUG meeting, Amsterdam, April 2nd, 2014
Robert van den Nieuwendijk
VMware vSphere overview
PowerCLI window after startup
Get-VICommand
There are 411 PowerCLI cmdlets
Get-PowerCLIHelp
Get-PowerCLICommunity
Connect-VIServer
Specify credentials
Certificate warning
Connected to a vCenter Server
PowerCLI snapins
New-Datacenter
New-Cluster
Add-VMHost
Get-VMHost
What have we built so far?
vSphere Standard Switches
vSphere Distributed Switches
New-VDSwitch
Add-VDSwitchVMHost
Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter
New-VDPortGroup
The VLAN 10 Port Group
New-VM
Get-EsxCli
Get-EsxCli – part 2
Get-View
VMHost API methods
The Extensiondata property
The extensiondata property – part 2
New-VIProperty
Learning PowerCLI book
Contact information E-mail: [email protected]
Twitter: @rvdnieuwendijk
Blog: http://rvdnieuwendijk.com/
Learning PowerCLI book: http://www.packtpub.com/learning-powercli/book
