Update: This has been resolved in the 1.3 release of the Toolkit. I ran into a bug while trying to write a script that would cycle through all of my NetApp filers and change the root password. The issue was that I was unable to pass a PSCredential object to Connect-NaController because passing credentials meant […]
Archives for 2010
OVA’s and OVF’s: What are they, and what’s the difference?
Chances are good that you’ve run into an OVF/OVA from a variety of sources: as a packaged application or appliance from a vendor, as a download from the VMware community appliances site, or even while physically moving virtual machine files from one location to another. I admit, when I first started administering VMware, I didn’t […]
In search of effective leadership
You’re not a leader if you’re not effective. What I mean is, even though you may have the title or the authority, it doesn’t do much good if you’re not effective at leading people. Sure, you can rule over people by enforcing your will, but without the desire to serve the folks you lead, and […]
Modifying HP c-Class Blades via iLO and PowerShell
Ok, so the title might be a tad misleading, we’re not actually *using* PowerShell to modify iLO settings, but rather using PowerShell’s quick and easy ability to loop through an array of enclosures in order to make the iLO changes.
Cluster Evacuation & Reboot without DRS: PowerCLI
If you’ve upgraded to vSphere 4.1 and have Standard licensing, you may have noticed that vMotion is now supported at that licensing level. Previously, vMotion was only available with Enterprise licenses and above. (Storage vMotion is still a feature only available with Enterprise & Enterprise Plus.) One of the nice features about rebooting hosts in […]