One of the unique but potentially frustrating things about the environment that I support is that many of the clusters & guests are setup the same exact way at multiple locations. PowerCLI has really helped reduce the amount of time it takes to … [Continue reading] about Cluster HA/EVC & Guest HA Reporting: PowerCLI
Guest troubleshooting 101: VMware
Lately I've been fighting a remote cluster that has had its share of host and guest issues; this latest issue piqued my interest and its solution was so simple that I chuckled a bit. Problem: The guest will not respond to power commands thru … [Continue reading] about Guest troubleshooting 101: VMware
Ghetto host evacuation: PowerCLI
Do you need to easily evacuate a clustered vSphere host, and you don't have DRS (no vSphere Enterprise/Plus licensing)? Then look no further. This little beauty will get you pointed in the right direction, and save you some time. … [Continue reading] about Ghetto host evacuation: PowerCLI
ESX & ESXi counts: PowerCLI
Nothing too fancy here, just a quick and dirty way to find the current counts of all of my ESXi 4.1 (Build 260247) versus the remaining ESX hosts. … [Continue reading] about ESX & ESXi counts: PowerCLI
HA restart priorities: PowerCLI
Each one of the vSphere clusters that I manage have an identical set of guests. I wrote this script as a handy way of setting/correcting any HA restart priorities per documented standards. … [Continue reading] about HA restart priorities: PowerCLI