Category IaC

Safe Storage of credentials, Windows

Not everyone uses a MAC, for the windows users out there, lets look at an alternative to store and use credentials in a safe manner. Store Credentials Use Credentials Security Notes: On Windows operating systems, “user context” refers to the…

KPI – Uptime ESXi and VMs

KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators, in an IT system context are measurable metrics used to evaluate the performance, reliability, and efficiency of the system. These indicators help Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs, are measurable metrics used to assess the performance,…

Create a credentials file for vSphere

Instead of having to enter the username and passwords every time you are running a script it is a good idea to create a credentials file and encrypt it on your system. Create encrypted file This creates a file C:\vCenterCredentials.xml…

vSphere Admin scripts

Some scripts that I use to manage vSphere Turn off SSH if running Count the number of VMs that are in each vSphere cluster List the 10 largest VMs per cluster Per RAM Example output Export to CSV as well…

Resize VM through Code

A prevalent task for a VMware admin is to power down VM X and add more CPU or RAM to the VM. Infrastructure as code enthusiasts suggest that any operation performed manually should be automated. Let us look at how…

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