This PowerCLI GUI script I have written to audit VMware ESXi clusters high availability (HA) inside vCenter Server. This script validates below ideal configuration is defined on the cluster and tells me whether configuration is correct with green tick and non-compliant with red cross.
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This PowerCLI script retrieves detailed information about VMware Cluster High Availability (HA) and Admission Control policies. It is extremely useful for system administrators and auditors who need to verify that cluster settings comply with engineering or governance standards.
By running this s…
By renewing VMware ESXi server certificate through vCenter Server you can safeguards adherence to security best practices. You renew ESXi certificate to continue securing connection for your vSphere environment, avert trust issues with vCenter Server, and guarantee compatibility for upgrades, as exp…
This PowerShell script uses VMware vCenter Server Rest API and shows VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) version through the command line. Keeping track of your vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) version is crucial for effective management and update. Simply provide your vCenter credentials, and the script…
This is the main script in the series and does major task of Installing the latest patch update on VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance).
While running this script you will need to provide vCenter Server, User, Password, Version (Optional), Patch URL parameter information in the script, a…
While staging patches update on the VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance), it takes some time to download updates on vCenter Server from remote source. Using this script I can track whether staging is completed or not. It simply shows value true or false for Staging Completed in the given output. I found …
Staging in VMware VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) allows you to upload/download patches and updates, In the staging process it does not directly install or apply the patches/updates immediately but just copies patch updates on VCSA appliance. Which allows for a faster remediation process during upda…
This PowerShell helps to fetch the current version of VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance). This information is useful while automating VCSA upgrade, It is fetched used from VCSA REST API.
In the vCenter Server Management portal you can see the Version in the update.
You can downlo…
This script helps me to get the latest available pending updates for VCSA in vCenter Server Appliance Management portal before stage and install. It shows all in dept information of pending update from local web repo website url. Which will be helpful to automate installation further with correct ve…
These steps help you to Reset VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Forgotten Root Password, best part it does it without reboot means no downtime. First prerequisite for this is SSH must be enabled on VCSA server and Second part is you must know [email protected] account password to lo…
This PowerCLI script helps to remove vCenter Server Appliance Management backup schedule job.
You can download Remove-VCSAScheduledBackup.ps1 script here or it is also available on github.com.
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This is VMware PowerCLI script helps to modify existing Backup Schedule in VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance). To manually edit existing backup schedule open vCenter Server Management portal with 5480 port. In the Backup click EDIT link and modify the settings.
In the below PowerShell script, …
In my earlier article, I wrote a script to backup VCSA (Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Appliance) on demand using VMware.PowerCLI (PowerShell). In this article I want to have more automated way to setup a schedule job to have backup at scheduled time. To setup backup schedule in VCSA, login to vCe…
Handling vCenter Server updates across multiple sites with limited internet access creates operational annoyances. Downloading ISO files for each instance, manually transferring them, and repeating the process for every vCenter consumes valuable time and resources for really big environments.
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This is a Quick Guide on displaying Excel files in your choice of browser such as chrome, edge etc Instantly.
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Upgrading your VMware vCenter Server is a crucial part of maintaining a secure and efficient virtualization environment. In this guide, we’ll walk through the process of upgrading a vCenter Server using VMware Lifecycle Manager (vLCM), highlighting each key step with screenshots and best practices…
While managing large Broadcom VMware environments, understanding how multiple Virtual Machines virtual disks are mapped across datastores, SCSI controllers, and guest partitions is critical for performance tuning, troubleshooting, and capacity planning. Doing this manually is time-consuming and erro…
When I began working with a new client on their Virtualization Broadcom VMware project, I encountered several ESXi servers that were already deployed and connected to vCenter servers. Since I was new to the project, I found that the root passwords for some of these ESXi servers were undocumented and…
I had a requirement to provide a solution for monitoring ESXi servers' CPU, memory, and datastore usage to non-IT or developer users without giving them direct access to vCenter or ESXi servers. The solution needed to avoid using any additional applications or tools. Previously, I had set up a syste…
I faced a scenario where I needed to automate the execution of a shell script on VMware (Broadcom) ESXi servers, version 7. The task involved renaming /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh to a .bak extension and restarting all services using /sbin/services.sh restart, which was necessary to resolve VM disconnec…
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