Category: PowerShell
How to determine if my virtual machines have a USB controller attached and how to remove it?
In the wake of recent published VMSA-2022-0004 admins can wonder how to determine if Virtual Machine has a USB controller attached. Now thanks to PowerCLI it…
PowerCLI 12.5 – What’s New – Get-VIApplianceService
The new version of PowerCLI has been released by VMware in January. It contains a bunch of new features with one particularly interesting cmdlet Get-VIApplianceService….
FIX: After upgrade PowerCLI to 12.5 there is no Get-VIApplianceService Command
You may come accross that after updating your PowerCLI module to version 12.5, you cannot run Get-VIApplianceService command. Even that your modules shows correct version….
PowerShell – WARNING: Unable to resolve package source ‘https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2’.
I was going to update the PowerCLI module to version 12.5 once I received the above error. The first thing I was going to try…
How to migrate or move a template to different datastore?
On the first glace it should be relatively easy. One right-click on a template and migrate to different datastore. However there is no option to…
How to install PowerCLI module in PowerShell
In this short video I will show you how to install VMware PowerCli module into PowerShell. Please like and share to spread the knowledge in…
How to automate VM disk encryption with PowerCLI
A few days ago I wrote an article about disk encryption, you can read it clicking on this link. This is noce and easy method…
How to upgrade PowerCLI in PowerShell
I am preparing an article on how to automate virtual disks encryption in vSphere, when I come across an issue with PowerCLI, where I needed…
PowerCLI: Enable/Disable SSH and Lockdown Mode
Today I will show you quick and easy way to enable and disable SSH and Lockdown mode for all hosts in the cluster. Let’s start…
PowerShell workshop with Angry Admin – how to power off and power on all VMs at host in one line code
Today I will show you how to power off and power on all VMs at host in one line code. Please join me in this…