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Re-IP’ing ESXi hosts in vCenter using a PowerShell script
Re-IP’ing ESXi hosts in vCenter using a PowerShell script involves several steps and should be handled with caution, as it can disrupt the virtualized environment.…
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To check and generate a report of backup, cloning, snapshot, or any other task of VM/ESXi/datastore in vSphere using PowerCLI
Generate the report for tasks: You can use the Get-VIEvent cmdlet in PowerCLI to retrieve events and filter them based on the task type (e.g.,…
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Get the maximum size of VMDKs (Virtual Machine Disk) in a vCenter environment
To get the maximum size of VMDKs (Virtual Machine Disk) in a vCenter environment using PowerCLI and print the information to a file, you can…
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Enabling maintenance mode on an ESXi host
In VMware vSphere, enabling maintenance mode on an ESXi host is a crucial step before performing any maintenance tasks, such as applying updates, performing hardware…
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Validate all VMs with CPU utilization greater than 80%
To validate all VMs with CPU utilization greater than 80%, you can use VMware PowerCLI, a PowerShell module for managing VMware vSphere environments. PowerCLI provides…
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Retrieve information about active powered-on VMs and VMs with shared VMDKs
To achieve this task, you can use VMware PowerCLI, a PowerShell module specifically designed for managing VMware vSphere environments. With PowerCLI, you can easily retrieve…
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Cmdlet which will show you the file names and paths of the descriptor and flat files.
In VMware vSphere, the virtual disk of a virtual machine consists of two main files: the descriptor file and the flat file. When a virtual…
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Reload vmx from powershell
In VMware vSphere, the VMX file is a configuration file that defines the settings and characteristics of a virtual machine. The VMX file is automatically…
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