vSphere DSC is an open-source module that provides PowerShell DSC resources for VMware. PowerShell DSC resources follow declarative code style, like most configuration management tools and allows you to document infrastructure configurations.
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Introduction to vSphere DSC
vSphere DSC is a PowerShell based module for Desired State Configuration.
vLeaderConnect EP1: In conversation with Joe Beda
Hello and welcome everyone, "There is always a first time for everything," #vLeaderConnect was the same experience for us at VMUG Pune. I proposed this idea to all the committee members during one of our internal discussion. The sole objective of vLeaderConnect was to get an insight into how the technical leaders carry themselves, personally … Continue reading vLeaderConnect EP1: In conversation with Joe Beda
Decrypt PSCredential object password and it’s applications
Hello Everyone, I feel it's no more a secret that you can decrypt PSCredential Object and read/get the password in plain text. Wait..., I do not know what is PSCredntial object, This is what you must be thinking. I feel you stumble upon PSCredential object if you do basic PowerShell for system administration. Get-Credential is the cmdlet … Continue reading Decrypt PSCredential object password and it’s applications
Welcome, vSphere7 and Tanzu mission control
We all were waiting for this day, Today VMware has announced a few major products with a single objective and that is to fule app modernization. There is no secret what these products are. Yes, you got it right. These are vSphere7, Tanzu Mission Control, and VCF4.0. Please find a brief overview of these new … Continue reading Welcome, vSphere7 and Tanzu mission control
PsTK1: Getting Started with ‘NetApp PowerShell Toolkit’
Welcome back, As promised earlier, I am back with the new blog series. So let's get started. Note: From, Hereon I will be using abbreviation PSTK for 'NetApp PowerShell ToolKit', as the same has been referred on NetApp documentation as well. What is Netapp PowerShell ToolKit? NetApp PowerShell Tool Kit (PSTK) is a PowerShell Toolkit … Continue reading PsTK1: Getting Started with ‘NetApp PowerShell Toolkit’
Coming Soon: Blog Series, Netapp PowerShell Toolkit
Hello Everyone, I used to consider myself a VMware engineer rather than anything else. Even though my core expertise was from the VMware Compute domain, I understood well in advance that if I want to be a good VMware engineer than I must also work on the Storage and Network piece of infrastructure. In 2019, … Continue reading Coming Soon: Blog Series, Netapp PowerShell Toolkit
VMUG Pune: PowerShell DSC, vSphere DSC Module
PSProvider and VMware datastore – PowerCLI
Hello everyone, I am writing this short blog after a long time. While explaining in-out of PowerShell to some of my friends in person, I discussed about PSProviders. Most of the knowledge about PSProvider is information only and as a script writer we dont really bother about how powershell is playing with different resources (Variable/function/Filesystem/Registery … Continue reading PSProvider and VMware datastore – PowerCLI
Install-Module -Name VMware.Powercli, behind the proxies!
Install PowerCLI on Powershell v5