Archive for Januar 15th, 2009
Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support
Details: Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) simplifies VMotion compatibility issues across CPU generations. EVC automatically configures server CPUs with Intel FlexMigration or AMD-V Extended Migration technologies to be compatible with older servers. After EVC is enabled for a cluster in the VirtualCenter inventory, all hosts in that cluster are configured to present identical CPU features and [...]
Virtual Strategy Magazine – Top 10 PowerShell scripts that VMware administrators should use
Virtual Strategy Magazine – Top 10 PowerShell scripts that VMware administrators should use PowerShell is an extensible command-line shell and associated scripting language developed by Microsoft that can be used to help automate common administration tasks and also provide information about your VMware environment. PowerShell can be used for many different things in Windows environments [...]
Tons of new stuff in the VI Toolkit Community Extensions
Thanks to none other than Mr. Luc Dekens the VI Toolkit Community Extensions are growing by leaps and bounds. Here’s a full list of the new advanced functions Luc has added: Name Description Get-TkeAllPrivileges Show all privileges defined by VirtualCenter. Get-TkeCDPInfo Gets Cisco CDP info for a given host.This lets you know what switch port your [...]
New in the VI Toolkit Community Extensions: Set virtual switch security.
While we all eagerly await CTP3 of PowerShell Version 2 I wanted to mention that I’m a big fan of PowerShell Version 2′s modules and script cmdlets because combining these technologies makes it possible to build large, cohesive and really useful management modules even if you’re not a developer. Glenn Sizemore has written just such a script [...]
