Use PowerCLI to List Installed VIBs on ESXi

Recently I upgraded my environment to VMware 7u3c, but I had concerns about the issue with the i40enu VIB. Some of my hosts were running the version of ESXi that were listed as having the renamed VIB. So I really didn’t want to have to mess with downloading the python script, transferring it to the vCenter to run it.… Continue reading

Cisco UCS PowerTools and PowerShell

Cisco UCS PowerTools and PowerShell

As I mentioned in a previous post, we are upgrading our infrastructure and we are using Dell EMC VxBlock.  So far this upgrade is going fairly smooth, but we are still at the very beginning of the process.  So once I found out that the VxBlock was configured to contain UCS hardware, I began looking to see what Cisco had to offer for PowerShell modules to help manage the new hardware that we are getting. … Continue reading

PowerCLI to Update VMHost Name

What’s your (host)name?

While digging through Log Insight on a problem, I found a new one.  A large majority of VMhosts were not configured with a proper hostname.  This was also backup by the vCheck report that gets generated weekly.  The hosts were configured with ‘localhost’ as the hostname, which makes this a huge pain when trying to follow the logs.… Continue reading

PowerCLI to Change Default Multipathing Policy

PowerCLI to Change Default Multipathing Policy

As it would seem in my environment the default multipathing policy changes with the seasons.  We have become very accustom to making these changes based on the newest whitepaper from the storage vendor.

To change the default multipathing policy, you will need to know the name of the Storage Array Type Plugin (SATP) that you need to change the Native Multi-Pathing (NMP) policy for.… Continue reading