Rich·Sep 1Automating VM creation in ESXi with AnsibleTL;DR howto automate initial VM creation, configuration, and domain joining via Ansible.
Rich·Aug 18PowerCLI CheatsheetTL;DR commands, snippets, functions, etc that I have found useful while screwing around with creating & configuring VMs and managing ESXi…
Rich·Aug 13Automating VM creation in VMware ESXi with PowerCLITL;DR howto automate creation and initial configuration of a VM in VMware ESXi.
Lubomir Tobek·Dec 1, 2025No-Reboot VMware Tools Upgrades with PowerCLIKeeping VMware Tools up-to-date is essential for maintaining performance, compatibility, and manageability across virtual machines…
Aaron Longchamps·May 11, 2024Tip: How To Copy Files from a VMware VM with PowerCLIHow to copy files to/from a VM, no network required.
Lubomir Tobek·Jan 7, 2024PowerCLI Docker Image on Photon OS“A multi-platform scripting language to manage your VMware infrastructure on any OS.”
Lubomir Tobek·Jan 7, 2024Photon OS & PowerCLI“PowerCLI cmdlets are created to automate VMware environments administration and to introduce some specific features in addition to the…
amarocrast·Dec 17, 2023Using iDRAC Redfish API in PowerShell with ESXi hostsUsing iDRAC redfish API can be very helpful for obtaining the installed firmware list on your ESXi host, for example. Trying to do that…
Imthiachulu·Jul 24, 2023VM Snapshot via PowerCLI in vCenter and calculate Elapsed Time — Mohamed ImthiyazIn virtualized environments like VMware, snapshots play a crucial role in managing the state of virtual machines (VMs). A snapshot is a…
Imthiachulu·Apr 21, 2023Get Custom Fields from vCenter Events via PowerCLI — Mohamed ImthiyazAs we run our VMware environment, monitoring vCenter events is an important aspect of maintaining a healthy environment. Luckily, with…
