VMware vSphere PowerCLI

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Getting Started with VMware vSphere PowerCLI Training

  00:07:01
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:34
  • Why Learn PowerCLI? 00:03:29
  • About Your Instructor 00:01:13
  • Course Overview 00:01:45

• Lesson 2: Lab Setup

  00:16:30
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:50
  • Ground Rules 00:02:19
  • Hardware Requirements 00:01:23
  • Software Requirements 00:02:02
  • Virtualize Your Lab! 00:02:48
  • Logical Diagram 00:01:46
  • Physical Lab 00:04:58
  • What We Covered 00:00:20

• Lesson 3: Introduction to PowerCLI

  00:09:35
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:28
  • What is PowerCLI? 00:03:37
  • Howe Does PowerCLI Work? 00:01:14
  • Download the Toolkit 00:00:32
  • Installing PowerCLI 00:00:33
  • The PowerCLI Console 00:01:10
  • The PowerCLI Window 00:01:30
  • What We Covered 00:00:28

• Lesson 4: PowerCLI Concepts

  00:26:11
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  • Introduction 00:00:41
  • Support Matrix 00:02:49
  • vSphere Object Model 00:02:36
  • Connecting to vSphere and vCenter 00:07:58
  • PowerCLI Cmdlets 00:11:21
  • What We Covered 00:00:43

• Lesson 5: Working with Objects in PowerShell

  00:17:05
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:32
  • The Pipeline 00:00:44
  • Examining Objects 00:05:08
  • Filtering Objects 00:03:59
  • Exporting Data 00:06:03
  • What We Covered 00:00:36

• Lesson 6: Managing vSphere Hosts with PowerCLI

  01:23:20
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:59
  • Overview of the VMHost Cmdlets 00:01:17
  • The Most Important Cmdlet: Get-VMHost 00:12:17
  • Add ESX Server to vCenter 00:08:09
  • Manage Host Accounts 00:12:15
  • Work with Host Services 00:11:14
  • Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) 00:06:45
  • Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 00:11:53
  • Maintain ESX Hosts 00:05:43
  • Work with Host Profiles 00:11:49
  • What We Covered 00:00:54

• Lesson 7: Managing Virtual Machines with PowerCLI

  01:58:39
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:00
  • Overview of the Virtual Machine Cmdlets 00:06:46
  • Automate Creation of Virtual Machines 00:20:00
  • Manage Virtual Machine Power States 00:06:23
  • The Set-VM Cmdlet 00:06:13
  • The HardDisk Cmdlets 00:10:14
  • The NetworkAdapter Cmdlets 00:10:06
  • The CDDrive Cmdlets 00:18:18
  • The VMQuestion Cmdlets 00:09:42
  • Work with Templates 00:07:07
  • Work with Snapshots 00:06:56
  • Perform vMotion and svMotion 00:05:52
  • Execute PowerCLI Scripts in Virtual Machines 00:08:28
  • What We Covered 00:01:28

• Lesson 8: Managing Virtual Networks with PowerCLI

  01:42:01
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:55
  • Virtual Networking in a Nutshell 00:03:15
  • Overview of the Virtual Networking Cmdlets 00:01:15
  • Managing the Host Network with the VMHostNetwork Cmdlets 00:12:49
  • Working with Host Network Adapters with the VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlets 00:01:57
  • The Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet 00:17:10
  • The New-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet 00:10:50
  • The Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet 00:07:16
  • Working with Virtual Switches with the VirtualSwitch Cmdlets 00:01:55
  • The New-VirtualSwitch Cmdlet 00:10:07
  • The Set-NicTeamingPolicy Cmdlet 00:16:28
  • Working with Distributed Virtual Switches 00:09:16
  • Untitled-12 00:07:50
  • What We Covered 00:00:51

• Lesson 9: Managing Storage with PowerCLI

  01:28:19
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:54
  • From Host to Datastore, a Journey 00:03:59
  • Overview of the Storage Cmdlets 00:01:07
  • Working with the Storage Subsystem 00:07:45
  • Working with the Host Bus Adapters 00:09:36
  • Configuring iSCSI Using PowerCLI 00:08:33
  • Creating a New iSCSI Target Connection 00:10:22
  • Working with Disks, LUNs, and Partitions 00:01:41
  • Modifying LUN Multipath Policy 00:18:23
  • Examining Disks and Partitions 00:07:05
  • Managing Datastores 00:06:09
  • Using the Datastore Provider and Introducing the VIM Providers 00:09:09
  • Copying Files Between Datastores 00:02:20
  • What We Covered 00:01:11

• Lesson 10: Managing High Availability and Clustering with PowerCLI

  00:59:01
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:44
  • What is VMware High Availability? 00:01:09
  • What is VMware Dynamic Resource Scheduling? 00:02:32
  • Overview of the HA and DRS Cmdlets 00:00:25
  • Managing Clusters 00:02:20
  • Creating an HA / DRS Cluster 00:07:24
  • Adding an ESX Host to a Cluster and Modifying Cluster HA Settings 00:09:11
  • The DRS Cmdlets 00:03:22
  • Creating a DRS Affinity Rule 00:03:42
  • Configuring Virtual Machine Cluster Settings 00:06:36
  • Working with Resource Pools 00:10:43
  • Advanced Cluster Configuration 00:09:57
  • What We Covered 00:00:49

• Lesson 11: Managing vCenter with PowerCLI

  00:31:37
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:32
  • Overview of the vCenter Cmdlets 00:00:23
  • Working with Containers 00:09:03
  • Working with Custom Attributes 00:08:52
  • Managing vCenter Access Control 00:11:45
  • What We Covered 00:00:59

• Lesson 12: Reporting with PowerCLI

  01:47:44
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:34
  • A Special Note About ESXi 00:01:21
  • How to Create Great Reports – A Brief Overview 00:02:47
  • Requirements 00:10:45
  • Interpret the Data 00:04:39
  • Automate! If Your Repeat It, Script It! 00:00:49
  • Using PowerCLI to Create Reports 00:03:21
  • Report 1: Host Inventory 00:05:00
  • Using VMHostReport.ps1 Script 00:16:10
  • Report 2: VM Inventory 00:07:26
  • Using VMReport.ps1 Script 00:15:19
  • Sending an E-mail with VM Report 00:03:04
  • Report 3: Storage Utilization 00:03:47
  • Using Export-DSReport.ps1 Script 00:17:41
  • Using Search Datastore Function 00:09:08
  • What We Covered 00:04:46