VMware 6.7 APIs and Automation with Kyle Ruddy (@kmruddy)

Kyle Ruddy (@kmruddy) joins us to discuss and demo what’s new with the vSphere 6.7 APIs. The best way to reach Kyle for question is twitter DM https://www.twitter.com/kmruddy Have a feature request? Post it to https://powercli.ideas.aha.io/ and they will look into it! *About vBrownBag* SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/vBBYoutube Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vBrownBag Facebook: https://facebook.com/vBrownBag iTunes: http://bit.ly/vbrownbagitunes Google+: google.com/+vBrownBag

vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6.5 vSAN w Jase McCarty (@jasemccarty)

Long time vBrownBag presenter Jase McCarty stops in to discuss new features in vSAN 6.5 Show Notes: What’s New in vSphere 6.5 vSAN Presenter: Jase McCarty (@jasemccarty) – vSAN 6.0, 6.1, & 6.2 New Features (4:30) – vSAN 6.5 (5:40) – 2 Node Direct Connect (6:10) – 2 Node Config Demo (13:18) – vSAN iSCSI
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vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in PowerCLI 6.5 R1 with Kyle Ruddy (@kmruddy)

Kyle Ruddy talks about what’s new with PowerCLI 6.5 Show Notes: What’s New in vSphere 6.5 PowerCLI 6.5. Presenter: Kyle Ruddy Twitter: @kmruddy – What is PowerCLI (2:55) – VMware PowerCLI – what’s in a name! (4:40) – Module based (6:35) – Cross vCenter vMotion with PowerCLI (8:40) – DEMO! Cross vCenter vMotion (11:45) –
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware NSX PowerShell Modules with Kyle Ruddy (@kmruddy)

Kyle Ruddy shows you how you can manage VMware NSX through PowerShell/PowerCLI by reviewing his own modules written to take advantage of the NSX API. You can find the modules on GitHub. VMware NSX PowerShell Module Video You can follow Kyle on Twitter @kmruddy and his blog thatcouldbeaproblem.com. Originally published by ProfessionalVMware.com where you can
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Optimizing PowerShell & PowerCLI Scripts with Conrad Ramos (@vnoob)

Conrad Ramos (@vNoob) talks about how you can opimize your PowerShell and PowerCLI scripts. Optimizing PowerShell & PowerCLI Scripts Recording You can follow Conrad on Twitter @vNoob and his blog www.vnoob.com Originally published by ProfessionalVMware.com where you can check out all our past recordings and upcoming schedule.

#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up PowerShell DSC with Steven Murawski (@StevenMurawski)

Steven Murawski, community manager with Chef, joins the #vBrownBag to talk about PowerShell DSC (Desired State Configuration). Video Presentation, sample scripts and slides can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/1xSqGnT You can follow Steven on Twitter @StevenMurawski and his blog http://stevenmurawski.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you
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#vBrownBag DevOps Follow-Up PowerShell Primer with Jeffrey Hicks (@JeffHicks)

Jeffrey Hicks, author of several titles including Learn PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches stops by the #vBrownBag to discuss PowerShell.  You can download the presentation and examples Jeffrey used during the presentation to help prepare for the homework. You can follow Jeffrey on Twitter @JeffHicks and his blog. PowerShell Recording PowerShell Homework Originally
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Deep Dive with Rob Nelson (@rnelson0)

Rob Nelson does a deep dive into VMware vSphere Auto Deploy which facilitates the rapid deployment and provisioning of vSphere host. Rob covers the requirements including DHCP configuration options and PowerCLI image builder steps. Video Video You can find Rob on Twitter @rnelson0 and his blog http://rnelson0.com/ Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up Automate All the Things PowerCLI Futures with Alan Renouf (@alanrenouf)

Alan Renouf from VMware demos new features of PowerCLI including a live demo for the Automate All The Things Series. Video You can find Alan on Twitter @alanrenouf and his blog at http://www.virtu-al.net/ Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ and follow some of our ongoing series such as the Automate All
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Automate ALL The Things #vBrownBag Follow Up – PowerCLI for the Infrastructure admin with Alan Renouf (@alanrenouf)

Alan Renouf returns for another #vBrownBag PowerCLI session, helping you Automate All The Things.  Alan shows us how to leverage PowerGUI to create PowerCLI to build scripts to monitor and automate your VMware infrastructure. Video #vBrownBag Automate ALL the things – PowerCLI for the infrastructure manager with Alan Renouf (@alanrenouf) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.

Automate ALL the things #vBrownBag Follow Up – PowerCLI for the VDI geek with Andre Leibovici (@andreleibovici)

Andrew Leibovici talks about how you can start to automate VMware Horizon View, how it works, how to configure your environment, how to get-help and some examples. #vBrownBag Automate ALL the things – PowerCLI for the VDI geek with Andre Leibovici (@andreleibovici) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.

Automate ALL The Things #vBrownBag Follow Up – PowerCLI for the VM admin with Alan Renouf (@alanrenouf)

Alan Renouf rolls the next Automate All the Things session, discussing PowerCLI for the infrastructure manager.  He kicks off with requirements for PowerCLI as well as some basic commands to help get you started automating all the things. **First 35 seconds not edited, after all isn’t that what makes a #vBrownBag? Slides Video #vBrownBag Automate
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Automate ALL the Things #vBrownBag Follow Up – Introduction to PowerCLI with Josh Atwell (@josh_atwell)

Josh Atwell (@josh_atwell) provides an overview of PowerCLI, its capabilities and then goes into a hands on demo. Download PowerCLI https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=285&downloadGroup=VSP510-PCLI-510 Google+ Community If you need help, have other questions or want to keep the conversation going, you can join the G+ Automate All the Things community:  http://bit.ly/vBBAuto Video #vBrownBag Automate ALL the things –
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Automate All the Things #vBrownbag Follow-Up Todd Lewey (@tlewey) covering Autolab

Todd Lewey (@tlewey) covers the installation and configuration of Autolab which will be used through out the Automate All the Things series. Getting Started with Autolab You can download Autolab here (http://www.labguides.com/) Google+ Community If you need help, have other questions or want to keep the conversation going, you can join the G+ Automate All
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Getting Started with VMware Automation

This post is by Cody Bunch. I’ve had a request or two recently on how to get started with VMware automation, what resources are there, and what tool should I use. This post aims to at least address two out of the three. That is, how to get started and what resources. Tool selection has
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VMUG Follow-Up: DC & Chicago (Automate the Planet!)

First, thank you to the VMUG organization and the respective VMUGs for making this happen. I hope the content was good and useful to y’all. Please drop a line if you have questions, need to know more, or need help getting started. Below are the slides and links from the session: Links: vCO Links https://vbrownbag.comm/vcenter-orchestrator/
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PowerCLI 101 – Changing the VM Swapfile Location

This came up whilst doing preparation and writing for a forthcoming exam prep book. There was an objective that required changing the location of a VM Swap file. There are two PowerCLI one-liners that can help you here. One for the cluster level, then one for the hosts. PowerCLI – Change the VM Swapfile location
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