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A practical guide to get you started with automating VMware vSphere via PowerCLI

About This Book

Automate your VMware vSphere environment including hosts, clusters, storage, and vCenter Server virtual machines and networks
Create good-looking, clean reports in no time, increasing your efficiency
Get to grips with PowerCLI to automate routine tasks using practical examples

Who This Book Is For

This book is ideal for you if you want to learn how to automate your VMware vSphere infrastructure, by getting the most out of PowerCLI. It's assumed that you have some experience in administrating a VMware vSphere environment. Knowledge of Microsoft's Windows PowerShell is not a prerequisite.

What You Will Learn

Download and install PowerCLI
Add hosts to VMware vCenter Server
Configure vSphere Auto Deploy
Use the esxcli command from PowerCLI
Create OS Customization Specs
Monitor virtual machine performance
Configure distributed virtual switches and storage I/O Control
Enable VM and Application Monitoring
Manage licenses for multiple hosts to migrate them easily
Configure an alarm to monitor your networks virtual machines
Generate a good-looking HTML report in no time

In Detail

VMware vSphere PowerCLI is a powerful command-line tool to automate all aspects of a VMware vSphere environment. PowerCLI is built on top of the popular Windows PowerShell, with which you can automate server tasks and reduce manual input, allowing you to focus on more important tasks.

"Learning PowerCLI" is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with a thorough knowledge of VMware vSphere PowerCLI. This knowledge will help you to automate your routine tasks so you can save valuable time.

"Learning PowerCLI" introduces you to VMware vSphere PowerCLI, from downloading and installing the software to creating good-looking reports of your VMware vSphere environment.

You will learn about working with host profiles, configuring virtual switches, removing snapshots, configuring Storage DRS, working with affinity rules, configuring an alarm, and managing roles and permissions. You will learn everything you need to know to get started with automating your VMware vSphere infrastructure. All the examples in Learning PowerCLI can be used directly in your environment.

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1782170162
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978-1782170167
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Packt Publishing
Publication date

February 14, 2014
Language

English
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7.5 x 0.85 x 9.25 inches
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374 pages
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Packt Publishing (February 14, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 374 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1782170162
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1782170167
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.41 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.85 x 9.25 inches

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Shawn P Bolan

Good book.

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2014

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Book is OK, however, it seems to largely be a product of PowerCLI help files. The book is not as "instructional" as it should be....works well as a reference but does not shine if you are looking for something to 'teach' you.

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2014

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This book helped bring all of the PowerCLI things I've read and attempted into a more cohesive whole. This combined with the PowerCLI Refence Guide provided me with the tools I needed to power through automating qute a few of the "every day" tasks I face as a VMware administrator.

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015

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I like the detail, don't know how this would be if I didn't know PoSH already but it does have a little more detail that will supplement other training in PowerShell.

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016

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One of the worst technical books I've ever bought. 1/3 the book is just syntax printed out. I don't need to see the entire syntax for every command. There is actually a description and syntax about how to add a floppy disk drive to a vm.. Seriously?!!! This book is a missed opportunity. You're better off just searching the web for examples and using vmware's documentation...

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2015

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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2014

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An essential guide, for beginners but also with a lot of insights into inner aspects of Powercli scripting.

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Great introduction to the automation of VMware vSphere

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2014

VMware PowerCLI is a set of PowerShell cmdlets for the administration of VMware vSphere and vCloud products.
Three Weeks ago Packt Publishing released the book Learning PowerCLI. I read the book and here is my review.

The author
Robert van den Nieuwendijk is an IT professional from the Netherlands. Since 2011, he writes his own blog about Microsoft PowerShell, VMware vSphere and VMware PowerCLI. In 2012 and 2013 he was awarded with the vExpert title by VMware.

The audience
The book was written for VMware vSphere administrators with an interest in automating vSphere administration. Though you will get some basic knowledge about VMware vSphere while reading this book, vSphere administration fundamentals are recommended.

In my opinion, you should also bring some experience with Microsoft PowerShell and basic scripting or programming concepts.
You don’t need any experience with VMware PowerCLI. The book covers everything you need to get you started.

The requirements
To run any of the commands or scripts you find in this book, you will need the following software:
• Microsoft PowerShell 2.0 or higher (comes with Microsoft Windows)
• VMware PowerCLI (a free product from VMware)
• VMware vCenter server
• VMware ESXi

The last two products are available with a free 60-day evaluation license. Of course, a full license will also do. VMware ESXi free edition instead is limited to read-only access, which is not being able to modify any settings with PowerCLI.

The structure
The first chapter covers PowerCLI basics. You will learn how to install PowerCLI, connect to and disconnect from a host or vCenter server, and how to retrieve a list of your hosts or virtual machines.

The next two chapters cover PowerShell and PowerCLI basics, e. g.
• finding commands and getting command help
• PowerShell Providers and PSDrives
• creating, examine and using PowerShell objects
• working with PowerCLI objects
• using the PowerShell pipeline

These chapters will not only give you a basic understanding of VMware PowerCLI, but also improve your knowledge in fundamental PowerShell concepts.

The following six chapters are a detailed commandline reference for the administration of hosts, virtual machines, virtual networks, storage, clustering and VMware vCenter server. You will learn which cmdlets are available, what they do, and how to use them.
The final chapter is about VMware vSphere reporting and shows you how to retrieve various data from your environment and create exports and reports.

Conclusion
The book is very, very detailed. That’s a good thing especially for beginners and as a reference, but probably too much information to read one chapter after another.

“Learning PowerCLI” offers a great introduction to the automation of VMware vSphere. It’s not a book about how to automate your daily administration tasks. It is a book about PowerCLI concepts and cmdlets.
I suggest to study the chapters 1-3 thoroughly and to use the other chapters as a reference whenever Get-Command and Get-Help do not give you enough information.

If you already work with PowerShell and PowerCLI, it can help to increase your knowledge. I’ve been using both for years and got a lot of new information and ideas from this book.

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No Powershell knowledge required, but helpful.

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2014

The great thing about Robert's approach is that he takes the time to point out some basic powershell syntax outside of PowerCLI. You are then soon driven into some very useful cmdlets to extract information from your vSphere environment using Powershell and vSphere's PowerCLI cmdlets. There were a couple of areas of concern where a lack of explanation on certain things lead to a hmmm? moment, but overall an excellent book for a vSphere admin looking to use PowerCLI. For me as a technical person, I like the 'straight to the point' approach. This book is filled w/ little text and more usable script examples for me to get my job done as an admin/engineer.

For full disclosure, I was given this book to review, but was not compensated beyond this. I also have met Robert before, but that in no way has an affect on my review of this book. The above review reflects my honest opinion. You can also find this book on [...]

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David Hesse

erstklassige PowerCLI Referenz

Reviewed in Germany on March 15, 2014

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Ich habe mir dieses Buch in der Kindle Edition gekauft und lese es entweder in der S-Bahn auf dem Weg zur Arbeit, oder auch am Arbeitsplatz-Computer, wenn ich mal schnell einen Befehl nachschauen muss.
Der Inhalt ist methodisch gut aufbereitet. Beginnend von der Installation über die erste Einrichtung bis hin zu komplexen Abfragen wird an alles gedacht und man ist auf Grund des methodisch didaktischen Aufbaus der einzelnen Kapitel und dem Bezug zur Praxis anhand von nachvollziehbaren Beispielen, niemals mit dem Inhalt überfordert und möchte das gelernte gleich ausprobieren.
Ich benutze die vSphere Power CLI weniger als Deployment/Automation Tool, aber dafür mehr als Reporting-Tool, da mit mit den vielen CMD-lets eine Menge von Konfigurationsabfragen machen kann, welche sonst mühsam über den vSphere Client, oder anderen Third Party Tools extrahieren müsste um mal eben schnell einen Report an meinen Manager schicken zu können.
Die vSphere Power CLI gehört neben dem vSphere CLI, welches auf Perl beruht zu den wichtigsten Werkzeugen eines jeden VMware Admins. Beide Tools ergänzen sich und haben Ihre Daseinsberechtigung. The vSphere Power CLI entwickelt sich jedoch auf Grund der wachsenden Popularität der Windows PowerShell und der immer grösser werdenden PowerShell Community dessen aktive Mitglieder auch mit neuen Snippets und eigenen Scripts zur Verbesserung und Erweiterung des Anwendungsspektrums beitragen zum Remote Management Tools Nr. 1 eines jeden VMware Administrators.
Dieses Buch ist allemal die Investition Wert. Für Leute wie mich die eine zentrale Informationsquelle den verstreuten Informationen im Internet bevorzugen ist ein gut geschriebenes Buch wie dieses immer die erste Wahl.

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