Index
A
- -Address parameter / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
- -AlarmDefinition parameter / Modifying alarm definitions
- active adapters / Configuring vSphere Standard Switches
- Add-EsxSoftwareDepot cmdlet / Configuring Image Builder
- Add-Member
- properties, adding to objects / Adding properties to an object with Add-Member
- Add-vCLIfunction function / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
- Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter cmdlet / Adding host physical network adapters to a vSphere Distributed Switch
- Add-VDSwitchVMHost cmdlet / Adding hosts to vSphere Distributed Switches
- Affinity Rules / Configuring Storage DRS
- AlarmActionTrigger cmdlet / Removing alarm action triggers
- alarms
- configuring / Configuring alarms
- definitions, retrieving / Retrieving alarm definitions
- definitions, modifying / Modifying alarm definitions
- actions, creating / Creating alarm actions
- actions, retrieving / Retrieving alarm actions
- actions, removing / Removing alarm actions
- action triggers, creating / Creating alarm action triggers
- action triggers, retrieving / Retrieving alarm action triggers
- action triggers, removing / Removing alarm action triggers
- AliasProperty / Using objects, properties, and methods
- allFeasibleDs / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- allFeasibleDsWithUserPreference / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- AllSigned execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- arrays
- about / Using arrays and hash tables
- using / Using arrays and hash tables
- AssignedLicense property / Retrieving assigned licenses
- Atomic Test & Set (ATS) / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
- Auto Deploy
B
- -BodyAsHtml parameter / Sending reports by e-mail
- backtick character (`) / Using the ForEach-Object cmdlet
- bootOptions.enterBIOSSetup property /
- bootOptions property /
- Bypass execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- ByPropertyName parameter binding / Using the ByPropertyName parameter binding
- ByValue parameter binding / Using the ByValue parameter binding
C
- -Cluster parameter / Retrieving DRS rules
- -Configuration parameter / Configuring resource allocation between virtual machines
- -Confirm
- $false parameter / Attaching the host profile to a cluster or a host
- -Credential parameter / Adding a host
- calculated properties
- creating / Creating calculated properties
- canonical name / Getting SCSI LUNs
- Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) / Generating HTML reports
- CD drive
- adding /
- modifying /
- removing /
- certificate warnings
- suppressing / Suppressing certificate warnings
- Check and upgrade VMware Tools before each power on checkbox
- enabling /
- CIM Indication Subscriptions / Working with host profiles
- ClusterConfigSpecEx object / Disabling or enabling host monitoring, Creating virtual machines to hosts DRS rules
- ClusterDasConfigInfo object / Disabling or enabling host monitoring, Enabling VM and application monitoring
- clusters
- retrieving / Retrieving clusters
- HA master, retrieving / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
- primary hosts / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
- configuration issues, retrieving / Retrieving cluster configuration issues
- settings, modifying / Modifying cluster settings
- hosts, moving to / Moving hosts to clusters
- moving / Moving clusters
- DPM configuration, retrieving / Retrieving the DPM configuration of a cluster
- removing / Removing clusters
- cluster settings
- modifying / Modifying cluster settings
- HA, disabling / Disabling HA
- host monitoring, disabling / Disabling or enabling host monitoring
- host monitoring, enabling / Disabling or enabling host monitoring
- host profile, associating with cluster / Associating a host profile with a cluster
- VM and application monitoring, enabling / Enabling VM and application monitoring
- Datastore heartbeating, configuring / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- ClusterVmToolsMonitoringSettings object / Enabling VM and application monitoring
- cmdlets
- CodeProperty / Using objects, properties, and methods
- commands
- running, on guest OS / Running commands on the guest OS
- Common Information Model (CIM) Event / Working with host profiles
- COM objects
- using / Using COM objects
- Compare-Object cmdlet / Using the Compare-Object cmdlet
- Connect-VIServer -Menu command / Connecting to a server
- Connect-VIserver cmdlet / Suppressing certificate warnings
- Connect-VIServer cmdlet / Connecting to a server, Using the credential store
- ConvertTo-Html -Fragment parameter / Generating HTML reports
- ConvertTo-Html cmdlet / Generating HTML reports
- Copy-DatastoreItem cmdlet
- credential store
- about / Connecting to a server
- using / Using the credential store
- CSV files
- reports, exporting to / Exporting reports to CSV files
D
- -DatastoreCluster parameter / Modifying Datastore Clusters
- -Datastore parameter / Configuring Storage I/O Control
- -DeletePermanently parameter / Removing a virtual machine
- -Destination parameter / Moving resource pools
- -DrsRecommendation property / Using DRS recommendations
- dasConfig property / Disabling or enabling host monitoring, Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- Datastore Cluster
- creating / Creating a Datastore Cluster
- retrieving / Retrieving Datastore Clusters
- modifying / Modifying Datastore Clusters
- datastores, adding / Adding datastores to a Datastore Cluster
- datastores, retrieving / Retrieving the datastores in a Datastore Cluster
- datastores, removing / Removing datastores from a Datastore Cluster
- removing / Removing Datastore Clusters
- Datastore heartbeating / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- Datastore Maintenance Mode / Configuring Storage DRS
- datastores
- creating / Creating datastores
- NFS datastores, creating / Creating NFS datastores
- retrieving / Retrieving datastores
- adding, to Datastore Cluster / Adding datastores to a Datastore Cluster
- retrieving, in Datastore Cluster / Retrieving the datastores in a Datastore Cluster
- removing, from Datastore Cluster / Removing datastores from a Datastore Cluster
- upgrading, to VMFS-5 / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
- removing / Removing datastores
- DefaultParameterSet parameter set / Creating a virtual machine from scratch
- devices
- adding, to virtual machine /
- devices, adding to virtual machine
- hard disk, adding /
- SCSI controller, adding /
- network adapter, adding /
- floppy drive, adding /
- CD drive, adding /
- modifying /
- hard disk, modifying /
- hard disk, moving to another datastore /
- SCSI controller, modifying /
- network adapter, modifying /
- floppy drive, modifying /
- CD drive, modifying /
- devices, removing from virtual machine
- CD drive, modifying /
- hard disk, removing /
- network adapter, removing /
- floppy drive, removing /
- CD drive, removing /
- Disconnect-VIServer cmdlet / Disconnecting from a server
- Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF) / Working with host profiles
- Distributed Power Management (DPM)
- using / Using Distributed Power Management (DPM)
- enabling / Enabling DPM
- hosts, configuring for / Configuring hosts for DPM
- hosts, testing for / Testing hosts for DPM
- hosts, putting in standby mode / Putting hosts in standby mode
- hosts, starting / Starting hosts
- cluster configuration, retrieving / Retrieving the DPM configuration of a cluster
- disabling / Disabling DPM
- distributed virtual port groups
- creating / Creating distributed virtual port groups
- creating, from reference group / Creating distributed virtual port groups from a reference group
- creating, from export / Creating distributed virtual port groups from an export
- configuring / Configuring distributed virtual port groups
- renaming / Renaming a distributed virtual port group
- configuration, rolling back / Rolling back the configuration of a distributed virtual port group
- configuration, restoring / Restoring the configuration of a distributed virtual port group
- Network I/O Control, configuring / Enabling Network I/O Control
- configuration, exporting / Exporting the configuration of distributed virtual port groups
- host network adapter, migrating to / Migrating a host network adapter from a standard port group to a distributed port group
- removing / Removing distributed virtual port groups
- DRS clusters
- creating / Creating vSphere HA and DRS clusters
- DRS groups
- removing / Removing DRS groups
- DRS recommendations
- using / Using DRS recommendations
- DRS rules
- using / Using DRS rules
- retrieving / Retrieving DRS rules
- modifying / Modifying DRS rules
- removing / Removing DRS rules
- Dynamic Resource Scheduling (DRS) / Creating a cluster
E
- $esxcli.hardware.cpu command / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
- -Enabled parameter / Creating VM-VM DRS rules
- -Entity parameter / Attaching the host profile to a cluster or a host, Retrieving performance statistics, Retrieving metric IDs
- EnableNetworkResourceManagement() method / Enabling Network I/O Control
- esxcli
- using, from PowerCLI / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
- esxcli command / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
- about / Using esxcli from PowerCLI, Listing all of the available esxcli commands
- using, from PowerCLI / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
- $esxcli.hardware.cpu command / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
- events
- retrieving / Retrieving events
- execution policy, PowerShell
- modifying / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Restricted / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- AllSigned / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- RemoteSigned / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Unrestricted / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Bypass / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Undefined / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Export-CSV cmdlet / Exporting reports to CSV files
- Export-VDPortGroup cmdlet / Exporting the configuration of distributed virtual port groups
- Export-VDPortgroup cmdlet / Restoring the configuration of a distributed virtual port group
- ExtensionData property
- raw objects, using with / Using raw API objects with ExtensionData or Get-View
- using / Using the ExtensionData property
- {eventDescription} variable / Creating alarm actions
F
- -FilterScript parameter / Using the Where-Object cmdlet
- -Floppy parameter /
- -FullScreen parameter / Opening the console of a virtual machine
- Fault Tolerance
- configuring / Configuring Fault Tolerance
- turning on / Turning Fault Tolerance on
- turning off / Turning Fault Tolerance off
- files
- copying, between datastore and PC / Copying files between a datastore and your PC
- Fixed, Most Recently Used (MRU) / Setting the multipathing policy
- floppy drive
- adding /
- modifying /
- removing /
- ForEach-Object -Process scriptblock / Using the ForEach-Object cmdlet
- ForEach-Object cmdlet / Using the ForEach-Object cmdlet
- Format-List cmdlet / Retrieving a list of all of your virtual machines
- about / Using Get-Command
- Format-Table -AutoSize / Retrieving cluster configuration issues
G
- Get-AlarmAction cmdlet / Retrieving alarm actions
- Get-AlarmActionTrigger cmdlet / Retrieving alarm action triggers
- Get-AlarmDefinition cmdlet / Retrieving alarm definitions
- Get-Alias cmdlet
- about / Creating calculated properties
- Get-ChildItem cmdlet / Using aliases
- Get-Cluster cmdlet / Retrieving clusters
- Get-Command cmdlet
- about / Using Get-Command, Using providers
- using / Using Get-Command
- Get-DatastoreCluster cmdlet / Retrieving Datastore Clusters
- Get-Datastore cmdlet / Retrieving datastores
- Get-ESXCliCommand function / Listing all of the available esxcli commands
- Get-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Get-HAPrimaryVMHost cmdlet / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
- Get-Help cmdlet
- using / Using Get-Help
- Get-LicenseDataManager cmdlet / Using the LicenseDataManager
- Get-Log cmdlet / Retrieving log files
- Get-LogType cmdlet / Retrieving log files
- Get-Member cmdlet
- using / Using Get-Member
- Get-PowerCLICommunity cmdlet
- using / Using Get-PowerCLICommunity
- Get-PowerCLIConfiguration cmdlet / Connecting to multiple servers, Retrieving the PowerCLI configuration
- Get-PowerCLIHelp cmdlet
- using / Using Get-PowerCLIHelp
- Get-PSProvider cmdlet
- about / Using providers
- Get-ScsiLun cmdlet / Getting SCSI LUNs, Setting the multipathing policy
- Get-ScsiLunPath cmdlet / Retrieving the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- Get-StatInterval cmdlet / Retrieving the statistical intervals
- Get-StatType cmdlet / Retrieving metric IDs
- Get-VDSwitch cmdlet / Retrieving vSphere Distributed Switches
- Get-VICommand cmdlet
- using / Using Get-VICommand
- Get-VIEvent cmdlet / Retrieving events
- Get-View cmdlet
- raw objects, using with / Using raw API objects with ExtensionData or Get-View
- using / Using the Get-View cmdlet
- Get-VIObjectByVIView cmdlet
- Get-VIPermission cmdlet / Retrieving permissions
- Get-VIPrivilege -Role cmdlet
- about / Retrieving privileges
- Get-VIPrivilege cmdlet
- about / Retrieving privileges
- Get-VIRole cmdlet / Retrieving roles
- Get-VM cmdlet / Retrieving a list of all of your virtual machines, Using the ByValue parameter binding
- about / Using Get-Command, Using Get-Help
- Get-VMHostStorage cmdlet / Rescanning for new storage devices
- get cmdlets
- Group-Object cmdlet / Using the Group-Object cmdlet
- guest operating system, virtual machine
- shutting down / Shutting down a virtual machine's guest operating system
- GUID Partition Table (GPT) / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
H
- $HostService variable / Modifying the startup policy of a host service
- -HardDisk parameter /
- -HostService parameter / Starting a host service
- HA
- disabling / Disabling HA
- HA master
- retrieving / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
- hard disk
- adding /
- modifying /
- moving, to another datastore /
- removing /
- hash table
- about / Using arrays and hash tables
- using / Using arrays and hash tables
- using, to create object / Using a hash table to create an object
- HBAs / Rescanning for new storage devices
- HBDatastoreCandidatePolicy / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- HBDatastoreCandidatePolicy property / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- hBDatastoreCandidatePolicy property / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- heartbeatDatastore property / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
- here-string
- about / Using here-strings
- High Availability (HA) / Creating a cluster
- host
- adding, to VMware vCenter server / Creating a datacenter, Creating a cluster, Adding a host
- removing, from VMware vCenter Server / Removing a host from the VMware vCenter Server
- host containers
- license keys, associating with / Associating license keys with host containers
- hostMonitoring property / Disabling or enabling host monitoring
- host network adapters
- using / Using host network adapters
- creating / Creating host network adapters
- retrieving / Retrieving host network adapters
- configuring / Configuring host network adapters
- removing / Removing host network adapters
- NIC Teaming, configuring / Configuring NIC Teaming
- host network adapters configuration
- about / Configuring host network adapters
- duplex setting / Configuring network speed and the duplex setting
- network speed, configuring / Configuring network speed and the duplex setting
- management network, configuring / Configuring the management network
- vMotion, configuring / Configuring vMotion
- host networking
- configuring / Configuring host networking
- host profile
- associating, with cluster / Associating a host profile with a cluster
- host profiles
- working with / Working with host profiles
- creating / Creating a host profile
- attaching, to cluster / Attaching the host profile to a cluster or a host
- attaching, to host / Attaching the host profile to a cluster or a host
- testing, for compliance / Testing the host profile for compliance
- applying, to host / Applying a host profile to a host or cluster
- applying, to cluster / Applying a host profile to a host or cluster
- answer files, using / Using host profile answer files
- exporting / Exporting a host profile
- importing / Importing a host profile
- host profiles answer files
- using / Using host profile answer files
- hosts
- retrieving / Retrieving a list of all of your hosts
- moving, to clusters / Moving hosts to clusters
- testing, for DPM / Testing hosts for DPM
- putting, in standby mode / Putting hosts in standby mode
- starting / Starting hosts
- assigned license keys, removing / Removing assigned license keys from hosts
- hosts DRS groups
- creating / Creating hosts DRS groups
- retrieivng / Retrieving DRS groups
- modifying / Modifying DRS groups
- virtual machines, adding / Adding virtual machines to a DRS group
- virtual machines, removing / Removing virtual machines from a DRS group
- host services
- working with / Working with host services
- information, retrieving from / Retrieving information about host services
- starting / Starting a host service
- stopping / Stopping a host service
- restarting / Restarting a host service
- startup policy, modifying / Modifying the startup policy of a host service
- host firewall, configuring / Configuring the host firewall
- host firewall default policy, obtaining / Getting the host firewall default policy
- host firewall default policy, modifying / Modifying the host firewall default policy
- host firewall exceptions, obtaining / Getting the host firewall exceptions
- host firewall exceptions, modifying / Modifying a host firewall exception
- HTML reports
- generating / Generating HTML reports
I
- -Id parameter / Rescanning for new storage devices
- -IncludeEqual parameter / Using the Compare-Object cmdlet
- -InputObject parameter / Retrieving log files, Exporting reports to CSV files
- -IScsiHba parameter / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
- Image Builder
- configuring / Configuring Image Builder
- installation, PowerCLI
- steps / Installing PowerCLI
- Invoke-VMScript cmdlet / Running commands on the guest OS
- IscsiManager BindVnic() method / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
J
- jumbo frames / Configuring vSphere Standard Switches
K
- -KeepTogether parameter / Creating VM-VM DRS rules
L
- -LiteralPath parameter / Retrieving log files
- -Location parameter / Creating a datacenter, Retrieving clusters
- Length property / Using objects, properties, and methods
- LicenseAssignmentManager.QueryAssignedLicenses() method / Retrieving assigned licenses
- LicenseAssignmentManager.RemoveAssignedLicense() method / Removing assigned license keys from hosts
- LicenseAssignmentManager.UpdateAssignedLicense() method / Assigning licenses to hosts
- LicenseDataManager
- using / Using the LicenseDataManager
- license keys, associating with host containers / Associating license keys with host containers
- associated license keys, applying to hosts in container / Applying the associated license key to all the hosts in the container
- license key associations, retrieving / Retrieving license key associations
- license key associations, retrieving to host containers in environment / Retrieving all of the license key associations to the host containers in your environment
- license key associations, retrieving with specific host container / Retrieving the license keys associated with a specific host container
- effective license key of host container, retrieving / Retrieving the effective license key of a host container
- LicenseDataManager.ApplyAssociatedLicenseData() method / Applying the associated license key to all the hosts in the container
- LicenseDataManager.QueryEffectiveLicenseData() method / Retrieving the effective license key of a host container
- LicenseDataManager.UpdateAssociatedLicenseData() method / Associating license keys with host containers
- license inventory
- license keys, adding / Adding license keys to the license inventory
- license keys, retrieving from / Retrieving license keys from the license inventory
- license keys, removing from / Removing license keys from the license inventory
- license key associations
- retrieiving / Retrieving license key associations
- retrieiving, to host containers in environment / Retrieving all of the license key associations to the host containers in your environment
- retrieiving, with specific host container / Retrieving the license keys associated with a specific host container
- modifying / Modifying license key associations
- removing / Removing license key associations
- LicenseManager.RemoveLicense() method / Removing license keys from the license inventory
- licenses
- managing / Managing licenses
- keys, adding to license inventory / Adding license keys to the license inventory
- keys, retrieving from license inventory / Retrieving license keys from the license inventory
- keys, removing from license inventory / Removing license keys from the license inventory
- assigning, to hosts / Assigning licenses to hosts
- assigned licenses, retrieving / Retrieving assigned licenses
- assigned license keys, removing from hosts / Removing assigned license keys from hosts
- list() method / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
- log bundles
- creating / Creating log bundles
- log files
- retrieving / Retrieving log files
- Logical Unit Number (LUN) / Rescanning for new storage devices
M
- -MaintenanceMode parameter / Configuring Storage I/O Control
- -MultipathPolicy parameter / Setting the multipathing policy
- maintenance mode
- disabling / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
- enabling / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
- about / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
- cluster DRS automation levels / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
- host putting, Set-VMHost cmdlet used / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
- Managed Object References
- using / Using Managed Object References
- Master Boot Record (MBR) / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
- Math.Round method / Rounding a value
- maxFailureWindow / Enabling VM and application monitoring
- maximum transmission unit (MTU) / Creating vSphere Standard Switches
- Measure-Object cmdlet
- using / Using the Measure-Object cmdlet
- value, rounding / Rounding a value
- methods
- about / Using methods
- metric IDs
- retrieving / Retrieving metric IDs
- minUpTime / Enabling VM and application monitoring
- Move-Cluster cmdlet / Moving clusters
- Move-VMHost cmdlet / Moving hosts to clusters
- multipathing policy
- setting / Setting the multipathing policy
- multiple servers
- connecting to / Connecting to multiple servers
N
- -Name parameter / Listing all of the available esxcli commands, Creating roles
- -Name parameters / Creating a datacenter
- -NetworkAdapter parameter /
- network adapter
- adding /
- modifying /
- removing /
- Network I/O Control
- configuring / Configuring Network I/O Control
- enabling / Enabling Network I/O Control
- disabling / Disabling Network I/O Control
- New-Alias cmdlet / Using aliases
- New-CDDrive cmdlet /
- New-Cluster cmdlet / Creating vSphere HA and DRS clusters, Modifying cluster settings
- New-Datacenter cmdlet / Creating a datacenter
- New-DatastoreCluster cmdlet / Creating a Datastore Cluster
- New-Datastore cmdlet / Creating datastores
- New-DrsRule cmdlet / Creating VM-VM DRS rules
- New-FloppyDrive cmdlet /
- New-HardDisk cmdlet /
- New-IScsiHbaTarget cmdlet / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
- New-NetworkAdapter cmdlet /
- New-Object cmdlet
- using / Using the New-Object cmdlet
- New-OSCustomizationSpec cmdlet / Using OS customization specifications
- New-PSDrive cmdlet
- New-ScsiController cmdlet /
- New-VDPortgroup cmdlet / Creating distributed virtual port groups
- New-VICredentialStoreItem cmdlet / Using the credential store
- New-VIPermission cmdlet / Creating permissions
- New-VIProperty cmdlet
- PowerCLI objects, extending with / Extending PowerCLI objects with the New-VIProperty cmdlet
- New-VIRole cmdlet
- about / Creating roles
- New-VM cmdlet / Creating a virtual machine
- NFS datastores
- creating / Creating NFS datastores
- NoteProperty / Using objects, properties, and methods
- NoteProperty member / Using a hash table to create an object
O
- objects
- about / Using objects, properties, and methods
- creating / Creating your own objects
- New-Object cmdlet, using / Using the New-Object cmdlet
- creating, hash table used / Using a hash table to create an object
- creating, Select-Object cmdlet / Creating objects using the Select-Object cmdlet
- properties adding, with Add-Member / Adding properties to an object with Add-Member
- OS customization specifications
- Out-String cmdlet / Sending reports by e-mail
P
- -PassThru parameter / Adding properties to an object with Add-Member
- -Path parameter / Retrieving log files
- -Pattern parameter / Retrieving log files
- -Permission parameter / Modifying permissions
- -Profile parameter / Testing the host profile for compliance
- ParameterizedProperty property / Using objects, properties, and methods
- performance statistics
- retrieving / Retrieving performance statistics
- permissions
- about / Working with roles and permissions
- creating / Creating permissions
- retrieving / Retrieving permissions
- modifying / Modifying permissions
- removing / Removing permissions
- pipeline
- about / Using the pipeline
- ByValue parameter binding, using / Using the ByValue parameter binding
- ByPropertyName parameter binding, using / Using the ByPropertyName parameter binding
- port groups / Using standard port groups
- PowerCLI
- URL, for downloading / Downloading PowerCLI
- downloading, steps / Downloading PowerCLI
- installing, steps / Installing PowerCLI
- server, connecting to / Connecting to a server
- multiple servers, connecting to / Connecting to multiple servers
- certificate warnings, suppressing / Suppressing certificate warnings
- disconnecting, from server / Disconnecting from a server
- esxcli, using from / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
- vSphere CLI commands, using / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
- PowerCLI commands output
- displaying, in grid view / Displaying the output in a grid view
- PowerCLI Configuration
- retrieving / Retrieving the PowerCLI configuration
- PowerCLI objects
- extending, with New-VIProperty cmdlet / Extending PowerCLI objects with the New-VIProperty cmdlet
- PowerGUI
- about / Using PowerGUI
- PowerShell
- execution policy, modifying / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- PowerShell object cmdlets
- about / Using the PowerShell object cmdlets
- Select-Object cmdlet, using / Using the Select-Object cmdlet
- primary hosts
- retrieving / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
- privileges
- retrieving / Retrieving privileges
- providers
- about / Using providers and PSDrives
- using / Using providers
- PSChildName property / Using COM objects
- PSDrives
- using / Using PSDrives
- PSdrives
- about / Using providers and PSDrives
R
- -Replace operator / Using methods
- -ResourcePool parameter / Creating a virtual machine from scratch, Moving resource pools
- raw API objects
- using, with ExtensionData property / Using raw API objects with ExtensionData or Get-View
- using, with Get-View cmdlet / Using raw API objects with ExtensionData or Get-View
- Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
- about / Working with Raw Device Mappings
- ReconfigureComputeResource_Task() method / Disabling or enabling host monitoring, Enabling VM and application monitoring, Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy, Creating virtual machines DRS groups, Creating virtual machines to hosts DRS rules
- RemoteSigned execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Remove-AlarmAction cmdlet / Removing alarm actions
- Remove-CDDrive cmdlet /
- Remove-FloppyDrive cmdlet /
- Remove-VDSwitch cmdlet / Removing vSphere Distributed Switches
- Remove-VIPermission cmdlet / Removing permissions
- Remove-VM cmdlet / Removing a virtual machine
- Remove-VMHost cmdlet / Removing a host from the VMware vCenter Server
- Replace method / Using methods
- reports
- exporting, to CSV files / Exporting reports to CSV files
- sending, by e-mail / Sending reports by e-mail
- Required property / Retrieving information about host services
- resource pools
- using / Using resource pools
- creating / Creating resource pools
- retrieving / Retrieving resource pools
- mofiying / Modifying resource pools
- moving / Moving resource pools
- resource allocation between virtual machines, configuring / Configuring resource allocation between virtual machines
- removing / Removing resource pools
- Restricted execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- roles
- about / Working with roles and permissions
- using / Using roles
- creating / Creating roles
- retrieving / Retrieving roles
- modifying / Modifying roles
- removing / Removing roles
- Round Robin (RR) / Setting the multipathing policy
S
- $String variable / Using objects, properties, and methods
- -ScriptType parameter / Running commands on the guest OS
- -ScsiLun parameter / Setting the multipathing policy, Retrieving the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- -ScsiLunPath parameter / Modifying the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- -SimpleMatch parameter / Retrieving log files
- -SoftwareIScsiEnable parameter / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
- SAPI.SpVoice COM object / Using COM objects
- scriptblock
- about / Filtering objects
- ScriptProperty / Using objects, properties, and methods
- SCSI controller
- adding /
- modifying /
- SCSI device
- vmhba paths, configuring to / Configuring the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- vmhba paths, retrieving to / Retrieving the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- vmhba paths,modifying to / Modifying the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- SCSI logical unit / Getting SCSI LUNs
- Select-Object cmdlet / Retrieving a list of all of your virtual machines, Using the Select-Object cmdlet, Retrieving Storage I/O Control settings, Exporting reports to CSV files
- using, to create object / Creating objects using the Select-Object cmdlet
- Select-String cmdlet / Retrieving log files
- Send-MailMessage cmdlet / Sending reports by e-mail
- server
- disconnecting from / Disconnecting from a server
- servers
- connecting to / Connecting to a server
- Set-CDDrive cmdlet /
- Set-FloppyDrive cmdlet /
- Set-HardDisk cmdlet /
- Set-Location cmdlet
- Set-NetworkAdapter cmdlet /
- Set-PowerCLIConfiguration cmdlet / Connecting to multiple servers, Suppressing certificate warnings
- Set-ScsiController cmdlet /
- Set-VDSwitch -BackupPath parameter / Importing the configuration of a vSphere Distributed Switch from a backup
- Set-VIPermission cmdlet / Modifying permissions
- Set-VIRole cmdlet / Modifying roles
- Set-VirtualPortGroup cmdlet / Configuring standard port groups
- Set-VM cmdlet / Creating a virtual machine from scratch,
- Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface cmdlet / Configuring the network of a virtual machine
- Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter cmdlet / Migrating a host network adapter from a standard port group to a distributed port group
- snapshots
- about /
- creating /
- retrieving /
- reverting to /
- modifying /
- removing /
- software iSCSI VMFS datastores
- creating / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
- Sort-Object cmdlet / Using the Sort-Object cmdlet
- splat operator @ / Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
- splatting / Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
- standard port groups
- about / Using standard port groups
- creating / Creating standard port groups
- configuring / Configuring standard port groups
- removing / Removing standard port groups
- statistical intervals
- retrieving / Retrieving the statistical intervals
- storage devices
- rescanning for / Rescanning for new storage devices
- Storage DRS
- about / Configuring Storage DRS
- Storage I/O Control (SIOC)
- about / Configuring Storage I/O Control
- settings, retrieving / Retrieving Storage I/O Control settings
- string
- expanding / Understanding what expands a string
- expanding, on use / Expanding a string when it is used
- strings
- subexpressions / Expanding variables and subexpressions in strings
- subexpressions
- in strings / Expanding variables and subexpressions in strings
T
- -ToUpper operator / Using methods
- Tee-Object cmdlet / Using the Tee-Object cmdlet
- template
- virtual machine, creating from / Creating a virtual machine from a template
- converting, into virtual machine /
- name, modifying /
- removing /
- TrimEnd method / Using methods
- type declarations
- using / Using type declarations
- {targetName} variable / Creating alarm actions
U
- -UrlOnly parameter / Opening the console of a virtual machine
- Undefined execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Unrestricted execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
- Update-Tools cmdlet
- using /
- userSelectedDs / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
V
- -Vmfs parameter / Creating VMFS datastores
- -VMHost parameter / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode, Creating vSphere Standard Switches, Rescanning for new storage devices, Retrieving log files
- -VMHostStorage parameter / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
- -VM parameter / Opening the console of a virtual machine
- variables
- vCenter Server mail server
- vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) / Creating permissions
- vCheck / Reporting the health of your vSphere environment with vCheck
- VDPortgroup -BackupPath parameter / Restoring the configuration of a distributed virtual port group
- vicfg-ipsec command / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
- VimDatastore provider
- about / Using providers
- VimInventory provider
- about / Using providers
- Virtual Local Area Network (Virtual LAN or VLAN) / Using standard port groups
- virtual machine
- creating / Creating a virtual machine
- cloning / Creating a virtual machine, Cloning a virtual machine
- registering / Creating a virtual machine, Registering a virtual machine
- creating, from scratch / Creating a virtual machine from scratch
- creating, from template / Creating a virtual machine from a template
- starting / Starting a virtual machine
- suspending / Suspending a virtual machine
- guest operating system, shutting down / Shutting down a virtual machine's guest operating system
- stopping / Stopping a virtual machine
- settings, modifying /
- devices, adding /
- devices, removing from /
- converting, into template /
- moving, to another folder /
- moving, to datastore /
- moving, to host /
- moving, to cluster /
- moving, to resource pool /
- compatibility, upgrading /
- console, opening / Opening the console of a virtual machine
- removing / Removing a virtual machine
- virtual machine
- creating, from template / Creating a virtual machine
- virtual machine network
- configuring / Configuring the network of a virtual machine
- virtual machines
- retrieving / Retrieving a list of all of your virtual machines
- removing, from DRS groups / Removing virtual machines from a DRS group
- creating, to host DRS rules / Creating virtual machines to hosts DRS rules
- virtual machines, retrieving
- deprecated warnings display, stopping / Suppressing displaying deprecated warnings
- wildcard characters, using / Using wildcard characters
- objects, filtering / Filtering objects
- comparison operators, using / Using comparison operators
- aliases, using / Using aliases
- virtual machines DRS groups
- creating / Creating virtual machines DRS groups
- VM-Host affinity rules / Using DRS rules
- VM-Host DRS rules
- creating / Creating VM-Host DRS rules
- VM-VM affinity rules / Using DRS rules
- VM-VM DRS rules
- creating / Creating VM-VM DRS rules
- VM and application monitoring
- enaling / Enabling VM and application monitoring
- VMFS datastores
- creating / Creating VMFS datastores
- vmhba paths
- about / Configuring the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- retrieving, to SCSI device / Retrieving the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- modifying, to SCSI device / Modifying the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
- VMHostNetworkAdapter cmdlet / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
- VMHostNetworkAdapter parameter / Removing host physical network adapters from a vSphere Distributed Switch
- vmkernel log file / Retrieving log files
- vmMonitoring property / Enabling VM and application monitoring
- VMware Flings
- URL /
- VMware Remote Console (VMRC) browser plugin / Opening the console of a virtual machine
- VMware Technical Support
- about / Creating log bundles
- VMware Tools
- updating /
- Update-Tools cmdlet used /
- Check and upgrade VMware Tools before each power on checkbox, enabling /
- VMware vCenter Server
- host, removing from / Removing a host from the VMware vCenter Server
- VMware vCenter server
- about / Adding a host to a VMware vCenter Server
- datacenter, creating / Creating a datacenter
- host, adding to / Creating a datacenter
- cluster, creating / Creating a cluster
- VMware vCloud Director
- about / Installing PowerCLI
- VMware vSphere
- VMware vSphere API
- using /
- VMware vSphere Storage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
- vSphere CLI / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
- vSphere CLI commands
- using, from PowerCLI / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
- vSphere Distributed Switches
- about / Using vSphere Distributed Switches
- creating / Creating vSphere Distributed Switches
- creating, from scratch / Creating a new vSphere Distributed Switch from scratch
- cloning / Cloning a vSphere Distributed Switch
- creating, from export / Creating a vSphere Distributed Switch from an export
- retrieving / Retrieving vSphere Distributed Switches
- configuring / Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
- upgrading / Upgrading a vSphere Distributed Switch
- hosts, adding to / Adding hosts to vSphere Distributed Switches
- host physical network adapters, adding to / Adding host physical network adapters to a vSphere Distributed Switch
- host physical network adapters, removing from / Removing host physical network adapters from a vSphere Distributed Switch
- hosts, removing from / Removing hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch
- configuration, exporting / Exporting the configuration of vSphere Distributed Switches
- removing / Removing vSphere Distributed Switches
- vSphere Distributed Switches configuration
- about / Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
- rolling back / Rolling back the configuration of a vSphere Distributed Switch
- congiguring, from backup / Importing the configuration of a vSphere Distributed Switch from a backup
- vSphere folders
- working with / Working with vSphere folders
- vSphere HA
- creating / Creating vSphere HA and DRS clusters
- vSphere Image Builder
- configuring / Configuring vSphere Image Builder and Auto Deploy
- vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) / Configuring Image Builder
- vSphere PowerCLI Datastore Provider
- vSphere PowerCLI Inventory Provider
- vSphere Standard Switches
- about / Using vSphere Standard Switches
- image / Using vSphere Standard Switches
- creating / Creating vSphere Standard Switches
- configuring / Configuring vSphere Standard Switches
- network adapters, adding to / Adding network adapters to a switch
- removing / Removing vSphere Standard Switches
W
- Where-Object cmdlet
- about / Using aliases
- wildcard characters
- about / Using wildcard characters
- used, for selecting virtual machines / Using wildcard characters