Index
A
- alarm actions
- cmdlets, using / Managing alarms
- alarm action triggers
- cmdlets, using / Managing alarms
- alarms
- managing / Managing alarms
- cmdlets, using / Managing alarms
- alarm definition / Managing alarms
- alarm action / Managing alarms
- alarm action trigger / Managing alarms
- anti-affinity rule
- using / Using the DRS affinity and anti-affinity rules
- cmdlets, using / Using the DRS affinity and anti-affinity rules
- approvals
- managing / Managing approvals
- assertions
- defining / Testing your scripts using Pester
- Auto Deploy
- configuring, for ESXi hosts / Configuring Auto Deploy for ESXi hosts
- defining / Configuring Auto Deploy for ESXi hosts
- automation
- through PowerShell scripts / Automation through PowerShell scripts
B
- baselines
- cmdlets, managing / Managing vSphere Update Manager
- behavior-driven development (BDD)
- best practices, PowerShell scripting
- defining / Best practices
- black box testing
- boot process
- branch
- creating / Branch
C
- capabilities
- defining, from VSAN storage provider / Cmdlets related to policy backup and migration
- capacity check report
- defining / Capacity check report
- parameters, defining / Parameter descriptions
- Catch block
- about / Error handling in PowerShell
- checkpoints
- defining / Testing your scripts using Pester
- cluster
- cmdlet, disk size
- URL / Hard disks
- cmdlet parameters, Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet
- defining / The Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet
- cmdlets, ESXi host networking
- using / Managing networking for ESXi
- commands, Git
- comment-based help
- creating / Creating comment-based help
- using / Creating comment-based help
- rules / Creating comment-based help
- in functions / Creating comment-based help
- in scripts / Creating comment-based help
- in script modules / Creating comment-based help
- keywords / Creating comment-based help
- keywords, URL / Creating comment-based help
- comparison operators
- about / Conditional logic
- conditional logic
- about / Conditional logic
- loops, using / Conditional logic using loops
- content library
- managing / Managing Content Libraries
- reference / Managing Content Libraries
D
- datacenter
- about / Datacenter
- cmdlets, using / Datacenter
- datastore clusters
- using / Using datastore clusters
- cmdlets, using / Using datastore clusters
- parameters, setting / Using datastore clusters
- datastores
- managing / Managing datastores
- cmdlets / Managing datastores
- default duration
- reference / Authenticating and getting a vRA token
- depot
- creating / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- URL / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- Distributed Power Management
- configuring / Configuring Distributed Power Management
- Distributed Power Management (DPM)
- Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS)
- DRS affinity rule
- dynamic parameters
- about / Dynamic parameters
- requirements / Dynamic parameters
- using / Dynamic parameters
- Dynamic Resource Scheduling
E
- $ErrorActionPreference
- about / Error handling in PowerShell
- values / Error handling in PowerShell
- Enhanced vMotion Compatibility mode
- enhancement list
- URL / PowerShell
- enumeration
- about / Using the vSphere API
- error handling, PowerShell
- references / Error handling in PowerShell
- ESXi
- networking, managing for / Managing networking for ESXi
- ESXi host
- firewall and services, configuring / Configuring a firewall and services in an ESXi host
- ESXi host networking
- cmdlets / Managing networking for ESXi
- ESXi hosts
- Auto Deploy, configuring for / Configuring Auto Deploy for ESXi hosts
- ESXi server
- booting, from Auto Deploy server / Configuring Auto Deploy for ESXi hosts
- Extended Unique Identifier (EUI)
- about / Managing datastores
- ExtensionData property
- used, for returning .NET View objects / Using the ExtensionData property to return .NET View objects
F
- Fault Tolerance (FT)
- configuring / Configuring Fault Tolerance
- about / Configuring Fault Tolerance
- features, ISESteroids
- URL / ISESteroids
- Fibre Channel (FC)
- Fibre Channel storage
- configuring / Configuring Fibre Channel storage
- Finally block
- about / Error handling in PowerShell
- firewall and services
- configuring, in ESXi host / Configuring a firewall and services in an ESXi host
- folder
- Foreach
- and Foreach-object, comparing / The difference between Foreach and Foreach-object
- fork & pull model
- about / The fork
- function attributes
- specifying / Specifying function attributes
G
- Get-OMStatKey cmdlet
- Get-View cmdlet
- used, for returning .NET View objects / Using the Get-View cmdlet to return .NET View objects
- URL / Using the Get-View cmdlet to return .NET View objects
- Git
- advantages / Using version control with GitHub
- and other version control systems, comparing / Using version control with GitHub
- references / Using version control with GitHub
- GitHub
- version control, using with / Using version control with GitHub
- using / Using version control with GitHub
- URL / Using version control with GitHub
- GitHub Desktop
- GitHub workflow
- defining / Branch
- guest OS
- managing / Managing the guest OS
- GUI, using Windows Forms
- defining / Building a GUI using Windows Forms
- button, creating / Creating a button
- TextBox, creating / Creating a TextBox
- ListBox, creating / Creating ListBox
- CheckBox, creating / Creating CheckBox
- GUI, using WPF
- defining / Building GUI using WPF
- URL / Building GUI using WPF
- GUI tool
- using / Branch
H
- hard disks
- cmdlets, defining / Hard disks
- High Availability (HA)
- configuring / Configuring High Availability
- about / Configuring Distributed Power Management
- host profile
- about / Using host profiles
- host profiles
- using / Using host profiles
- managing / Managing host profiles
- cmdlets, using / Managing host profiles
- hosts
- adding, to vCenter server / Adding hosts to a vCenter server
- HTTP methods
- using / Introducing REST APIs
I
- Image Builder
- defining, with PowerCLI / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- using / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- architecture / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- need for / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- cmdlets, using / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- image profile
- about / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- in-circuit testing (ICT)
- Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet
- about / The Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet
- iSCSI adapters
- software iSCSI adapter / Configuring iSCSI storage
- hardware iSCSI adapter / Configuring iSCSI storage
- iSCSI storage
- configuring / Configuring iSCSI storage
- ISESteroids
- URL / ISESteroids
J
- Job Control Language (JCL)
- about / The history of scripting
- JSON
- defining / Introducing JSON
- and XML, comparing / Introducing JSON
- syntax rules / Syntax rules
- values / Values
- JSON file
L
- logical operators
- about / Conditional logic
M
- machines
- managing / Managing machines
- MoRef (Managed Object Reference)
N
- .NET View objects
- returning, Get-View cmdlet used / Using the Get-View cmdlet to return .NET View objects
- returning, ExtensionData property used / Using the ExtensionData property to return .NET View objects
- Netflow
- configuring / Configuring Netflow
- URL / Configuring Netflow
- Netflow, disabling
- URL / Configuring Netflow
- network adapters
- cmdlets, defining / Network adapters and USB devices
- Network Addressing Authority (NAA)
- about / Managing datastores
- networking
- managing, for ESXi / Managing networking for ESXi
- network profiles
- managing / Managing network profiles
- New-Datastore cmdlet
- New-VM cmdlet
- NFS storage
- configuring / Configuring NFS storage
- NIC Teaming
- about / Managing networking for ESXi
O
- Object categories
- managed object types / Using the vSphere API
- data object types / Using the vSphere API
- enumerated data types / Using the vSphere API
- fault type / Using the vSphere API
- Onyx
- about / Generating PowerCLI code using Onyx
- used, for generating PowerCLI code / Generating PowerCLI code using Onyx
- URL / Generating PowerCLI code using Onyx
- reference / Generating PowerCLI code using Onyx
- options, CmdletBinding()
- defining / Specifying function attributes
- options, parameter attributes
- Mandatory argument / Specifying parameter attributes
- Position argument / Specifying parameter attributes
- ValueFromPipeline / Specifying parameter attributes
- Alias / Specifying parameter attributes
- OS customization specifications
- managing / Managing OS customization specifications
P
- Package Control
- URL / Sublime Text
- parameter attributes
- specifying / Specifying parameter attributes
- URL / Using parameter validation attributes
- parameters, capacity check report
- defining / Parameter descriptions
- parameters, PowerShell function
- static / Specifying function attributes
- dynamic / Specifying function attributes
- parameters, vRA
- Accept / Authenticating and getting a vRA token
- Content-Type / Authenticating and getting a vRA token
- parameter validation attributes
- using / Using parameter validation attributes
- AllowNull / AllowEmptyString / Using parameter validation attributes
- ValidateCount / Using parameter validation attributes
- ValidateLength / Using parameter validation attributes
- ValidatePattern / Using parameter validation attributes
- permissible types, ViewType parameter
- Pester
- used, for testing scripts / Testing your scripts using Pester
- about / Testing your scripts using Pester
- URL / Testing your scripts using Pester
- Pester Wiki
- port blocking
- cmdlets, defining / Configuring port blocking
- port group management
- cmdlets / Managing port groups
- port groups
- managing / Managing port groups
- ports
- working with / Working with ports
- cmdlets, defining / Working with ports
- traffic shaping, configuring / Configuring traffic shaping
- port blocking, configuring / Configuring port blocking
- security policy, configuring / Configuring the security policy
- teaming policy, configuring / Configuring the teaming policy
- PowerActions, for vSphere Web Client
- defining / PowerActions for vSphere Web Client
- URL / PowerActions for vSphere Web Client
- prerequisites / PowerActions for vSphere Web Client
- installing / PowerActions for vSphere Web Client
- PowerCLI
- defining / The essence of PowerShell and PowerCLI, PowerCLI
- features / PowerCLI
- components / PowerCLI
- Image Builder, using with / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- cmdlets, defining / Creating virtual machines
- PowerCLI cmdlets
- used, for connecting to vCenter / Connecting to a vCenter and other VMware environments using PowerCLI cmdlets
- used, for connecting to other VMware environments / Connecting to a vCenter and other VMware environments using PowerCLI cmdlets
- PowerCLI code
- generating, Onyx used / Generating PowerCLI code using Onyx
- PowerCLI extensions
- used, for configuring vFLASH / Configuring vFLASH using PowerCLI Extensions
- URL / Configuring vFLASH using PowerCLI Extensions
- reference / Configuring vFLASH using PowerCLI Extensions
- PowerCLI Scripts
- PowerShell
- defining / The essence of PowerShell and PowerCLI, PowerShell
- command types / PowerShell
- programming constructs, implementing / Implementing programming constructs in PowerShell
- URL / Implementing programming constructs in PowerShell, Sublime Text
- conditional logic / Conditional logic
- error handling / Error handling in PowerShell
- PowerShell code repository
- PowerShell help files
- defining / PowerShell help files
- PowerShell scripts
- automation, using through / Automation through PowerShell scripts
- private VLANs
- creating / Creating private VLANs
- programming constructs
- implementing, in PowerShell / Implementing programming constructs in PowerShell
- proper editor
- using / Using a proper editor
- Sublime Text, defining / Sublime Text
- ISESteroids, defining / ISESteroids
- properties, Distributed Power Management
- defining / Configuring Distributed Power Management
- provisioned resources
- managing / Managing provisioned resources
R
- Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
- using / Using Raw Device Mapping
- about / Using Raw Device Mapping
- Representational State Transfer (REST or ReST)
- about / Introducing REST APIs
- resource pools
- managing / Managing resource pools
- cmdlets, using / Managing resource pools
- creating / Managing resource pools
- resources, REST
- advantages / Introducing REST APIs
- Resource URI
- reference / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- REST
- URL / Introducing REST APIs
- REST APIs
- defining / Introducing REST APIs
- URL / Introducing REST APIs
- REST API services, vRA
- Advanced Designer Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Approval Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Branding Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Catalog Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Catalog Registry / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- EventLog Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Files Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Identity Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Licensing Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Management Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Notification Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Plug-in Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Portal Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- Reservation Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- vCO Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- WorkItem Service / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- return codes
- defining / Introducing REST APIs
- success codes / Introducing REST APIs
- user error codes / Introducing REST APIs
- rule
S
- SAPIEN PowerShell Studio
- using / Using SAPIEN PowerShell Studio
- scripting
- history / The history of scripting
- Scripting language
- URL / The history of scripting
- scripts
- running / Running and scheduling scripts
- scheduling / Running and scheduling scripts
- testing, Pester used / Testing your scripts using Pester
- Security Hardening Script
- defining / Security Hardening Script
- URL / Security Hardening Script
- security policy
- cmdlets, defining / Configuring the security policy
- Set-OMAlert cmdlet
- Set-Strictmode
- shared catalog items
- listing / Listing shared and private catalog items
- shared repository model
- about / The shared repository model
- Shell scripts
- using / The history of scripting
- snap-ins and modules, vCloud PowerCLI package
- VMware.VimAutomatio n.Cloud / The vCloud PowerCLI package
- VMware.VimAutomatio n.PCloud / The vCloud PowerCLI package
- snap-ins and modules, vSphere PowerCLI package
- VMware.VimAutomation.Core / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- VMware.VimAutomation.Vds / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- VMware.VimAutomation.Storage / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- VMware.VimAutomation.HA / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- VMware.VimAutomation.License / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- VMware.ImageBuilder / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- VMware.DeployAutomation / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- software depot
- about / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- SRM advanced configurations
- managing / Managing SRM advanced configurations
- standard switches
- cmdlets / Managing port groups
- storage device
- representing / Managing datastores
- storage policy-based management
- used, for managing storage / Managing storage using storage policy-based management
- cmdlets, related to policy rules / Cmdlets related to policy rules
- cmdlets, related to storage policy / Cmdlets related to storage policy
- cmdlets, related to Spbm capabilities and compatible storage / Cmdlets related to Spbm capabilities and compatible storage
- cmdlets, related to policy application / Cmdlets related to policy application
- cmdlets, related to policy backup and migration / Cmdlets related to policy backup and migration
- Sublime Text 3
- URL / Sublime Text
- switch case examples
- URL / Conditional logic
- Switch parameters
- defining / Switch parameters
T
- teaming policy
- cmdlets, defining / Configuring the teaming policy
- templates
- managing / Managing templates
- tenant
- managing / Managing tenants
- creating / Creating a tenant
- identity stores, listing for / Listing identity stores for a tenant
- identity store, linking to / Linking an identity store to a tenant
- test-driven development (TDD)
- traffic shaping
- cmdlets, defining / Configuring traffic shaping
- trap keyword
- about / Error handling in PowerShell
- try block
- about / Error handling in PowerShell
U
- Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
- about / Introducing REST APIs
- reference / Introducing REST APIs
V
- vApps
- managing / Managing vApps
- cmdlets, defining / Managing vApps
- vCenter logical constructs
- configuring / Configuring vCenter logical constructs
- folder / Folder
- datacenter / Datacenter
- cluster / Cluster
- vCenter server
- hosts, adding to / Adding hosts to a vCenter server
- vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- managing / Managing vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- vCloud Air
- managing / Managing vCloud Air
- vCloud PowerCLI package
- defining / The vCloud PowerCLI package
- version control
- using, with GitHub / Using version control with GitHub
- vFLASH
- configuring, PowerCLI extensions used / Configuring vFLASH using PowerCLI Extensions
- VIB
- about / Image Builder with PowerCLI
- virtual machines
- managing / Creating virtual machines
- modifying / Modifying virtual machines
- hard disks / Hard disks
- network adapters, managing / Network adapters and USB devices
- USB devices / Network adapters and USB devices
- passthrough devices / Passthrough devices
- snapshots / Snapshots
- resource configuration / Resource configuration and policies
- policies, defining / Resource configuration and policies
- VMware tools, managing / Managing VMware tools in a VM
- virtual SAN
- configuring / Configuring virtual SAN
- VMFS resignaturing
- applying / Applying VMFS resignaturing
- VM guest
- cmdlets, using / Managing vCloud Air
- VMware
- URL / Managing datastores
- VMware KB Article 1014953
- URL / Managing datastores
- VMware KB Article 2009226
- URL / Using Raw Device Mapping
- VMware official blog
- URL / Managing vRealize Operations Manager
- references / Managing vRealize Operations Manager
- vRA token
- authenticating / Authenticating and getting a vRA token
- obtaining / Authenticating and getting a vRA token
- vRealize Automation (vRA)
- vRealize Automation (vRA) REST APIs
- defining / vRealize Automation REST APIs
- vRealize Operations Manager
- vROps environment
- cmdlets, defining / Managing vRealize Operations Manager
- VSAN
- vSphere API
- using / Using the vSphere API
- URL / Using the vSphere API
- vSphere distributed switches
- managing / Managing vSphere distributed switches
- cmdlets / Managing vSphere distributed switches
- vSphere network I/O control
- configuring / Configuring vSphere network I/O control
- vSphere PowerCLI package
- defining / The vSphere PowerCLI package
- vSphere scheduled task
- creating / Creating a vSphere scheduled task
- vSphere Security Hardening Guide
- vSphere standard switches
- managing / Managing vSphere standard switches
- vSphere Update Manager
- managing / Managing vSphere Update Manager
- cmdlets, defining / Managing vSphere Update Manager
W
- -Whatif option
- about / Error handling in PowerShell
- white box testing
- Windows Forms
- Windows GUI
- creating / Different ways to create a Windows GUI
- Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
- Write-Log function
- Write-Verbose
- about / Error handling in PowerShell
X
- $xmlWindow
- URL / Building GUI using WPF
- XML
- and JSON, comparing / Introducing JSON