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100 1  Halverson, Chris. 
245 10 PowerCLI essentials :|bsimplify and automate server 
       administration tasks with PowerCLI /|cChris Halverson.
       |h[O'Reilly electronic resource] 
246 3  Power command-line interface essentials 
246 30 Simplify and automate server administration tasks with 
       PowerCLI 
260    Birmingham, UK :|bPackt Publishing,|c2016. 
300    1 online resource 
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490 1  Community experience distilled 
505 0  Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the 
       Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; 
       Chapter 1: An Introduction to Essential Administration 
       with PowerCLI; Why this book, and why now?; Understanding 
       PowerShell versions; The basic structure of PowerShell; 
       Why is version understanding important?; v2 or v3 -- 
       what's the difference?; Installing PowerShell v3 on a 
       Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 machine; Understanding 
       PowerCLI; Getting PowerCLI versions; The PowerCLI change 
       log; Getting PowerCLI; Pre-requisites before getting 
       PowerCLI; Downloading PowerCLI; Installing PowerCLI. 
505 8  Getting helpSetting up the PowerCLI installation; Summary;
       Chapter 2: Comparing Point and Click Administration to 
       PowerCLI and Scripting; Getting started; Where do we 
       begin?; Where do we find scripts and snippets that are 
       safe to run?; VMware communities; VMware blogs; VMware 
       flings; PowerGUI; Notepad++; PowerShell Scriptomatic; 
       Microsoft TechNet Script Center; Programming interfaces; 
       Writing the script; Planning the purpose; Thinking through
       a script; Planning the output; Making the script; Final 
       script; Report-VMHostConfigStatus; Starting with the 
       inputs; Getting the current configuration. 
505 8  Output of dataGetting the same information through 
       PowerCLI; Network; Storage; Output; Final script of the 
       report; Summary; Chapter 3: Enhancing the Scripting 
       Experience; Code repositories -- why would I need that?; 
       Building an internal repository; Using a third-party tool 
       for code check-in and check-out; Send it to the cloud! 
       Publicly accessible script repositories; Conclusions; 
       Scripting with the intention to reuse; Functions, 
       functions, functions -- the fun with functions; Example of
       a multifunctional script; Using modules; Calling other 
       scripts within the script. 
505 8  Example of a framework scriptBuilding a framework that 
       others can build upon; Running a workflow; Quality control,
       consistency, and simplification; Revisiting documentation;
       Script simplification; Error handling; Verification 
       testing; Version control and keeping previous versions; 
       What signifies a major version versus a minor version; 
       Storing versions; Building a VM script using all the 
       pieces; Summary; Chapter 4: Windows Administration within 
       VMware Administration; What is DevOps?; Starting a DevOps 
       practice; Defining the roles; An example process; Duties 
       of the Automation Engineer. 
505 8  Building the scriptMixing PowerCLI and standard 
       PowerShell; Building a Windows script host; Using commands
       to enable remote desktops on a Windows 2012 R2 server; 
       Running PowerCLI and Windows Administration; A script 
       example; Thinking through the script; Building the script;
       Invoke-VMScript configuration; Running remote on a Linux 
       guest; Basic BASH; Invoke-VMScript configuration; 
       Introduction to vRealize Orchestrator; Summary; Chapter 5:
       Workflows and vRealize Orchestrator; Workflows; The 
       beginning of a workflow; The planning stage; The design 
       phase; The implementation phase; The testing phase. 
520 8  Simplify and automate server administration tasks with 
       PowerCLIAbout This Book Automate VMware's VSphere 
       environment by learning the essentials of PowerCLI Impress
       your peers by developing scripts to perform administration
       tasks Discover the intricate workings of PowerCLI through 
       simple and real-life examplesWho This Book Is ForPowerCLI 
       Essentials is focused toward virtualization professionals 
       and system administrators who want to discover and learn 
       about the automation techniques associated with PowerCLI 
       for complex virtual environments. What You Will Learn 
       Download and install PowerCLI and its basics as well as 
       the basics of PowerShell Enchance your scritping 
       experience Build longer scripts and simpler reports Relate
       a task in VMware administration to a PowerCLI script 
       Discover methods to acquire and change information 
       remotely Set up orchestrator to manage your workflowIn 
       DetailHave you ever wished you could automatically get a 
       report with all the relevant information about your VMware
       environments in exactly the format you want? Or that you 
       could automate a crucial task that needs to be performed 
       on a regular basis? Powerful Command Line Interface 
       (PowerCLI) scripts do all these things and much more for 
       VMware environments. PowerCLI is a command-line interface 
       tool used to automate VMware vSphere environments. It is 
       used to handle complicated administration tasks through 
       use of various cmdlets and scripts, which are designed to 
       handle certain aspects of VSphere servers and to help you 
       manage them. This book will show you the intricacies of 
       PowerCLI through real-life examples so that you can 
       discover the art of PowerCLI scripting. At the start, you 
       will be taught to download and install PowerCLI and will 
       learn about the different versions of it. Moving further, 
       you will be introduced to the GUI of PowerCLI and will 
       find out how to develop single line scripts to duplicate 
       running tasks, produce simple reports, and simplify 
       administration. Next, you will learn about the methods 
       available to get information remotely. Towards the end, 
       you will be taught to set up orchestrator and build 
       workflows in PowerShell with update manager and SRM 
       scripts. Style and approachEach and every topic in this 
       book is explained in a very easy-to-follow fashion with 
       real-life, simple examples so you'll get an idea not only 
       about working with PowerCLI, but will also get an idea 
       about scripting. 
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