Author Archives: brian.wuchner

PowerCLI: Getting LUN paths when using EMC PowerPath/VE

A few weeks back I wanted to verify some path counts per LUN. This is typically pretty easy and something that can be written as a one liner using standard PowerCLI cmdlets as such: Get-VMHost | Get-ScsiLun | Get-ScsiLunPath However, … Continue reading

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Getting data out of vCOps

I’ve been troubleshooting a specific problem where storage latency jumps very high during very short periods of time, usually in the late evening/very early morning hours. The latency is very bad, sometimes in the 2,000ms+ neighborhood. My storage guys see … Continue reading

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Resize Guest System Partition with PowerCLI

I recently needed to resize system partitions on several Windows 2008R2 virtual machines. To do this with Set-HardDisk the virtual machines must be powered off and you need a helper VM. I was looking for a way to do this … Continue reading

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vSphere High Performance Cookbook

I’ve been working on a little side project recently — reviewing a book for Packt Publishing.  This process has given me a new respect for authors and the process behind writing a book.  The book – vSphere High Performance Cookbook … Continue reading

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Script to ping a list of computer names

A few weeks ago, I co-worker asked for a script to ping a list of computer names. I thought I had one on my blog, but couldn’t find it. I decided to post a copy here to make it easier … Continue reading

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