Author Archives: brian.wuchner

Resize Guest System Partition with PowerCLI

Posted on September 27, 2013 by brian.wuchner

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

Posted on September 16, 2013 by brian.wuchner

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

Posted on August 31, 2013 by brian.wuchner

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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Reviewing DNS logs with PowerShell

Posted on July 6, 2013 by brian.wuchner

I recently helped out on a project where DNS services were being moved to different hosts with new IP addresses. After updating the DHCP scope options and static DNS configuration settings on all servers, the team turned on DNS logging … Continue reading →

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Powering on a virtual machine from the command line

Posted on July 5, 2013 by brian.wuchner

I recently made a post about powering on virtual machines in bulk using PowerCLI. That process worked well to power on VMs in vCenter, but what if you need to turn on vCenter? In some cases (lockdown mode, firewall rules, … Continue reading →

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