Author Archives: brian.wuchner

vSphere virtual machine checks

I’ve recently posted a series of vSphere checks based on PowerCLI. The following couple of checks apply to virtual machines. The following check looks for virtual machines where the ‘toolsUpgradePolicy’ is set to manual. I like to change this value … Continue reading

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Quick vSphere Cluster BIOS check

The following check will compare the BIOS versions of the ESX hosts in a cluster and verify they are all at a consistent level. The check makes use of a $Clusters variable, which can be created using the following line … Continue reading

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Network related vSphere checks

The following two sections of code can be ran independently or used in conjunction with Alan Renouf’s vCheck script. They return network specific issues that could happen in a vSphere environment. The first check makes use of a $clusters variable, … Continue reading

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General vSphere Cluster counts/averages

A year or so ago, I had added some generic sections to Alan Renouf’s vCheck 5 script, which I was using to report on several environments that I managed. A few months ago, Alan released a new version of vCheck … Continue reading

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VMware Support Assistant SSL

VMware recently released a new product call vCenter Support Assistant. This virtual appliance places an icon in the vCenter ‘Solutions and Applications’ area where you can contact support, open SRs and upload support bundles. You can view the entire product … Continue reading

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