Category Archives: Scripting

Scripts to max out CPU and Memory

Posted on March 2, 2020 by brian.wuchner

Most of the time we want our virtual machines to run as optimally as possible. We don’t want to see CPU contention or high memory conditions. However, on occasion we may want to have some stress to see what that … Continue reading →

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vRealize Operations Alerts using Rest Notification Plugin

Posted on February 2, 2020 by brian.wuchner

I have created several vRealize Operations (vROps) alerts in the past, mainly using the Log File Plugin and Standard Email Plugin. However, I recently had someone ask for more information on using the Rest Notification Plugin. I hadn’t used this, … Continue reading →

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Using Log Insight Agent to find insecure LDAP binds

Posted on February 2, 2020 by brian.wuchner

I recently read an interesting article on the vSphere Blog: https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/01/microsoft-ldap-vsphere-channel-binding-signing-adv190023.html, which states Microsoft is making a change to the default behavior of LDAP servers that are part of Active Directory. This change will require secure LDAP channel binding by … Continue reading →

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Reload syslog configuration on ESXi

Posted on June 13, 2016 by brian.wuchner

I recently updated Log Insight to version 3.3.2 in my lab. After selecting the appropriate PAK file, the UI displayed a warning containing the following text: Note that certain builds of ESXi need to have their syslog configuration reloaded after … Continue reading →

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Find ESXi Installation Date with PowerCLI

Posted on January 10, 2016 by brian.wuchner

I recently noticed a link to a very interesting article on Twitter: Find ESXi Installation Date — http://vcdx56.com/2016/01/05/find-esxi-installation-date/. These steps are straight forward and show how to calculate the original ESXi install date, looking at the first section of the … Continue reading →

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