Category Archives: Scripting

Getting Started with SaltStack Config

Posted on December 22, 2021 by brian.wuchner

I’ve recently started looking at vRealize Automation SaltStack Config in a lab. In this post I’ll step through a rough outline of the lab environment / setup and cover a couple simple tasks that I was able to complete using … Continue reading →

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Clone Template to new vCenter

Posted on January 18, 2021 by brian.wuchner

On a recent TAM Lab session (TAM Lab 082) I covered several methods for managing vSphere templates. At the end of the presentation we had a brief bonus method that showed using PowerCLI to clone a template to a different … Continue reading →

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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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