Category Archives: Scripting

I’ve always stored my vCheck report output file in “C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\docRoot\vCheck”. I use the file name “index.html” for the output file name, which makes it the default document name for that folder. I’ve always thought this was a really cool … Continue reading →

Ever wonder which virtual machine consoles were open? I was working on an unrelated script the other day and stumbled on the ‘NumMksConnections’ property. It is a simple integer that appears to contain the number of open Mouse-Keyboard-Screen connections to … Continue reading →

I took a night off yesterday from home repairs and painting and decided to knock out a little more on the vCheck script. Here are the new features: # Version 5.27- bwuch: Added host uptime check # Version 5.26- bwuch: … Continue reading →

One of the best scripts I have ever used is the Virtu-Al.net vCheck daily report (http://www.virtu-al.net/featured-scripts/vcheck/). Not only does it show problems in your virtual infrastructure, it also shows the power of PowerCLI and PowerShell. A little over a month … Continue reading →

In an earlier post Directory partition has not been backed up [DC=virtualcenter,DC=vmware,DC=int] I suggested a method to backup the VMwareVCMSDS ADAM database. As Joern posted in a comment, this solution could fill up your D: drive. The following code should … Continue reading →