Category Archives: Scripting

Keeping Linux up to date with Aria Automation Config — part 2

Posted on December 21, 2023 by brian.wuchner

In a recent post (available here), we created a simple Aria Automation Config (formerly SaltStack Config) state file which reported on and applied available Linux OS updates. In this post we’ll revisit a minor change to this state file. After … Continue reading →

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vSphere Custom Images & How to Compare Image Profiles

Posted on November 20, 2023 by brian.wuchner

Occasionally there is a need to create a custom ESXi image as either an installable ISO or a depot/zip bundle. For example, when setting up a new host, you may wish to automatically include specific drivers for a particular network … Continue reading →

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Aria Automation Internal IPAM reserve / release API

Posted on August 29, 2023 by brian.wuchner

In the May 2023/8.12.1 release notes for Aria Automation, one of the what’s new items was the ability to reserve/unreserve an IP address to make it unavailable/available for deployment. In this release the functionality is supported via API only. This … Continue reading →

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Using VI/JSON with Powershell

Posted on June 13, 2023 by brian.wuchner

I recently saw a post on a new feature that is enabled by default in vSphere 8.0u1: https://blogs.vmware.com/code/2023/06/10/introducing-vi-json-a-modern-wire-protocol-for-vsphere-management. The article describes a new JSON-based, REST-like protocol named VI/JSON that allows access to all the familiar SOAP XML properties. It seemed … Continue reading →

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Keep it secure: Automate vCenter Server SSL Certificate replacement

Posted on March 10, 2023 by brian.wuchner

Validity periods for SSL certificates keep shrinking, requiring more frequent certificate replacements. Something that once only needed done every 3 or so years is now required every year. With these increased demands it is common to want to automate this … Continue reading →

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