Category Archives: Scripting

Which virtual machines have cloned vTPM devices?

Posted on December 13, 2022 by brian.wuchner

In vSphere 7.0, when a virtual machine with a vTPM device is cloned, the secrets and identity in the vTPM are cloned as well. In vSphere 8.0 there is an option during a clone to replace the vTPM so that … Continue reading →

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VMware Skyline Insights API PowerShell Module

Posted on June 16, 2022 by brian.wuchner

VMware Skyline is a proactive support tool to help customers avoid problems before they occur. More information on the service can be found here: https://www.vmware.com/support/services/skyline.html. One feature of this service is a GraphQL based API known as the Skyline Insights … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with SaltStackConfig PowerShell Module

Posted on December 27, 2021 by brian.wuchner

In the previous post (here), we looked into Getting Started with SaltStack Config. We created and kicked off a few tasks from the web interface. Occasionally we’ll need to report on some data as well. The web interface offers the … Continue reading →

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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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