Subscribe via RSSNow that I believe I’ve resolved my hardware issues with my VMware server, I’m expecting to use it much more. I’m also continuing my exploration of the PowerCLI tool set which allows me to manage my virtual infrastructure from a Windows PowerShell session. One task that I frequently need is to identify which virtual machines…
Friday the 13 Script Blocks
In celebration of Friday the 13th and to help ward off any triskaidekaphobia I thought I’d offer up 13 PowerShell scriptblocks. These are scriptblocks that might solve a legitimate business need like finding how long a server has been running to the more mercurial such as how many hours before I can go home. A…
Module Mania
More and more, you’re seeing members of the Windows PowerShell community package their contributions into modules, myself included. Although you’ll probably still see a lot of individual functions because it is often easier to demonstrate or educate. I received a comment on my Weather module that I thought merited a complete post, since I expect…
Windows Update Module
I don’t have a large environment to manage, but I do have a number of test boxes I try to keep up date using Windows Software Update Server (WSUS). Occasionally I’ve needed to manage things client-side. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of good tools, and nothing PowerShell-related that I’ve found so I wrote my own….
NetPoint Pro Review
My first work for Windows IT Pro has been released. In the August 2010 issue I wrote a review on Netpoint Pro. In short, I think many small to midsized companies should take a look, but I hope you’ll take a moment to read the full review. It will only take a few minutes.
Get Your TCP Ports Here!
Once again, the PowerShell forum at ScriptingAnswers.com has undone me. I was answering a question about running Netstat in a PowerShell session on a remote computer which got me thinking about a PowerShell function to turn NETSTAT.EXE output into objects. Once you have an object then you can do all sorts of things. Needless to…
Get Your Free Scripting Toolkit
If you were at this year's TechEd event in New Orleans, I hoped you dropped by the SAPIEN Technologies booth and picked up your free Scripting Toolkit. What's that you say? Check it out on the SAPIEN blog and then download your free copy.
Mr. Roboto Scripts
I'm slowly trying to revise my main web site. The original site had a script library page where all of my old Mr. Roboto scripts resided for download. Unfortunately, in many of the online Mr. Roboto articles the link they provided doesn't work now. So if you are looking for my old scripts, use this…
WBADMIN Demo
Earlier this year I wrote an article for REDMOND Magazine about the new backup features in Windows Server 2008 R2. I’m not going to re-hash the article here except to say it includes some sample scripts on using the WBADMIN command line tool. One of the scripts is an old-school batch file. The batch file…
PowerShell Weather Module
I first wrote a Windows PowerShell function several years ago to retrieve weather information via Yahoo’s weather service. I’ve been itching to rewrite it and finally found some time over the weekend. Turns out it’s a good thing I did because the method I had been using to query the Yahoo web service has been…
Get Parameter
As I continue to work on the 2nd edition of Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM, I find situations where I need a tool to get information out of Windows PowerShell. For example, the cmdlets in the Microsoft Active Directory module have a lot of parameters and I wanted to know some specifics. Now…
Export-Function
I love that you can do so much with PowerShell on the fly. For example, I don’t need to launch a script editor to create a PowerShell function. I can do it right from the command prompt. PS C:\> function tm {(get-date).ToLongTimeString()} PS C:\> tm 12:41:27 PM As long as my PowerShell session is open,…
This Old Script
I’m very slowly revising my main web site. The upshot for now is that there is no direct link to my old script library. Many of my Mr. Roboto tools can be found on this page. Until I can finish the upgrade project, you can use this link, http://www.jdhitsolutions.com/scripts.htm to take you directly to the…
Running Veeam Jobs
I’m still fighting hardware issues with my ESX box (among other things) but I wanted to jot down some more notes on my experiences with PowerCLI and the Veeam backup cmdlets. Last week I wrote about how I created multiple backup jobs with a one line PowerShell expression. After the jobs were created I needed…
VMware Backup with PowerCLI and Veeam
My primary backup drive for my virtual machine backup toasted on me so I had to recreate all of my backup jobs. I’ve been using Veeam’s backup product for VMware and it couldn’t be easier to use. I’ve known that it included a set of PowerShell cmdlets but I had never really looked at them…