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VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere Administration
Master vSphere automation with this comprehensive reference VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference, Automating vSphere Administration, 2nd Edition is a one-stop solution for vSphere automation. Fully updated to align with the latest vSphere and PowerCLI release, this detailed guide shows you how to get the most out of PowerCLI's handy cmdlets using real-world examples and a practical, task-based approach. You'll learn how to store, access, update, back up, and secure massive amounts of data quickly through the power of virtualization automation, and you'll get acquainted with PowerCLI as you learn how to automate management, monitoring, and life-cycle operations for vSphere. Coverage includes areas like the PowerCLI SDK, SRM, vCOPS, and vCloud Air. Plus guidance toward scheduling and viewing automation, using DevOps methodology and structured testing and source control of your PowerCLI scripts. Clear language and detailed explanations make this reference the manual you've been looking for.
This book is your complete reference for managing vSphere in a Windows environment, with expert instruction and real-world application.
Automate vCenter Server deployment and configuration Create and configure virtual machines, and utilize vApps Monitor, audit, and report the status of your vSphere environment Secure, back up, and restore your virtual machines Work with other vSphere components from your PowerCLI scripts Take control of your PowerCLI scripts through versioning and structured testing Don't spend another day slogging through routine systems management — automate it, with this invaluable guide.
This book is your complete reference for managing vSphere in a Windows environment, with expert instruction and real-world application.
Automate vCenter Server deployment and configuration Create and configure virtual machines, and utilize vApps Monitor, audit, and report the status of your vSphere environment Secure, back up, and restore your virtual machines Work with other vSphere components from your PowerCLI scripts Take control of your PowerCLI scripts through versioning and structured testing Don't spend another day slogging through routine systems management — automate it, with this invaluable guide.
862 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 15, 2011
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August 8, 2012
This is the book you need if you are interested in using PowerCLI with VMware. There's a lot of good stuff in here, and there's also a bundle of sample code available online which goes with the book, and has some great examples and loadable modules.
That said, I think the way it was organized was not really ideal. Rather than starting with some simple and useful examples, they try to follow a very linear progression of setting up esx hosts and guests, all using the CLI, rather than focusing on the most common (or easiest) operations first. Some of the things they cover probably don't need to be fully documented as far as the CLI goes - a simple pointer to the right cmdlet to use for a particular task would probably be sufficient.
It doesn't provide much information for someone new to PowerCLI, or new to scripting, so if you don't have much experience with either, you may want to look at books like Windows Powershell in Action.
Definitely one of those books that you reach for as a reference, vs. one that you'd want to read in anything remotely close to a linear fashion. The book's comprehensiveness is admirable, but I do think it maybe borders on being a bit too comprehensive -- describing things that even the authors say you're unlikely to want to do from the CLI.
That said, I think the way it was organized was not really ideal. Rather than starting with some simple and useful examples, they try to follow a very linear progression of setting up esx hosts and guests, all using the CLI, rather than focusing on the most common (or easiest) operations first. Some of the things they cover probably don't need to be fully documented as far as the CLI goes - a simple pointer to the right cmdlet to use for a particular task would probably be sufficient.
It doesn't provide much information for someone new to PowerCLI, or new to scripting, so if you don't have much experience with either, you may want to look at books like Windows Powershell in Action.
Definitely one of those books that you reach for as a reference, vs. one that you'd want to read in anything remotely close to a linear fashion. The book's comprehensiveness is admirable, but I do think it maybe borders on being a bit too comprehensive -- describing things that even the authors say you're unlikely to want to do from the CLI.
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