Blog Migration to Google Domains and Google Cloud Platform
So for the past month I have been receiving emails from my hosting company that it is time to renew my domain and hosting subscriptions. I have been dreading the renewal because I don’t post or update my site as often as I should. I was also dreading the nearly $300 I was going to have to spend just to keep this site active. Again, this wasn’t something that I wanted to spend too much
SSH_Check-Enable-Supress_Warnings
SSH_Check-Enable-Supress_Warnings
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | CLS #Connect to vCenter or individual ESXi Host Connect-VIServer {vCenter FQDN} -User {Username} -Password {Password} #Checks to see if SSH is running on ESXi Hosts and Sort by ESXi Host Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } |select VMHost, Label, Running |sort VMHost # Enables SSH service on all Hosts and sets the service to automatic Get-VMHost | Foreach {Start-VMHostService -HostService ($_ | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH"} )} Get-VMHost | Get-VmHostService | Where-Object {$_.key -eq "TSM-SSH"} | Start-VMHostService Get-VMhost | Get-VmHostService | Where-Object {$_.key -eq "TSM-SSH"} | Set-VMHostService -policy "automatic" #Disables Yellow Warning and enables the SupressShellWarning Get-VMHost | Set-VmHostAdvancedConfiguration -Name UserVars.SuppressShellWarning -Value 1 #Disconnects vCenter Disconnect-VIServer -Force -Confirm:$false |
Set_NTP on ESXi Hosts
Set_NTP on ESXi Hosts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | CLS #Connect to vCenter or individual ESXi Host Connect-VIServer {vCenter FQDN} -User {Username} -Password {Password} #Get Hosts connected to vCenter and add the NTP server Get-VMHost | Add-VMHostNtpServer {FQDN of NTP server 1} Get-VMHost | Add-VMHostNtpServer {FQDN of NTP server 2} #Allow the ESXi Host to allow connectivity to NTP through the firewall Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostFirewallException | where {$_.Name -eq "NTP client"} | Set VMHostFirewallException -Enabled:$true #Start the NTPd service on the ESXi Host and set the service to automatic Get-VMHost | Get-VmHostService | Where-Object {$_.key -eq "ntpd"} | Start-VMHostService Get-VMhost | Get-VmHostService | Where-Object {$_.key -eq "ntpd"} | Set-VMHostService -policy "automatic" #Disconnect from vCenter Disconnect-VIServer * -Force -Confirm:$false |
Change ESXi DNS Settings
Change ESXi DNS settings for all hosts attached to vCenter.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | Connect-VIServer {vCenter FQDN} -User {Username} -Password {Password} $dnspri = read-host "Enter Primary DNS" $dnsalt = read-host "Enter Alternate DNS" # Prompt for Domain $domainname = read-host "Enter Domain Name" $esxHosts = get-VMHost foreach ($esx in $esxHosts) { Write-Host "Configuring DNS and Domain Name on $esx" -ForegroundColor Green Get-VMHostNetwork -VMHost $esx | Set-VMHostNetwork -DomainName $domainname -DNSAddress $dnspri , $dnsalt -Confirm:$false } Write-Host "Done!" -ForegroundColor Green disconnect-viserver * -force -Confirm:$false |
VMUG Leader Summit 2017
As a new VMUG Leader I was able to travel to VMware Headquarters and participate in the VMUG Leader Summit. This was a new experience for me. This summit is designed to give VMUG leaders transparency to the VMUG program, provide helpful information for VMUG meetings, and is a fantastic networking opportunity. This one and a half day event opened so many doors and allowed me to see that the VMUG community is far more