VMware Technical Publications has released another great video. This one gives an overview of available authentication methods including session files, Active Directory, and configuration files. It also explains how to run commands against vCenterServer systems to target ESXi hosts in lockdown mode on vCLI in vSphere 5.0.
Check it out!
There is also another great vCLI video as well which gives an overview of vCLI commands in vSphere 5.0. Unlike the above video, this one discusses ESXCLI name spaces and commands and goes over commands for which no ESXCLI equivalent exists in vSphere 5.0.
Back in July of this year, the Indy VMUG hosted a large regional event. After the numbers came in it was the largest VMUG event worldwide at somewhere around 900+ attendees. It’s came a long way. I remember helping plan the first “Demo Days” event and we were happy with 300 attendees and ran it out of a conference center on the IUPUI campus. Recently these events have had to be held in the Indiana Convention Center due to popularity. Nice!
At this years event, myself, Brian Wuchner and Jake Robinson, created a self paced PowerCLI lab. The lab was created to show some cool things that you can do with VMware PowerCLI and build up some additional interest. We built it on Bluelocks VMware vCloud environment. We received good feedback overall and put the content on the Indy VMUG site.
A few weeks ago the leaders at the Cincinnati VMUG, got in touch with us and asked if we could provide a lab at their full day event on 11/2. So we’ve updated the lab, and will take a road trip.
The lab is built similar to the layout below, however we built a VMware View front end for the Cincinnati event.
vCenter Server (localhost)
Two ESXi 4.1 hosts (named esxi01 and esxi02)
Four virual machines running on the above ESXi hosts (named alpha, bravo, charlie and delta)
Shared iSCSI appliance (Openfiler)
A special thanks goes to Bluelock (www.bluelock.com) for providing the virtual data center services and 10zig Technology (www.10zig.com) for providing the thin client devices.
Ryan has been working in the virtualization space since 2002. Most recently as a VMware Certified Instructor with New Horizons United, based in New York City. This website reflects his own views and not views of his employer.
