For anyone that reads this blog they know I love using PowerShell with VMware. Microsoft hits home runs every once in a while. They did it with Windows XP. They did it again with PowerShell. What a beautiful scripting language.
One of the all time gurus of VMware and PowerShell is Hal Rottenberg. Now Hal has a new book coming out and it’s time to click on over and pre-order your copy today. If you’re using VMware and have ever needed to script anything then you’ll want this book. Go get it now.
From Hal’s site on why to buy it.
Here’s what the book is about:
VMware is the king when it comes to virtualization. Windows PowerShell has gotten huge accolades as an extremely powerful tool for automation of IT tasks. These two technologies make a lot of sense together, and VMware is now making that happen with the release of their VI Toolkit for Windows.
In “Managing VMware Infrastructure with PowerShell”, you will learn how to perform everything from simple ad-hoc reporting at the command-line (“are any of my virtual machines powered off?”) to complex scripts to automate a massive deployment of hundreds of virtual machines. Simple, yet powerful; concise, yet robust; you will enjoy using this new language to solve your old problems using less code than you thought possible.
If you are a system administrator responsible for managing a VMware Virtual Infrastructure (version 2.0 or above), or a standalone ESX Server (version 3.0 or above), then you need this book. Aimed at scripters of every level, the book starts off with a PowerShell primer and continues well into the internals of virtualization on the VMware platform.
Table of Contents
- Introduction – Why You Need This Book
- Windows PowerShell Crash Course
- Getting Started
- Scripting with Virtual Infrastructure
- Inventory and Reporting
- Deployment and Configuration
- Maintenance and Operations
- Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution
- Managing VMWare with PowerGUI
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