VMware vSphere Automated Reporting with PowerCLI
Virtualization and IT automation are two of the fastest growing areas in the IT sector. This course will teach you how to automate reporting, anomaly detection, and configuration management with PowerCLI.
What you'll learn
Virtualization is becoming more pervasive in the datacenter than ever before. As these environments scale, the requirement for administrators to do more with less is never-ending. In this course, VMware vSphere Automated Reporting with PowerCLI, you'll learn the ins and outs of querying for each component of VMware, automated report generation and web report development that propel your administration of VMware vSphere environments to the next level. First, you'll explore how to setup the programs and command line syntax needed to gather, format, and display vSphere environment information. Next, you'll focus in on specific powerCLI command syntax for each component of vSphere, ESXi hosts, virtual machines, storage, patching, networking, and more, all the while building the example automated web report piece by piece. Finally, you'll learn how to combine powerCLI commands, powershell functionality, and your critical thinking, to develop a monitoring solution tailored to your environment and integrate it into an already existing web display. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of VMware PowerCLI needed to immediately begin creating reports and custom heads-up displays that will increase productivity, uptime, security, and overall workflow of your vSphere administration work center.
Table of contents
- Introduction to PowerCLI Queries on ESXi Host Information 1m
- Demonstration of the PowerCLI Commands and ESXi Infrastructure 4m
- Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Virtual 2m
- Learning the Get-VMHost Syntax 1m
- Practical and Automated Host Information Reporting 3m
- ESXi Host First, Then Everything Else 1m
- Introduction to VMware Security and What PowerCLI Can Offer 2m
- Save Yourself the Trouble with a Security Syntax Deep Dive 2m
- Demonstration of the Breadth and Depth PowerCLI Brings to Security 4m
- VMware Access Control from a Command Line Perspective 2m
- Turning Security Data into Actionable Intelligence 4m
- You Are the Front Line 1m