Base-64 encoding is a way of taking binary data and turning it into text so that it's more easily transmitted in things like e-mail and HTML form data. I had few requirement to convert / encode text string to Base64 string and vice versa, From encoded Base64 string to convert/decode to normal string…
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Create an interactive HTML report with PowerShell data
Basically I wrote this project as an fun/poc, but it went very well. I wanted to show the HTML + PowerShell capabilities to my (Asset collection team) colleagues as there are endless possibilities what you can build using HTML + Powershell. After launching the html file in the chromium browser the w…
Resolved - Install RSAT Tools on Windows Installer encountered an error 0x8024001d
While working on few Active Directory automation tasks I wanted RSAT tools to be installed on one of the VDI to test and write few scripts. From https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=45520 I downloaded installation files.
While installation I was keep receiving this error…
Create a custom TCPIP stack on ESXi server - VMware PowerCLI GUI
While working with my VMware team we had to audit and create or delete TCP/IP network stack, Here on the ESXi server under Networking >> TCP/IP Configuration you cannot create new custom stack using vSphere client. I was able to automate almost all infrastructure using PowerCLI scripts, but few…
Install Ansible AWX on Microsoft Windows OS
I was working on upgrading my Ansible AWX server in my lab, while upgrading/installing fresh Ansible AWX Tower server I found the step by step instructions I tried long back Install Ansible AWX Tower on Ubuntu Linux are absolutes now and no longer working as Ansible AWX team made few changes to it.…
VMware PowerCLI Connect-VIServer Object reference not set to an instance of an object
While connecting to ESXi server with VMware PowerCLI from one of my server I was keep receiving below error. I wasn't able to connect to ESXi server directly from PowerCLI module.
@SERVER01 ~ Connect-VIServer ironman.vcloud-lab.com
Connect-VIServer : Object reference not set to an instanc…
Automate Many-to-One client certificate mappings for IIS hardening using PowerShell
Recently while talking to one of my colleage from another department, he wanted help on PowerShell scripts to automate few IIS Webserver (Internet Information Services) advanced configuration where he was struggling setting few IIS settings of manyToOneMappings for hardning purpose, other setting…
Configure a Azure VM with Desired State Configuration in Automation Account
While working on one of the Azure Automation Accounts project I had to test and provide a demo of Desired State Configuration (DSC) on the Azure Virtual Machine, how it can be useful. There was a client requirment to not to use Group Policy for hardening, but the configuration must be done through D…
Powershell GUI VMware ESXi custom patch bundle builder
Every time VMware releases ESXi patches, and I need to patch them on different projects with few modifications to patch bundle, by trimming down few driver VIBs packages or add third party driver vibs zip files packages. I do everything with PowerCLI commands. But as I wanted my colleage to perform …
Create an Azure Automation account on using Portal PowerShell and AzureCLI
Azure Automation Account is Azure resource allows you to automate tasks against services and resources in Azure, on-premises and with other cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). You can write and use runbooks to automate your tasks, or a Hybrid Runbook Worker if you have business or ope…
Azure Powershell : Operation returned an invalid status code 'BadRequest'
While working on few Azure Powershell scripts I was keep receiving an error 'BadRequest' whenever I was trying to create a new resource in Azure. I kept on trying to resolve an error but didn't find any proper solution to it. Initially the message was not much friendly so to dig down further I went …
Export certificates from Azure Key Vault using PowerShell
While working with Azure Key Vault Certificate Create Azure Key Vault Certificates on Azure Portal and Powershell, Next requirement was to download those certificates from Key Vault. On the Azure Portal choose the SSL Certificate you want to export. Click buttons Download in CER format or Download…
Create Azure Key Vault Certificates on Azure Portal and Powershell
I had one requirement to create a SSL certificates on Azure Key Vault, I have Key Vault already deployed with earlier written articles Create key vault and secrets with access policies in Microsoft Azure. I just wanted to create new SSL certificate in it so using managed Identity In the the future…
Solved Powershell DSC Error A configuration is pending If you are in Pull Mode please runn Update-DscConfiguration
While working on few Powershell DSC (Desired State Configuration) script and pushing it on remote computer using Start-DscConfiguration command, but I was constantly receiving below error.
A configuration is pending. If you are in Pull mode, please run Update-DscConfiguration to pull a new co…
Get Azure virtual machine backup reports using Powershell
I found my junior colleague are gathering Azure virtual machines backup report manually so I thought to write and pull Azure Virtual Machine Backup (Recovery services vault) report including Backup status and Summary using Microsoft PowerShell script to ease the task.
To check the current backup…
Get the list Azure Reservation Catalog with PowerShell and AzureCLI
I wanted to design Azure Reservations solution, before desinging the solution I wanted to fetch Reservations catalog list (SKUs) available in the specified subscription for a location, so I can create a presentation and pitch to client which available reserved virtual machine we can use. This below …
VMware PowerCLI The remote server returned an error: (407) Proxy Authentication Required
"The remote server returned an error: (407) Proxy Authentication" - This is another issue I faced when working with VMware PowerCLI, Although I had already resolved another error in VMware PowerCLI Connect-VIserver Could not connect using the requested protocol, Only the difference was it was not …
Powershell get the list of Azure Reservations Virtual Machines instances
As I was working on the Azure Reservations - PowerShell List All Azure Resverations. There was another requirement to provide the list of Virtual Machines usage under Azure Reservations by clients (which VMs are utilized under reservations), earlier another team was doing it manually to get the r…
PowerShell List All Azure Resverations
Recently in one of the Azure project my client was utilizing Azure Reservations Instances (Azure RI) they wanted a Microsoft PowerShell script from me to pull the list report. Below is the screenshot of all configured reservations on the Azure Portal.
To work on Azure Reservations with Power…
Configure vCenter 7 Profile from PowerShell GUI
While working on POC of new feature VMware vCenter Server 7 Profiles, as there is no GUI available to configure it. At the moment of writing it can be only consumed and configured with Rest APIs. Although Rest API can be configured from vCenter Server developer center > API explorer, but it is not…
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