When sorting CSV data with PowerShell, I observed unexpected results, as shown in the screenshot below. The initial command, Import-Csv C:\Temp\Numberings.csv, shows that the numbers in the CSV are out of sequence. To sort these numbers, I used the simple pipeline command Sort-Object specifying the
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Automating VMware ESXi Cluster Admission Control Report Insights with PowerCLI
This PowerCLI script retrieves detailed information about VMware Cluster High Availability (HA) and Admission Control policies. It is extremely useful for system administrators and auditors who need to verify that cluster settings comply with engineering or governance standards.
By running this s…
PowerCLI GUI: One Click Renew and Refresh VMware VMCA ESXi Certificate
This is second script article wrote on same topic 'How to Renew and Refresh an ESXi Certificate with a PowerCLI script'. In the earlier post I gave simple PowerCLI script, very easy to execute. In this article I have written the same script but added a Graphical User Interface for more easiness. Bel…
How to Renew and Refresh an ESXi Certificate with a PowerCLI script
By renewing VMware ESXi server certificate through vCenter Server you can safeguards adherence to security best practices. You renew ESXi certificate to continue securing connection for your vSphere environment, avert trust issues with vCenter Server, and guarantee compatibility for upgrades, as exp…
Terraform String Encoding and Decoding with PowerShell
This is another script I have written to encode and decode string for Terraform using PowerShell GUI. These scripts helps me in the live demonstrations and PowerPoint to client about infrastructure as a code. Once script is executed in PowerShell GUI, it looks like below, It helps to Base64 Encode g…
Self-Signed Certificates Made Easy with PowerShell GUI
I was delivering few demos for Azure Application Gateway client side, I got information, there will be very limited Internet and only specific things will work in the given environment. In one of the demo I wanted to created few Self Signed SSL Certificates for Azure Application Gateway. In the demo…
How to create byte array in PowerShell
To create a byte array in PowerShell, you can use several methods, depending on whether you want to initialize it with values, specify a size, or convert data like a string or file. The simplest method is to cast an array to the [byte[]] type.
1. Create a byte array with pre-defined values
Thi…
Streamlining Intune MDM Device Management with Microsoft Graph and PowerShell
As an IT administrator, managing devices in your organization can be a daunting task. With the help of Microsoft Graph and PowerShell, you can automate device management tasks and streamline your workflow. In this article, You can explore how to use PowerShell to connect to Microsoft Graph, retrieve…
PowerShell & Microsoft Graph API: Automate Full Intune Devices Sync more than 1000 Pagination
This PowerShell script leverages the Microsoft Graph API to synchronize Intune MDM devices. A previous iteration of the script was limited to fetching and syncing only the first 1000 devices due to pagination. To overcome this, the updated script iterates through the @odata.nextLink property, allowi…
Automate Intune MDM Device Sync: A PowerShell Script for Microsoft Graph API
This PowerShell script demonstrates automated management and synchronization of devices with Microsoft Intune via Microsoft Graph API. Using client credentials to authenticate against Azure AD, it retrieves an OAuth 2.0 token and lists all managed devices in the environment for reporting purpose.
…PowerShell Create and Export Self-Signed RSA Certificates (PFX, CER, PEM)
This script helps creating SSL Self Signed Certificates and Private/Public key using PowerShell. PowerShell has inbuilt cmdlet command New-SelfSignedCertificate which is used to create proper SSL certificate which doesn't require third party applications such as OpenSSL or similar. There are multipl…
Get VMware vCenter Appliance Version using Broadcom PowerCLI VCSA REST API
This PowerShell script uses VMware vCenter Server Rest API and shows VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) version through the command line. Keeping track of your vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) version is crucial for effective management and update. Simply provide your vCenter credentials, and the script…
Install VMware VCSA Patch Upgrade using PowerCLI vCenter REST API
This is the main script in the series and does major task of Installing the latest patch update on VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance).
While running this script you will need to provide vCenter Server, User, Password, Version (Optional), Patch URL parameter information in the script, as g…
Check VCSA Upgrade Staging Progress using PowerShell vCenter REST API
While staging patches update on the VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance), it takes some time to download updates on vCenter Server from remote source. Using this script I can track whether staging is completed or not. It simply shows value true or false for Staging Completed in the given output. I found …
Leveraging PowerShell to Stage VCSA Updates via vCenter REST API
Staging in VMware VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) allows you to upload/download patches and updates, In the staging process it does not directly install or apply the patches/updates immediately but just copies patch updates on VCSA appliance. Which allows for a faster remediation process during upda…
Retrieve VCSA vCenter Version with PowerShell REST API
This PowerShell helps to fetch the current version of VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance). This information is useful while automating VCSA upgrade, It is fetched used from VCSA REST API.
In the vCenter Server Management portal you can see the Version in the update.
You can downloa…
PowerShell & VCSA: Checking for Pending & Latest Updates via REST API
This script helps me to get the latest available pending updates for VCSA in vCenter Server Appliance Management portal before stage and install. It shows all in dept information of pending update from local web repo website url. Which will be helpful to automate installation further with correct ve…
Configure VCSA Update Web Repository Settings with PowerShell and REST API
This PowerShell script helps to configure VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) update settings. As a prerequisite I have already configured on prem web server based repository for vCenter updates, which I use to streamline updates/patches on vCenter server appliance (VCSA). To change repository web URL o…
Reset vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Forgotten Root Password Without Reboot
These steps help you to Reset VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Forgotten Root Password, best part it does it without reboot means no downtime. First prerequisite for this is SSH must be enabled on VCSA server and Second part is you must know [email protected] account password to logi…
Delete VMware VCSA Management Schedule Backup Job using PowerShell
This PowerCLI script helps to remove vCenter Server Appliance Management backup schedule job.
You can download Remove-VCSAScheduledBackup.ps1 script here or it is also available on github.com.
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