I have downloaded and imported the powergui vmware powerpack. In order to use this powerpack you will need the following. You can get started by downloading powergui over at. The most popular version among the program users is 2. If you are an administrator managing vmware infrastructure this is a great free addition to your arsenal. If you are an administrator managing vmware infrastructure this is a great free addition to your. If you do not already have it open, launch powergui, rightclick on the toplevel item and select import. Many of our users have anticipated a vmware powergui plugin, and im happy to say that the wait is over the powergui vmware powerpack has lots of great features, including the ability to manage your esx hosts and vms, as well as. If you are going to use vmware vsphere client integration, vmware. You can take this code and rerun it later or you can parameterize it and turn it into a script. Download the vmware community powerpack from below. Delphi search maker pro radhikagb tortoisesvn revolver server komodo edit powergui vmware player netbeans ide view more 14. When viewed in adobe acrobat, this format can be used as a hyperlink. Vmware vsphere powerpack beta, now with powercli 4.
Its no secret that powershell is taking the windows world by storm. Published november 3, 2009 powergui, powerpack, powerpack challenge, powershell, virtualization, vmware 5 comments powerpack challenge 2009 got its first contestant and it is absolutely fantastic. Kirk munro and crew have been working hard on a new vmware powergui powerpack. The software lies within development tools, more precisely debugging tools. Here is a short video i shot a while back of me installing the virtual powerpack, the process is pretty similar if you use powergui or vecoshell but you will not need to download the vmware powerpack if you use vecoshell as it is built. Quest s powergui just made it into pc weeks 15 essential open source tools for windows admins heres what the magazine said about the tool. Once it is imported, you will see a new vmware folder added.
Create some amazing reports with the powergui powerpack. If you havent seen it yet, powergui is a great tool for running windows powershell, and we find it to be one of the most popular powershell tools out there. If there is a new version then you are prompted to download it and upgrade. The actual developer of the program is quest software, inc. Powergui one of pc weeks 15 essential tools for windows. The guys over at quest have been working hard and have made a massive update to their powergui powerpack for vmware management.
Next you need to download the vmware vi toolkit powerpack to your workstation. Lefthand tree from virtuals vesipowergui virtualization management tool. The most frequent installation filenames for the software include. Virtual powerpack a musthave tool for vmware dmitrys blog. The powergui vmware powerpack has lots of great features, including the ability to manage your esx hosts and vms, as well as doing bulk operations. Whether youre a powershell expert or just starting out, powergui is a great way to manage vmware because not only does it provide a simple, pointandclick way to manage your esx servers, but powergui also generates real, usable powershell code as you click.
It feels like a retro pleasure for many longterm admins who remember the commandline days. If you manage vmware hosts or if you are interested in writing scripts against vmware hosts using powershell, you should take a look at powergui and quest powerpack 2. In my opinion, powerguis best feature is that as you interact with powergui, it generates powershell code as you go. Click on ok to close the powerpack management dialog.
Here is a short video i shot a while back of me installing the virtual powerpack, the process is pretty similar if you use powergui or vecoshell but you will not need to download the vmware powerpack if you use vecoshell as it is built in. Browse to the powerpack that you downloaded and select it. Just wanted to let you know that the download and updated information is available on the powergui website at the following link. To get some diagram goodness, you need to have vcenter, vi toolkit.
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