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#  Description:  This file holds all my BASH configurations and aliases.
#                Much of this was originally copied from:
#                http://natelandau.com/my-mac-osx-bash_profile/
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#  Sections:
#  1.   Environment Configuration
#  2.   Make Terminal Better (remapping defaults and adding functionality)
#  3.   File and Folder Management

sagunms

One of the biggest challenges I run into working with ESXi hosts is the lack of a real usable CLI. The remote CLI provided by VMware is clunky at best and makes administration a bit of a pain. I did some poking around and managed to find some interesting CLI commands that work for ESXi.

Most of these have no manual page but will output a help message if run by themselves. I would recommend using extreme caution and using a test host to determine the usefulness in your environment before using them on an important system. Also keep in mind that the examples that I give are not the "only" way the commands can be used.

To power on a virtual machine from the command line:

    - Lists all vm's running on hypervisor and provides vmid
    
    vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
    

sagunms

#!/bin/sh

baseurl=http://mygitlaburl
usermail=adminuser@mymailserver
userpass=adminpassword
repo_access=2 #0=denied 1=read 2=read&write
project_access=2 #0=deined 1=read 2=report 3=admin

# login
curl -s -I -c cookies.txt -d "utf8=✓&user[email]=$usermail&user[password]=$userpass&commit=Sign+in" $baseurl/users/sign_in

sagunms

# Gitlab 5.1: https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/install/installation.md

# Set up an AWS EC2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server.
# Use ap-southeast-1b: spot pricing is smoother
# Log in as ubuntu@

sudo apt-get -y update
sudo apt-get -y upgrade

# Install the required packages.