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Table of content

• VMware vSphere Auto Deploy with Boot from SAN
  • Arguments for first disk
  • How it works
    • Auto Deploy ESXi in a Cluster
    • Stateful Auto Deploy
    • Post Auto Deploy
  • ESXi Commands
• References

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function Write-IXLoginformation {
   <#
   .SYNOPSIS
       Write Loginformation

   .DESCRIPTION
       Write Loginformation to a logfile and, or screen. The default logfile-size is 4mb, to change this use the switch MaxLogFileSizeMB

   .PARAMETER InputObject
       Specify the input-object.

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Check KMS Settings

.DESCRIPTION
1. Get License Information from Windows Software Licensing Management Tool (slmgr.vbs)
2. Get KMS Information from DNS (nslookup -type=srv _vlmcs._tcp)
3. Get License Information from local Registry Software Protection Platform
4. Check connectivity to KMS Server and the port from the local Registry
5. Check connectivity to KMS Server and the port from the slmgr.vbs

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# Disable Citrix Workspace AutoStart
if((id -u) -eq 0){
    @(
        '/Library/LaunchAgents'
        '/Library/LaunchDaemons'
    ) | ForEach-Object {
        $citrixitem = Get-ChildItem $_ | Where-Object Name -match citrix 
        Write-Host ($citrixitem | Select-Object Name, FullName | Out-String)
        $citrixitem | ForEach-Object {
            Rename-Item -Path $($_.FullName) -NewName $($_.FullName -replace '.plist', '.bak') -PassThru

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
    New-vCenterDiagram.ps1

.DESCRIPTION
    New-vCenterDiagram - Create a Mermaid Class Diagram.

.PARAMETER InputObject
    Specify a valid InputObject.
    

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function Test-IsCurrentUserAdmin{
    if($IsLinux){
        if((id -u) -eq 0){
            return $true
        }else{
            return $false
        }
    }
    if($IsWindows){
        $current = New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())

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Authentifzierung in PowerShell

Downlevel Protokolle

• WMI -> DCOM, RPC
  Get-WMIObject / Invoke-WMIMethod -ConputerName -Credential -Authoritoy (NTLM/Kerbersos, Realm) -Impersonation (Anonymus,Identify, Impersonate, Delegate)
• WMIClass [WMISearcher]
• PSDrive
  New-PSDrive -ComputerName -Credential
• Acrive Directory, MSSQL
  Server, Credential

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<#
    Tests for https://hcritter.devdojo.com/powershell-performance-test-file-reading
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
    [Switch]$Measure
)

# Create a file with 50'000 lines

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VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator 8.16.2

Assets, Environments

2024-06-20 16:31:19.570 +02:00INFO   [Start downloading dependencies]
2024-06-20 16:31:19.571 +02:00INFO
2024-06-20 16:31:19.572 +02:00INFO HTTP proxy is configured