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In the latest release of vCenter (6.7U2 and higher) you will find a feature called Developer Center Code Capture. If you are familiar with VMware flings you might know about the Onyx fling which was a similar project. The idea of a developer center was first released in the VMware on AWS Cloud console. As… Read More
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So the other day I found an old script I created when vCloud 9.0 was still hip and happening. I was wondering if this script would still work with newer versions of vCloud and in particular the API version. So in this blog I will show you which API versions are supported by vCloud. So… Read More
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In this blog I will share with you a great tool I found that looks really interesting for automating daily tasks: Terraform for vCloud director. In addition to the automation tools I mentioned in a previous blog post this tool offers even more possibilities in terms of Infrastructure as a code. The Terraform vCloud Director… Read More
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In this blog I will intruduce you into the basics of vcd-cli and multitude of possibilities this tool offers. vcd-cli is a command line interface for vCloud director and is being maintained by VMware. I feel that vcd-cli is a powerful tool that can make your daily tasks a but easier. For certain tasks I… Read More
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In this blog I will show you how to deploy a vApp using PowerCLI. One of the cool things about vCloud is that you can create vApp templates. An example of a template could be a set of servers that is always needed when deploying a new environment. For instance a file server, a application… Read More
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In this blog I will introduce you to some of the basic functionality of using PowerCLI with vCloud. Installing PowerCLI The most recent version of VMware PowerCLI is available in the PowerShell Gallery so you can install the PowerCLI with one command:
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Install-Module VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser |
And then load the module for vCloud:
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Import-Module -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud |
When I loaded the… Read More
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In this blog I will take you on a small tour around some of the vCloud automation tools out there. Possibly these tools and or languages are already in use in your organization, making the adaptation of these tools rather easy. One of the biggest challenges I faced using vCenter was to offer API access… Read More
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