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PART IInstall, Configure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentCHAPTER 1: AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION CHAPTER 2: AUTOMATIN

10 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION.EXAMPLE 1 PS> Import-Folders -FolderType “Blue” -DC “DC01” ` -Filen

SET UP YOUR VCENTER SERVER FOLDER STRUCTURE 11Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART IExporting a Folder StructureBoth yellow a

12 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATIONFunction Export-Folders { <#.SYNOPSIS Creates a csv file of folders in v

SET UP YOUR VCENTER SERVER FOLDER STRUCTURE 13Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART I get-folder | Get-Folderpath $Report

14 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION }}Export-Folders “Blue” “DC01” “C:\BlueFolders.csv”Export-VMLocation “DC01”

DEFINE USERS AND THEIR PRIVILEGES 15Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART I ) Process { $Report = @() $Report = import-c

16 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATIONFIGURE 1.2 vCenter Server PrivilegesRoles are listed herePrivileges are list

DEFINE USERS AND THEIR PRIVILEGES 17Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART ICapacity planning Discover and convert phys

18 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATIONYou can view which groups (collections of privileges) are available by using

DEFINE USERS AND THEIR PRIVILEGES 19Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART IManage Baseline Manage baselinesUp

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20 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATIONVirtualMachinePowerUser Provides virtual machine interaction...VirtualMa

DEFINE USERS AND THEIR PRIVILEGES 21Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART IA new role can also be created at a granular level.

22 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATIONA er you’ve set up and tested individual permissions, you can export them to

DEFINE USERS AND THEIR PRIVILEGES 23Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART I $report = @() foreach($perm in $permissions

24 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION $report | export-csv $Filename -NoTypeInformation }}Export-PermissionsTo

DEFINE USERS AND THEIR PRIVILEGES 25Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART I $permissions = @() $permissions = Import-Csv $File

26 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION } else { $setperm.propagate = $false } $doactual = Get-View -Id `

CONFIGURE DATACENTERS AND CLUSTERS 27Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART ICreating DatacentersDatacenters are generally crea

28 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATIONLISTING 1.8 Enabling HA with a failover host level and Restart Priority on a

CONFIGURE DATACENTERS AND CLUSTERS 29Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART ITo complete this same action on an existing cluste

CHAPTER 1Automating vCenter Server Deployment and ConfigurationIN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN TO:PREPARE THE VCENTER SERVER INSTALLATION 4CREATE

30 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION.DESCRIPTION This function will allow you to configure DPM on an existing v

LICENSING 31Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART I $clus = Get-Cluster $Cluster | Get-View $spec = New-Object vmware.Vim.C

32 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION.NOTES Source: Automating vSphere Administration Authors: Luc Dekens, Arni

LICENSING 33Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART IDynamicProperty : LicenseKey : AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEE EditionKey

34 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATION -VMHost “esxhost01.mydomain.com” ` -Name $null#>param( [Str

CHAPTER 1O ne of the focal points and key use cases of PowerCLI is the automation of tasks that are needed either as part of a disaster recovery (DR)

CREATE AN AUTOMATED INSTALLATION 5Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART I e system is joined to a domain, and not a workgrou

6 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATIONitems clearly de ned within the script, using a script like this ensures each

CREATE AN AUTOMATED INSTALLATION 7Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART I$DrvPath = “C:\WINDOWS\system32\sqlncli10.dll”New-Reg

8 CHAPTER 1 • AUTOMATING VCENTER SERVER DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIGURATIONTo add the Host Update Utility component, try this next code:# Install vCenter

SET UP YOUR VCENTER SERVER FOLDER STRUCTURE 9Install, Con gure, and Manage the vSphere EnvironmentPART IFIGURE 1.1 Sample CSV layoutIn the exampl