So, in reality there is many ways to do this, but this is the method I have found to be the most reliable and it gives me the functions I need. It […]
PowerShell Is King – Run a EXE inside with style and exit code control
PowerShell is King – Compress, Compact, Optimize VHD and VHDX files
I was reading a thread at Facebook in our user group, someone was trying to compress/compact/optimize a VHD(VHDX files but the result was depressing, the amount of reclaimed space was zero and […]
Nice To Know – Generate the -JobGroup ID in SCVMM Scripts
When working with SCVMM it is common to perform administrative tasks using PowerShell. One very nice thing in SCVMM is that when using the UI it will create a script in the […]
PowerShell is King – Working with Passwords, Secure Strings and Credentials
No, not something new at all, more of a answer on a lot of questions I got from folks. At TechNet Wiki there is a page that describes how to deal with […]
PowerShell is King – Using OneGet Package Manager on Windows Server Technical Preview build 9841
PowerShell is great and with the “new” OneGet it get awesome. OneGet is a part of PowerShell v5 and it is a generic package manager. OneGet can get items from a repository, […]
PowerShell is King – vNext Hyper-V gets support for Network Device Naming
And that my friends is GREAT. Basically that means you can create a a VM Network Adapter in Hyper-V while the VM is running (also a new feature), give it a name […]
PowerShell is King–Enable remote command with network access using CredSSP
This all but new, but a friend of mine needed to install an update on a bunch of servers yesterday, he figured out how to execute the update but did not have […]
PowerShell is King – Create the “missing” VM on all the lab machines
Lets assume that you are running a class and suddenly someone raise the hand and say “I’m missing one of the VMs…” That is far from god, but wait a minute, what […]
