How te get started with Powershell.
- Download and install Powershell from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/
- Powershell 1.0: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926139
- Powershell 2.0: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968930
- Add Registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell\ExecutionPolicy and set to “RemoteSigned” (REG_SZ)
- Download and install VMware PowerCLI from http://www.vmware.com/go/powershell
- Download and install vEcoshell from http://thevesi.org/
- Download and install VMWare community Powerpack from http://powergui.org/entry.jspa?externalID=2551&categoryID=290
- References:
- Powershell Cheatsheet from Comparitech at http://compari.tech/powershell
- https://www.computerperformance.co.uk/powershell/index.htm
- Powershell Reference Card from Icomasoft at http://www.icomasoft.com/products/vi-powerscripter/powercli-reference-card.html
- VMware vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets reference: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/windowstoolkit/wintk40u1/html/index.html
- Mike Laverick’s Powershell Whitepaper: http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/docs/vmwdocs/whitepaper-powershell.pdf
- http://www.van-lieshout.com/powercli/
- http://www.virtu-al.net/featured-scripts/vmware-powerpack/
- Example scripts can be found at http://www.virtu-al.net/script-list/
- Virtu-al.net PowerPack from Alan Renouf on Vimeo