Index

A

• -Address parameter / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
• -AlarmDefinition parameter / Modifying alarm definitions
• active adapters / Configuring vSphere Standard Switches
• Add-EsxSoftwareDepot cmdlet / Configuring Image Builder
• Add-Member
  • properties, adding to objects / Adding properties to an object with Add-Member
• Add-vCLIfunction function / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
• Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter cmdlet / Adding host physical network adapters to a vSphere Distributed Switch
• Add-VDSwitchVMHost cmdlet / Adding hosts to vSphere Distributed Switches
• Affinity Rules / Configuring Storage DRS
• AlarmActionTrigger cmdlet / Removing alarm action triggers
• alarms
  • configuring / Configuring alarms
  • definitions, retrieving / Retrieving alarm definitions
  • definitions, modifying / Modifying alarm definitions
  • actions, creating / Creating alarm actions
  • actions, retrieving / Retrieving alarm actions
  • actions, removing / Removing alarm actions
  • action triggers, creating / Creating alarm action triggers
  • action triggers, retrieving / Retrieving alarm action triggers
  • action triggers, removing / Removing alarm action triggers
• AliasProperty / Using objects, properties, and methods
• allFeasibleDs / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• allFeasibleDsWithUserPreference / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• AllSigned execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• arrays
  • about / Using arrays and hash tables
  • using / Using arrays and hash tables
• AssignedLicense property / Retrieving assigned licenses
• Atomic Test & Set (ATS) / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
• Auto Deploy
  • configuring / Configuring vSphere Image Builder and Auto Deploy, Configuring Auto Deploy

B

• -BodyAsHtml parameter / Sending reports by e-mail
• backtick character (`) / Using the ForEach-Object cmdlet
• bootOptions.enterBIOSSetup property /
• bootOptions property /
• Bypass execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• ByPropertyName parameter binding
  • using / Using the ByPropertyName parameter binding
  / Using the ByPropertyName parameter binding
• ByValue parameter binding
  • using / Using the ByValue parameter binding
  / Using the ByValue parameter binding

C

• -Cluster parameter / Retrieving DRS rules
• -Configuration parameter / Configuring resource allocation between virtual machines
• -Confirm
  • $false parameter / Attaching the host profile to a cluster or a host
• -Credential parameter / Adding a host
• calculated properties
  • creating / Creating calculated properties
• canonical name / Getting SCSI LUNs
• Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) / Generating HTML reports
• CD drive
  • adding /
  • modifying /
  • removing /
• certificate warnings
  • suppressing / Suppressing certificate warnings
• Check and upgrade VMware Tools before each power on checkbox
  • enabling /
• CIM Indication Subscriptions / Working with host profiles
• ClusterConfigSpecEx object / Disabling or enabling host monitoring, Creating virtual machines to hosts DRS rules
• ClusterDasConfigInfo object / Disabling or enabling host monitoring, Enabling VM and application monitoring
• clusters
  • retrieving / Retrieving clusters
  • HA master, retrieving / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
  • primary hosts / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
  • configuration issues, retrieving / Retrieving cluster configuration issues
  • settings, modifying / Modifying cluster settings
  • hosts, moving to / Moving hosts to clusters
  • moving / Moving clusters
  • DPM configuration, retrieving / Retrieving the DPM configuration of a cluster
  • removing / Removing clusters
• cluster settings
  • modifying / Modifying cluster settings
  • HA, disabling / Disabling HA
  • host monitoring, disabling / Disabling or enabling host monitoring
  • host monitoring, enabling / Disabling or enabling host monitoring
  • host profile, associating with cluster / Associating a host profile with a cluster
  • VM and application monitoring, enabling / Enabling VM and application monitoring
  • Datastore heartbeating, configuring / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• ClusterVmToolsMonitoringSettings object / Enabling VM and application monitoring
• cmdlets
  • about / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• CodeProperty / Using objects, properties, and methods
• commands
  • running, on guest OS / Running commands on the guest OS
• Common Information Model (CIM) Event / Working with host profiles
• COM objects
  • using / Using COM objects
• Compare-Object cmdlet / Using the Compare-Object cmdlet
• Connect-VIServer -Menu command / Connecting to a server
• Connect-VIserver cmdlet / Suppressing certificate warnings
• Connect-VIServer cmdlet / Connecting to a server, Using the credential store
  • about / Using the vSphere PowerCLI Inventory Provider, Using the vSphere PowerCLI Datastore Provider
• ConvertTo-Html -Fragment parameter / Generating HTML reports
• ConvertTo-Html cmdlet / Generating HTML reports
• Copy-DatastoreItem cmdlet
  • about / Copying files between a datastore and your PC
• credential store
  • about / Connecting to a server
  • using / Using the credential store
• CSV files
  • reports, exporting to / Exporting reports to CSV files

D

• -DatastoreCluster parameter / Modifying Datastore Clusters
• -Datastore parameter / Configuring Storage I/O Control
• -DeletePermanently parameter / Removing a virtual machine
• -Destination parameter / Moving resource pools
• -DrsRecommendation property / Using DRS recommendations
• dasConfig property / Disabling or enabling host monitoring, Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• Datastore Cluster
  • creating / Creating a Datastore Cluster
  • retrieving / Retrieving Datastore Clusters
  • modifying / Modifying Datastore Clusters
  • datastores, adding / Adding datastores to a Datastore Cluster
  • datastores, retrieving / Retrieving the datastores in a Datastore Cluster
  • datastores, removing / Removing datastores from a Datastore Cluster
  • removing / Removing Datastore Clusters
• Datastore heartbeating / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• Datastore Maintenance Mode / Configuring Storage DRS
• datastores
  • creating / Creating datastores
  • NFS datastores, creating / Creating NFS datastores
  • retrieving / Retrieving datastores
  • adding, to Datastore Cluster / Adding datastores to a Datastore Cluster
  • retrieving, in Datastore Cluster / Retrieving the datastores in a Datastore Cluster
  • removing, from Datastore Cluster / Removing datastores from a Datastore Cluster
  • upgrading, to VMFS-5 / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
  • removing / Removing datastores
• DefaultParameterSet parameter set / Creating a virtual machine from scratch
• devices
  • adding, to virtual machine /
• devices, adding to virtual machine
  • hard disk, adding /
  • SCSI controller, adding /
  • network adapter, adding /
  • floppy drive, adding /
  • CD drive, adding /
  • modifying /
  • hard disk, modifying /
  • hard disk, moving to another datastore /
  • SCSI controller, modifying /
  • network adapter, modifying /
  • floppy drive, modifying /
  • CD drive, modifying /
• devices, removing from virtual machine
  • CD drive, modifying /
  • hard disk, removing /
  • network adapter, removing /
  • floppy drive, removing /
  • CD drive, removing /
• Disconnect-VIServer cmdlet / Disconnecting from a server
• Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF) / Working with host profiles
• Distributed Power Management (DPM)
  • using / Using Distributed Power Management (DPM)
  • enabling / Enabling DPM
  • hosts, configuring for / Configuring hosts for DPM
  • hosts, testing for / Testing hosts for DPM
  • hosts, putting in standby mode / Putting hosts in standby mode
  • hosts, starting / Starting hosts
  • cluster configuration, retrieving / Retrieving the DPM configuration of a cluster
  • disabling / Disabling DPM
• distributed virtual port groups
  • creating / Creating distributed virtual port groups
  • creating, from reference group / Creating distributed virtual port groups from a reference group
  • creating, from export / Creating distributed virtual port groups from an export
  • configuring / Configuring distributed virtual port groups
  • renaming / Renaming a distributed virtual port group
  • configuration, rolling back / Rolling back the configuration of a distributed virtual port group
  • configuration, restoring / Restoring the configuration of a distributed virtual port group
  • Network I/O Control, configuring / Enabling Network I/O Control
  • configuration, exporting / Exporting the configuration of distributed virtual port groups
  • host network adapter, migrating to / Migrating a host network adapter from a standard port group to a distributed port group
  • removing / Removing distributed virtual port groups
• DRS clusters
  • creating / Creating vSphere HA and DRS clusters
• DRS groups
  • removing / Removing DRS groups
• DRS recommendations
  • using / Using DRS recommendations
• DRS rules
  • using / Using DRS rules
  • retrieving / Retrieving DRS rules
  • modifying / Modifying DRS rules
  • removing / Removing DRS rules
• Dynamic Resource Scheduling (DRS) / Creating a cluster

E

• $esxcli.hardware.cpu command / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
• -Enabled parameter / Creating VM-VM DRS rules
• -Entity parameter / Attaching the host profile to a cluster or a host, Retrieving performance statistics, Retrieving metric IDs
• EnableNetworkResourceManagement() method / Enabling Network I/O Control
• esxcli
  • using, from PowerCLI / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
• esxcli command / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
  • about / Using esxcli from PowerCLI, Listing all of the available esxcli commands
  • using, from PowerCLI / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
  • $esxcli.hardware.cpu command / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
• events
  • retrieving / Retrieving events
• execution policy, PowerShell
  • modifying / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
  • Restricted / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
  • AllSigned / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
  • RemoteSigned / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
  • Unrestricted / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
  • Bypass / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
  • Undefined / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• Export-CSV cmdlet / Exporting reports to CSV files
• Export-VDPortGroup cmdlet / Exporting the configuration of distributed virtual port groups
• Export-VDPortgroup cmdlet / Restoring the configuration of a distributed virtual port group
• ExtensionData property
  • raw objects, using with / Using raw API objects with ExtensionData or Get-View
  • using / Using the ExtensionData property
• {eventDescription} variable / Creating alarm actions

F

• -FilterScript parameter / Using the Where-Object cmdlet
• -Floppy parameter /
• -FullScreen parameter / Opening the console of a virtual machine
• Fault Tolerance
  • configuring / Configuring Fault Tolerance
  • turning on / Turning Fault Tolerance on
  • turning off / Turning Fault Tolerance off
• files
  • copying, between datastore and PC / Copying files between a datastore and your PC
• Fixed, Most Recently Used (MRU) / Setting the multipathing policy
• floppy drive
  • adding /
  • modifying /
  • removing /
• ForEach-Object -Process scriptblock / Using the ForEach-Object cmdlet
• ForEach-Object cmdlet / Using the ForEach-Object cmdlet
• Format-List cmdlet / Retrieving a list of all of your virtual machines
  • about / Using Get-Command
• Format-Table -AutoSize / Retrieving cluster configuration issues

G

• Get-AlarmAction cmdlet / Retrieving alarm actions
• Get-AlarmActionTrigger cmdlet / Retrieving alarm action triggers
• Get-AlarmDefinition cmdlet / Retrieving alarm definitions
• Get-Alias cmdlet
  • about / Creating calculated properties
• Get-ChildItem cmdlet / Using aliases
  • about / Using PSDrives, Using the vSphere PowerCLI Inventory Provider
• Get-Cluster cmdlet / Retrieving clusters
• Get-Command cmdlet
  • about / Using Get-Command, Using providers
  • using / Using Get-Command
• Get-DatastoreCluster cmdlet / Retrieving Datastore Clusters
• Get-Datastore cmdlet / Retrieving datastores
• Get-ESXCliCommand function / Listing all of the available esxcli commands
• Get-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• Get-HAPrimaryVMHost cmdlet / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
• Get-Help cmdlet
  • using / Using Get-Help
• Get-LicenseDataManager cmdlet / Using the LicenseDataManager
• Get-Log cmdlet / Retrieving log files
• Get-LogType cmdlet / Retrieving log files
• Get-Member cmdlet
  • using / Using Get-Member
• Get-PowerCLICommunity cmdlet
  • using / Using Get-PowerCLICommunity
• Get-PowerCLIConfiguration cmdlet / Connecting to multiple servers, Retrieving the PowerCLI configuration
• Get-PowerCLIHelp cmdlet
  • using / Using Get-PowerCLIHelp
• Get-PSProvider cmdlet
  • about / Using providers
• Get-ScsiLun cmdlet / Getting SCSI LUNs, Setting the multipathing policy
• Get-ScsiLunPath cmdlet / Retrieving the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
• Get-StatInterval cmdlet / Retrieving the statistical intervals
• Get-StatType cmdlet / Retrieving metric IDs
• Get-VDSwitch cmdlet / Retrieving vSphere Distributed Switches
• Get-VICommand cmdlet
  • using / Using Get-VICommand
  / Using the ByPropertyName parameter binding
• Get-VIEvent cmdlet / Retrieving events
• Get-View cmdlet
  • raw objects, using with / Using raw API objects with ExtensionData or Get-View
  • using / Using the Get-View cmdlet
• Get-VIObjectByVIView cmdlet
  • using / Using the Get-VIObjectByVIView cmdlet
• Get-VIPermission cmdlet / Retrieving permissions
• Get-VIPrivilege -Role cmdlet
  • about / Retrieving privileges
• Get-VIPrivilege cmdlet
  • about / Retrieving privileges
  / Retrieving roles
• Get-VIRole cmdlet / Retrieving roles
• Get-VM cmdlet / Retrieving a list of all of your virtual machines, Using the ByValue parameter binding
  • about / Using Get-Command, Using Get-Help
• Get-VMHostStorage cmdlet / Rescanning for new storage devices
• get cmdlets
  • about / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• Group-Object cmdlet / Using the Group-Object cmdlet
• guest operating system, virtual machine
  • shutting down / Shutting down a virtual machine's guest operating system
• GUID Partition Table (GPT) / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5

H

• $HostService variable / Modifying the startup policy of a host service
• -HardDisk parameter /
• -HostService parameter / Starting a host service
• HA
  • disabling / Disabling HA
• HA master
  • retrieving / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
• hard disk
  • adding /
  • modifying /
  • moving, to another datastore /
  • removing /
• hash table
  • about / Using arrays and hash tables
  • using / Using arrays and hash tables
  • using, to create object / Using a hash table to create an object
• HBAs / Rescanning for new storage devices
• HBDatastoreCandidatePolicy / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• HBDatastoreCandidatePolicy property / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• hBDatastoreCandidatePolicy property / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• heartbeatDatastore property / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy
• here-string
  • about / Using here-strings
• High Availability (HA) / Creating a cluster
• host
  • adding, to VMware vCenter server / Creating a datacenter, Creating a cluster, Adding a host
  • removing, from VMware vCenter Server / Removing a host from the VMware vCenter Server
• host containers
  • license keys, associating with / Associating license keys with host containers
• hostMonitoring property / Disabling or enabling host monitoring
• host network adapters
  • using / Using host network adapters
  • creating / Creating host network adapters
  • retrieving / Retrieving host network adapters
  • configuring / Configuring host network adapters
  • removing / Removing host network adapters
  • NIC Teaming, configuring / Configuring NIC Teaming
• host network adapters configuration
  • about / Configuring host network adapters
  • duplex setting / Configuring network speed and the duplex setting
  • network speed, configuring / Configuring network speed and the duplex setting
  • management network, configuring / Configuring the management network
  • vMotion, configuring / Configuring vMotion
• host networking
  • configuring / Configuring host networking
• host profile
  • associating, with cluster / Associating a host profile with a cluster
• host profiles
  • working with / Working with host profiles
  • creating / Creating a host profile
  • attaching, to cluster / Attaching the host profile to a cluster or a host
  • attaching, to host / Attaching the host profile to a cluster or a host
  • testing, for compliance / Testing the host profile for compliance
  • applying, to host / Applying a host profile to a host or cluster
  • applying, to cluster / Applying a host profile to a host or cluster
  • answer files, using / Using host profile answer files
  • exporting / Exporting a host profile
  • importing / Importing a host profile
• host profiles answer files
  • using / Using host profile answer files
• hosts
  • retrieving / Retrieving a list of all of your hosts
  • moving, to clusters / Moving hosts to clusters
  • testing, for DPM / Testing hosts for DPM
  • putting, in standby mode / Putting hosts in standby mode
  • starting / Starting hosts
  • assigned license keys, removing / Removing assigned license keys from hosts
• hosts DRS groups
  • creating / Creating hosts DRS groups
  • retrieivng / Retrieving DRS groups
  • modifying / Modifying DRS groups
  • virtual machines, adding / Adding virtual machines to a DRS group
  • virtual machines, removing / Removing virtual machines from a DRS group
• host services
  • working with / Working with host services
  • information, retrieving from / Retrieving information about host services
  • starting / Starting a host service
  • stopping / Stopping a host service
  • restarting / Restarting a host service
  • startup policy, modifying / Modifying the startup policy of a host service
  • host firewall, configuring / Configuring the host firewall
  • host firewall default policy, obtaining / Getting the host firewall default policy
  • host firewall default policy, modifying / Modifying the host firewall default policy
  • host firewall exceptions, obtaining / Getting the host firewall exceptions
  • host firewall exceptions, modifying / Modifying a host firewall exception
• HTML reports
  • generating / Generating HTML reports

I

• -Id parameter / Rescanning for new storage devices
• -IncludeEqual parameter / Using the Compare-Object cmdlet
• -InputObject parameter / Retrieving log files, Exporting reports to CSV files
• -IScsiHba parameter / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
• Image Builder
  • configuring / Configuring Image Builder
• installation, PowerCLI
  • steps / Installing PowerCLI
• Invoke-VMScript cmdlet / Running commands on the guest OS
• IscsiManager BindVnic() method / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores

J

• jumbo frames / Configuring vSphere Standard Switches

K

• -KeepTogether parameter / Creating VM-VM DRS rules

L

• -LiteralPath parameter / Retrieving log files
• -Location parameter / Creating a datacenter, Retrieving clusters
• Length property / Using objects, properties, and methods
• LicenseAssignmentManager.QueryAssignedLicenses() method / Retrieving assigned licenses
• LicenseAssignmentManager.RemoveAssignedLicense() method / Removing assigned license keys from hosts
• LicenseAssignmentManager.UpdateAssignedLicense() method / Assigning licenses to hosts
• LicenseDataManager
  • using / Using the LicenseDataManager
  • license keys, associating with host containers / Associating license keys with host containers
  • associated license keys, applying to hosts in container / Applying the associated license key to all the hosts in the container
  • license key associations, retrieving / Retrieving license key associations
  • license key associations, retrieving to host containers in environment / Retrieving all of the license key associations to the host containers in your environment
  • license key associations, retrieving with specific host container / Retrieving the license keys associated with a specific host container
  • effective license key of host container, retrieving / Retrieving the effective license key of a host container
• LicenseDataManager.ApplyAssociatedLicenseData() method / Applying the associated license key to all the hosts in the container
• LicenseDataManager.QueryEffectiveLicenseData() method / Retrieving the effective license key of a host container
• LicenseDataManager.UpdateAssociatedLicenseData() method / Associating license keys with host containers
• license inventory
  • license keys, adding / Adding license keys to the license inventory
  • license keys, retrieving from / Retrieving license keys from the license inventory
  • license keys, removing from / Removing license keys from the license inventory
• license key associations
  • retrieiving / Retrieving license key associations
  • retrieiving, to host containers in environment / Retrieving all of the license key associations to the host containers in your environment
  • retrieiving, with specific host container / Retrieving the license keys associated with a specific host container
  • modifying / Modifying license key associations
  • removing / Removing license key associations
• LicenseManager.RemoveLicense() method / Removing license keys from the license inventory
• licenses
  • managing / Managing licenses
  • keys, adding to license inventory / Adding license keys to the license inventory
  • keys, retrieving from license inventory / Retrieving license keys from the license inventory
  • keys, removing from license inventory / Removing license keys from the license inventory
  • assigning, to hosts / Assigning licenses to hosts
  • assigned licenses, retrieving / Retrieving assigned licenses
  • assigned license keys, removing from hosts / Removing assigned license keys from hosts
• list() method / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
• log bundles
  • creating / Creating log bundles
• log files
  • retrieving / Retrieving log files
• Logical Unit Number (LUN) / Rescanning for new storage devices

M

• -MaintenanceMode parameter / Configuring Storage I/O Control
• -MultipathPolicy parameter / Setting the multipathing policy
• maintenance mode
  • disabling / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
  • enabling / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
  • about / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
  • cluster DRS automation levels / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
  • host putting, Set-VMHost cmdlet used / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode
• Managed Object References
  • using / Using Managed Object References
• Master Boot Record (MBR) / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
• Math.Round method / Rounding a value
• maxFailureWindow / Enabling VM and application monitoring
• maximum transmission unit (MTU) / Creating vSphere Standard Switches
• Measure-Object cmdlet
  • using / Using the Measure-Object cmdlet
  • value, rounding / Rounding a value
• methods
  • about / Using methods
• metric IDs
  • retrieving / Retrieving metric IDs
• minUpTime / Enabling VM and application monitoring
• Move-Cluster cmdlet / Moving clusters
• Move-VMHost cmdlet / Moving hosts to clusters
• multipathing policy
  • setting / Setting the multipathing policy
• multiple servers
  • connecting to / Connecting to multiple servers

N

• -Name parameter / Listing all of the available esxcli commands, Creating roles
• -Name parameters / Creating a datacenter
• -NetworkAdapter parameter /
• network adapter
  • adding /
  • modifying /
  • removing /
• Network I/O Control
  • configuring / Configuring Network I/O Control
  • enabling / Enabling Network I/O Control
  • disabling / Disabling Network I/O Control
• New-Alias cmdlet / Using aliases
• New-CDDrive cmdlet /
• New-Cluster cmdlet / Creating vSphere HA and DRS clusters, Modifying cluster settings
• New-Datacenter cmdlet / Creating a datacenter
• New-DatastoreCluster cmdlet / Creating a Datastore Cluster
• New-Datastore cmdlet / Creating datastores
• New-DrsRule cmdlet / Creating VM-VM DRS rules
• New-FloppyDrive cmdlet /
• New-HardDisk cmdlet /
• New-IScsiHbaTarget cmdlet / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
• New-NetworkAdapter cmdlet /
• New-Object cmdlet
  • using / Using the New-Object cmdlet
• New-OSCustomizationSpec cmdlet / Using OS customization specifications
• New-PSDrive cmdlet
  • about / Using the vSphere PowerCLI Datastore Provider
• New-ScsiController cmdlet /
• New-VDPortgroup cmdlet / Creating distributed virtual port groups
• New-VICredentialStoreItem cmdlet / Using the credential store
• New-VIPermission cmdlet / Creating permissions
• New-VIProperty cmdlet
  • PowerCLI objects, extending with / Extending PowerCLI objects with the New-VIProperty cmdlet
• New-VIRole cmdlet
  • about / Creating roles
• New-VM cmdlet / Creating a virtual machine
• NFS datastores
  • creating / Creating NFS datastores
• NoteProperty / Using objects, properties, and methods
• NoteProperty member / Using a hash table to create an object

O

• objects
  • about / Using objects, properties, and methods
  • creating / Creating your own objects
  • New-Object cmdlet, using / Using the New-Object cmdlet
  • creating, hash table used / Using a hash table to create an object
  • creating, Select-Object cmdlet / Creating objects using the Select-Object cmdlet
  • properties adding, with Add-Member / Adding properties to an object with Add-Member
• OS customization specifications
  • using / Using OS customization specifications
• Out-String cmdlet / Sending reports by e-mail

P

• -PassThru parameter / Adding properties to an object with Add-Member
• -Path parameter / Retrieving log files
• -Pattern parameter / Retrieving log files
• -Permission parameter / Modifying permissions
• -Profile parameter / Testing the host profile for compliance
• ParameterizedProperty property / Using objects, properties, and methods
• performance statistics
  • retrieving / Retrieving performance statistics
• permissions
  • about / Working with roles and permissions
  • creating / Creating permissions
  • retrieving / Retrieving permissions
  • modifying / Modifying permissions
  • removing / Removing permissions
• pipeline
  • about / Using the pipeline
  • ByValue parameter binding, using / Using the ByValue parameter binding
  • ByPropertyName parameter binding, using / Using the ByPropertyName parameter binding
• port groups / Using standard port groups
• PowerCLI
  • URL, for downloading / Downloading PowerCLI
  • downloading, steps / Downloading PowerCLI
  • installing, steps / Installing PowerCLI
  • server, connecting to / Connecting to a server
  • multiple servers, connecting to / Connecting to multiple servers
  • certificate warnings, suppressing / Suppressing certificate warnings
  • disconnecting, from server / Disconnecting from a server
  • esxcli, using from / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
  • vSphere CLI commands, using / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
• PowerCLI commands output
  • displaying, in grid view / Displaying the output in a grid view
• PowerCLI Configuration
  • retrieving / Retrieving the PowerCLI configuration
• PowerCLI objects
  • extending, with New-VIProperty cmdlet / Extending PowerCLI objects with the New-VIProperty cmdlet
• PowerGUI
  • about / Using PowerGUI
• PowerShell
  • execution policy, modifying / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• PowerShell object cmdlets
  • about / Using the PowerShell object cmdlets
  • Select-Object cmdlet, using / Using the Select-Object cmdlet
• primary hosts
  • retrieving / Retrieving the HA master or primary hosts
• privileges
  • retrieving / Retrieving privileges
• providers
  • about / Using providers and PSDrives
  • using / Using providers
• PSChildName property / Using COM objects
• PSDrives
  • using / Using PSDrives
• PSdrives
  • about / Using providers and PSDrives

R

• -Replace operator / Using methods
• -ResourcePool parameter / Creating a virtual machine from scratch, Moving resource pools
• raw API objects
  • using, with ExtensionData property / Using raw API objects with ExtensionData or Get-View
  • using, with Get-View cmdlet / Using raw API objects with ExtensionData or Get-View
• Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • about / Working with Raw Device Mappings
• ReconfigureComputeResource_Task() method / Disabling or enabling host monitoring, Enabling VM and application monitoring, Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy, Creating virtual machines DRS groups, Creating virtual machines to hosts DRS rules
• RemoteSigned execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• Remove-AlarmAction cmdlet / Removing alarm actions
• Remove-CDDrive cmdlet /
• Remove-FloppyDrive cmdlet /
• Remove-VDSwitch cmdlet / Removing vSphere Distributed Switches
• Remove-VIPermission cmdlet / Removing permissions
• Remove-VM cmdlet / Removing a virtual machine
• Remove-VMHost cmdlet / Removing a host from the VMware vCenter Server
• Replace method / Using methods
• reports
  • exporting, to CSV files / Exporting reports to CSV files
  • sending, by e-mail / Sending reports by e-mail
• Required property / Retrieving information about host services
• resource pools
  • using / Using resource pools
  • creating / Creating resource pools
  • retrieving / Retrieving resource pools
  • mofiying / Modifying resource pools
  • moving / Moving resource pools
  • resource allocation between virtual machines, configuring / Configuring resource allocation between virtual machines
  • removing / Removing resource pools
• Restricted execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• roles
  • about / Working with roles and permissions
  • using / Using roles
  • creating / Creating roles
  • retrieving / Retrieving roles
  • modifying / Modifying roles
  • removing / Removing roles
• Round Robin (RR) / Setting the multipathing policy

S

• $String variable / Using objects, properties, and methods
• -ScriptType parameter / Running commands on the guest OS
• -ScsiLun parameter / Setting the multipathing policy, Retrieving the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
• -ScsiLunPath parameter / Modifying the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
• -SimpleMatch parameter / Retrieving log files
• -SoftwareIScsiEnable parameter / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
• SAPI.SpVoice COM object / Using COM objects
• scriptblock
  • about / Filtering objects
• ScriptProperty / Using objects, properties, and methods
• SCSI controller
  • adding /
  • modifying /
• SCSI device
  • vmhba paths, configuring to / Configuring the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
  • vmhba paths, retrieving to / Retrieving the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
  • vmhba paths,modifying to / Modifying the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
• SCSI logical unit / Getting SCSI LUNs
• Select-Object cmdlet / Retrieving a list of all of your virtual machines, Using the Select-Object cmdlet, Retrieving Storage I/O Control settings, Exporting reports to CSV files
  • using, to create object / Creating objects using the Select-Object cmdlet
• Select-String cmdlet / Retrieving log files
• Send-MailMessage cmdlet / Sending reports by e-mail
• server
  • disconnecting from / Disconnecting from a server
• servers
  • connecting to / Connecting to a server
• Set-CDDrive cmdlet /
• Set-FloppyDrive cmdlet /
• Set-HardDisk cmdlet /
• Set-Location cmdlet
  • about / Using the vSphere PowerCLI Datastore Provider
• Set-NetworkAdapter cmdlet /
• Set-PowerCLIConfiguration cmdlet / Connecting to multiple servers, Suppressing certificate warnings
• Set-ScsiController cmdlet /
• Set-VDSwitch -BackupPath parameter / Importing the configuration of a vSphere Distributed Switch from a backup
• Set-VIPermission cmdlet / Modifying permissions
• Set-VIRole cmdlet / Modifying roles
• Set-VirtualPortGroup cmdlet / Configuring standard port groups
• Set-VM cmdlet / Creating a virtual machine from scratch,
• Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface cmdlet / Configuring the network of a virtual machine
• Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter cmdlet / Migrating a host network adapter from a standard port group to a distributed port group
• snapshots
  • about /
  • creating /
  • retrieving /
  • reverting to /
  • modifying /
  • removing /
• software iSCSI VMFS datastores
  • creating / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
• Sort-Object cmdlet / Using the Sort-Object cmdlet
• splat operator @ / Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
• splatting / Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
• standard port groups
  • about / Using standard port groups
  • creating / Creating standard port groups
  • configuring / Configuring standard port groups
  • removing / Removing standard port groups
• statistical intervals
  • retrieving / Retrieving the statistical intervals
• storage devices
  • rescanning for / Rescanning for new storage devices
• Storage DRS
  • about / Configuring Storage DRS
• Storage I/O Control (SIOC)
  • about / Configuring Storage I/O Control
  • settings, retrieving / Retrieving Storage I/O Control settings
• string
  • expanding / Understanding what expands a string
  • expanding, on use / Expanding a string when it is used
• strings
  • subexpressions / Expanding variables and subexpressions in strings
• subexpressions
  • in strings / Expanding variables and subexpressions in strings

T

• -ToUpper operator / Using methods
• Tee-Object cmdlet / Using the Tee-Object cmdlet
• template
  • virtual machine, creating from / Creating a virtual machine from a template
  • converting, into virtual machine /
  • name, modifying /
  • removing /
• TrimEnd method / Using methods
• type declarations
  • using / Using type declarations
• {targetName} variable / Creating alarm actions

U

• -UrlOnly parameter / Opening the console of a virtual machine
• Undefined execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• Unrestricted execution policy / Modifying the PowerShell execution policy
• Update-Tools cmdlet
  • using /
• userSelectedDs / Configuring the heartbeat datastore selection policy

V

• -Vmfs parameter / Creating VMFS datastores
• -VMHost parameter / Enabling and disabling maintenance mode, Creating vSphere Standard Switches, Rescanning for new storage devices, Retrieving log files
• -VMHostStorage parameter / Creating software iSCSI VMFS datastores
• -VM parameter / Opening the console of a virtual machine
• variables
  • expanding / Expanding variables and subexpressions in strings
• vCenter Server mail server
  • configuring / Configuring the vCenter Server mail server and sender settings
• vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) / Creating permissions
• vCheck / Reporting the health of your vSphere environment with vCheck
• VDPortgroup -BackupPath parameter / Restoring the configuration of a distributed virtual port group
• vicfg-ipsec command / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
• VimDatastore provider
  • about / Using providers
• VimInventory provider
  • about / Using providers
• Virtual Local Area Network (Virtual LAN or VLAN) / Using standard port groups
• virtual machine
  • creating / Creating a virtual machine
  • cloning / Creating a virtual machine, Cloning a virtual machine
  • registering / Creating a virtual machine, Registering a virtual machine
  • creating, from scratch / Creating a virtual machine from scratch
  • creating, from template / Creating a virtual machine from a template
  • starting / Starting a virtual machine
  • suspending / Suspending a virtual machine
  • guest operating system, shutting down / Shutting down a virtual machine's guest operating system
  • stopping / Stopping a virtual machine
  • settings, modifying /
  • devices, adding /
  • devices, removing from /
  • converting, into template /
  • moving, to another folder /
  • moving, to datastore /
  • moving, to host /
  • moving, to cluster /
  • moving, to resource pool /
  • compatibility, upgrading /
  • console, opening / Opening the console of a virtual machine
  • removing / Removing a virtual machine
• virtual machine
  • creating, from template / Creating a virtual machine
• virtual machine network
  • configuring / Configuring the network of a virtual machine
• virtual machines
  • retrieving / Retrieving a list of all of your virtual machines
  • removing, from DRS groups / Removing virtual machines from a DRS group
  • creating, to host DRS rules / Creating virtual machines to hosts DRS rules
• virtual machines, retrieving
  • deprecated warnings display, stopping / Suppressing displaying deprecated warnings
  • wildcard characters, using / Using wildcard characters
  • objects, filtering / Filtering objects
  • comparison operators, using / Using comparison operators
  • aliases, using / Using aliases
• virtual machines DRS groups
  • creating / Creating virtual machines DRS groups
• VM-Host affinity rules / Using DRS rules
• VM-Host DRS rules
  • creating / Creating VM-Host DRS rules
• VM-VM affinity rules / Using DRS rules
• VM-VM DRS rules
  • creating / Creating VM-VM DRS rules
• VM and application monitoring
  • enaling / Enabling VM and application monitoring
• VMFS datastores
  • creating / Creating VMFS datastores
• vmhba paths
  • about / Configuring the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
  • retrieving, to SCSI device / Retrieving the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
  • modifying, to SCSI device / Modifying the vmhba paths to a SCSI device
• VMHostNetworkAdapter cmdlet / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
• VMHostNetworkAdapter parameter / Removing host physical network adapters from a vSphere Distributed Switch
• vmkernel log file / Retrieving log files
• vmMonitoring property / Enabling VM and application monitoring
• VMware Flings
  • URL /
• VMware Remote Console (VMRC) browser plugin / Opening the console of a virtual machine
• VMware Technical Support
  • about / Creating log bundles
• VMware Tools
  • updating /
  • Update-Tools cmdlet used /
  • Check and upgrade VMware Tools before each power on checkbox, enabling /
• VMware vCenter Server
  • host, removing from / Removing a host from the VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vCenter server
  • about / Adding a host to a VMware vCenter Server
  • datacenter, creating / Creating a datacenter
  • host, adding to / Creating a datacenter
  • cluster, creating / Creating a cluster
• VMware vCloud Director
  • about / Installing PowerCLI
• VMware vSphere
  • about / Working with roles and permissions
  • roles / Working with roles and permissions
• VMware vSphere API
  • using /
• VMware vSphere Storage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) / Upgrading datastores to VMFS-5
• vSphere CLI / Using esxcli from PowerCLI
• vSphere CLI commands
  • using, from PowerCLI / Using the vSphere CLI commands from PowerCLI
• vSphere Distributed Switches
  • about / Using vSphere Distributed Switches
  • creating / Creating vSphere Distributed Switches
  • creating, from scratch / Creating a new vSphere Distributed Switch from scratch
  • cloning / Cloning a vSphere Distributed Switch
  • creating, from export / Creating a vSphere Distributed Switch from an export
  • retrieving / Retrieving vSphere Distributed Switches
  • configuring / Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
  • upgrading / Upgrading a vSphere Distributed Switch
  • hosts, adding to / Adding hosts to vSphere Distributed Switches
  • host physical network adapters, adding to / Adding host physical network adapters to a vSphere Distributed Switch
  • host physical network adapters, removing from / Removing host physical network adapters from a vSphere Distributed Switch
  • hosts, removing from / Removing hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch
  • configuration, exporting / Exporting the configuration of vSphere Distributed Switches
  • removing / Removing vSphere Distributed Switches
• vSphere Distributed Switches configuration
  • about / Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
  • rolling back / Rolling back the configuration of a vSphere Distributed Switch
  • congiguring, from backup / Importing the configuration of a vSphere Distributed Switch from a backup
• vSphere folders
  • working with / Working with vSphere folders
• vSphere HA
  • creating / Creating vSphere HA and DRS clusters
• vSphere Image Builder
  • configuring / Configuring vSphere Image Builder and Auto Deploy
• vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) / Configuring Image Builder
• vSphere PowerCLI Datastore Provider
  • using / Using the vSphere PowerCLI Datastore Provider
• vSphere PowerCLI Inventory Provider
  • using / Using the vSphere PowerCLI Inventory Provider
• vSphere Standard Switches
  • about / Using vSphere Standard Switches
  • image / Using vSphere Standard Switches
  • creating / Creating vSphere Standard Switches
  • configuring / Configuring vSphere Standard Switches
  • network adapters, adding to / Adding network adapters to a switch
  • removing / Removing vSphere Standard Switches

W

• Where-Object cmdlet
  • about / Using aliases
  / Using the Where-Object cmdlet
• wildcard characters
  • about / Using wildcard characters
  • used, for selecting virtual machines / Using wildcard characters