Virtuall BLOG tagged 'bash'

Import a VM into Lab Manager using Orchestrator (part 2)

hbr@pqr.nl — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0100

This is part 2 of a quick guide to importing a VM into Lab Manager using Orchestrator. In case you missed it, part 1 is available on http://virtuall.eu/blog/import-a-vm-in-lab-manager-using-orchestrator.

Lab Manager import preparation

In the previous blog we selected a VM and exported it to a fileshare. Unfortunately, for Lab Manager to understand this VM export, we need to change it a little. First, we need 2 xml files; a configuration.xml with this content:

<configu [...]

Import a VM in Lab Manager using Orchestrator

hbr@pqr.nl — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0100

There are a lot of things you can automate in a virtual infrastructure. One of the tools that can help automate the more complex workflows is Orchestrator. It’s free when you have a vCenter and it’s very powerful.

Another great tool is Lab Manager. It’s designed for Test and Dev environments but it can also help to improve uptime of your datacenter by regulating changes in your production environment.

This is a Proof of Concept combining the two tools as they overlap o [...]

Script bits (update 4)

hbr@pqr.nl — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100

This post is a quick gathering of a few small scripts I wrote with my IT-life's motto: "Never do anything twice"

None of them are very special but each of them is a result of a short moment of frustration and a few minutes of gvim typing (yes, I use 'vi' on windows too).

so far this article contains:

Add wallpapers from a lot of subdirs to a Windows 7 Theme Change everybody's manager in Active Directory Execute one command on all you [...]