{"product_id":"9781786466921","title":"Learning PowerCLI - Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn to leverage the power of PowerCLI to automate your VMware vSphere environment with ease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is first book on the market that will enlighten you on the latest version of PowerCLI and how to implement it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffectively manage virtual machines, networks, and reports with the latest features of PowerCLI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA comprehensive and practical book on automating VMware vSphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is ideal for you if you want to learn how to automate your VMware vSphere or vCloud infrastructure by getting the most out of PowerCLI. It's assumed that you have some experience in administrating a vSphere or vCloud environment. Knowledge of Microsoft's Windows PowerShell is not a prerequisite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore PowerShell and PowerCLI cmdlets and their output objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee how to manage virtual machines and work with virtual networks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage vCloud Director from PowerCLI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Site Recovery Manager from PowerCLI to create a disaster recovery solution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage NSX and vRealize Automation using REST API with PowerCLI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and configure vSphere HA and DRS clusters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse vSphere Update Manager with PowerCLI to create patch baselines and scan hosts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore reporting techniques to retrieve log files\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eVMware vSphere PowerCLI, a free extension to Microsoft Windows PowerShell, enables you to automate the management of a VMware vSphere or vCloud environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will show you how to automate your tasks and make your job easier. Starting with an introduction to the basics of PowerCLI, the book will teach you how to manage your vSphere and vCloud infrastructure from the command line. To help you manage a vSphere host overall, you will learn how to manage vSphere ESXi hosts, host profiles, host services, host firewall, and deploy and upgrade ESXi hosts using Image Builder and Auto Deploy. The next chapter will not only teach you how to create datastore and datastore clusters, but you'll also work with profile-driven and policy-based storage to manage your storage. To create a disaster recovery solution and retrieve information from vRealize Operations, you will learn how to use Site Recovery Manager and vRealize Operations respectively. Towards the end, you'll see how to use the REST APIs from PowerShell to manage NSX and vRealize Automation and create patch baselines, scan hosts against the baselines for missing patches, and re-mediate hosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the book, you will be capable of using the best tool to automate the management and configuration of VMware vSphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle and approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive book will teach system administrators everything about PowerCLI 6 and how to utilize it to automate VMware vSphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167955075312,"sku":"9781786466921","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786466921_p0.jpg?v=1763729269","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786466921","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}