ProxMox Overview
ProxMox Overview: 0. Install ProxMox - Start here: https://proxmox.com/en/proxmox-virtual-environment/get-started - File System Choices - Ceph:…
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VMWare Deployment Overview
1. Configure VMWare ESXi- If dedicated storage card(s) is/are available, configure LACP/PAGP etherchannel or bond…
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AWS Quick Notes
0. Identity Access Management- IAM is AWS service to centrally manage login credentials: users, groups,…
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How To Link Containers Using Docker Compose
This yields several advantages:1. Direct linking between containers is architectually efficient to direct traffic between…
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PowerShell: How to Change Guest VM Names in Virtual Machine Manager
# changeGuessVmNameInVmm.ps1 # The following script prepend all VM's matching certain pattern # This is…
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Resume All Guest VMs in a Clustered Hyper-V Environment
# resumeAllVms.ps1 # Significance: this script is useful in a Clustered Hyper-V environment # where…
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How To Delete Virtual Machine in Unsupported Configuration Status
Possible Errors in VMM Console: Error (20408)VMM could not get the specified instance Msvm_VirtualSystemSettingData.InstanceID="Microsoft:1D78A299-C989-40FC-BC5C-B54934A126B7" of…
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Upgrade Virtual Hardware Version in VMM
The following script will upgrade all guest virtual machines from a lower version to the…
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How to Upgrade Kubernetes Ingress Nginx Deployed via Helm
# How to upgrade ingress-nginx: helm upgrade --reuse-values ingress-nginx ingress-nginx/ingress-nginx -n ingress-nginx # Sample output of a failure scenario: brucelee@k8-controller:~$ helm…
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PowerShell: Move Guest VM to Different Cluster in Hyper-V
# Assumptions: # - Guest VM files are stored at a single location # -…
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PowerShell: How To Install VMM Agent on Hyper-V Nodes
# Update these variables to match your system $appName='Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Agent…
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PowerShell: Remove Virtual Machine Snapshots in VMM
Base Cmdlets: $vmmServer='SOMETHINGHERE' $vmName='VMNAMEHERE' $snapshots=Get-SCVMCheckpoint -vmmserver $vmmServer -vm $(get-scvirtualmachine $vmName) $snapshots|%{Remove-SCVMCheckpoint -VMCheckpoint $_} Automation: #…
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Virtual Machine Manager Error ID 23351 FirstBootDevice Invalid
When moving, importing, exporting Generation 2 template in VMM, the following error occurs when trying…
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Hyper-V Dependency on Docker’s Networking Bridge Drivers
Background: Some naive systems engineer (yours truly) has provisioned a buck load of Hyper-V servers…
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PowerShell: Increase CPU Count or Memory of VMs via Virtual Machine Manager
# IncreaseCpuandRamViaVMM.ps1 # User Input Variables $vmNames=@( 'TESTWINDOWS', 'TESTWINDOWS2' ) $vmmServer=$env:computername $setCpuCount=8 $setDynamicMemory=$false $dynamicMemoryMinimumGB='2GB' $dynamicMemoryMaximumGB='16GB'…
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PowerShell: Virtual Machine Snapshots Report from VMM Servers
# vmSnapshotReport.ps1 # Requirements: # - Credentials to access VMM Servers with Administrator role #…
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PowerShell: Set VM Dynamic Memory in Virtual Machine Manager
# setVmDynamicMemoryInVmm.ps1 # Optimize Dynamic RAM $minGb='16GB' $maxGb='32GB' $startupGb='2GB' $buffer=20 $memoryWeight=5000 $forcedRestart=$false $vmmServer='localhost' function getUnoptimizedMemoryVms{…
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How To Use CredSSP to Move Virtual Machines In a Hyper-V Cluster
# Prep on Client $domain='intranet.kimconnect.com' Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role "Client" -DelegateComputer "*.$domain" # Prep on Server Enable-WSManCredSSP…
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Incomplete VM Configuration
Quick Script: # fixIncompleteVmConfig.ps1 $IncompleteVMConfig=Get-SCVirtualMachine|?{$_.StatusString -eq 'Incomplete VM Configuration'} if($IncompleteVMConfig.count){ foreach($vm in $IncompleteVMConfig){ try{ write-host…
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How to Remove ‘Ghost’ VMs with Status ‘Off-Critical’ or ‘Saved-Critical’
Issue: Resolution: get-vm|?{$_.State -in @('OffCritical','SavedCritical')}|remove-vm -force
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