HOWTO: Power on your IPMI connected computer using PowerShell
In this post we will discover how to power on a physical server using PowerShell and IPMI using the Get-PcscDevice commandlet!

Written by Christopher Lewis on April 25, 2016 .
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HOWTO: Monitor a Process in Linux using vRealize Operations - Endpoint Operation Management - Part 4
This is Part 4 of a series on Monitoring Processes in Linux using VMware vRealize Operations Endpoint Operations Management (EPOPS). In this post we will walk though how to identify the correct value for the process.query.

Written by Christopher Lewis on April 21, 2016 .
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HOWTO: Install the Endpoint Operations Management (EPOPS) Agent for Linux (RPM)
In this post we will walkthrough how to install the Endpoint Operations Management (EPOPS) agent on a Linux (RPM) Operating System.

Written by Christopher Lewis on April 21, 2016 .
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HOWTO: Monitor a Process in Linux using vRealize Operations - Endpoint Operation Management - Part 3
This is Part 3 of a series on Monitoring Processes in Linux using VMware vRealize Operations Endpoint Operations Management. In this post we configure Object Relationships

Written by Christopher Lewis on April 20, 2016 .
Endpoint Operations Management EPOPS Linux VMware vRealize Operations
HOWTO: Monitor a Process in Linux using vRealize Operations - Endpoint Operation Management - Part 2
This is Part 2 of a series on Monitoring Processes in Linux using VMware vRealize Operations Endpoint Operations Management. In this post we look at how to create a MultiProcessor Object using Inventory Explorer

Written by Christopher Lewis on April 20, 2016 .
Endpoint Operations Management EPOPS Linux VMware vRealize Operations
HOWTO: Monitor a Process in Linux using vRealize Operations - Endpoint Operation Management - Part 1
This is Part 1 of a series on Monitoring Processes in Linux using VMware vRealize Operations Endpoint Operations Management.

Written by Christopher Lewis on April 20, 2016 .
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HOWTO: Create a Custom VMware vSphere 6.x ESXi Image using PowerCLI
In this post we’ll look at how to create a custom VMware vSphere 6.x ESXi image using PowerCLI.

Written by Christopher Lewis on April 12, 2016 .
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Book Review: VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere Administration - 2nd Edition
In this post I review Power CLI 2nd Edition which is A “must have” book for anyone who is working with VMware products and wants to add value and save time.

Written by Christopher Lewis on April 7, 2016 .
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Part 4 - Enabling the new Certificate Templates
This is Part 4 of a series of posts on how to configure VMware vSphere 6.x to use Certificates from Microsoft Windows Server Certificate Services.

Written by Christopher Lewis on March 25, 2016 .
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Part 3B - Creating the Microsoft CA Template for Subordinate CA certificates in vSphere 6.0
This is Part 3B of a series of posts on how to configure VMware vSphere 6.x to use Certificates from Microsoft Windows Server Certificate Services, covering the creation of a Subordinate CA certificate for use with the VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA).

Written by Christopher Lewis on March 24, 2016 .
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