I am not going to liken every step specifically here, but I do essentially
the same thing at work when I setup a VM.
The most manual part would be checking the console.
You can run a powershell command that would give you status on the vm and
report on it every 10 seconds or so.
Advanced, you could simply have the script send you a email when machine
build and provisioning is complete.
I just wait a few minutes and ask for machine status.
There is nothing you are doing that powershell couldn't do, you just need to
think a little out of the box.
Also, you must be running VCenter, as that is the interface powershell uses.
Yes it does cost, but we have licenses at work and for home I joined VMUG
and pay $200 per year or so for a complete lab license.
If you are really trying to avoid interfaces, you can edit the machine
config files directly, but that can get really problematic if you make
mistakes.
Read the PowerCLI documentation, it can do more than people think it can.
-----Original Message-----
From: Darragh Ó Héiligh
Hello,
Is there anyone on this list working with VSphere or dabbling from time to time?
I'm still using the installed client but that is fast being removed.
Last time I looked at the HTML5 interface, it wasn't great. So I'm wondering if there have been any improvements and / or is there anyone engaging with VMware?
I don't have any contacts with VMware at the moment. So I cant push any questions any further than standard support channels.
Please don't recommend power shell as an administration tool, this isn't currently viable for my needs.
Thanks
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