Comments on: Customisation: Lesson 1 – Time Source http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/ Virtually everything is poshable Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Virtu-Al http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-351 Virtu-Al Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:25:10 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-351 Thanks Mario, I will definitely include these, hadn't thought about service console memory, good one ! Thanks Mario, I will definitely include these, hadn’t thought about service console memory, good one !

]]> By: Mario Vinet http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-331 Mario Vinet Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:12:17 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-331 If I may also add, configure Vswitch would be nice. Service Console Memory, Enable in Security Profiles a check box (like NIS client). Cody and Virtu-Al I have to agrre with Virtu-Al I'm completely ignorant in Vi-Toolkit/Powershell so the more it's basic the better! If I may also add, configure Vswitch would be nice. Service Console Memory, Enable in Security Profiles a check box (like NIS client).

Cody and Virtu-Al I have to agrre with Virtu-Al I’m completely ignorant in Vi-Toolkit/Powershell so the more it’s basic the better!

]]> By: Virtu-Al http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-330 Virtu-Al Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:42:43 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-330 Cody, Thanks for the suggestion, its a great Idea but I want to introduce people to these things slow, this is a wonderful more advanced way to configure the hosts but perhaps we will leave this until we have covered the basics :) Thanks for our input. Cody,

Thanks for the suggestion, its a great Idea but I want to introduce people to these things slow, this is a wonderful more advanced way to configure the hosts but perhaps we will leave this until we have covered the basics :) Thanks for our input.

]]> By: LucD http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-328 LucD Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:04:16 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-328 Great idea Alan. There are some good posts with suggestions for configuring an ESX in the VITK community. Have, for example, a look at http://communities-origin.vmware.com/message/1040385#1040385 and http://communities-origin.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8170. Great idea Alan.
There are some good posts with suggestions for configuring an ESX in the VITK community.
Have, for example, a look at http://communities-origin.vmware.com/message/1040385#1040385 and http://communities-origin.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8170.

]]> By: Cody Bunch http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-327 Cody Bunch Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:29:27 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-327 so rather than $VMHost = "myhost.mycompany.com", we could do a few things, optimally would be take input from the pipeline into that variable: --- begin { $ntpserver = 'pool.ntp.org' } process { if ( $_ -isnot [VMware.VimAutomation.Client20.VMHostImpl] ) { continue } Remove-VMHostNtpServer -VMHost $_ -NtpServer ‘127.127.1.0‘ Add-VMHostNtpServer -VMHost $_ -NtpServer $ntpserver } We can then add more things into the process block as we grow the script. This would allow us to better target the hosts that we need to make the changes on. so rather than $VMHost = “myhost.mycompany.com”, we could do a few things, optimally would be take input from the pipeline into that variable:
—
begin {
$ntpserver = ‘pool.ntp.org’
}

process {
if ( $_ -isnot [VMware.VimAutomation.Client20.VMHostImpl] ) { continue }
Remove-VMHostNtpServer -VMHost $_ -NtpServer ‘127.127.1.0‘
Add-VMHostNtpServer -VMHost $_ -NtpServer $ntpserver
}

We can then add more things into the process block as we grow the script. This would allow us to better target the hosts that we need to make the changes on.

]]> By: Virtu-Al http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-326 Virtu-Al Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:26:07 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-326 <a href="#comment-325" rel="nofollow">@Duncan</a> That's a good one @Duncan
That’s a good one

]]> By: Duncan http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-325 Duncan Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:15:59 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-325 active/passive setup for VMkernel and Service Console active/passive setup for VMkernel and Service Console

]]> By: Virtu-Al http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-324 Virtu-Al Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:15:01 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-324 Thanks Duncan, I will make sure I cover this after the basics Thanks Duncan, I will make sure I cover this after the basics

]]> By: Duncan http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/04/03/customisation-lesson-1-%e2%80%93-time-source/#comment-323 Duncan Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:11:09 +0000 http://www.virtu-al.net/?p=477#comment-323 Disk.UseDeviceReset = 0 So people know how to set an advanced setting... Disk.UseDeviceReset = 0

So people know how to set an advanced setting…

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