Recently with vSphere 5 VMware enabled you to deploy the ESXi image via PXE boot to your hosts, to do this you need some PowerCLI knowledge. Now just because I find PowerCLI easy to use and a great product it doesn’t mean the next person will.
Luckily PowerGUI gave us a great way to add an MMC style interface back on top of the cmdlets, this is called a Powerpack.
The Image Builder and Auto Deploy Powerpack is a PowerGUI Powerpack which enables us as VMware admins to have a graphical interface to Image Builder and Auto Deploy which are currently released as PowerShell snap-ins only.
The Powerpack contains a variety of scripts which will allow you to harness the power of custom ESXi images and stateless deployment.
What Do I need ?
In order to use this Powerpack you will need the following:
- PowerShell V2
- PowerCLI 5.0 or later version
- PowerGUI
- Download the Powerpack from below
Download
Instructions
Here is a short video which shows you the basics of how to import the Powerpack and how to use it.
Automatically update
To see how to import a Powerpack and how to make sure you always have the latest version check this post here: http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/10/29/vesi-powergui-powerpack-management/
How can I contribute ?
Please add comments to this post if something doesn’t work or you have any ideas on how to make it better – remember this is an initial release !
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Look excellent! However, both links seem dead. I’ve been look for this powerpack and PowerGUI. Where can we get their great tools?
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Same issue here. Please provide instruction when using PowerCLI 5.1
Get-EsxSoftwareChannel is not available in PowerCLI 5.1 🙁 and we can’t add Software Depot
UPdate: Please disregard previous comment.
I got smarter on my own.
Amazing what happens when you read.
I can not find a download link. ???
clicking the download link above takes me to
powergui site
http://powergui.org/entry.jspa?externalID=3711&categoryID=290
NO DOWNLOAD BUTTON….. What gives? I don’t think I am Incompetent
but if I am, I’d rather admit it and get smart than stay dumb….
??
Thanks
Thanks !
Yet more great work from Virtual-Al! and glad it’s shared to people to use.