John Troyer has written a great post on the VMTN Blog about the Windows VI Toolkit based on PowerShell. Besides a link to my articles he summed up everyone who is experimenting with this toolkit.
Well, once Carter spilled the beans, everybody is now waiting with bated breath for VMware to release the beta of our new curiously-named VI Toolkit (for Windows). The toolkit is powered by Windows PowerShell, a shell/scripting technology that Microsoft appears to have gotten very right indeed. The VI SDK, while extremely powerful, is not for the faint of heart. This toolkit takes that power and wraps it up in a very simple syntax which creates a compelling tool for VI admins.
In total there are 102 PowerShell cmdlets in the Beta that cover all aspects of Virtual Infrastructure management. The most important thing is that you can now easily write scripts, tailor made to your problems, that save you time and frustration, whether that means saving you 10 clicks or 100. Once you've had a chance to kick the proverbial tires, don't forget to visit the Community Page to give your feedback or to talk with other Beta testers. Last but not least, congratulations to the VI Toolkit (for Windows) team for all your hard work on this release!
