Tools - 4 - Eric Sloof

Wednesday, September 24. 2014

Cool Tool - VMware Certificate Toolkit

VMware Certificate Toolkit allows VMware admins to generate faster SSL certificates for VMware products. This tool is not based on OpenSSL, it Java cryptographic API to generate VMware supported SSL certificates.

Please don't use this tool in production environment before a Release Candidate version. VCT is available on source forge.

Tuesday, September 23. 2014

The OSV alpha release is now available

OSv reduces the memory and cpu overhead imposed by a traditional OS. Scheduling is lightweight, the application and the kernel cooperate, and memory pools are shared. OSv provides unparalleled short latencies and constant predictable performance, which translates directly to capex savings by reducing the size and number of OS instances.

Rapid VM build and deploy
Zero OS Management
DevOps/PaaS like deployment
Common Java framework integration
Optimize your Native apps
Optimized JVM (coming up)

The following images can be used to download standalone OSv image to use directly with KVM, VirtualBox, or VMware.

OSv with CLI

Monday, September 22. 2014

Latest Fling from VMware Labs - PowerActions for vSphere Web Client

PowerActions integrates the vSphere Web Client and PowerCLI to provide complex automation solutions from within the standard vSphere management client.

PowerActions is deployed as a plugin for the vSphere Web Client and will allow you to execute PowerCLI commands and scripts in a vSphere Web Client integrated Powershell console.

Furthermore, administrators will be able to enhance the native WebClient capabilities with actions and reports backed by PowerCLI scripts persisted on the vSphere Web Client. Have you ever wanted to “Right Click” an object in the web client and run a PowerCLI script? Now you can!

For example I as an Administrator will be able to define a new action for the VM objects presented in the Web client, describe/back this action with a PowerCLI script, save it in a script repository within the Web client and later re-use the newly defined action straight from the VM object context (right click) menu.

Or, I as an Administrator can create a PowerCLI script that reports all VMs within a Data Center that have snapshots over 30 days old, save it in a script repository within the Web client and later execute this report straight from the Datacenter object context menu.

Or better yet, why not share your pre-written scripts with the rest of the vSphere admins in your environment by simply adjusting them to the correct format and adding them to the shared script folder.

New VMware Fling: Introducing PowerActions for vSphere Web Client

Download PowerActions

Tuesday, September 16. 2014

Latest Fling from VMware Labs - XenApp2Horizon

The XenApp2Horizon Fling helps you migrate published applications and desktops from XenApp to Horizon View. One XenApp farm is migrated to one or more Horizon View farm(s).

The GUI wizard-based tool helps you:

Validate the View agent status on RDS hosts (from View connection server, and XenApp server)
Create farms
Validate application availability on RDS hosts
Migrate application/desktop to one or multiple farms (new or existing)
Migrate entitlements to new or existing applications/desktops. Combination of application entitlements are supported
Check environment
Identify incompatible features and configuration

Download this fling from VMware Labs - XenApp2Horizon

Tuesday, August 5. 2014

Latest Fling from VMware Labs - ViewDbChk

The ViewDbChk tool allows administrators to scan for, and fix provisioning errors that can not be addressed using View Administrator. Provisioning errors occur when there are inconsistencies between the LDAP, vCenter and View Composer databases. These can be caused by: direct editing of the vCenter inventory, restoring a backup, or a long term network problem.

This tool allows VMware View administrators to scan for machines which can not be provisioned and remove all database entries for them. The View Connection Server will then be able to re-provision the machine without any errors.

Download ViewDbChk

Thursday, July 3. 2014

Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API

Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager exposes its objects via the Web Service API based on the REST (Representational State Transfer) framework. Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API lets developers communicate with Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager to query information about Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager objects and perform basic operations with them using HTTP and HTTPS protocols and the principles of REST.

Since the HTTP protocol is very popular and widespread, REST API is platform-agnostic and can be used with practically any programming language. This document will help you get familiar with the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API. The document includes the following sections:

Concepts and Principles highlights key features of REST API as applicable to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.
Getting Started describes Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API specifications, provides a generalized RESTful workflow to help you quickly start with Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API and an example of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API use.
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API Reference provides a complete reference for Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API resources and operations you can perform with them.
Sample Scenarios offers a set of examples of use for Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API.

Download the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API

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