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This post is a writeup of a project for a master’s class in Decision Support Systems at Murray State. This is my first dive into VMware PowerCLI aside from some one shots. All feedback is welcome. Our Problems Problem 1: Servers are not being virtualized due to a decentralized procurement process A decentralized server procurement process presents many problems to an organization. There are many gains with standardizing OS/hardware platforms. Problem 2: Servers are not being virtualized because knowledge is required to make “Virtualize/Don’t Virtualze” decision...

We have a problem that a lot of VI administrators (especially us young ones) run into - VM Sprawl. In attempting to reduce the chaos and get a much better understanding of our virtual infrastructure I’ve run into a very helpful cmdlet provided in the VI Toolkit. This tutorial is intended for the complete novice. Step 1: Get your system set up for VI Toolkit. Download PowerShell. Download the VI Toolkit....