PowerCLI Commands

Connect-VIServer -Server 10.1.133.117 -User root -Password <password>             (Host, on this occasion)

Get-VMHost

Get-Command -PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter

Get-VMHostNetwork

Get-VM
Get-PowerCLIVersion
Get-VMHostDisk
Get-VIPermission
Get-VIEvent
Get-VIPrivilege
Get-VIRole
Get-VMHostHba
Get-VMHostModule
Get-VMHostNetwork
Get-HostNetworkAdapter
Get-VMHostNtpServer
(Get-ESXCLI).software.vib.list()
Get-VMHostPciDevice
Get-VMStartPolicy

Connect-VIServer -Server 10.1.135.120 -User administrator@vsphere.local -Password <password>       (vCenter, on this occasion)
Disconnect-VIServer -Server 10.1.135.120 -Force
Get-DataCenter

Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost 10.1.133.117

Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostNetwork | Select Hostname, VMkernelGateway -ExpandProperty VirtualNIC
Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostNetwork | Select Hostname, VMkernelGateway -ExpandProperty PhysicalNIC

Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostNetwork | Select Hostname, VMkernelGateway -ExpandProperty VirtualNic | where {$_.VMotionEnabled} | Select Hostname, PortGroupName, IP, SubnetMask, VMkernelGateway, Devicename

Get-VMHost

Get-Cluster

Get-Cluster Marketing | Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | ft Parent, MacAddress -auto

Get-VirtualPortGroup

Get-VMHost -Name 10.1.133.117 | Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | ft Parent, MacAddress -auto

Get-Cluster Marketing | Get-VM

Get-Cluster Marketing | Get-VM | where { ($_ | Get-VirtualPortGroup | where {$_.vlanid -match "3105"})} | Select Name, @{N="MacAddress";E={[String]::Join(',',($_.Guest.Nics | %{$_.MacAddress}))}}, @{N="VLanID";E={[String]::Join('#',(Get-VirtualPortGroup %{$_.VLanID}))}}

Get-NicTeamingPolicy vSwitch1

Get-VMHost -Name 10.1.133.117 | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name vSwitch1 | Get-NicTeamingPolicy

Get-VMHost -Name 10.1.133.117 | Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name 'Management Network' | Get-NicTeamingPolicy

Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost 10.1.133.117 -Name vmk0

Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost 10.1.133.117 -Name vmk1

Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost 10.1.133.117 -Name vmnic2 | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -BitRatePerSecMb 10000 -Duplex Full -Confirm:$false                              Works for "true" as well

Get-VMHost -Name 10.1.133.117 | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter | Select-Object -Property Name,Mac,DhcpEnabled,IP,SubnetMask | Format-Table -AutoSize

The below commands in RED and Italics did not work, need to try again:

$VMHost=Get-VMHost -Name 10.1.133.117

Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost $VMHost

Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost $VMHost -Name vSwitch1

$VirtualSwitch=$VMHost | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name vSwitch1

Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost $VMHost -Name vSwitch1 | Set-VirtualSwitch -Mtu 9000 -Nic vmnic2,vmnic3 -Confirm:$false

New-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $VMHost -PortGroup OneMorePortGroupForFun -VirtualSwitch $VirtualSwitch -IP 10.1.133.221 -SubnetMask 255.255.255.0

Get-Cluster MyCluster | Set-Cluster -HAAdmissionControlEnabled $true -HAFailoverLevel 1 -Confirm:$false

Get-Cluster | Set-Cluster -HAEnabled:$false -DrsEnabled:$false -Confirm:$false

Get-Cluster | Set-Cluster -HAEnabled:$true -DrsEnabled:$true -Confirm:$false

Get-Cluster Cluster1 | Set-Cluster -DrsAutomationLevel FullyAutomated -HAFailoverLevel 1 -Confirm:$false
Get-Cluster Cluster1 | Set-Cluster -DrsAutomationLevel PartiallyAutomated -HAFailoverLevel 1 -Confirm:$false
Get-Cluster Cluster1 | Set-Cluster -DrsAutomationLevel Manual -HAFailoverLevel 1 -Confirm:$false
Get-Cluster | Set-Cluster  -HARestartPriority High
Get-Cluster | Set-Cluster  -HARestartPriority Low

Get-Cluster | Set-Cluster -VMSwapfilePolicy InHostDataStore
Get-Cluster | Set-Cluster -VMSwapfilePolicy WithHost

Get-VMHost 10.1.105.34 | Set-VMHost -State Maintenance

Get-VMHost 10.1.105.34 | Set-VMHost -State Connected

Start-Sleep -s 5