vCLIDROID

vCLIDROID is an Android application that is a command line interface reference for VMware ESXi.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vminfo.dashboardexample&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS52bWluZm8uZGFzaGJvYXJkZXhhbXBsZSJd

Open Source VMFS Driver

This driver enabled read-only access to folders and files on partitions formatted with VMFS.  A local Java plug-in is required.

http://code.google.com/p/vmfs/

Corefig

Corefig is a PowerShell-based GUI tool to configure the 2012 releases of Server Core and Hyper-V Server.

http://corefig.codeplex.com/

Swiss File Knife

Swiss File Knife is a single executable that is available for Windows and Linux that offers options such as search and convert text files, instant simple FTP/HTTP server, find duplicate files, compare folders, directory sizes, etc.

Below is an example of the web server option.

http://stahlworks.com/dev/swiss-file-knife.html

http://sourceforge.net/projects/swissfileknife

Creating a shortcut for a PowerShell script

By default, Notepad is used when double-clicking on a .ps1 PowerShell script.  To get around this issue, create a new shortcut and use the following parameters.  This method does not require the modification of the execution policy.

%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\users\username\desktop\script.ps1"

Lack of GUI options within VMware Tools

In the past, VMware Tools installed within a Windows guest offered several options via the GUI of the system tray icon.  Starting with Workstation version 9 and ESXi version 5.1, the old options are no longer present.

Some of the features available via the GUI in the past are still present using the VMwareToolboxCMD.exe application.  The “help” switch will display some available options.

Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer Tool

The Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer Tool is a companion to the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer web site.  The utility provides the ability to run connectivity diagnostics for five common connectivity symptoms directly from a local computer and save results in an HTML format.

https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/?tabid=client

Ulteo

Ulteo is open-source virtual desktop solution.

http://www.ulteo.com/

How to change network firewall profiles within Windows 8 using PowerShell

To change network firewall profiles within Windows 8 using PowerShell (such as going from Public to Private), use the following command to list all network interfaces and the current values.

Get-NetConnectionProfile

To modify the profile, use the following command including the network interface to change and the new value.

Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias Ethernet -NetworkCategory Private

How to create a report of when passwords have expired using Quest’s AD cmdlets

To create a report of when user account’s passwords have expired with Quest’s AD cmdlets, use the following command.  By sorting by ParentContainer, the output should be grouped by Organizational Units.

Get-QADUser -SizeLimit 5000 | Select LogonName, ParentContainer, LastLogon, PasswordLastSet, PasswordExpires | Sort ParentContainer, PasswordExpires | Export-CSV report.csv