Powershell is an absolute necessity for any Windows sysadmin. Ill provide scripts to help you automate repetitive tasks.
I created an SCCM Software Update Status script because very recently I wanted to check the status of my Software Update Deployments within SCCM and quickly found out that there was no easy way of exporting the data I needed.… Continue Reading
What is LAPS? Deploying LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) is probably one of the best things you can do for your organization. LAPS is a Microsoft solution to change the local administrator password on every single machine you have it… Continue Reading
As a systems administrator I am constantly having to test ways to accomplish new tasks. Before I go into unknown territory I always like to make sure I have my VMs backed up in the event that my tests crap… Continue Reading
In this quick post I’ll show you how to find the current vCenter version using VMware.PowerCLI module for Powershell. vCenter version using VMware.PowerCLI And that’s it. Now you know how to find the vCenter version using VMware.PowerCLI. Don’t forget to… Continue Reading
Time and time again you may have the need to access something in a remote computer’s registry. This recently was the case for me so I decided to script it up and put it in a function. If you need… Continue Reading
Not too long ago I had a project to decommission an old 2008 R2 server, spin up a new Windows 2016 Server, migrate the data, migrate users and fix the mess of permissions that had been previously set by the… Continue Reading
If you’ve been running SCCM for a while you may have noticed that when you delete or disable computers from Active Directory, they don’t replicate to SCCM. Those computer accounts in SCCM will linger around until either the Maintenance task… Continue Reading
In the world of system administration, you will eventually have a need to check if a server needs a reboot or simply check pending reboot status. After some scouring on the internet I’ve come up with a Powershell script to… Continue Reading
Seriously.. So I’m trying to teach a co-worker some Powershell techniques and skills to help him automate some of his work and he comes across | ? {bla bah}. Before he asks me what this exactly means he goes on… Continue Reading
The automation of vSphere tasks coupled with the power of Powershell can make any VMware administrator’s job that much easier. In this article I’ll go over step by step how to Install VMware PowerCLI module on your client machine so… Continue Reading