With netflix now available in Sweden I made an fluid app for netflix to have in my dock.
I found the script over at lifehacker.
It is really useful because you get to specify what browser you want the fluid app to launch.
With netflix now available in Sweden I made an fluid app for netflix to have in my dock.
I found the script over at lifehacker.
It is really useful because you get to specify what browser you want the fluid app to launch.
I have a few scripts that I want want my macbook to run just before I put it to sleep (by simply closing the lid).
To achive this I did the following:
brew install sleepwatchercp /usr/local/Cellar/sleepwatcher/2.2/de.bernhard-baehr.sleepwatcher-20compatibility-localuser.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgentsSource: EchoDitto Labs, Stack Overflow
I found this great Powershell script that convert virtual disk files to eagered zeroed.
Awesome script! I had to make some changes to make it work in my environment.
function Set-EagerZeroThick{
param($vcName, $vmName, $hdName)
# Find ESX host for VM
$vmImpl = Get-VM $vmName
Write-Host $vmImpl
if($vmImpl.PowerState -ne "PoweredOff"){
Write-Host "Guest must be powered off to use this script !" -ForegroundColor red
return $false
}
$vm = $vmImpl | Get-View
Write-Host $vm
$esxName = (Get-View $vm.Runtime.Host).Name
Write-Host $esxName
# Find datastore path
$dev = $vm.Config.Hardware.Device[10] | where {$_.DeviceInfo.Label -eq $hdName}
Write-Host $dev
if($dev.Backing.thinProvisioned){
return $false
}
$hdPath = $dev.Backing.FileName
Write-Host $hdPath
# For Virtual Disk Manager we need to connect to the ESX server
$esxHost = Connect-VIServer -Server $esxName -User $esxAccount -Password $esxPasswd
# Convert HD
$vDiskMgr = Get-View -Id (Get-View ServiceInstance -Server $esxHost).Content.VirtualDiskManager
Write-Host $vDiskMgr
$dc = Get-Datacenter -Server $esxHost | Get-View
Write-Host $dc
$taskMoRef = $vDiskMgr.EagerZeroVirtualDisk_Task($hdPath, $dc.MoRef)
Write-Host $taskMoRef
$task = Get-View $taskMoRef
Write-Host $task
while("running","queued" -contains $task.Info.State){
$task.UpdateViewData("Info")
}
Disconnect-VIServer -Server $esxHost -Confirm:$false
# Connect to the vCenter
Connect-VIServer -Server $vcName
if($task.Info.State -eq "success"){
return $true
}
else{
return $false
}
}
$vmName = "vm1"
$vCenter = "vcenter_server"
$esxAccount = "rootuser"
$esxPasswd = "password"
Set-EagerZeroThick $vCenter $vmName "Hard disk 1"
To validate before and after running the eageredZeroed script I run the following script:
$vm = Get-VM vm1 | Get-View $vm.config.Hardware.Device[10].backing $vm.config.Hardware.Device[10].DeviceInfo
A couple of days ago I found a really great PowerCLI script that move templates i vSphere. Awesome post and script by afokkema at ict-freak.nl!
Storage vMotion is a great feature to Move your VMs to other datastores. But what if you want to move your Templates?
In the current version of vSphere there is no option within the Client
function Move-Template{
param( [string] $template, [string] $esx, [string] $datastore)
if($template -eq ""){Write-Host "Enter a Template name"}
if($esx -eq ""){Write-Host "Enter an ESX hostname"}
if($esx -ne "" -and $datastore -eq ""){$vmotion = $true}
if($datastore -ne ""){$svmotion = $true}
Write-Host "Converting $template to VM"
$vm = Set-Template -Template (Get-Template $template) -ToVM
if($svmotion){
Write-Host "Migrate $template to $esx and $datastore"
Move-VM -VM (Get-VM $vm) -Destination (Get-VMHost $esx) `
-Datastore (Get-Datastore $datastore) -Confirm:$false
(Get-VM $vm | Get-View).MarkAsTemplate() | Out-Null
}
if($vmotion){
Write-Host "Migrate $template to $esx"
Move-VM -VM $vm -Destination (Get-VMHost $esx) -Confirm:$false
($vm | Get-View).MarkAsTemplate() | Out-Null
}
}
The function above can be used to move a single template via:
Move-Template <template> <esxhost> <datastore>
Source: http://ict-freak.nl/2010/01/21/powercli-move-template/
Great post on how to delete files older than x days on linux. The How-To Geek is awesome, as usual!
Command Syntax
find /path/to/files* -mtime +5 -exec rm {} \;
Note that there are spaces between rm, {}, and \;
Explanation
- The first argument is the path to the files. This can be a path, a directory, or a wildcard as in the example above. I would recommend using the full path, and make sure that you run the command without the exec rm to make sure you are getting the right results.
- The second argument, -mtime, is used to specify the number of days old that the file is. If you enter +5, it will find files older than 5 days.
- The third argument, -exec, allows you to pass in a command such as rm. The {} \; at the end is required to end the command.
This should work on Ubuntu, Suse, Redhat, or pretty much any version of linux.
Today I struggled with the problem of exporting a list of computers in a Windows Domain OU to a simple text file. The purpose of the text file is to act as an input for some other neat scripts.
I stumbled across a post on thebackroomtech.com that made the it seem like a piece of cake.
To export a list of all computers and non domain controller servers in an Active Directory OU, use dsquery.exe. For example, to export all computers in mydomain.com’s servers OU to machines.txt :
DSQUERY COMPUTER “OU=servers,DC=mydomain,DC=com” -o rdn -limit 1000 > c:\machines.txt
Simple and nice!