Upcoming Scripts
I will be making an effort to post some scripts over the next several days. As with all content on this website, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I make every effort to test, but in the end the responsibility is on you. (read: please don’t sue me :))
Here are 2 things I am working on. If I end up with enough of the scripts out here, I will find some good way to organize.
ESX 2.x Scripts
I have been sitting on a ton of ESX 2.x scripts. Pretty much all of the them are useless in VI3. I figure I should get them out here while people are still running ESX 2. Some have been used a ton, some only a little bit. My time is limited to look through all of the scripts, and type up the posts. So, I will do what I can. I will try to hit the most useful ones, and also try to hit some samples. Here is what I have.
- Most are in perl, some are shell scripts.
- Some use vmperl
- Some use web services with Virtual Center 1.x
- Some use the vmkusage rrd tables
esxupdate Script
My esxupdate script has been re-written and I plan on publishing it here. The first script was for someone who was using NFS. I have always had hopes of extending this to ease the current patching pain of esx3. I took some things from Virtrix. Added some advise on patch order from VMware support and my SE. So as of today…
- Written in perl
- HTTP
- Will report on patches installed and patches that need to be installed.
- Applies only the patches necessary
- Applies the patches in the correct order, regardless of the order specified in your patches list
Look for this in the next week or so.