Reset password of vCenter 6 - vCenter server service account

Reset password of vCenter 6 - vCenter server service account

On the vCenter Server

1. Log in to vCenter Server with a domain administrator account. If the Platform Services Controller is installed separate from vCenter Server, log in to the Platform Services Controller server.
2. Open an elevated command prompt.
3. Run c:\> "%VMWARE_CIS_HOME%\vmdird\vdcadmintool.exe".
   
   This console loads:
   
   ===============================
   Please select:
   0. exit
   1. Test LDAP connectivity
   2. Force start replication cycle
   3. Reset account password
   4. Set log level and mask
   5. Set vmdir state===============================
4. Press 3 to enter the Reset account password option.
5. When prompted for the Account UPN, enter:
   
   User@vSphere_Domain_Name.local
   A new password is generated.
   
   

How to Get VM Snapshot details to a Table - easy way

Get VM Snapshot details to a Table - easy way

Get-Cluster TEST CLUSTER | Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Format-Table -Property vm,name,sizeGB,created

 To get a list of all VM Snapshots for VMs managed by vCenter you can type the following command:

get-vm | get-snapshot | format-list

The command above will give you the following properties:

Description
Created
Quiesced
PowerState
VM
VMId
Parent
ParentSnapshotId
ParentSnapshot
Children
SizeMB
IsCurrent
IsReplaySupported
ExtensionData
Id
Name
Uid

How to change PowerShell terminal defaults size

The PowerShell terminal defaults to a width of 80 columns, but sometimes a user will need a larger or smaller display width


$pshost = Get-Host              # Get the PowerShell Host.
$pswindow = $pshost.UI.RawUI    # Get the PowerShell Host's UI.

$newsize = $pswindow.BufferSize # Get the UI's current Buffer Size.
$newsize.width = 200            # Set the new buffer's width to 200 columns.
$pswindow.buffersize = $newsize # Set the new Buffer Size as active.

$newsize = $pswindow.windowsize # Get the UI's current Window Size.
$newsize.width = 200            # Set the new Window Width to 200 columns.
$pswindow.windowsize = $newsize # Set the new Window Size as active.