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  • Using Ansible to Run Powershell Scripts

    Feb 4, 2016 Ansible Powershell
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    In the midst of playing with Ansible and figured my most common use case would be executing powershell scripts on remote servers, so scavenged around and put this together. Pre-Requsites ansible ansible-winrm Link to Git Project ansible_powershell Preparing to Execute the Script This script assumes you have already installed and configured Ansible, downloaded the Git Repo and installed the WinRM python module. Define your group variables. Create a hostgroup.yml file in this folder.

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  • Using UCS PowerTool To Set Equipment Labels

    Jan 15, 2016 Cisco UCS Powershell
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    For conformity, we like to set the UCS Equipment labels to match the Service Profile Name. This allows us to match it quickly without having to dig down into the assigned profile. This script will set the UsrLbl and Name fields on the equipment tab to match the name of the Service Profile. Pre-Requsites UCS Powertool Link to Script Set-UCSEquipmentLabel.ps1 Preparing to Execute the Script The script is pretty straight forward, just need to define a few variables seen below and then you execute the script.

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  • Using UCS PowerTool To Generate Tech Supports

    Jan 14, 2016 Cisco UCS Powershell
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    Automation, Automation, Automation! I had to download some support bundles for every chassis in our multiple zones. Instead of manually going through the GUI, I figured why not script it! This script will connect to each UCS domain and automatically generate a support bundle and download it for each chassis. Pre-Requsites UCS Powertool Link to Script Create-UCSTechSupport.ps1 Preparing to Execute the Script The script is pretty straight forward, just need to define a few variables seen below and then you execute the script.

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  • Using UCS PowerTool To Upload UCS Firmware

    Jan 11, 2016 Cisco UCS Powershell
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    It’s patch time! That means time to upload the firmware bundles to all my UCS domains. Instead of doing it manually I figured i would create a quick script to do that for me. Pre-Requsites UCS Powertool Link to Script UploadUCSFirmware.ps1 Preparing to Execute the Script The script is pretty straight forward, just need to define a few variables seen below and then you execute the script. I will walk you through the process.

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  • Using UCS PowerTool To Configure UCS Policy Backup and Export

    Dec 11, 2015 Cisco UCS Powershell
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    Im finally getting to dive back in to working with UCS. My latest task with my project of configuring 9 UCS Domains, was configuring the Policy Backup and Export. See below on how to automate this process! Pre-Requsites UCS Powertool Link to Script Set-UCSPolicyBackupandExport.ps1 Preparing to Execute the Script The script is pretty straight forward, just need to define a few variables seen below and then you execute the script. I will walk you through the process.

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  • Using UCS PowerTool To Configure UCS Certificates

    Dec 10, 2015 Cisco UCS Powershell
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    Im finally getting to dive back in to working with UCS. My latest task with my project of configuring 9 UCS Domains, was swapping out certificates. The first few I did via the GUI, and I thought can this be scripted? Well the answer is yes! See below for information on executing the script. Pre-Requsites UCS Powertool Link to Script AddUCSCert.ps1 Preparing to Execute the Script The script is pretty straight forward, just need to define a few variables seen below and then you execute the script.

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