02Jun2016
30May2016
Automate the deployment of a standalone Hyper-V host server using PowerShell
In this article, I wanted to document a standard, standalone Hyper-V server deployment for a small business using nothing but PowerShell. The best practices for Hyper-V state that the role should be enabled on a server without the GUI (e.g. Core or Nano--although I rarely see this done in a small business setting). Best practices aside, I...
12May2016
Scripting with ISE: Adding new LUN’s, part 2
When we left off last time, we had a small script that: Put an offline disk (disk #1) online Initialized the disk Created a new partition on that disk Formatted a new volume from that partition The script looked something like this: But that's a pretty poor script, because it only runs...
09May2016
Scripting with ISE: Adding New LUNs, part 1
In this series, we are getting familiar with Windows PowerShell ISE. My hope is that thru working in this application, more IT professionals will come to view PowerShell as a truly accessible (and indispensable) tool. Remember that the point of technology should include making your job easier--to allow you to leverage...
05May2016