After making changes to your storage infrastructure — adding a new LUN, modifying iSCSI or Fibre Channel zoning, connecting a new NAS share, or removing a stale datastore — ESXi hosts do not automatically detect the updated storage state. A…
When a datastore loses its backend storage connection, vCenter can keep it registered in its inventory even though the underlying volume is no longer accessible. The GUI unmount task fails with a “datastore in use” error, and the ESXi host…
This page is a structured reference for the most commonly used VMware PowerCLI cmdlets, organized by task area. Each entry includes the cmdlet name, its purpose, and a practical usage example. Use it as a quick lookup during scripting or…
Running individual PowerCLI commands interactively is useful for quick checks, but the real value of PowerCLI is in automation: scripts that run on a schedule, generate reports, or apply changes across dozens of VMs without manual intervention. This guide covers…
vSphere snapshots capture the state of a virtual machine at a specific point in time. They are useful before applying patches, running upgrades, or making configuration changes that may need to be rolled back. Managing snapshots manually through the vSphere…
