Pulling Photon OS Docker Image
$docker pull vmware/powerclicore
Verify the Docker Image
$ docker images
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
vmware/powerclicore latest a8e3349371c5 4 months ago 610MB
[node1] (local) root@10.0.37.3 ~
$
Entering into Photon OS container
$docker run -itd a8e33 /bin/bash
$docker attach <containerid>
Verify the Photon OS version
root [ /powershell ]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="VMware Photon"
VERSION="1.0"
ID=photon
VERSION_ID=1.0
PRETTY_NAME="VMware Photon/Linux"
ANSI_COLOR="1;34"
HOME_URL="https://vmware.github.io/photon/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/vmware/photon/issues"root [ /powershell ]#
Initiating the powershell inside Photon OS
root [ /powershell ]# powershell
PowerShellCopyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Welcome to VMware vSphere PowerCLI!
Log in to a vCenter Server or ESX host: Connect-VIServer
To find out what commands are available, type: Get-VICommand
Once you've connected, display all virtual machines: Get-VM
Copyright (C) VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.
Loading personal and system profiles took 4247ms.
PS /powershell>
Using Photon Container
PS /root> Connect-VIServer 172.17.40.78
Specify Credential
Please specify server credential
User: root
Password for user root: ********
Name Port User
---- ---- ----
172.17.40.78 443 root
PS /root> Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction ignore -confirm:$false
Scope ProxyPolicy DefaultVIServerMode InvalidCertificateAction Display
Depreca
tionWar
nings
----- ----------- ------------------- ------------------------ -------
Session UseSystemProxy Multiple Ignore True
User Multiple Ignore
AllUsers
PS /root> clear
PS /root> Get-VM
Name PowerState Num CPUs MemoryGB
---- ---------- -------- --------
Test_07 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Test_09 PoweredOff 4 8.000
Test_12 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Test_13 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Test_15 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Test_11 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Test_06 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Test_14 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Test_10 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Ajeet_DockerHost PoweredOn 1 1.000
Test_04 PoweredOn 4 8.000
Ajeet
Ready-Made PowerCLI scripts
PS /powershell> ls
PowerCLI-Example-Scripts PowerCLI.Vds.zip README.md open_source_license.txt
PowerCLI.Cis PowerCLI.ViCore.zip __MACOSX powernsx-master
PowerCLI.Cis.zip PowerCLI_Core.zip master.zip
List of overall PowerCLI Script
PS /powershell/PowerCLI-Example-Scripts/Scripts> ls
AutomaticVMFSUnmap.ps1 New-ClusterVmGroup.ps1
Check-VMwareTools.ps1 New-ClusterVmHostRule.ps1
DatastoreSIOCStatistics.ps1 README.md
ESXInstallDate.ps1 Remove-HostClient.ps1
ESXInstalledVIBs.ps1 Remove-IPPool.ps1
ExportImportTags.ps1 Report-LUNPath-ESXCLI.ps1
Get-BiosBootStatus.ps1 SecureBoot.ps1
Get-DatastoreProvisioned.ps1 Set-LockdownLevel.ps1
Get-VMID.ps1 Start-VMHostSsh.ps1
Get-VsanHclDatabase.ps1 Stop-VMHostSsh.ps1
'Home Lab' Sysprep_Automation_Script.ps1
'Horizon View Example Desktop Script.ps1' Update_PowerCLI_Scripts.ps1
Horizon-GetUsageStats.ps1 VSANSmartsData.ps1
Host_Memory_Assessment_Tool.ps1 VSANVersion.ps1
Install-HostClient.ps1 modules.sh
Invoke-BiosBoot.ps1 'vRealize Operations Maintenance Mode.ps1'
'NVME Info.ps1' vSphereLogins.ps1
New-ClusterHostGroup.ps1 vTool_2016aug.ps1
