Here is a nice consolidation of all the scripts we've written for easier access and also check out our site at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/
We'll be updating this page as new scripts are released and if there are any script/tool(s) that might be of use to the general community that does not already exists, please post in this thread and I'll take a look as time permits.
FYI - "v" in vGhetto is not vSphere ... it's very
Hope you guys/gals enjoy
=========================================================================
William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/
vGhetto Script Repository
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
http://twitter.com/lamw
We'll be updating this page as new scripts are released and if there are any script/tool(s) that might be of use to the general community that does not already exists, please post in this thread and I'll take a look as time permits.
| Creation Date | Script Name | Category | Supported Platform | Executed on |
| 02/05/10 | vmVMDKToDatastoreToDeviceMapping | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 02/04/10 | esxcfg-perf.pl (Compare performance metrics across multiple ESX(i) hosts) | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/31/10 | ghettoUPSHostShutdown.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/30/10 | updateDCUIBanner.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/29/10 | vmwarevSphereSecurityHardeningReportCheck.pl | Security | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/29/10 | Remove the ESXi web welcome screen (Method #3) | Host Management | ESXi 4.0 | MOB |
| 01/20/10 | esxcfg-vswitch-lamw-mod.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/19/10 | esxcfg-rename-datastore.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/19/10 | esxcfg-portgroup-mgmt.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/17/10 | ghettoHostBackupManagement.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/16/10 | setVMAgeCustomField.pl | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 01/13/10 | getdvSwitchInfo.pl | Network Management | vMA 4.0 | vMA 4.0 |
| 01/09/10 | How to install Amazon s3cmd utility on ESX(i) 4.0 & Backup VMs to the Cloud\ | VM Management | ESXi 4.0 Busybox Console | ESXi 4.0 Busybox Console |
| 12/22/09 | ghettoCloneVM.pl (no vCenter required, ESX or ESXi licensed version) | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/20/09 | provisionedVMReport.pl | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/18/09 | How to browse the internal vSphere APIs | VI & vSphere API | VI & vSphere API | VI & vSphere API MOB |
| 12/18/09 | vAppManagement.pl | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/16/09 | hostServiceManagement.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/11/09 | changeBlockTrackingManagement.pl | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/11/09 | getHostHardwareHealthInfo.pl for vCenter / ESX / ESXi | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/10/09 | shutdownHostViaSOAPAPICall.pl for ESX(i) licensed and free version | Host Management | vMA 4.0 vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/06/09 | floppyManagement.pl | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/05/09 | registerVMX.pl (.vmx and .vmtx) | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/04/09 | wheresMyCOSVMDKAt.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 | vMA 4.0 |
| 12/02/09 | getvSwitchMacTable.pl | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/01/09 | getRealVMDiskFormat.pl | VM Management | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 | vMA 4.0 & vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 |
| 12/01/09 | createRole.pl | User Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 11/28/09 | createResourcepool.pl | Cluster Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 11/25/09 | hostOperations.pl | Host Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 11/11/09 | configureAdvHAClusterOptions.pl | Cluster Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 11/10/09 | vmdkManagement.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 11/02/09 | findVMsWithRDMs.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 10/28/09 | listHAClusterNodes.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 | vMA 4.0 |
| 10/26/09 | vmISOManagement.pl | VM Management | VMware vMA 4.0 | VMware vMA 4.0 |
| 10/26/09 | upgradeVMVirtualHardware.pl | VM Management | VMware vMA 4.0 | VMware vMA 4.0 |
| 10/21/09 | rdmManagmement.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 10/14/09 | Getting Started with the vMA (tips/tricks) | vMA/VIMA | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 10/11/09 | getVMDiskInfo.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 10/08/09 | useVIFastpassOnvMAToRunPerlScriptWithoutClearTextPassword.pl | Host Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 10/07/09 | setUserDatastorePermission.pl | Host Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 10/03/09 | pluginExtensionManager.pl | Plugin Managment | vSphere SDK for Perl | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 10/02/09 | Getting Started with the vSphere SDK for Perl | vSphere SDK for Perl | vSphere SDK for Perl | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/28/09 | addVMAnnotation.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/26/09 | getVMThinProvisionedSavings.pl | VM Management | VMware vMA 4.0 | VMware & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/25/09 | generateVMRemoteConsoleURL.pl | VM Management | VMware vMA 4.0 | VMware & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/24/09 | getVMsPerDatastore.pl | Host Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/23/09 | listVMsInResourcePool.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/21/09 | queryVMsCreated.pl | VM Management | VMware vMA 4.0 | VMware & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/21/09 | listDatastoreFiles.pl | Host Management | vMA 4.0 | vMA 4.0 |
| 09/14/09 | getAllVMsDiskFormatType.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/12/09 | executeCommandUsingFastPass.pl | Host Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/10/09 | getDatastoreUUID.pl | Host Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 09/09/09 | Instructions on how to install vCLI 32bit/64bit on Ubuntu 9.04 | Host/VM Management | Ubuntu 9.04 | Ubuntu 9.04 |
| 09/09/09 | getWWPN.pl | Host Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/30/09 | getVMsResourcePools.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/28/09 | factoryResetESXi\ | Host Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/23/09 | ghettoVCB-restore.sh\ | Backup/Recovery | ESX(i) 3.5 and 4.0+ | ESX Service Console and/or ESXi Busybox Console |
| 08/19/09 | renameLocalStorageDatastore.pl | Host Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/18/09 | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | |
| 08/18/09 | getNumofvCPUInCluster.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/18/09 | addvSwitchWSecurityPolicy.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/17/09 | Host Management | ESX(i) 3.5 & 4.0 | ESX Service Console and/or ESXi Busybox Console | |
| 08/16/09 | getVMToolsStatus.pl | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/14/09 | getVMonShareableAndNonSharDatastore.pl\ | VM Management | vMA 4.0 | vMA 4.0 |
| 08/13/09 | addVMAdvParamOption\ | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/13/09 | addVMCustomField\ | VM Management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/08/09 | takeVMScreenshot.pl\ | VM Management | ESX(i) 4.x | vMA 4.0 |
| 08/09/09 | online_hotplug_cpu.sh\ | Linux guestOS Management | Linux Supported guestOS | Linux Supported guestOS |
| 08/09/09 | online_hotplug_memory.sh\ | vMA and Linux guestOS Managment | vMA 4.0 or Linux supported guestOS | vMA 4.0 or Linux supported guestOS |
| 08/08/09 | How to increase/resize vMA Disks | vMA/VIMA management | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/08/09 | getAllVMGuestHostname.pl | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 08/07/09 | getAllVMMacs.pl | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 07/31/09 | whichClusterIsMyVMin.pl\ | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 07/01/09 | poweroff_suspend_vm.pl | VM Managerment | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 06/30/09 | ftCLI.pl\ | VM Deployment/Managerment | ESX(i) 4.x and vCenter 4.0 | VMware vMA 4.0 |
| 06/26/09 | queryDeletedVMs.pl | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 06/18/09 | queryVMCustomField.pl | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 06/17/09 | getVMDiskCID.pl | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 06/17/09 | rescanAllHBAInCluster.pl | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 06/14/09 | removeOrphansFromvCenter.pl | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 06/06/09 | updateVMPortgroup.pl | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 05/29/09 | listVMByFolder.pl | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 05/28/09 | getAllPowedOffVMs.pl | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 06/13/09 | queryDiskParition.pl | Host Management | ESX(i) 3.5 + 4.x | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 02/21/09 | ghettoVCBg2\ | Backup/Recovery | ESX(i) 3.5u2+ & 4.x+ | VMware VIMA 1.0 & vMA 4.0 |
| 05/12/09 | checkLicenseServer.pl\ | Host Management | ESX(i) 3.5+ & vCenter 2.5+ | VI Perl Toolkit & VMware VIMA 1.0 |
| 03/16/09 | vGhettoLinkedClone.pl\ | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 4.x+ & vCenter 4.x+ | vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 & VMware vMA 4.0 |
| 03/05/09 | cdp.pl\ | Reporting/VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5+ & vCenter 2.5+ | VI Perl Toolkit & VMware VIMA 1.0/vMA 4.0 |
| 02/14/09 | vmwarevSphereHealthCheck.pl\ | Reporting/VM Management | ESX(i) 4.x+ & vCenter 4.x+ | vSphere SDK for Perl 4.0 & VMware vMA 4.0 |
| 02/13/09 | ghettoShutdown.pl\ | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5u2+ | VMware VIMA 1.0 |
| 01/26/09 | vmwareHealthCheck.pl\ | Reporting/VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5+ & vCenter 2.5+ | VI Perl Toolkit & VMware VIMA 1.0 |
| 01/13/09 | ghettoQuickMigrate.sh\ | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5u2+ | VI Perl Toolkit & VMware VIMA 1.0 |
| 01/05/09 | ghettoClone.sh\ | VM Deployment/Management | ESX(i) 3.5u2+ | VI Perl Toolkit & VMware VIMA 1.0 |
| 11/03/08 | rdm.sh\ | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5+ | ESX Service Console and/or ESXi Busybox Console |
| 11/17/08 | ghettoVCB.sh\ | Backup/Recovery | ESX(i) 3.5 and 4.0+ | ESX Service Console and/or ESXi Busybox Console |
| 09/30/08 | ghetto-esxi-linked-clones.sh\ | VM Deployment/Management | ESXi 3.5+ | ESXi Busybox Console |
| 09/20/08 | npiv_wwn_discovery-esx.sh\ | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5+ | ESX Service Console |
| 09/20/08 | npiv_wwn_discovery-esxi.sh\ | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5+ | ESXi Busybox Console |
| 07/05/08 | my-vmware-cmd.sh\ | VM Management | ESX(i) 3.5+ | ESX Service Console/ESXi Busybox Console/VMware VIMA/UNIX or Linux Console |
| 06/26/08 | ghetto-esx-linked-clones.sh\ | VM Deployment/Management | ESX 3.x+ | ESX Service Console |
FYI - "v" in vGhetto is not vSphere ... it's very
Hope you guys/gals enjoy
=========================================================================
William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/
vGhetto Script Repository
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
http://twitter.com/lamw
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says:
in response to: munk3h
=========================================================================
William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/
Twitter: @lamw
vGhetto Script Repository
Getting Started with the vMA (tips/tricks)
Getting Started with the vSphere SDK for Perl
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
VMware Developer Comuunity
If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
says:
in response to: munk3h
You might try to go through the ghettoVCB.sh - Free alternative for backing up VM's for ESX(i) 3.5 and 4.0+ a little more thorough, as the download link to each and every script is always located at the bottom of each document. This is where it's placed by default and I have zero control over it but if you read all the way down before hitting the comments section, you'll see a download link.
=========================================================================
William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/
Twitter: @lamw
vGhetto Script Repository
Getting Started with the vMA (tips/tricks)
Getting Started with the vSphere SDK for Perl
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
VMware Developer Comuunity
If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
I cannot find a download link for the ghettoVCB.sh. The link on this page goes to a description of how to install and use it, but there is no link to download the script, what gives?