How to get started?

[LondonD]

Hi

I'm looking for advice on how to get up to speed with PowerCLI in the shortest amount of time.

In other words I wan't to avoid reading timewasting documents.

I would say I am a beginner at Scripting, can run oneliner PowerCLI commands, but want to be able to write advanced scripts in the near future

What should I do, where to start?

Please advise

[LucD]

Have a look at the MY PS Library post.

It list several PowerShell and PowerCLI resources you can use.

[PduPreez]

Hi

Have a look at Mr Alan Reouf's site Virtu-Al

Some say he is Mr PowerCLI man

Anyway, there are some script, advice, getting started links ect.

Should be a good start

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[aerodevil]

I have a list of resources that I have found very useful.  I have them sorted by type so you can choose the ones that interest you most.  My recommendation would be to check out Hal Rottenberg's PowerCLI Trainsignal videos to get started.  Then following the community and get the PowerCLI book on hand as reference.

http://www.vtesseract.com/post/10685628144/resources-for-getting-started-with-powercli-automation

http://www.trainsignal.com/VMware-vSphere-PowerCLI-Training.aspx

[klauzser]

You can't actually learn everything if you will to read a lot. Reading keeps us knowledgeable in all topics we are learn, action is just a piece of where you have to adapt what you have read.