Finding and updating virtual machines with outdated tools on vSphere using PowerShell

Recently I updated my vSphere 4.1 environment to vSphere 5. The main reason was so that I could start testing Windows 8 client and server, which currently aren’t supported on vSphere 4.x. Continue reading

Creating Apps for Windows Phone 7

I’m currently testing a Nokia Lumia 800 and might switch over from iPhone if everything works as it should. So far I’m very impressed with the speed of the device, and direct editing of Office documents is at last possible again. Of course one of the benefits of coming back to Windows Phone (last Windows Phone I had was an HTC HD2 running Windows Mobile 6.5) is that it’s easier for me to create Apps. Continue reading

Microsoft Certification 20th Anniversary

It’s been 20 years now since the first certification exams became available from Microsoft. And while I haven’t been with the program right from the start, it’s still been what feels like ages since I passed my first exam. Continue reading

Creating PowerShell script library

Over time I’ve created some PowerShell scripts that I want to reuse. And of course I would like to have them at my fingertips as soon as I start a PowerShell session. Continue reading

Automatically move clustered applications to their default preferred owner

Ever had to restart several nodes of a cluster? What do you do with the clustered resources after all nodes are back up again? Right, you redistribute them. Tedious work if we’re talking about really big clusters with many clustered resources. Continue reading

How to patch Windows Server Core using WSUS

Using the script from here, I can patch my Core box. I’ve added some code so I don’t have to look up the return codes (which can be found here). Continue reading