Using API for Aria OPS Chargeback

From https://blogs.vmware.com/cloudprovider/2024/02/chargeback-integration-into-aria-operations.html: With the introduction of VMware Aria Operations version 8.16, there is a notable transformation in the way Chargeback is handled. In this release, Chargeback undergoes complete integration into VMware Aria Operations. In contrast to previous versions, Chargeback is no longer a standalone application; rather, it has been smoothly…

Reporting on your Windows Server backup

A while ago I blogged about backing up my virtual home lab for free with Veeam Backup & Replication 10. The server on which I installed this is a Windows Server 2016 server that is also used for backing up my home PCs and laptops. And on this server I…

Upgrading ESXi 6.0 hosts with PowerCLI

The last step in my migration project was to actually upgrade the hosts to a supported version. This means that all hosts are upgraded to 6.7 except for those hosts that are a bit to old and only support 6.5. For the upgrade, I used Update Manager to store the…

SCCM – Duplicate Device Records

A few days back I was investigating duplicate device records in SCCM. Basically, there are two major reasons for duplicate device records: Reinstalling a device Active Directory delta discovery For the first reason SCCM has some built-in solutions. In the Hierarchy Settings there’s an option for conflicting client records. This…

Powershell – looking up HP warranty information – part 2

Earlier I published a post about retrieving warranty information for HP hardware. However, the end date that is returned by the script might not always be correct! Let me explain… What the script does is executing a SOAP request to a website. The outcome of that request is XML data…