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PowerShell: Fun with Weather Underground's API (part 1)

PowerShell: Fun with Weather Underground's API (part 1)

Free APIs can be fun!After doing some work with the Victor OPs API, I personally wanted to see what else was out there. I haven't messed with APIs too much in the past, but now I'm all about it. I'm...

Feb 5, 20162 min read

PowerShell: Reset a user's AD password

PowerShell: Reset a user's AD password

I cant login"My password isn't working!" ...  Can you reset it?" These words are typically heard at least once or twice a day by front line support at most places. No matter how much we try to...

Feb 4, 20161 min read

PowerShell Quick Tip: Basic use of the Switch statement

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PowerShell Quick Tip: Basic use of the Switch statement

Why use Switch?In PowerShell you can use an if statement to compare things and determine actions based upon the result. You also can use elseif to keep comparing values until you reach a desired...

Feb 3, 20161 min read

PowerShell: Building a basic text menu system (part 1)

PowerShell: Building a basic text menu system (part 1)

Menus?! But...why?As I dove deeper into PowerShell years ago I started to think about ways to help those utilizing my scripts. I wrote a script that became a module that the whole team would use.In...

Feb 1, 20163 min read

PowerShell: Using the VictorOps REST API and PRTG Sensor Output

PowerShell: Using the VictorOps REST API and PRTG Sensor Output

What's it do?I utilized the VictorOps REST API with PowerShell to return data in a user readable format, or to use with PRTG sensors.I wanted a way to display who was currently on call via a PRTG map...

Jan 28, 20163 min read

PowerShell: Check for NetApp failed and unowned disks (CDOT)

PowerShell: Check for NetApp failed and unowned disks (CDOT)

Why I needed thisI received a call from a technician in another site one day to let me know that we had 3 amber lights in our NetApp cluster. While autosupport should have caught this, it didn't (one...

Jan 27, 20161 min read

PowerShell: Email yourself a workout routine

PowerShell: Email yourself a workout routine

I've been into fitness for quite some time. Personally, for logging my workouts I love to use Fitocracy. As for finding my rep max and getting back into a workout routine... I took a geekier...

Jan 26, 20161 min read

PowerShell: Working with CSV Files

PowerShell: Working with CSV Files

Why did I want to do this?I wanted to learn how to manipulate CSV files for logging purposes as well as for part of a script I was writing to email out a different quest each day. In particular...

Jan 18, 20161 min read

PowerShell: Working with the NetApp module (part 2) 7-Mode

PowerShell: Working with the NetApp module (part 2) 7-Mode

A couple weeks ago I shared part of a script that enables you to separate out the connection to 7-Mode and CDOT controllers.If you missed that, check it out!Today I will share the part that expands...

Jan 15, 20161 min read

Get VMware Guest OS List With PowerCLI

Get VMware Guest OS List With PowerCLI

What it does...This function I wrote will return an object which contains the unique name of each OS for guests on a vCenter server. It will also show you the total number of VMs with that OS.What it...

Jan 15, 20161 min read

PowerShell: Working with the NetApp module (part 1)

PowerShell: Working with the NetApp module (part 1)

I've been tasked with heading up a storage migration where I am currently employed.We have both 7-Mode and CDOT systems here (NetApp), and I wanted a way to run different functions with varying...

Dec 31, 20151 min read

PowerShell: Get-DCDiag script for getting domain controller diagnostic information

PowerShell: Get-DCDiag script for getting domain controller diagnostic information

I wrote a script that will run DCDiag on domain controllers that you specify or all DCs in your environment. I will be working to improve the script as much as I can. This was a way for me to...

Dec 29, 20151 min read