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Terraform: creating an Ubuntu 20 Focal template and then guest VM in vCenter

In this article I will demonstrate how to create an Ubuntu 20 Focal template in vCenter.  Then use Terraform to create a vSphere VM based on this template. The VM template creation is done by manually stepping through an installation using the minimal Ubuntu server ISO followed by a set of preparation steps. Then Terraform Terraform: creating an Ubuntu 20 Focal template and then guest VM in vCenter

CloudFoundry: The lifecycle of a simple BOSH release

BOSH is a project that unifies release, deployment, and lifecycle management of cloud based software. Software to be deployed via BOSH is called a release, and in this article I will use a very simple release to illustrate how to create, deploy, version, and revert these releases.

PowerShell: Create Windows Scheduled Task to run Powershell script every hour

If you are using a newer version of PowerShell, then by all means use the New-ScheduledTaskAction, New-ScheduledTaskTrigger, and Register-ScheduledTask and  to create a Windows schedule task using PS scripting. But if you still need to be compatible back to PowerShell 2.0, and want to keep it simple, you can avoid using the Schedule.Service COM interface, PowerShell: Create Windows Scheduled Task to run Powershell script every hour

PuTTy: Bulk import PuTTy session definitions into the registry using Powershell

Putty is one of the first tools I install on any host or jumpbox.  And creating a saved session definition is extremely helpful so I can get the right window size, scrollback, keep alives, color scheme, etc. but creating each session definition by hand is time consuming. In this article, I will show you how PuTTy: Bulk import PuTTy session definitions into the registry using Powershell