Part 2 of 2 of the VMware vSphere PowerCLI series will teach you advanced PowerCLI concepts and functionality, including how to manage storage and networking, and build reports.

The Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet
Working with Virtual Portgroups
Virtual Networking in a Nutshell
The Set-NicTeamingPolicy Cmdlet
Overview of the Virtual Networking Cmdlets
The New-VirtualSwitch Cmdlet
Working with Distributed Virtual Switches
Managing Host Network Adapters with VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlets
Managing the Host Network with VMHostNetwork Cmdlets
The Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet
Introduction
The New-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet
Working with Virtual Switches with the VirtualSwitch Cmdlets
Creating a New iSCSI Target Connection
Configuring iSCSI Using PowerCLI
Working with Disks, LUNs, and Partitions
From Host to Datastore, a Journey
Examining Disks and Partitions
Managing Datastores
Overview of the Storage Cmdlets
Working with the Host Bus Adapters
Working with the Storage Subsystem
Using the Datastore Provider and Introducing the VIM Providers
Modifying LUN Multipath Policy
Copying Files Between Datastores
Introduction
Advanced Cluster Configuration
Working with Resource Pools
What is VMware High Availability?
What is VMware Dynamic Resource Scheduling?
The DRS Cmdlets
Creating a DRS Affinity Rule
Configuring Virtual Machine Cluster Settings
Creating an HA / DRS Cluster
Introduction
Overview of the HA and DRS Cmdlets
Adding an ESX Host to a Cluster and Modifying Cluster HA Settings
Introduction
Working with Containers
Working with Custom Attributes
Managing vCenter Access Control
A Special Note About ESXi
Sending an E-mail with VM Report
Report 2: VM Inventory
Using Export-DSReport.ps1 Script
How to Create Great Reports - A Brief Overview
Report 3: Storage Utilization
Introduction
Automate! If You Repeat It, Script It!
Requirements
Report 1: Host Inventory
Interpret the Data
Using Search Datastore Function
Using VMReport.ps1 Script
Using VMHostReport.ps1 Script
Using PowerCLI to Create Reports