SHIFT-WIKI - Sjoerd Hooft's InFormation Technology
This WIKI is my personal documentation blog. Please enjoy it and feel free to reach out through blue sky if you have a question, remark, improvement or observation. See below for the latest additions, or use the search or tags to browse for content.
vSphere Web Client Timeout Value
Summary: How to change the timeout value for the vSphere Web Client.
Date: Around 2012
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
By default, vSphere Web Client sessions terminate after 30 minutes of idle time, requiring the user to log in again to resume using the client. You can change the timeout value by editing the webclient.properties file. This file is located at the server where the webclient is installed, which is in my case the vCenter server.
Getting Started with PowerShell and vSphere PowerCLI
Summary: How to get started with vSphere PowerCLI.
Date: 6 November 2012
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
vSphere 6 and SRM 6 Installation and Configuration
Summary: An extensive overview on installing and configureing vSphere 6 and SRM 6.
Date: 16 August 2015
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
Server Overview: AMSTERDAM:
- esxpsc404: platform services controller
- esxvcs405: vCenter & Update Manager
- esxsrm406: SRM
- esxdbs403: external database server with MS SQL 2014
ROTTERDAM:
- esxpsc004: platform services controller
- esxvcs005: vCenter & Update Manager
- esxsrm006: SRM
- esxdbs003: external database server with MS SQL 2014
All servers run Windows Server 2012 R2
Installation software:
- vCenter components: VMware-VIMSetup-all-6.0.0-2800571.iso (6b)
VS Code Tasks
Summary: I've been using VSCode for years now and I keep on finding new options to improve my productivity using the tool. On this page I'll show you how I use VSCode tasks to automate small scripts that I use on a daily basis.
Date: 2 January 2025
The tasks below are used on a Windows 11 machine. Powershell is the main shell, so by default the tasks are executed in a Powershell terminal.