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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we have a trio of guests from VMware on to talk about vCenter Orchestrator and its PowerShell plugin capability!**

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    MVP Jonathan Noble will be presenting[ "What's New in PowerShell v3" January 18th](http://www.jonoble.com/blog/2012/1/6/powershell-v3-at-nebytes-2nd-birthday.html)





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  SQL Saturday #111 comes to Atlanta, and the [PowerScripting Podcast is going to be there](http://www.sqlsaturday.com/viewsession.aspx?sat=111&sessionid=6880)!


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  Joel Bennett posted about the[ DLR and PowerShell v3](http://huddledmasses.org/powershell-3-finally-on-the-dlr/)


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  Code golf contest is on from PowershellMag! Your task: [Find an unused drive letter with PowerShell](http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2012/01/12/find-an-unused-drive-letter/)


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  Trevor Sullivan has[ updated the PowerEvents Module](http://trevorsullivan.net/2012/01/11/powershell-powerevents-module-update-to-0-3-alpha/)


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    Boe Prox has[ released PoshWSUS 2.0](http://learn-powershell.net/2011/12/30/poshwsus-2-0-released/)





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    Congrats to MCC Rich Prescott for hitting 10,000 downloads on the Technet Script Gallery. He"™s done a [guest blog post ](http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/01/06/powershell-community-and-the-windows-system-administration-tool.aspx)and was [interviewed recently](http://blogs.technet.com/b/wikininjas/archive/2012/01/09/interview-with-a-wiki-ninja-rich-prescott-mcc-powershell-amp-windows-engineering.aspx) on microsoft.com





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    Don Jones [announces that the Windows Server GUI is coming to an end](http://redmondmag.com/blogs/it-decision-maker/2012/01/the-gui-on-the-way-out.aspx)!









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Links





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    [vCO Orchestrator team blog](http://blogs.vmware.com/orchestrator/)





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    Upcoming book by Cody Bunch ([blog](http://professionalvmware.com/)): [Automating vSphere: With VMware vCenter Orchestrator](http://www.amazon.com/Automating-vSphere-vCenter-Orchestrator-Technology/dp/0321799917)





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    [vcoportal](http://www.vcoportal.de/)





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    [vCO Team](http://www.vcoteam.info/)

Chatroom Buzz





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[21:44:36]  Isn't Orchestrator free?





[21:47:11]  ###talk about difference between install and appliance





[21:47:42] 

Windows WF 3.x or 4.0?

[21:49:38]  #### I assume that if you are using the appliance you'll need some other windows system to use the PowerShell module?





[21:50:01]  ## What directories should be excluded from Virus Scanning? I just started playing with it and McAfee is really beating up orchestrator.





[21:57:42]  ### so the PowerShell plugin is intended to fill in gaps of the other plugins or designed to allow people to reuse their existing work?





[21:58:51]  ## is vsphere doing the work or what component does the API connect to?





[22:07:51]  ## Can workflows be configured to run automatically when certain events occur?





[22:07:52]  ## Are their built in work flows?





[22:09:08]  ##### Is there anything at CES you guys are exciting about? 🙂





[22:11:25]  ###is there a repository for people to go out and get workflows?





[22:14:12]  ## Is there any version control for workflows?





[22:15:26]  ### so how do you test your workflows...is there a built in debugger?





[22:15:50]  ## Is there RBAC? Groups that can run workflows, design workflows, etc.





[22:18:33] 

Wait, but he didn’t answer the debugging part.

[22:20:51]  ## Are there workflows for managing View? Like Refresh/Recompose operations?

The Question





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Thomas: Spider Man





Hemant: He-Man!





Alan: First PC - Commodore 64





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Resources**

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  [Generate Exchange Environment Reports with PowerShell](http://www.stevieg.org/2011/06/exchange-environment-report/) - via[ Jim McBee](http://mostlyexchange.blogspot.com/2012/01/very-cool-exchange-organization-report.html)


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  Ravi has a new ISE add-on: [Go to cursor](http://www.ravichaganti.com/blog/?p=2442)


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    Jon Noble posted a great list of[ reference guides and cheat sheets](http://www.jonoble.com/blog/2011/12/12/powershell-quick-reference-guides-and-cheat-sheets.html)





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    [Get MSI information from the registry with PowerShell](http://p0w3rsh3ll.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/get-msi-packages-information-from-the-registry/)