Category: Programming

Sep 29

Omnissa Horizon REST API with PowerShell: An API Adventure

Learn the Omnissa Horizon REST API with PowerShell — get a bearer token, then list, disable, and modify desktop pools with real Invoke-RestMethod examples.

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Sep 24

GPU Management with PowerCLI and Python | VMware Explore 2026

Title slide of 2026 VMware Explore Session. Session title: The Wondernerd Returns: Scripting GPU Management with PowerShell and Python

Learn how to pull VMware GPU performance metrics in VCF 9.1 using PowerCLI and Python — including GPU temperature, memory, power, and utilization stats.

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Aug 25

VCF and VVF 9 New GPU Management Scripting with PowerShell and Python [CODEQT1767LV]

VCF and VVF 9 introduce some new methods for managing GPUs both in the GUI and through code such as PowerShell and Python. I presented on this at VMware Explore in a VMware {Code} session CODEQT1767LV. Here are are the details on whats new with GPU management in vSphere 9 from my session.

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Jul 23

AI Qubits You Need for Your VMware Explore Schedule

You got approval to attend VMware Explore this year! That’s fantastic, I look forward to seeing you there. By now you have probably started to build your schedule in session builder. I have a few Explore sessions you might want at the top of your list. And some of you might be wondering what AI …

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Oct 06 2021

Talk Nerdy to Me VMworld {code} Session 2778

Here you will find resources from VMworld Code Session 2778 – Talk Nerdy to Me, Using Python to Create VMs with vGPUs for AI Workloads.

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Oct 05 2021

VMTN2835 – Update to VDI by Day Compute by Night

This is post for my VMworld 2021 vBrownbag session VMTN2835. This session covers updates to the VDI by day compute by night scripts that I’ve been writing and updating for a couple of years. You can download all of the modules needed for this from my GitHub repo.

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Oct 04 2021

New PowerCLI Module – Finding vGPU Profiles

A deep dive on a PowerCLI module for finding vGPU profiles, used as part of VDI by day Compute by Night scripts. This PowerShell script finds what vGPU profiles are supported by a given set of hosts and reports it back as an object collection.

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Aug 27 2021

Talk Nerdy to me & Updates at VMworld

The Wondernerd taking flight!

It’s VMworld time! Hopefully you’ve registered for VMworld. In this post you’ll find some of the sessions I’m presenting & some you wont want to miss.

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Apr 13

Harnessing the Power of Python to Control vGPU Management in VMware vSphere – GTC 2021 Session E32023

In this blog I provide some insights on managing vGPUs in vSphere with Python. It sounds like a simple task to control vGPUs in vSphere, but its not as easy as it appears. I got deep into this as Johan and I were working on content for this session. I’ll cover all that and more …

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Oct 05

Sneak Peak at the Brand New Jetson Nano 2GB

How would you like a sneak peak at the brand new NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit? I have the hook up for you. NVIDIA sent one of these $59 Developer Kits for me to try.

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