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PHP WMI Library for Linux

I’ve just released a WMI/PHP library which will allow you to easily WMI query Windows machines from your Linux server via PHP. It is somewhat of an extension of the CactiWMI project as it used that code base as a reference for the query and processing of the returned data. Whilst there are a number [...]

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Automated VirtualBox + LVM Snapshot VM Provisioning

Just a quick follow-up to my previous post about using LVM to clone logical volumes to create new VM’s. I’ve written up a quick script to help automate the process which allows you to rapidly deploy a fleet of test VM’s without having to mess about. The script is attached below and requires PHP. Configure [...]

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0.0.6 Release of CactiWMI

I posted this on the forums some time ago and realised I had not posted here. This is the latest version, the mini change log is below. Update templates to suit new input method Backwards compatibility for old argument input method Overhaul how arguments are passed to wmi.php Debug mode via console option Add support [...]

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Cloning VM’s with VirtualBox, LVM and Snapshots!

Recently I wanted to setup a development environment to test some Active Directory setups. Basically I wanted a whole stack of domain controllers and client machines across multiple sites, domains and forests to see how they tick and replicate between each other. Easy enough to do, just create a bunch of virtual machines using your [...]

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0.0.5 Release of CactiWMI

It’s been a while since I released an update and there have been a number of templates since 0.0.4 so packaged them up ready for consumption Below are some examples of what we now have! So we have some standard Windows stats such as system calls, context switches and process/processor stats. We can now also [...]

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