PowerShell
Make Some Noise for the new FlashArray Pure Storage PowerShell SDK version 2.16!
I am immensely proud to announce that the FlashArray PowerShell SDK 2.16 has been released! The latest version of the PowerShell SDK has been a long time in [...]
Sneak Peek: Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 2.2
The PowerShell SDK was released in 2015 and has been downloaded over 14,000 times. It is the most comprehensive automation SDK that we have delivered to [...]
Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.17 is Out!
REST API 1.17 support has been added to the PowerShell SDK. The new SDK supports FlashArray REST API 1.0 — 1.17. For full documentation on the REST API use [...]
FlashArray Management Extension for SQL Server Management Studio is now GA!
Today we are announcing the General Availability (GA) of the Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft® SQL Server® Management Studio. At [...]
Creating a Writable VSS Snapshot
By default a Volume Shadow Copy snapshot is Read-Only. So when you create a new volume (purevol copy) you cannot modify the volume. Below are the steps to [...]
Announcing the Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft® SQL Server® Management Studio
Today marks a significant milestone for Pure Storage as we announce the release of a new extension for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This [...]
Announcing the Pure Storage FlashArray Management Extension for Windows Admin Center
Today Pure Storage is excited to announce new integrated capabilities to simplify the management and operation of Microsoft applications and databases running [...]
Get Pumped for Microsoft Ignite & Pure Storage!
Microsoft Ignite is just around the corner from November 4 - 8th in Orlando, FL, and Pure Storage is proud to be a Silver Sponsor in 2019. Make plans to stop [...]
Go fishing at Pure//Accelerate for a Swordfish™
On Wednesday, September 18th @2:00-2:45pm I will be co-presenting with Richelle Ahlvers, Storage Management Software Architect from Broadcom, Inc. If you are [...]
Oh wait but there’s more for Pure//Accelerate — THE PANELS!
Breakout sessions are the meat and potatoes of Pure//Accelerate but the next best side is the panel discussions. They're like the gravy on the potatoes.
I [...]
T-18 days to Pure//Accelerate 2019 — Check out the Microsoft Sessions!
18 days until the 4th Pure//Accelerate and it's jammed packed full of great sessions covering a ton of different new products, features and solutions. My team [...]
New-PfaCliCommand (Port 22)
The New-PfaCliCommand is a cmdlet we introduced for situations that the REST API is updated in a new version of Purity but the new REST endpoints are not [...]
Best Practice: Using -Version Parameter with New-PfaArray cmdlet
The Pure Storage PowerShell SDK supports our REST API from 1.0 -- 1.13 today. If you want to know what the highest version that is supported by a FlashArray [...]
PowerShell Toolkit Update 1903.7
There were a few bugs discovered in Test-WindowsBestPractices cmdlet.
CustomPathRecoveryTime -- Was not setting the actual value from the system setting to [...]
One Pure Storage PowerShell Module to Rule Them All.
We have developed PowerShell Modules to support management and automation for the FlashArray, VMware, Windows Server, Exchange, Pure1 and soon FlashBlade. As [...]
Consistent API Experience for On-Premises and the Cloud
In my previous post I discussed how to achieve data mobility between on-premises and the cloud which focused on a Microsoft SQL Server production and dev/test [...]
Data Mobility from On-Premises to the Cloud
Today Pure announced Cloud Block Store for AWS which offers a way for the Pure Storage platforms to be extended into public cloud. There are many different [...]
Tech Preview of the Pure Storage Extension for Windows Admin Center
Today we are announcing the Tech Preview of the Pure Storage Extension for Windows Admin Center! The Pure Storage Extension for Windows Admin Center provides [...]
Data Mobility Demo Journey from Pure//Accelerate
At Pure//Accelerate 2018 Cody Hosterman and I delivered a session on "Moving Data Between Cloud and On-Premises Virtualized Environments". The focus of this [...]
Update: Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.13.1.12
We have updated the PowerShell SDK to fix a bug with a few cmdlets returning incorrect return values. One example shown below uses Get-PfaArrayAttributes [...]
New PowerShell SDK Release 1.13!
I am happy to announce a HUGE release of the PowerShell SDK, version 1.13. With this new release the version naming adopts the REST API version that is [...]
New Version of PowerShell Toolkit (1805.11.1)
In a previous post I detailed out the issue with Get-MPIOSetting value returns. This problem caused the Test-WindowsBestPractices cmdlet to not work. This new [...]
Pure/Hack(1) Kicks-Off!
Today we launched the Pure Storage Hackathon! We ran a hackathon at Pure//Accelerate 2017 and we got a few participants so this year we went a bit bigger to [...]
Troubles with Get-MPIOSetting in Windows Server
There have been a number of customers that have hit an issue with the Test-WindowsBestPractices cmdlet which is part of the PowerShell Toolkit. The problem [...]
Updated: Restoring Protection Group Volume Snapshots
FlashRecover protection groups can be defined at all the different object levels the FlashArray supports; volumes, hosts and host groups. Whenever a snapshot [...]
New-FlashArrayCapacityReport cmdlet in Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit 1802.13
New-FlashArrayCapacityReport has been updated in the latest release of the Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit 1802.13. The report that is generated provides a [...]
Check Provisioning Type of a Windows Server Volume
I had a question asked about how to determine whether or not a connected volume to a Windows Server host is thin provisioned or not. I put together the below [...]
“The PowerShell Scripting Song”
There are no words for my appreciation to Chappy, Kyle, Charlies, Jon, Daniel, Arthur, John, Joe and a host of others for creating this song.
Enjoy the [...]
Creating Volumes from Protection Group Sources (Part 2)
In Part 1 of creating volumes from Protection Group (PGroup) sources I discussed how to get a specific snapshot to use for a disaster recovery (DR) restore. [...]
Creating Volumes from Protection Group Sources (Part 1)
When creating new volumes (Copy Volume) from a Protection Group snapshot the naming convention is the devil in the details. Below is an example using the [...]
Update! Setup Active Directory Integration with the PowerShell SDK
Update 10/6/2017 — Updated the PowerShell script to support the cmdlets in the PowerShell SDK (1.7.4.0+).
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Having Active Directory [...]
New Microsoft Platform Guide Released!
I am happy to announce the availability of the new Microsoft Platform Guide on the Pure1 Support site. The new platform guide is a complete re-write from [...]
A Brief History of Time with PowerShell and Pure Storage
September 6, 2017 ---
Feeling a little nostalgic today. What an incredible journey the work on our PowerShell SDK has taken over the last 3+ years. It's hard [...]
Start-Transcript -PathTo ‘Best Practice’
This is just a quick post to recommend that Pure Storage customers or partners working on automation workflows using PowerShell with Server and SAN [...]
New Release! Pure Storage Hybrid Cloud with AWS Design Guide
At Pure//Accelerate 2017 we announced a ton of new innovation, including a new Hybrid Cloud solution for AWS. If you missed it, check out my breakout session [...]
DevOps Pipeline Demo of CloudSnap to AWS
At //Accelerate 2017 we announced a lot of new features for Purity//FA and one of the more interesting is CloudSnap. Omer Asad wrote a great blog that provides [...]
Basic Storage Workflow using Overwrite
This is a follow-up blog based on Overwriting a Volume in Windows Server.
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Our snapshots offer an incredible amount of flexibility. One of the [...]
New Pure/Code() Slack Team
Update 7/5/2017 -- Added https://pscodeinvite.azurewebsites.net/ using slackin for quick and easy sign-up!
Along with the upcoming hackathon we have [...]
Pure/Code() Hackathon at //Accelerate 2017
Pure//Accelerate 2017 starts next week and I wanted to build up some excitement for the Pure/Code() Hackathon that will be happening during the event. This [...]
Overwriting a Volume in Windows Server
I have been asked the question about how do you overwrite a volume using the PowerShell SDK that is connected from a Windows Server a few times so here is how [...]
Cisco PowerTool for setting up FlashStack Virtual Server Infrastructure
This is a great example of using the Cisco UCS PowerTool Suite for Microsoft PowerShell to setup a FlashStack. The Cisco UCS manager can be a bit overwhelming [...]
Access FlashArray using the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK
In the latest release of the PowerShell SDK (1.7.4.0) we included a new cmdlet for sending CLI commands to the FlashArray. We added this cmdlet in case any new [...]
Using Protection Groups with VSS Snapshots
A common question I get about the Pure Storage Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) provider is; "How can I replicate a VSS snapshot?" Our VSS provider takes [...]
Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.7.4.0 Released
This new release adds support for connecting to Pure Storage FlashArray using IPv6. The only change in the connectivity process using New-PfaArray is using an [...]
Pure Storage PowerShell ISE Add-on
We all have ideas we all come up with daily based on customer interactions, self-learning or working with engineering. But the chance to make one of those [...]
Simple Provisioning Script to Create Multiple Volumes and Adding to a PGroup
Got this question today that a customer was looking for a provisioning script that allowed them to create several hundred volumes with assigned prefixes and [...]
New Release! Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.6.6.0
This new release of the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK provides easier access to IO and Space reporting metrics. For those customers that are interested in [...]
Checking for Active Remote Assist Session
Pure Storage support uses Remote Assist to help customers upgrade and troubleshoot should an issue arise. There have been a few requests from our System [...]
Ignite, Ignite, Ignite
Microsoft Ignite is always a great show because I finally get a chance to nerd out with like minded people. This year I am even more excited because of the [...]
Get GitHub Download Release Metrics
Cody Hosterman, Argenis Fernandez and I have posted a lot of content to GitHub and one of the details I always wanted to know was "# of downloads for project [...]