Category: Architecture

Microsoft Windows PowerShell – Get Host Architecture

May 11, 2019
ArchitectureMicrosoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016ScriptingVMware ESXi 5.5VMware ESXi 6.0VMware ESXi 6.5VMware vCenter Server 5.0VMware vCenter Server 6.5VMware vSphere 5.0VMware vSphere 6.0VMware vSphere 6.5

You may use the following Microsoft Windows PowerShell script below to get the architecture, physical or virtual, of a Windows host on a network.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script will provide the architure (physical of virtual) of a host.
.DESCRIPTION
This script will provide the architure (physical of virtual) of a host.
.EXAMPLE
systeminfo /s $HOSTNAME | findstr /c:”Model:” /c:”Host Name”
.AUTHOR
Written by Noel Enrique Alvarez on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
#>

#Requst the hostname of the host
$HOSTNAME = Read-Host “What is the hostname of the server?”

#Provide the architure of the host
systeminfo /s $HOSTNAME | findstr /c:”Model:” /c:”Host Name”

Architecture – Questions

December 26, 2018
Architecture

Lately, I’ve developed a greater motivation and interest in learning the ins and outs of Information Technology (IT) architecture. Ask any IT professional and he or she will tell you there is so much to learn and that technology is constantly changing. With that said, I’m currently asking and answering the following questions as I learn new technology as well as day to day troubleshooting on the job.

  1. What is it?
  2. What is its purpose and/or function?
  3. What are its components?
  4. How does it work?
  5. What utilities are used to manage it?
  6. Where does it fit within N-Tier architecture?
  7. Draw a diagram.
  8. How does it inform architectural and engineering decisions?