Lewis & Lindquist RVtools equips systems administrators, infrastructure engineers, and IT auditors with the practical knowledge required to leverage RV software for comprehensive vSphere inventory audits, health diagnostics, and capacity reporting.
Our educational modules are structured to give infrastructure practitioners actionable skills in environment discovery, hygiene audit procedures, and report generation without unnecessary theoretical fluff.
| Competency Area | Practical Skills Taught | Key Utility Tabs Covered | Applicable Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory & Asset Cataloging | Extracting comprehensive virtual machine configurations, CPU/RAM reservations, guest OS versions, and VMware Tools status across clustered hosts. | vInfo vCPU vMemory | Junior Sysadmin / Inventory Specialist |
| Storage & Datastore Audit | Analyzing datastore capacity, identifying uncommitted storage, detecting orphaned VMDK files, and verifying multipathing configurations. | vDatastore vDisk vMultipath | Storage Admin / Virtualization Lead |
| Snapshot Hygiene & Health Checks | Locating stale snapshots older than threshold windows, inspecting vHealth warning indicators, and preventing datastore exhaustion. | vSnapshot vHealth | Infrastructure Support Engineer |
| CLI Batch & Automated Reporting | Executing command-line unattended exports, scripting routine weekly audit dumps, and formatting Excel workbooks for leadership review. | CLI Parameters PowerShell Hook | Senior Systems Architect / Consultant |
Lewis & Lindquist RVtools delivers four targeted service streams designed to support IT departments throughout every stage of virtual environment auditing.
Our flagship training course covers end-to-end usage of RVTools in production and staging environments. Participants learn safe connection practices through read-only service accounts, deep-dive into each reporting tab, and examine real-world audit scenarios.
Tailored educational sessions designed for IT operations teams, managed service providers, and tier-2/3 technical personnel. We break down the interpretation of automated vHealth alerts and teach systematic root-cause discovery.
Need guidance interpreting an ambiguous health report or troubleshooting connectivity to multi-vCenter topologies? Our advisory specialists assist your internal teams in setting up robust reporting procedures without risking environment stability.
Every enterprise has unique compliance and tracking mandates. We develop customized batch execution templates, PowerShell helper wrappers, and standardized Excel dashboard exports that align directly with your organizational standards.
Speak directly with our instructional specialists in Fort Lewis, WA. We evaluate your team’s existing virtualization background and tailor a curriculum or support scope matching your operational goals.
We provide straightforward training and advisory quotations based on cohort size, delivery mode, and technical depth. We do not engage in high-pressure sales or unneeded add-ons.