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• GUI for the PowerCLI scripting

  Someone knows a software or tool that generate the GUI for the PowerCLI scripting?

  There are a few, Sapien is free and it's called PrimalForms Community Edition.

• Collection for the PowerCLI scripting requirements

  Someone at - it a good model that helps you organize information, gathering process when you go to the management or to a customer to get for scripts and automation requirements that they want to do?  Y at - it a Web page or a book that puts this kind of thing in a structured methodology or at least one practical how to guide?

  For example, what kinds of questions should I go to make sure that I understand any of my script is supposed to do and help the management or the customer understand what THEY want to do, and get a consensus agreement on the functional requirements for my powerCLI script?

  Your suggestions of entry, welcome masters strategies.

  This question is not really unique for PowerCLI scripting, but all scripts/programs, to write (for yourself or for a customer |).

  And of course, there are always the classic answer "it depends".

  If it is a small task that you write yourself, the requirements are pretty obvious.

  Most of the time, you have the requirements in your head, but it does not have to write in schematic form.

  When you write for a customer, by definition be more formal (I guess).

  An article I like, is the Introduction to gather our creative use cases and requirements published in the Code review.

  Take a look.

• Change the PowerCLI Script to use the DRS and DRS storage

  Hello

  I have a PowerCLI script that specifies a host and a data store to create a new virtual machine, which has served us well. Now we have activated the DRS and DRS storage and I wonder what to change in order to take advantage of these features. Are there commands to specify a cluster and the cluster data store and let the DRS to decide the initial investment for a new virtual machine? At the moment we put all hosts and the warehouses of data as variables and use them in the line below.

  Thank you.

  $newVM = New-VM-name $NewVMname - VM $TemplateName Datastore - $datastore - VMHost $vHost - confirm: $false - location $myName

  You set a Datastorecluster?

  If Yes, then you can replace the value of parameter data with the datastorecluster object store.

  Replacing a VMHost with a cluster is not taken in charge I'm afraid.

  But you can use something like this

  New-VM-name TestVM Datastore - DSC - ResourcePool (Get-Cluster-name mycluster |) Get - Resourcepool - name of resources)

  This will automatically select the VMHost.

  The virtual machine appears in the root of the cluster.

  DSC is the name of a datastorecluster in the cluster mycluster

• XML and the PowerCLI Scripting Edition

  Good then I am using PowerCLI to do Automation more boring tasks that need to be repeated. But now I'm stuck because I do not understand how to enter commands in the window PowerCLI and creating XML scripts that are called by a manually scheduled task.

  Is there training there or good articles on how to go to the manual entry of orders from command line and in scripts development of really?

  Any information would be greatly appreciated.

  See you soon,.

  Paul

  I assume you are talking about PowerShell scripts and not the XML scripts?

  You can find a good intro to PowerShell scripts in Chapter 10 of free PowerShell ebookTobias.

• Import Excel to use with the PowerCLI script file

  I would try to ingest the VMware Hardening guide Excel file and then use it to run a script on some columns as column "configuration setting.

  If I can get the "Configuration parameter'"desired value""Default value"and"ID of the guideline"a powershell script, it would be easy from there.

  Someone did he do something like that or it can crack in Powershell?

  If you save the HG as XLSX file, just open the XLS and save under a XLSX in Excel, you can use the function import - Excel of Finke.

  How to install and use is described on the Github page.

  So is boils down to

  Import-Excel vSphere_6_0_Hardening_Guide_GA_15_Jun_2015.xlsx |

  Select "Configuration parameter', 'Value', 'Default value',"Orientation Id"

• Error in executing the PowerCLI script change IOPS / s

  M community you want to run the script below, however when run got the following error in the result.

  Please could you help me?

  # SCRIPT TO #.

  $hostesxi = get-Content - Path "C:\Users\vsilva\Desktop\hostsinfo.csv".

  $DiskID = get-Content - Path "C:\Users\vsilva\Desktop\diskiops.csv".

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $hostesxi - user "myuser" - password "MonMotpasse".

  # $esxcli.system.hostname.get () #.

  $esxcli = get-EsxCli - VMHost $hostesxi

  $esxcli.storage.nmp.device.list () | where {$_.} Device-match $DiskID} | $esxcli.storage.nmp.psp.roundrobin.deviceconfig.set % (0, $null, $_.) Device, 1, "OPS", 0)

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # OUT #BUG #.

  Could not find an overload for the 'set' and the number of arguments: "6".

  C:\Users\vsilva\Desktop\changeiops.ps1:9 char: 1

  + $esxcli.storage.nmp.device.list () | where {$_.} Device-match $DiskID} | % $esxcli. ...

  + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [], MethodException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: MethodCountCouldNotFindBest

  Thank you all,.

  More could solve my problem in a way report, for me this exellent, must be attached to the completed manuscript shares with the community.

  Good bye.

• by the way to bulk vm "s in a text to the powercli script

  Hello

  I want to increase the size of the vmdk. I have a script to increase the size of vmdk, but I want to move the file with the names of virtual machine as a parameter,

  I tried to use this

  $VMs = get-Content d:\vmslist.txt

  but it takes all the machines as the name 1vm names even if they are 1 per line.

  Now try the script like this

  foreach ($vm in (Get-VM-name (Get-Content:\vmslist.txt))) {}

  $guestUser = "xxxxx".

  $guestPass = "xxxxx".

  $newSizeGB = xxx

  Get-disk hard - vm $vm |? {$_.name - eq 'Disk 1'} |

  Together-hard drive - CapacityKB ($newSizeGB * 1 MB) - ResizeGuestPartition - $guestUser - GuestPassword $guestPass GuestUser - confirm: $false - ErrorAction: SilentlyContinue

  Invoke-VMScript - vm $vm - ScriptText ' select flight c echo > c:\diskpart.txt & extend echo > c:\diskpart.txt & diskpart.exe /s c:\diskpart.txt "- GuestUser $guestUser - GuestPassword $guestPass - ScriptType BEATS

  }

• Poweroff / poweron VM via the powerCLI script

  Hello

  Is it possible to script a poweroff OWN for all my VM on a cluster (RedHat and Windows). Ditto for the ignition.

  If YES, can you give me the lines in the batch

  THX

  Yes, this triggers a stop through the guest OS.

  For a cluster, you could do

  Get-Cluster -Name  | Get-VM | Shutdown-VMGuest -Confirm:$false
  

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• How to get the driver network card and on the use of the PowerCLI firmware version?

  Hi all

  I would like to know if anyone can help me in sharing the PowerCLI script to list the server NETWORK card driver and the firmware version?

  Note: I use the HP Blade Server and it's manual ESX - CLI command output:

  	HP BL 465c G8
  	~ # ethtool-i vmnic0
  	pilot: be2net
  	version: 10.5.65.4
  	firmware version: 10.2.340.19
  	bus-info: 0000:04:00.0

  	HP BL 465c G7
  	~ # ethtool-i vmnic0
  	pilot: be2net
  	version: 10.2.293.0
  	firmware version: 4.9.416.7
  	bus-info: 0000:04:00.0

  Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you.

  PowerCLI Version

  ----------------

  VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 2 build 3056836

  ---------------

  Component versions

  ---------------

  VMWare AutoDeploy PowerCLI component 6.0 build 2358282

  VMWare ImageBuilder PowerCLI component 6.0 build 2358282

  VMware vSphere PowerCLI component 6.0 build 3052101

  It works for you?

  $esxName = "MyEsx".

  $esxcli = get-EsxCli - VMHost $esxName

  $esxcli.network.nic.list () | %{

  $esxcli.network.nic.get ($_.) Name) |

  Select Name,

  @{N = "Driver"; E={$_. DriverInfo.Driver}},

  @{N = 'Version'; E={$_. DriverInfo.Version}},

  @{N = 'Firmware Version'; E={$_. DriverInfo.FirmwareVersion}}

  }

• PowerCLI script to display the number of vCPU by VMhost use

  Hi all

  I'm looking to get help here with powerCLI script to list each total number of ESXi vCPU host that is used to determine if there are any ESXi host CPU is more engaged.

  According to suggestion of performance in some blog vExpert, is around 1: 3 of Jepp core ratio: vCPU allocated, then how to display the report with the powerCLI for something like this:

  PRODESXi01
  Total of nuclei available: 32
  Used by the virtual machine: 28

  PRODESXi02
  Total of nuclei available: 32
  Used by the virtual machine: 38

  So according to the result above, the PRODESXi02 is more committed by 6vCPU allocated to the virtual machine.

  Note: The available total carrots is taken from the value of logical processors from the contents tab, when you click on the vSphere console.

  How to get this report using PowerCLI?

  Thank you

  You mean something like this?

  {Foreach ($esx in Get-VMHost)

  $vCPU = get-VM-location $esx | Measure-object-property NumCpu-sum | Select - ExpandProperty sum

  $esx | Select Name,@{N='pCPU'; E={$_. NumCpu}},

  @{N = 'vCPU'; E = {$vCPU}},

  @{N = "Ratio"; E = {[math]: Round ($vCPU / $_.)} (NumCpu, 1)}}

  }

• Can write us "PowerCLI Script" to get the details of card RAID HP (Firmware & Driver)?

  Can write us "PowerCLI Script" to get the details of card RAID HP (Firmware & Driver)

  For example: native ESX command below shows desired output for me.

  But we needed equality PowerCLI ESX command below script

  # cat/proc/driver/cciss/cciss0

  cciss0: HP Smart Array P400i controller

  Board ID: 0x3235103c

  Firmware version: 7.22# cat/proc/driver/hpsa/hpsa0

  hpsa0: HP Smart Array P410i controller

  Board ID: 0x3245103c

  Firmware version: 5,70

  Driver version: HP HPSA driver (v 5.0.0 - 17vmw)

  The extracted following PowerCLI you will get server and type of controller, firmware version and the hpsa/Smart Storage Array controllers driver version based of:

  Get-VMhost | Sort | Select Name, Model,@{N='Controller Type'; E={(Get-VMHostHba -VMHost $_ | ? {$_.Model -imatch '.*(hpsa|smart).*'}).Model}},@{N='Controller Firmware'; E={($_.ExtensionData.Runtime.HealthSystemRuntime.SystemHealthInfo.NumericSensorInfo | ? {$_.Name -like '*hpsa*firmware*'}).Name}},@{N='hpsa Driver Version'; E={($_.ExtensionData.Runtime.HealthSystemRuntime.SystemHealthInfo.NumericSensorInfo | ? {$_.Name -like '*scsi-hpsa*'}).Name}} | Format-Table -Autosize
  

  The sample output:

  
  Name                     Model                Controller Type   Controller Firmware                           hpsa Driver Version----                     -----                ---------------   -------------------                           -------------------esxihost1022.local    ProLiant DL380 G6    Smart Array P410i    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 6.40    Hewlett-Packard scsi-hpsa 5.0.0.60-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 2014-05-15 15:32:23.000esxihost1023.local    ProLiant DL380 G6    Smart Array P410i    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 6.40    Hewlett-Packard scsi-hpsa 5.0.0.60-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 2014-05-15 15:32:23.000esxihost1024.local    ProLiant DL380 G6    Smart Array P410i    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 6.40    Hewlett-Packard scsi-hpsa 5.0.0.60-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 2014-05-15 15:32:23.000esxihost1033.local    ProLiant DL360p Gen8    Smart Array P420i    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 5.42    Hewlett-Packard scsi-hpsa 5.0.0.60-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 2014-05-15 15:32:23.000esxihost1034.local    ProLiant DL360p Gen8    Smart Array P420i    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 5.42    Hewlett-Packard scsi-hpsa 5.0.0.60-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 2014-05-15 15:32:23.000esxihost1041.local    ProLiant DL380 G5    Smart Array P400    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 7.24    VMware scsi-hpsa 5.0.0-17vmw.500.0.0.469512 2011-08-19 01:58:59.000esxihost1042.local    ProLiant DL380 G5    Smart Array P400    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 7.24    VMware scsi-hpsa 5.0.0-17vmw.500.0.0.469512 2011-08-19 01:58:59.000esxihost1160.local    ProLiant BL460c Gen8    Smart Array P220i    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 5.22    Hewlett-Packard scsi-hpsa 5.0.0-40OEM.500.0.0.472560 2012-08-24 21:04:51.000esxihost1161.local    ProLiant BL460c Gen8    Smart Array P220i    HP Smart Array Controller HPSA1 Firmware 5.22    Hewlett-Packard scsi-hpsa 5.0.0-40OEM.500.0.0.472560 2012-08-24 21:04:51.000
  

• PowerCLI script start vm and check the boot

  Hello

  I try to do a powercli script to start the virtual machine and check when the (windows) operating system is completely open and ready.

  How can I do?

  Maybe this helps...

  Start-VM - VM - runAsync

  $vm = get - vm

  Start-Sleep - seconds 20;

  $vm | Get-VMQuestion | Game-VMQuestion - version - confirm: $false;

  do

  {

  Start-Sleep - seconds 5;

  $toolsStatus = $vm.extensionData.Guest.ToolsStatus;

  } While ($toolsStatus - not "toolsOK");

• Need a powercli script to create a new account a local administrator on all ESX and ESXi hosts in the vcenter

  Hi all

  If someone can help me with a powercli script to create a new account a local administrator on all ESX and ESXi hosts in the vcenter, create a role called admin and give all access except the root. This shoulb be past by a virtual centre.

  Very much appreciated to help him.

  Kind regards

  MelLvin

  I suspect that you posted your question to the wrong thread

  This requires only a minor change to the script above actually.

  Something like that

  $groupName = "group"$accountName = "user"$accountPswd = "password"$accountDescription = "A user"
  
  $esxlist = Get-VMHostforeach($esx in $esxlist){    Connect-VIServer -Server $esx -User root -Password "password"
  
      Try {      Get-VMHostAccount -Id $groupName -Group -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null    }    Catch {      New-VMHostAccount -Id $groupName -GroupAccount | Out-Null    }
  
      $rootFolder = Get-Folder -Name ha-folder-root    Try{        $account = Get-VMHostAccount -Id $accountName -ErrorAction Stop |        Set-VMHostAccount -Password $accountPswd -Description $accountDescription -AssignGroups $groupName    }    Catch{        $account = New-VMHostAccount -Id $accountName -Password $accountPswd -Description $accountDescription -UserAccount -GrantShellAccess -AssignGroups $groupName    }
  
      $rootFolder = Get-Folder -Name ha-folder-root    New-VIPermission -Entity $rootFolder -Principal $account -Role admin
  
      Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$false}
  

• PowerCLI script to migrate virtual machines to the new vCenter environment

  Hello world

  in the next few weeks, we need about migrate 700 VMs (Windows/Linux) server to a new environment (new vCenter, new hosts, but VMs will remain on same data warehouses). VMs will be migrated not in one batch, but rather from time to time (which, however, can understand the need to migrate some 10s of virtual machines at the same time).

  Cluster names and folder structure will be identical to the old and the new vCenters. As host in the new vCenter names differ from those in the old vCenter, thought to provide a table of 'translation', which tells the script to save a given VM on host B (new vCenter) when having been registered in order to host a (old vCenter) and so on.

  I thought writing a PowerCLI script which, broadly speaking, can accomplish the following steps:

  • Connect to vCenterOld and vCenterNew
  • Correspondence table of host to read from a file (see step "register VM vCenterNew below)

  Then, in a loop:

  • Ask VM name
  • Get the settings of the virtual machine: Datastore/path, network/Portgroup, HA restart priority, host, folder, note
  • View the parameters and the VM name and request confirmation migrate the virtual machine
  • Turn off VM (closed OS gracefully, but force power off if power status is still not equal 'off' after a time given)
  • To unsubscribe from VM vCenterOld (removal of inventory)
  • Registry of the VM to the data store vCenterNew (assumptions: same folder as vCenterOld, host names are different, but for each source in vCenterOld host a host of destination in vCenterNew for you join the virtual machine to can be provided, that is, CSV)
  • The value of VM portgroup (same name as in vCenterOld)
  • Set VM HA restart priority
  • PowerON VM
  • Wait / check the VM (for example, ping) connectivity / continue immediately if the virtual machine is accessible or after a certain time if the virtual machine is still inaccessible
  • Confirm that the virtual machine has been migrated successfully, OR ask the user to check the connectivity of the virtual machine

  Now to my questions:

  • Is anyone know about an existing script that does something similar or contains parts that can be useful to compile a script like this?
  • How can vCenter two connections at the same time been managed within a PowerCLI script - or doesn't work at all and a connect/disconnect to/from the two vCenters must be completed for each virtual computer?

  Many thanks for any help.

  The following seems to work for me

  $vm = Get-VM -Name MyVM$nic = Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $vm $vdPG = $nic | select -ExpandProperty NetworkName
  
  Get-VDPortgroup -Name $vdPG