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• Host via PowerCLI hardware information

  Hello

  I have a list of information that I would like to get some of our guests.  I tried this pulling in PowerGUI and the VMWare Powerpack, but I'm having a problem with the fact that it will only cut down material information for one of the hosts (even if I have 40 hosts connected tab managed hosts).

  I obviously have a lot to learn in PowerCLI but I was hoping someone could provide advice on that.

  I have a list of hosts that I have to connect you with a built-in account and I want to pull down the following information in a CSV file or some sort of report:

  Host name

  Manufacturer / model

  Type of processor

  Number of CPUS / cores

  Processor speed

  CPU used

  Total memory

  Memory used

  ESXi version

  All of the above information is avalible in PowerGUI, but like I said I can it fire only one host at a time for some reason any.

  If possible, I'd like to be able to get the list of virtual machines on each host courses at the same time.

  I'd like some tips on it or maybe if someone has a little more experience with PowerGUI and could let me know why it will only fill the information for all my listed top host is.

  I found a few examples, I think I could crush all but I con ' t find a way to define a name of user and password specific and did draw a list of hosts rather than one at a time.

  It would be great if someone had a similar script built and would allow me to take a peek.

  Thanks for any help you can lend.  I really appericiate this community.  =)

  Once you get the hang of the present, it becomes very easy.

  In your case, you want to enumerate all your ESXi hosts and some properties for each host.

  The basic idea is to use the Get-VMHost cmdlet.

  Like that, it will return all ESXi servers in the vCenter which are connected.

  Get-VMHost

  On the screen, you will see a number of default properties. This is determined by a kind of file format, but leave for the time being.

  The above cmdlet returns an object that has the more properties. To display all the properties to do a Get-Member

  Get-VMHost | Get-Member

  The next step is to choose yourself which properties are to be displayed.

  To do this, you use the cmdlet Select-Object, something like this

  Get-VMHost | Select name, Build, ConnectionState

  If you want to store the result in a file, you can use for example the Export-Csv cmdlet.

  Get-VMHost | Select name, Build, ConnectionState | Export Csv C:\report.csv - NoTypeInformation - UseCulture

  If you want to learn more about the parameters that can be used on a cmdlet, you can use the Get-Help cmdlet.

  For example

  Get-Help Export-Csv-parameter NoTypeInformation

  help on this specific parameter. But you can also view the complete with help

  Export-Csv-full get-Help

  It is actually the basic concept behind the generation of reports PowerCLI/PowerShell;

  • get items
  • has chosen what you want to display
  • to save the results to a file

  This will help you on your way to start?

• 5.1 ESXi hosts via PowerCLI

  Hello

  I would like to write a script that turns off my lab together with elegance.  There are several windows machines and infra-red in the laboratory and a total of 4 virtual hosts through 2 vCenters.  Two my vCenters are virtual machines that reside on hosts, that I intend to stop.

  Currently I have a .bat file which stops all windows, including vCenter servers machines.  Virtual appliances are configured for the switch automatically with the host implementation, so as long as I am able to stop everyone welcome individually all should go down gracefully.  The hosts are called:

  154.DC.local

  164.DC.local

  189.DC.local

  199.DC.local

  Y at - it a simple script, I can write to achieve?   Can I run my file shutdown.bat script?

  Thank you

  Duncan.

  Of course, you mean something like this

  $names = "154.dc.local","164.dc.local","189.dc.local","199.dc.local" 
  
  connect-VIServer -Server $names -User root -Password Password1 | %{
    Get-VMHost -Server $_ | %{
           $_.ExtensionData.ShutdownHost_Task($TRUE)
    }
  }
  

• The host system resources / booking via PowerCLI

  Hello chaps,

  Does anyone know if it is possible to adjust the CPU and the memory that is reserved for a host via PowerCLI?

  (Home > Configuration > Allocation of system resources > edit)

  I usually affect the reserve memory 800 MB and CPU 800 MHz according to the design best practices.

  Thank you

  
  Dan

  As far as I know, there's no cmdlet for this, but you can use the UpdateSystemResources method.

  You just need to know that the key to the Scriptures "host/system".

  $esx = Get-VMHost MyHost 
  
  $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.HostSystemResourceInfo $spec.key = "host/system" $spec.Config = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceConfigSpec$spec.Config.cpuAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo$spec.Config.cpuAllocation.reservation = 800$spec.Config.memoryAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo$spec.Config.memoryAllocation.reservation = 800$spec.Config.ChangeVersion = $esx.ExtensionData.SystemResources.Config.ChangeVersion
  $esx.ExtensionData.UpdateSystemResources($spec)
  

• Collect information of the NIC via PowerCLI

  Hi all

  We need to collect the following information about all the cards in all hosts via PowerCLI:

  -name

  -manufacturer

  -version of the driver

  -firmware version

  -MAC address

  We know the esxcli method, but it would take a lot of time that we have many hosts and they would send an alarm to deactivate the lock mode and activating SSH and it would be extremely long and inefficient.

  While Google search, we found this method through Get-EsxCLI (http://jreypo.wordpress.com/tag/powercli/), but for some reason that I can not even list the NICs.

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > $esxcli = Get-EsxCli - vmhost host

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > $esxcli.system.module.get

  TypeNameOfValue: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.EsxCliExtensionMethod

  OverloadDefinitions: {vim. Get EsxCLI.system.module.get.ModuleDetails (string module)}

  MemberType: CodeMethod

  Value: vim. Get EsxCLI.system.module.get.ModuleDetails (string module)

  Name: get

  IsInstance: true

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > $esxcli.system.module.list

  TypeNameOfValue: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.EsxCliExtensionMethod

  OverloadDefinitions: {vim. EsxCLI.system.module.list.Module [] list (boolean active, responsible boolean)}

  MemberType: CodeMethod

  Value: vim. List of [] EsxCLI.system.module.list.Module (active boolean, boolean loaded)

  Name: list

  IsInstance: true

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > $esxcli.network.nic.list

  TypeNameOfValue: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.EsxCliExtensionMethod

  OverloadDefinitions: [] list() {vim.EsxCLI.network.nic.list.Nic}

  MemberType: CodeMethod

  Value: vim.EsxCLI.network.nic.list.Nic [] list()

  Name: list

  IsInstance: true

  Can someone help me? Thanks in advance!

  Add parentheses to the method call

  $esxcli.network.nic.list)

• ESXi5.1 - CDP-settings via PowerCLI

  Hello

  It is possible to set the CDP-settings on an ESXi5.1 on several hosts via PowerCLI?

  And if then...?

  Thanks in advance!

  Chakoe

  I guess that (wildguess), that your vSwitches are called vSwitch. Misspelling? Case-sensitive?

• Help, I changed the password of root ESXi via powerCli, now I can not connect with the web client or the console.

  Help, I've changed the root ESXi via powerCli password, now I can not connect with the web client or the console, but I can still connect to powerCli. The command I used was;

  SE connect-VIServer esxihostname-user root - password newpasswd

  This production network btw, I have connected to each host and run the above command, these ESXi hosts are not on a domain

  y at - it something I have left out. I really appreciate any assistance that you people can provide.

  Thank you, Joe

  It is probably a longshot, but a lot of things in the land of windows is not sensitive to capital letters as Unix is.  I wonder if your new password you put through powerCLI mixed uppercase in it and if the capitalization was abandoned by command windows powerCLI Analyzer, or he interpreted as all capitals or something.   If you can still get through the powerCLI you could try to reset the password again to something simple without capitalization mixed case and if your password on ESXi strategy requires a special character, try something different than a "$", like a "_" (I find that a '_' is less likely than some other special characters (, as a '-' or a ' / ' to cause problems with analyzers.).

  Edit:

  Another thing, you can try before playing with the password once again, is to create a different username ESXi using powerCLI and see if the password ends up what you think, it should be, and if you can get with the client vsphere using it.  In this way, you can find out if there are some problems with certain characters or Cap through command powerCLI Analyzer without losing your remaining root by powerCLI access.  After some tests, you can understand what went wrong with your initial password change and may be able to fix it with less risk of losing access.  I also assume that you can not create a new username on ESXi who is able to change the root password no matter what authority give you it, otherwise, you could create a new username with PowerCLI, then connect to the client vsphere with it and change the password to root from there.

• Disable the host followed via PowerCLI

  Hi all...

  
  I am looking for a way to disable the host followed via powercli.

  I found one-liner of LucD to get the current state: Get-Cluster | Select Name, @{N = 'Home monitoring status'; E={$_. Extensiondata.Configuration.DasConfig.HostMonitoring}}

  And I know how to turn on/off HA: Get-Cluster | Cluster - HAEnabled game: $false

  But I'm not sure how to combine the two.

  I want to be able to quickly toggle host control without having to disable HA altogether.

  Thoughts?

  Thank you!

  You can use a where clause

  Get-Cluster | where {$_.} Extensiondata.Configuration.DasConfig.HostMonitoring} | Cluster - HAEnabled game: $false

• Fully automate the addition of a datasoter via PowerCLI

  I have a need to be able to completely automate the addition of a new data store to a new installation of ESXi via powerCLI.  My problem is I want to have this fully automated and be able to enforce it against any box without user intervention, which means that I need a way to return the CNAME of the ScsiLun in new-store data command.

  I am currently using the command to run my action you want below, but for some reason, it does not.

  $con = get-ScsiLun | Select-object CanonicalName

  New data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name newDS-path $con - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  The above returns the above error

  New-store data: 2010-07-19 10:55:32 news-Datastore 52e3288c-ef02-d45e-ea

  77 - 96cd39fe5cd6 could not find the specified disc or the disc is already in

  "use: ' @{CanonicalName = naa.600508b10010395659503152424f0100}"

  C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\test.ps1:9 tank: 14

  + New-store data < < < < - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name newDS-path $con - Vmfs Blo.

  ckSizeMB 1

  + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: (@{CanonicalName...) 503152424f010

  (0}: string) , VimException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_StorageServiceImpl_GetHostScsiDiskByCanonic

  alName_DiskNotFound, VMware.VimAutomation.VimAutomation.Commands.Host.NewDa

  tastore

  Although below works very well.

  new data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name dvms-path naa.600508b10010395659503152424f0100 - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  I also tired the Deputy bud did not work

  $test = get-datastore. Select-Object - 1 first

  new data store - VMHost 192.168.1.1 - name dvms-path $test - Vmfs - BlockSizeMB 1

  Help or direction would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  The Select-Object cmdlet does not return the name of the LUN as a string, but as a ScsiLunImpl object.

  The New-Datatsore cmdlet requires a string for the - Path parameter.

  You can do

  $con = (Get-ScsiLun).CanonicalName
  New-Datastore -VMHost 192.168.1.1 -Name newDS -Path $con -Vmfs -BlockSizeMB 1
  

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• Managind DRS groups via powercli

  Goodmorning.

  I need to get all the members of a group of virtual machine via PowerCli DRS.

  I found a few articles of aroud the cmdlets such as ' New -DrsVmGroup" or so on. "

  I don't see this cmdlets in my powercli.

  I connect to a Virtual Center 5.0 managing 6 hosts ESXi 4.1.

  Using PowerCli 5.1 release 1 of my laptop Windows8 or PowerCli 5.0.1 Center Virtual Server itself I can see the following:

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > get-help * drs * | name of ft

  Name
  ----
  Apply DrsRecommendation
  Get-DrsRecommendation
  Get-DrsRule
  New-DrsRule
  Delete-DrsRule
  Game-DrsRule

  Could you please help me to get on the right way to manage groups of powercli DRS?

  Thanks a lot for the help of youe.

  Hello

  I quickly wrote 1 liner for you:

  (get-cluster cluster_name). ExtensionData.ConfigurationEx.group |? {$_.vm}|% {'$($_.name) GROUP found in this group'; foreach ($currentvm to $_.vm) {(get-vue-id $currentvm) .name}}}
  GROUP VmGroup1 is in this group

  vmX

  VMY

  vmZ

  GROUP VmGroup2 is in this group
  UMB

  vmB

  vmC

  vmD

  Let me know if you still have any questions about this

• Update comments before the host tools

  Hello

  Our backup software (TSM for EV) checks if the VMWare Guest tools are 'in progress', before you perform the backup of the application.

  This means that when we improve a host for the new version, the backup of the application of all the virtual machines on the host will fail, until the tools are upgraded.

  
  

  However, the cheque will go through if the comment tools version is newer than the version of the host.

  Then...

  Is it possible to orchestrate the tools update to a newer version than the tools on the host?

  (In addition to using a single host 'host jump' update for updates, and migration of virtual machines on that host one).

  Best regards

  Martin

  
  

  
  

  Is it possible to orchestrate the tools update to a newer version than the tools on the host?

  Yes, it's possible and fully supported to run versions of VMware Tools in the guests who are more recent than the ESXi host versions. For example, you can use the latest tools of U1 6.0 even on the hosts 5.x. see: product VMware interoperability matrices

  To obtain and deploy the latest tools, you have a couple of different options available; you don't need to bother with a "host of jump' or whatever it is.

  1. just update the package tools-light of your guests, for example with MUV. This beautiful thing is this can be done online and requires no maintenance mode or a reboot of the host. Make sure that no virtual machine currently has VMware Tools mounted ISOs.

  2 extract the ISOs tools the bundle version (patch) of target offline or installing ESXi ISO.

  3 download https://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/index.htmlTools packages. These correspond exactly to those of the packages included in the packages offline (patch) or installation ISOs. (Just get the .exe files big, no need to enter an ISO.)

  4 download the new standalone version 10.x of the tools of:

  https://my.VMware.com/group/VMware/details?downloadGroup=VMTOOLS1005&ProductID=491

  http://pubs.VMware.com/Release_Notes/en/VMwareTools/1005/VMware-tools-1005-release-notes.html

  Personally, I prefer not to bother with the ISOs editing or updating through the vSphere Client interfaces, but using an automated custom installation with the package of relevant tools like this:

  C:\VMware-tools-9.4.12-2627939-x86_64.exe/v number! REINSTALLMODE = vomus ADDLOCAL = DELETE all the Audio, BootCamp, FileIntrospection, Hgfs, NetworkIntrospection, Unity REBOOT = ReallySuppress

  This also some unnecessary components like unity, which are available on the position of work/Fusion/player, and eliminates a forced reboot.

• How to calculate the IOPS datastore / s and latency via Powercli?

  Hi all!

  I want to calculate the IOPS / s (RO/RW) and the latency of the data via Powercli store, but I cant' find this metric in Vcenter (in the data store tab) and see no metric for data via the cmdlet Get-Stat store.

  How can we measure IOPS / s and latency of data store?  For example I know veeam monitor this information - http://cdn.swcdn.net/creative/v16.8/images/screenshots/products/VM/Lg/EN/VMan60-Orion-Datastore-Top_Lg_960x540.jpg

  I know, I can get this VM or vmhost metric, but I need information on the data store.

  How to measure for IOPS / s and latency of data properly store?

  Thanks in advance!

  These measures are collected on ESXi nodes, entity would need to have the ESXi nodes where these data warehouses are connected.

  You can use the Instance property to filter.

  Under the PerformanceManager , you see all the measures for each indicator it indicates under which entity this metric is collected.

  

  And Yes, the cmdlet Get-inventory returns no data warehouses.

  There is a little, aggregated metric for data warehouses, I'll have to find an alternative for those.

  Nice catch!

• How to calculate the CPU Ready on Cluster DRS via Powercli?

  Hi all!

  I have a DRS Vsphere cluster. I want to know what is the value of the loan of CPU I have in my group.

  For example, I get 20% of powercli value, it is normal for the cluster, but if I have 100% or more, I have a problem.

  How to achieve via Powercli? And how to calculate the percentage values correctly?

  I know, I can get all values of CPU Ready of VMs cluster, but IT is not the same thing, I need overall value of CPU Ready.

  Thanks in advance!

  As far as I know you can get the cpu.ready.summation for ESXi nodes or VMs.

  For a cluster, you will need to get the value of each node in the cluster ESXi and then take the average.

  The metric cpu.radey.summation is expressed in milliseconds.

  To get a percentage, you need to calculate the percentage of loan period during the interval during which it was measured.

  Something like this (this will give the loan current %)

  $clusterName = "mycluster.

  $stat = "cpu.ready.summation".

  $esx = get-Cluster-name $clusterName | Get-VMHost

  $stats = get-Stat-entity $esx - Stat $stat - Realtime - MaxSamples 1 - forum «»

  $readyAvg = $stats | Measure-object-property - average value. Select - ExpandProperty average

  $readyPerc = $readyAvg / ($stats [0].) IntervalSecs * 1000)

  Write-Output "Cluster $($clusterName) - CPU % loan $(' {0:p}'-f $readyPerc).

• Export data of material state via PowerCLI

  Hello

  I was just wondering if anyone have used PowerCLI for export the xml information of material status for a host to vCenter?

  I'm not really familiar with PowerShell and PowerCLI so I don't know if this is even possible but it would help us to completely automate some pilot third party verification.

  Thank you for your time and help

  Matt

  You can check the driver versions when you are connected to a host without the need for an XML export.

  I've attached a quick script and dirty to write versions of all the drivers in the console.

  Main points of the script:

  Connect-VIServer - Connect to vCenter

  Get-VMHost - lists associated Hosts the vCenter

  Get-EsxCli - access to the host ESX CLI

  $EsxCli.system.module.get("$DRIVER_NAME") - retrieves the VMKernel module (if the system knows about it) by name

  It's just the best way to show how to get information about the drivers. Basically you just connect the vCenter Server via PowerCLI, then connect to hosts one by one. When you are connected to a host, use EsxCli to obtain the driver information (module).

  I also forgot to add a line at the end of the script, so here it is: ' $DISCONNECT = Disconnect-VIServer $VCENTER_SERVER-force - confirm: $FALSE.

  -Ryan d. King

• VMware converter 5.5 Update 1 and target host is 5.0.0 - is a known problem observed during execution of this?

  I intend to use vmware converter 5.5 update 1 and target host is 5.0.0.

  someone can confirm if there is any known problem observed during execution, it is?

  Welcome to the community,

  According to the Matrices of the interoperability of products VMware Converter 5.5 supports ESXi 4.0 and versions later, you shouldn't have issues related to the ESXi version you are using.

  André