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• Addition of new VirtualPortGroup in a folder.

  Hello.

  I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to create a new virtualportgroup and then add it to a folder under network in a scritp/oneliner.

  Today, I use this to add exchanges:

  Get-Cluster "your Cluster | Get-VMHost | Get-VirtualSwitch-name "vSwitch0" '

  | New-VirtualPortGroup-name ' new VLAN ' VLanId - 123

  For security reasons, we set the permissions on the folders for different groups of users

  But now I have manually need to move the new portgroup to the right folder, it forge be nice to be able to do this in the script.

  We run ESX4.0 u1

  Christian

  This is possible, but you need to use the SDK method because the Move-File cmdlet does not yet support the folder 'network '.

  This is an example of script

  $pgName = 'MyPG2'                          # Name of the new portgroup
  $esxName = 'esx41.test.local'          # ESX host where the new portgroup is created
  $tgtFolder = 'MyNet'                          # Child folder in the network folder
  
  $esxImpl = Get-VMHost $esxName
  
  # Create portgroup
  $pgImpl = $esxImpl | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name 'vSwitch1' | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name $pgName  -VLanId 777
  
  # Get network folder
  $esx = $esxImpl | Get-View
  $dc = Get-Datacenter -VMHost $esxImpl | Get-View
  $netFolder = Get-View $dc.NetworkFolder
  
  # Find portgroup
  $netFolder.ChildEntity | where {$_.Type -eq 'Network'} | %{
       $child = Get-View $_
       if($child.Name -eq $pgName){
            $pgMoRef = $child.MoRef
       }
  }
  
  # Move portgroup into folder
  $netFolder.ChildEntity | where {$_.Type -eq 'Folder'} | %{
       $child = Get-View $_
       if($child.Name -eq $tgtFolder){
            $child.MoveIntoFolder($pgMoRef)
       }
  }
  

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• How to define the Type of connection using the New-VirtualPortGroup

  Using PowerCLI 4.1, is there way to define the port group (VM or VMKernel) connection type when you create the port group?

  Thank you

  OK, try it like that.

  $VMHostObj = Get-VMHost $ESXHost
  $vsw = get-virtualswitch -name vSwitch0 -VMHost $VMHostObj
  
  New-VMhostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $VMHostObj -VirtualSwitch $vsw -PortGroup "VMotion" -IP 10.110.40.43 -SubnetMask 255.255.255.0 -VMotionEnabled:$true
  

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• addinv VLanId to New-VirtualPortgroup

  Hello

  I wonder if it is possible to obtain VLanId '64', has added to my vswitch (vmkernel vswitch/portgroup).  Also how including gateway address.

  Sorry for this stupid question, one beginner, looking for help.

  Thank you!

  To change the VLANid of the VMkernel portgroup you can use

  Get-VMHost  | Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name  | Set-VirtualPortGroup -VLanId 64
  

  To change the VMkernel gateway you can do

  Get-VMHostNetwork -VMHost (Get-VMHost ) | Set-VMHostNetwork -VMKernelGateway 
  

• Create exchanges with table to hash foreach loop

  I am a beginner in PowerShell and PowerCLI.

  I would like to create a virtual switch with several exchanges and VLANID and then assign a network adapter

  This code works for me:

  $esxihost = "esx01.

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $esxihost

  $vSwitch = New VirtualSwitch - VMHost $esxihost - name vSwitch3

  $vPortGroup = New-VirtualPortGroup - $vSwitch - name ADM VLanId VirtualSwitch - 1012

  $vPortGroup = New-VirtualPortGroup - $vSwitch - name of the VLanId man VirtualSwitch - 1020

  $vPortGroup = New-VirtualPortGroup - $vSwitch - name test1 VirtualSwitch - VLanId 1021

  $vPortGroup = New-VirtualPortGroup - $vSwitch - name of test2 VirtualSwitch - VLanId 1022

  $vPortGroup = New-VirtualPortGroup - $vSwitch - name test3 VirtualSwitch - VLanId 2000

  Game-VirtualSwitch - VirtualSwitch $vswitch - Nic vmnic3 - confirm: $false

  But I think something like this would be much more elegant:

  $esxihost = "esx01.

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $esxihost

  $vSwitch = New VirtualSwitch - VMHost $esxihost - name vSwitch3

  $vlans = @{'}
  'adm' = 1012; `
  'man' = 1020; `
  'test1' = 1021; `

  "test2" = 1022; `

  "test3" = 2000
  }

  {foreach ($vlans items)

  $vPortGroup = news-VirtualPortGroup - $vSwitch - name $vlans VirtualSwitch. Key -VLanId $vlans. Value

  }

  Game-VirtualSwitch - VirtualSwitch $vswitch - Nic vmnic3 - confirm: $false

  But I can't get the foreach loop to work. I'm not sure on the three points marked in bold in the foreach loop. Can someone give me a clue...?

  Thank you.

  Anders

  You store data in a hash table.

  You cannot use the ForEach loop, as you would for a regular table, but you can use the GetEnumerator method.

  Something like that

  $esxihost="esx01"
  Connect-VIServer -Server $esxihost
  $vSwitch =  New-VirtualSwitch -VMHost $esxihost -Name vSwitch3
  $vlans = @{
      "adm" = 1012;
      "man" = 1020;
      "test1" = 1021;
      "test2" = 1022;
      "test3" = 2000}
  
  $vlans.GetEnumerator() | %{
      $vPortGroup =  New-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $vSwitch -Name $_.Key -VLanId $_.Value
  }
  
  Set-VirtualSwitch -VirtualSwitch $vswitch -Nic vmnic3 -Confirm:$false
  

• Add new portgroup for the entire Cluster

  Hello

  Currently I have the powercli script to add a new portgroup to switch existing on the same host.  I'm looking to see how to do this on a whole cluster since the vSwitch I want to add that it is the same vSwitch on all hosts.

  Get-VMHost-name ESXI01 | Get-VirtualSwitch-name vSwitch1 | New-VirtualPortGroup-name cpg400 - VLanId 697

  This command works, but rather to a host at the same time, what is the proper syntax to apply to the entire cluster?

  Have you ever tried something like this?

  Get-Cluster-name mycluster. Get-VMHost | Get-VirtualSwitch-name vSwitch1 | New-VirtualPortGroup-name cpg400 - VLanId 697

• PowerCLI: configuration of the new portgroup / vlan on a standard switch

  Hi all

  recently, I discovered this useful tool, powercli, to manage a group of 12 Esxi5 hosts.

  Well, goes directly to the issue, I do not understand how the Manager something using the cmdlet with the getEsxCli parameter.

  I can susccesful login and send fundamentally get-member (I read on using powercli) but I do not understand what I have to use.

  Here is an example, I have to run the two commands of esxcli:

  esxcli standard vswitch network portgroup add - portgroup-name = VLAN_1 - vswitch-name = vSwitch0
  esxcli network vswitch portgroup standard set - portgroup-name = VLAN_1 - vlan id = 100

  Well, after I receive the cmdlet

  PowerCLI C:\ > $myEsxCli | get-member

  TypeName: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.EsxCli.EsxCliImpl

  Name MemberType definition

  ----        ----------   ----------

  Cisco CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati...

  CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati esxcli...

  FCoE CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati...

  material CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati...

  iSCSI CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati...

  CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati network...

  CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati software...

  CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati storage...

  CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati system...

  VM CodeProperty VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.ObjectCustomizati...

  Equals method Boolean Equals (System.Object, obj)

  GetHashCode method int GetHashCode()

  Type of the method GetType GetType()

  String the ToString ToString() method

  Property TypeManager VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.EsxCli.Dynamic...

  UID property System.String Uid {get ;}

  Property VMHost VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.VMHo...

  PowerCLI C:\ >

  Now, I would like to order, but in any field I can do.

  Thanks for any help.

  You could do somehthing like that

  Get-VirtualSwitch -Name vSwitch0 -VMHost MyEsx |
  New-VirtualPortGroup -Name VLAN_1 -VLanId 100
  

  Take care to put the name of your server ESX (i).

• New-VM

  Hi all

  I'm trying to script on the creation of a cluster of virtual machines. I use the option Import-CSV and when I run the script I get continuous error

  "New-VM: could not validate the argument on the 'Name' parameter." The argument is null or
  empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try the command ag
  Ain.
  To D:\Pathtoscriptandscriptname.ps1: tank 4:15
  + New-VM-name < < < < $_. Name - VMHost (Get-VMHost GetHosts) - Datastor
  (Get-Datastore GetTheDatastores) e - DiskMB $_. OSDisk - MemoryMB $_. MEM - NumCpu $_. NUM
  CPU - RunAsync - WhatIf
  + CategoryInfo: InvalidData: (:)) [new-VM], ParameterBindingValid)
  ationException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: ParameterArgumentValidationError, VMware.VimAutom
  ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM ".

  SE connect-VIServer VCServer
  Import-CSV D:\Pathtoscriptandscriptname.ps1 | Foreach
  (
  New-VM-name $_. Name - VMHost ESXHost - MemoryMB $_. MEM - NumCpu $_. NumCPU - RunAsync - WhatIf

  )

  Also when I run the script, I get the following...

  
  ForEach-Object cmdlet in the command pipeline position 2
  Provide values for the following parameters:
  Process [0]:

  I ran the Import-CSV to the command window and displays in the command window fiine. I can't understand what is problems...

  Thanks in advance.

  If you do:

  Get-Help New-VM-complete

  under the SYNTAX, you will see that there are four sets of parameters of the New-VM cmdlet. DiskMB, MemoryMB, NumCPU and ID settings are only in the first parameter. The setting of the virtual machine is defined only in the second parameter. You must use parameters from a single parameter configured only. Otherwise, you get the error 'parameter set can be solved by using named parameters'.

  You can easily see what parameter, define a function using Hal Rottenberg Get-parameter parameter belongs.

  Get news-VM parameter. Sort-Object ParameterSet, name | Select-Object Name, Parameterset. Format-Table - AutoSize

  gives the following result:

  Name ParameterSet
  ----                ------------
  Data store CloneVm
  Description CloneVm
  DiskStorageFormat CloneVm
  DrsAutomationLevel CloneVm
  HAIsolationResponse CloneVm
  HARestartPriority CloneVm
  Location CloneVm
  Name CloneVm
  OSCustomizationSpec CloneVm
  ResourcePool CloneVm
  RunAsync CloneVm
  Server CloneVm
  VApp CloneVm
  VM CloneVm
  VMHost CloneVm
  AlternateGuestName Imagefieldconfig
  CD Imagefieldconfig
  Data store Imagefieldconfig
  Description Imagefieldconfig
  DiskMB Imagefieldconfig
  DiskPath Imagefieldconfig
  DiskStorageFormat Imagefieldconfig
  DrsAutomationLevel Imagefieldconfig
  Floppy Imagefieldconfig
  ID Imagefieldconfig
  HAIsolationResponse Imagefieldconfig
  HARestartPriority Imagefieldconfig
  Location Imagefieldconfig
  MemoryMB Imagefieldconfig
  Name Imagefieldconfig
  NetworkName Imagefieldconfig
  NumCpu Imagefieldconfig
  ResourcePool Imagefieldconfig

  
  RunAsync Imagefieldconfig
  Server Imagefieldconfig
  VApp Imagefieldconfig
  Version Imagefieldconfig
  VMHost Imagefieldconfig
  VMSwapfilePolicy Imagefieldconfig
  Description RegisterVm
  DrsAutomationLevel RegisterVm
  HAIsolationResponse RegisterVm
  HARestartPriority RegisterVm
  Location RegisterVm
  Name RegisterVm
  ResourcePool RegisterVm
  RunAsync RegisterVm
  Server RegisterVm
  VApp RegisterVm
  VMFilePath RegisterVm
  VMHost RegisterVm
  Model of data store
  Model description
  Model DiskStorageFormat
  Model DrsAutomationLevel
  Model HAIsolationResponse
  Model HARestartPriority
  Model rental
  Model name
  Model OSCustomizationSpec
  ResourcePool model
  Model RunAsync
  Server model
  Model model
  VApp model
  Model VMHost

  If you want to clone a virtual machine, you can only use settings from the value of the CloneVm parameter.

  Best regards, Robert

• Automated configuration of ESX host

  Hi all

  We automate the process of Provisioning new host and configure the NETWORK/Switch card on the host. Once the host is set up it will be moved to regroup.

  Script below is used for the same configuration. Is there a way we can make the generic script for all configuration by the values as variable and from external source or anyone have power-shell script carries it on the same business.

  Any help is appreciated.

  Trap

  {

  write-output $_

  Output 1

  }

  $vmhostip = $args [0]

  $ravmhostip = $args [1]

  $octet = ($vmhostip.split(".")) [-1]

  $vmhostuser = «*»

  $vmhostpass = «*»

  $vmkip1 = "X.X.X.$ ($octet)".

  $vmksub1 = "255.255.255.0".

  $vmkvlan1 = "17".

  $vmkip2 = "X.X.X.10.14.7. $($octet)".

  $vmksub2 = "255.255.255.0".

  $vmkvlan2 = "16".

  $vmkip3 = "X.X.X.$ ($octet)".

  $vmksub3 = "255.255.255.0".

  $vmkvlan3 = "100".

  $vmkvsw0 = "vSwitch0.

  $vmkvsw1 = "vSwitch1.

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  to connect-viserver-Server $ravmhostip - the username-password $vmhostpass $vmhostuser

  $vmhost = get-vmhost $ravmhostip

  $vswitch0 = get-VirtualSwitch - vmhost $ravmhostip

  Game-VirtualSwitch - VirtualSwitch $vswitch0 - Nic, vmnic0, vmnic1

  $vswitch1 = New-VirtualSwitch - VMHost $vmhost - name vSwitch1 - Nic vmnic2, vmnic3

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 2' - VLanID 2

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 9' - VLanID 9

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 13' - VLanID 13

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 18' - VLanID 18

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 21' - VLanID 21

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 40' - VLanID 40

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name "VM PRD 41" - VLanID 41

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name "VM PRD 250" - VLanID 250

  New-VMHostNetworkAdapter - VMHost $vmhost - PortGroup 'Management' - VirtualSwitch $vmkvsw0 IP - $vmkip1 - subnet $vmksub1 mask

  New-VMHostNetworkAdapter - VMHost $vmhost - PortGroup "VMkernel" VirtualSwitch - $vmkvsw0 - IP $vmkip2 SubnetMask - $vmksub2 - VMotionEnabled: $true

  New-VMHostNetworkAdapter - VMHost $vmhost - PortGroup 'VMkernel2' VirtualSwitch - $vmkvsw1 - IP $vmkip3 SubnetMask - $vmksub3 - VMotionEnabled: $true

  $vmkpg1 = get-VirtualPortgroup-name of the "management".

  $vmkpg2 = get-VirtualPortgroup-name "VMkernel".

  $vmkpg3 = get-VirtualPortgroup-name 'VMkernel2 '.

  Game-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualPortGroup $vmkpg1 - VlanId $vmkvlan1

  Game-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualPortGroup $vmkpg2 - VlanId $vmkvlan2

  Game-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualPortGroup $vmkpg3 - VlanId $vmkvlan3

  Start-VMHostService - HostService ($vmhost |) Get-VMHostService | Where {$_.} Key - eq 'TSM - SSH'})

  Disconnect-VIServer-Force - confirm: $false

  Thanks and greetings

  Riyas Hussain has

  You can store variables in a CSV, something like this

  VMHostIP, RAVMHostIP, VMHostUser, VMHostPass, Subnet1, Netmask1, VlanID2, Subnet2, Netmask2, VlanID3, Subnet3, Netmask3, VlanID3, vSwitch0, vSwitch1

  192.168.1.1,192.168.1.2,root,password,192.168.1,255.255.255.0,17,192.168.2,255.255.255.0,16,192.168.3,255.255.255.0,100,vSwitch0,vSwitch1

  192.168.10.1,192.168.10.2,root,password,192.168.10,255.255.255.0,17,192.168.20,255.255.255.0,16,192.168.30,255.255.255.0,100,vSwitch0,vSwitch1

  In your original script you must only change the assignment initially.

  The script will be executed for each row of the CSV file.

  Inside of the ForEach loop (alias %), the variable $_ holds the current line.

  Contact the specific values using the property name that matches the name of the column in the CSV file

  Trap

  {

  write-output $_

  Output 1

  }

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Import-Csv-path esxihost.csv - UseCulture | %{

  $vmhostip = $_. VMHostIP

  $ravmhostip = $_. RAVMHostIP

  $octet = ($vmhostip.split(".")) [-1]

  $vmhostuser = $_. VMHostUser

  $vmhostpass = $_. VMHostPass

  $vmkip1 = "$($_.)". "Subnet1). $($octet)".

  $vmksub1 = $_.Netmask1

  $vmkvlan1 = $_. VlanID1

  $vmkip2 = "$($_.)". "Subnet2). $($octet)".

  $vmksub2 = $_.Netmask2

  $vmkvlan2 = $_. VlanID2

  $vmkip3 = "$($_.)". "Subnet2). $($octet)".

  $vmksub3 = $_.Netmask2

  $vmkvlan3 = $_. VlanID2

  $vmkvsw0 = $_.vSwitch0

  $vmkvsw1 = $_.vSwitch1

  to connect-viserver-Server $ravmhostip - the username-password $vmhostpass $vmhostuser

  $vmhost = get-vmhost $ravmhostip

  # The rest of the original script you

  Disconnect-VIServer-Force - confirm: $false

  }

• Need a script to create standard vSwitch with virtual and several computer port group VLAN

  I want to create standard vSwitch for all hosts in the cluster for virtual machine port group and add one or more groups of ports VLAN for the same standard vswitch.

  Kind regards

  Shan

  Try something like this

  $clusterName = "mycluster.

  $nics = "vmnic0", "vmnic1.

  $vlans = 123456789

  foreach ($esx in (Get-Cluster-name $clusterName |)) Get - VMHost)) {}

  $sw = New - VirtualSwitch - name swX - VMHost $esx - Nic $nics - confirm: $false

  $vlans | %{

  New-VirtualPortGroup-name "PG $($_)" - VLanId $_ - VirtualSwitch $sw - confirm: $false

  }

  }

• Slow speeding code with async?

  Hello

  I have two groups, one of 25 guests and one of 18 guests. For migration to vSphere 5.1 I need from these hosts of dvSwitch in standard vSwitch. I wrote a script that, for each guest, adds 150 virtual exchanges on the vSwitch, but is deadslow. He is now running two hours and only at half way.

  Issues related to the:

  -Can I speed up the process by writing better code?

  -Would adding the async parameter - speed up things and this could potentially overload my vCenter?

  Code:

  $cluster = "Cluster01".

  $ESXHost = get-Cluster | Get-VMHost

  $report = import-Csv "c:\csv-files\list-01-standard-ports-voor-nieuwe-omgeving.csv".

  foreach ($esxihost to $ESXHost)

  {

  Write-Host $esxihost. Name

  foreach ($row in $Report)

  {

  Get-VirtualSwitch - VMHost $ESXiHost - name 'vSwitch0 | New-VirtualPortGroup-name $row. PortGroup - VLanId $row. VLAN

  }

  }

  As much as I know there is no RunAsync switch on the New-VirtualPortgroup cmdlet.

  The best opportunity to save time, is to do once the VirtualSwitch Get.

  Something like that

  ...

  foreach ($esxihost to $ESXHost)

  {

  $sw = get-VirtualSwitch - VMHost $ESXiHost - name 'vSwitch0.

  Write-Output $esxihost. Name

  foreach ($row in $Report)

  {

  VirtualSwitch news-VirtualPortGroup $sw - name $row. PortGroup - VLanId $row. VLAN

  }

  }

  ...

  BTW, your script would about kill 43 puppies

  

• Automation of the network change

  I am writing a script to help with a few major network changes that I am in charge of. The script I'm writing should do the following things...

  Connect through Mgmt Network2

  Remove vmnic2 vSwitch0

  Create vSwitch3

  Add several exchanges to vSwitch3

  To the bottom of the NIC on the network of Mgmt

  Restart the network Mgmt

  Sleep 60 seconds

  Connect to Network2 Mgmt

  Fix the vlanid on network Mgmt

  Change the ip address of the network Mgmt vmk

  So here's what I have so far... I don't think I'm on the right track, but I feel that I can not go about it the right way. I have also the problem create exchanges on vSwitch3. Any help is greatly appreciated!

  SE connect-VIServer-Server xx.xx.xx.xx

  $VMhost = get-VMHost-name xx.xx.xx.xx

  $vmnic0 = "vmnic0".

  $vmnic1 = "vmnic1.

  $vmnic2 = "vmnic2.

  $vmnic3 = "vmnic3".

  $VMhostMgmt2 = get-VMHost-name xx.xx.xx.xx

  $vSwitch3 = "vSwitch3".

  $VMhost | Get-VirtualSwitch | Where-Object {$_.} Name - eq "vSwitch0" - and $_. NIC - eq "vmnic2"} | {Foreach}

  If ($VMHost |) Get-VirtualSwitch-Name $_. {Name)

  Get-VirtualSwitch-Name $_. Name | Game-VirtualSwitch - Nic $vmnic0, $vmnic1 - confirm: $false

  }

  }

  $VMhost | Get-VirtualSwitch | Where-Object {$_.} Name - not "vSwitch3"} | {Foreach}

  If ($VMHost |) Get-VirtualSwitch-Name $_. {Name)

  New-VirtualSwitch - VMHost $VMhost - name vSwitch3 - NumPorts 128 - Mtu 1500 - Nic $vmnic2, $vmnic3 - confirm: $false

  New-VirtualPortGroup-name xx.xx.xx.xx - VirtualSwitch $vSwitch3 - VLanId 10 - confirm: $false

  New-VirtualPortGroup-name xx.xx.xx.xx - VirtualSwitch $vSwitch3 - VLanId 12 - confirm: $false

  New-VirtualPortGroup-name xx.xx.xx.xx - VirtualSwitch $vSwitch3 VLanId - 40 - confirm: $false

  }

  }

  Get-EsxCli - vmhost $VMhost

  $esxcli.network.nic.down ($vmnic0)

  $esxcli.network.nic.down ($vmnic1)

  Get-VMHostService - VMHost $VMhost | where {$_.} Key - eq "vpxa"} | Restart-VMHostService-confirm: $false

  Start-sleep - s 60

  to connect-VIServer-Server xx.xx.xx.xx

  Start-sleep - s 60

  $VMhostMgmt2 | Get-VirtualSwitch | Where-Object {$_.} Name - eq "vSwitch0"} | {foreach}

  If (Get-VirtualSwitch-name $_.) {Name)

  Game-VirtualPortGroup-name 'Network management' - VLanId 19 - confirm: $false

  }

  }

  Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter | where {$_.} Name - eq "vmk0"} | {foreach}

  If (Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter - VMHost $VMhostMgmt2-Name $_.) {Name)

  Get-VMHost $VMhostMgmt2 | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter-Name $_. Name | Game-VMHostNetworkAdapter - IP xx.xx.xx.xx - netmask 255.255.255.0 - confirm: $false

  }

  }

  Get-VMHostService - VMHost $VMhostMgmt2 | where {$_.} Key - eq "vpxa"} | Restart-VMHostService-confirm: $false

  Get-EsxCli - vmhost $VMhost

  $esxcli.network.nic.up ($vmnic0)

  $esxcli.network.nic.up ($vmnic1)

  Get-VMHostService - VMHost $VMhost | where {$_.} Key - eq "vpxa"} | Restart-VMHostService-confirm: $false

  It seems that you may have more than one open connection.

  Display the contents of

  Global $: DefaultVIServers

  If there is more than one return value, and if you are working in "multiple" (see Set-PowerCLiConfiguration), which is probably the cause of the error

• Port group deletion doesn't work not as expected

  I have a project where I have to rename all exchanges (create new VM to move, delete old) for our new naming convention.  I have a script which covers this. However, he has a problem with exchanges that follow the new standard with the exception of its case.  The script removes the exchanges on the hosts where the portgroup is empty!  Is there a way to get around this?  I even tried to rename the old portgroup but same problem here because she sees 2 exchanges regardless of case and fails to rename.

  Example: The z is lower among the ancient and new.

  OldPG: VM_169.036.072.000_24_0134_BaSz_Data

  NewPG: VM_169.036.072.000_24_0134_BaSZ_Data

  $targetClu = "Cluster001".

  $fileLocation = "h:\pgChangeInput.csv".

  Write-Host ""

  $getPG = import-Csv $fileLocation

  Write-Host "step 1: create the new portgroup (s) on $targetClu"-ForegroundColor Magenta

  {foreach ($line in $getPG)

  $Clu = $line. Cluster

  $OldPG = $line. OldPG

  $NewPG = $line. NewPG

  $Vlan = $line. VLanID

  $vSwitch = $line.vSwitch

  If ($Clu - eq $targetClu) {}

  Write-Host "processing = > $Clu, $OldPG, $NewPG, $Vlan, $vSwitch"-ForegroundColor green ""

  Write-Host "Creating portgroup $NewPG" - ForegroundColor yellow

  foreach ($esx in get-VMhost-location $targetClu | sort name) {}

  Write-Host "$esx" - ForegroundColor Cyan

  Get-VMHost $esx | Get-VirtualSwitch-name $vSwitch | New-VirtualPortGroup-name $NewPG - vlanid $Vlan | Out-Null

  }

  Write-Host "step 2: change the portgroup VM"-ForegroundColor Magenta

  Get-Cluster $targetClu | Get - VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Where {$_.NetworkName - eq $OldPG} | Together-NetworkAdapter - NetworkName $NewPG - connected: $true - confirm: $false | Out-Null

  Write-Host "step 3: remove the old portgroup"-ForegroundColor Magenta

  foreach ($esx in get-VMhost-location $targetClu | sort name) {}

  Write-Host "$esx" - ForegroundColor Cyan

  Get-VMHost $esx | Get-VirtualSwitch-name $vSwitch | Get-VirtualPortGroup-name $OldPG | Delete-VirtualPortGroup-confirm: $false | Out-Null

  }

  }

  }

  Any help is greatly appreciated.

  You're right, the vSphere client seems to check the case of an existing portgroup, while the New VirtualPortgroup don't.

  The AddPortgroup method also seems to be case sensitive.

  I couldn't find anything on this in the Documentation Centre of vSphere, but in the book of vSphere Mastering of Scott Lowe, he also says that the names are case-sensitive.

  But it seems that PowerCLI is correctly using the name, which is case-sensitive.

  Back to the problem of you, you can use an operator that is case-sensitive in a Where clause to filter the desired portgroup.

  Something like that

  Get-VMHost $esx |
  Get-VirtualSwitch -Name $vSwitch |
  Get-VirtualPortGroup -name $OldPG |
  where {$_.Name -ceq $OldPG} | Remove-VirtualPortGroup -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
  

  Note that it uses the ceq- instead of the operator -eq .

• Script to add several vPortGroups on a vSvitch on the mulpitple hosts

  Hello

  I have a small script to add several vPortGroups on a vSvitch on mulpitple of the hosts.

  The Script looks like:

  $ObjHosts = get-VMHost host12 * | Sort-Object-property name

  Import-Csv "C:\vPortGroups.csv" - UseCulture | %{
  {foreach ($objHost to $ObjHosts)
  $strVSwitch = get-Virtualswitch - VMHost (Get-VMHost $objHost) | WHERE-object {$_.} {Name - match "$_.strVSwitch"}
  Write-Host "Adding virtual port group" $_.strNewVPG "with VLAN Tag' $_.strNewVlanTag 'to' $_.strVSwitch 'on' $objHost
  New-VirtualPortGroup-name "$_.strNewVPG"-VirtualSwitch "$_.strVSwitch"-VLanId ' $_.strNewVlanTag '.
  }
  }

  The input file looks like:

  strNewVPG; strVSwitch; strNewVlanTag
  "4.244.151.0 - 24"; «vSwitch1 «;» 120

  If we use only the line "Write-Host"Adding Virtual Port Group"$_.strNewVPG" with VLAN Tag ' $_.strNewVlanTag 'to' $_.strVSwitch 'on' $objHost' "

  the output is "add the port group virtual 4.244.151.0 - 24 with VLAN Tag 120 to vSwitch1 on d100spwesxc3101.d100.intern.

  Thus, the input file is correct and legible for the script.

  If I use the full script, the output message is:

  New-VirtualPortGroup: cannot bind parameter 'VLanId '. Cannot convert value ' @{strNewVPG = 4.244.151.0 - 24;} '. strVSwitch = vSwitch1; "strNewVlanTag = 120} .strNewVlanTag" to type "System.Int32". Error: "I."
  nput string was not in a correct format. »
  C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\user1\Eigene Dateien\VMWare PowerShell Scripte\add_VirtualPortGroup_by_inputfile.ps1:7 tank: 83
  + New-VirtualPortGroup-name "$_.strNewVPG"-VirtualSwitch ' $_.strVSwitch ' VLanId - < < < < "$_.strNewVlanTag."
  + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (:)) [new VirtualPortGroup], ParameterBindingException)
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.Host.NewVirtualPortGroup

  What's not here?

  I made a few changes to your script. You can try the new version?

  $ObjHosts = Get-VMHost host12* |Sort-Object -Property Name
  
  Import-Csv "C:\vPortGroups.csv" -UseCulture | %{
      $vPortGroup = $_
      foreach($objHost in $ObjHosts){
          $strVSwitch = Get-Virtualswitch -VMHost (Get-VMHost $objHost) | where-object { $_.Name -match $vPortGroup.strVSwitch }
          Write-Host "Adding Virtual Port Group" $vPortGroup.strNewVPG "with VLAN Tag" $vPortGroup.strNewVlanTag "to" $vPortGroup.strVSwitch "on" $objHost.Name
          New-VirtualPortGroup -Name $vPortGroup.strNewVPG -VirtualSwitch $strVSwitch -VLanId $vPortGroup.strNewVlanTag
      }
  }
  

  One of the main problems was that $_ represents only the object from the pipeline last. So I added the line $vPortGroup = $_ to keep the line from the file entry in the variable $vPortGroup.

  Best regards, Robert

• Check whether there is a portgroup

  I would like to add a few exchanges of a .csv. To do this, I use the following script:

  $pgs = import-csv portgroups.csv

  $swi = get-virtualswitch - vmhost host.domain.local - name vSwitch1

  {foreach ($pg in $pgs)

  $swi | New-VirtualPortGroup-$pg.name - VLanId $pg name. VLanId

  }

  How can I change the loop to chek if a portgroup exists already, something like: If $pg does not exist, then new-virtualportgroup.

  Daniel

  Of course, there are several ways to do this in PS and PowerCLI.

  This is one of them.

  $pgs = import-csv portgroups.csv
  $swi = get-virtualswitch -vmhost host.domain.local -name vSwitch1
  $pg_present = $swi | Get-VirtualPortGroup | % {$_.Name}
  foreach ( $pg in $pgs) {
       if(-not ($pg_present -contains $pg.name)){
            $swi | New-VirtualPortGroup -name $pg.name -VLanId $pg.VLanId
       }
  }