PowerCLI export VM + Datastore (RDM) + DiskGB + NAAID

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• Base powercli export VM info & find independent disks?

  Hello

  I'm looking for two powercli database work and wonder if I could get some help here

  First thing I'm doing is basically a list of all the virtual machines, GuestOS and IP addresses. I tried to use it but cannot operate unless I specify 1 vm?

  $Report = @)

  $VMs = get - VM | Where {$_.} PowerState - eq "Receptor"}

  {ForEach ($VM to $VMs)

  $VMView = $VM | Get-View

  $VMInfo = {} | Select VMName, OS, IPAddress

  $VMInfo.VMName = $vm.name

  $VMInfo.OS = $vm. Guest.OSFullName

  $VMInfo.IPAddress = $vm. Guest.IPAddress

  $Report += $VMInfo

  }

  $Report = $Report | Sort-Object VMName

  $report | Export-Csv c:\output.csv

  Secondly, I am trying to run a powercli script to find all the independent labels. I can't find anything that allows me to get that? any help appreciated here

  Thank you very much

  $VMs = get-cluster-name 'Cluster001 ' | Get - VM | Where {$_.} PowerState - eq "Receptor"}

• PowerCLI, Multipathing change: fixed RDM and VMFS of Round Robin

  With the new improvements in vSphere native mulit pathing (NMP) in 5.1, I tried to change my LUN to use repetition alternated according to EMC with my flare VNX practices code.

  However, I also have MSCS clusters that don't support a fixed mode according to the http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1037959.

  Later, I want to get all my VMFS volumes and set them to Round Robin and let all of my RDMs set to fixed.

  I'm hoping to dynamically so that I can leave it with the admin here to run whenever he wants, but I'm fighting to achieve.

  What I've tried so far.

  I can get all my LUNS with these commands.

  $esxcli= Get-EsxCli

  $Allmyluns = Get - esxcli.storage.nmp.device.list () | Where {$_ .device - like 'naa.*'}

  I can get all my RDM with this command

  $RDMS = get - vm | Get-hard drive | where {$_.} SCSIcanonicalname - like 'naa.* ' | Select SCSIcanonicalname

  I can put the method once I have the storage in this way

  $esxcli= Get-EsxCli

  Foreach ($lun in $allmyluns({

  $esxcli.nmp.device.setpolicy($null, $_.Name,"VMW_PSP_RR")

  }

  I have also thought about writing a csv or text file with the first command and trying to remove the entries with the second command but that is a bit past me, and I may be trying to over-complicate things unnecessarily.

  
  

  But what I can’t do is work out how to get a list whenever I want that has all the VMFS LUNS but not any of the RDM LUNS. So I can dynamically feed this into a script which updates VMFS pathing to Round Robin.

  
  

  Any help, input or ideas would be greatly appreciated

  This should help you all VMFS LUNS.

  Get-Datastore | where {$_.Type -eq "VMFS"} | %{  $_.ExtensionData.Info.Vmfs.Extent | %{    $_.DiskName  }}
  

• Policy statement multi-channel datastore/RDM

  I'm looking to create a fairly complex data .csv store report - the data / the following columns:

  Data Center |  Cluster |  HostName (short name, not FQDN |)  Identification (name of the data store, if not datastore call RDM |)  Canonical name.  LUN # |   Political MPP |   Name of the vendor

  I know that these data can be obtained with several different commands, however put it all together in a single report is another challenge...

  Any help would be appreciated...

  I use a variation on this script that displays the Monday in the matrix (instead of text).

  Try this one

• PowerCLI - export to CSV

  Hello world

  I'm trying to run a command powercli and export the results to a csv file. I run the command below, but when I opened the whole output CSV file is added in column 1 of Excel, but there are 4 columns of data. Is there a way I can get it in excel, but each of the columns (name, powerstate, num CPU, memory) are rather than 1 in 4 columns Excel?

  Get - vm | WHERE-object {$_.powerstate - eq "poweredoff"} > c:\temp\poweredoffvms.csv

  Thank you

  Scott

  If its possible, check below line

  Get-VM | Where-Object {$_.PowerState -eq "PoweredOff"} | Export-Csv -Path c:\poweredoff-vms.csv -NoTypeInformation
  

  And if you want just a few items, you can filter using "select."

  Get-VM | Where-Object {$_.PowerState -eq "PoweredOff"} | Select Name,PowerState,NumCPU,MemoryMB | Export-Csv -Path c:\poweredoff-vms.csv -NoTypeInformation
  

  To export to the csv file, you can use "Export-Csv.

• Version number and compilation of host ESX with PowerCLI - export problem

  Hello all,.

  I tried to run a PowerCli command which translates in the version host etc...

  Normally, I can use the export to a file .csv with NoTypeInformation - line, but it does not work and errors with the following text:

  Unexpected token 'Export to Csv' in expression or statement.

  Online: 2 char: 11

  + Export-Csv < < < < "c:\GDC_HostsVer.csv" - NoTypeInformation

  + CategoryInfo: ParserError: (Export - Csv:String)], ParentConta

  insErrorRecordException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: UnexpectedToken

  If anyone can help as to why the following does not export the results, but runs when I do not use the Export-CSV command?

  Notice-EEG - ViewType HostSystem-Name, property Config.Product | foreach {$_.} Name, $_. Config.Product | `
  Export-Csv "c:\%name%.csv" - NoTypeInformation

  Thank you very much!

  Try this

  get-view -ViewType HostSystem -Property Name,Config.Product |
  %{$_.Config.Product} | Export-Csv "c:\report.csv" -NoTypeInformation
  

• Report selected datastore PowerCLI

  Hello

  Please can we suggest a script or modify below a, to only generate a report for specific data storage. I don't want a report for each unique data store in vCenter, those special.

  =====================================================================

  $fileloc = "c:\output.htm".
  $body = "This is Datastore using PowerCLI export.
  $mailfrom = "e-mail address".
  $to = 'mailaddress1, mailaddress2 '.
  $subject = 'this message is sent by PowerCLI script.
  $smtpserver = "IP address of your SMTP server"

  $datastores = get-vmhost | Get-Datastore. Sort-Object Name
  $myColCurrent = @)

  {foreach ($store in $datastores)
  $myObj = "" | CapacityGB, UsedGB, PercFree, Select-Object Name, Type, ID, Accessible
  $myObj.Name = $store. Name
  $myObj.CapacityGB = '{0:n2}' f ($store.capacityMB / 1 kb)
  $myObj.UsedGB = '{0:N2}' f (($store.)) CapacityMB - $store. (FreeSpaceMB) / 1 KB)
  $myObj.PercFree = ' 0: {n} ' f (100 * $store.) Store FreeSpaceMB / $. CapacityMB)
  $myObj.Type = $store. Type
  $temp is get-view-Id $store. ID
  $myObj.ID = get-DSDevice $store
  $myObj.Accessible = $store. Accessible
  $myColCurrent += $myObj
  }

  # Export the output
  $myColCurrent | ConvertTo-Html-of title "Datastore" - body "< H2 > Information Datastore.". "< / H2 > ' | Out-file - add $fileloc

  ==========================================================================

  Thank you

  Pls change the first line

  $fileloc = "c:\output.htm".

• RDM mapping Datastore renames will have an impact on the VMS?

  Hello

  We have 5 ESX 4.1 and a VC 4.1, we configured NFS Datastore (NetApp) and presented to 5 all ESX hosts and all the virtual machines run in the NFS Datastore. We have configured a data store through SAN for mapping files RDM name like 'RDM map', however, for the other VM engines, we used RDM lun. and all the RDM LUN mapping files are stored in the Datastore 'RDM MAP', but I want to rename 'RDM MAP' to 'RDM_MAP_Datastore '. If I renamed the mapping data store, it will affect my running virtual machines?
  

  PramodKhalate wrote:

  Yes, I rename datastore in Vcenter... not level of storage...

  no problem then

  I've done this several times

• Attempt to add notes to an existing 'Export-VMInfo' script

  Hello world!

  Facing certain difficulties, going against a 4.1 together with 5.1 customer PowerCLI and could really use some help here, because this report is already pretty awsome, just need a little more information... Here is my custom annotations, I wish I could include in my report:

  

  This is the code which I am hoping to change - it all began with one of the 'Owner' annotations for now... See the last line of the "For Each" loop, which is certainly not fair...

  $VCServerName = "sf1.
  $VC = to connect-VIServer $VCServerName
  $VMFolder = "ITAC_SF1_RandD_DC".

  $date = get-Date - f Mdyyyy_HH_mm
  $ExportFilePath = 'C:\Users\U219715\Desktop\PowerCLI\Export-VMInfo_RING_$ ($date) .csv ".
  
  $Report = @)
  $VMs = get-file-server $VC - location $VMFolder | Get - VM
  
  $Datastores = get-Datastore. Select Name, Id
  $VMHosts = get-VMHost | Select Name, Parent
  

  {ForEach ($VM to $VMs)
  $VMView = $VM | Get-View
  $VMInfo = {} | Select VMName Powerstate, BONE folder, IPAddress, ToolsStatus, VMHost, Cluster, data store, NumCPU, MemMb, DiskGb, DiskFree, DiskUsed, owner
  $VMInfo.VMName = $vm.name
  $VMInfo.Powerstate = $vm. PowerState
  $VMInfo.OS = $vm. Guest.OSFullName
  $VMInfo.Folder = ($vm |) Get - Folderpath). Path
  $VMInfo.IPAddress = $vm. Guest.IPAddress [0]
  $VMInfo.ToolsStatus = $VMView.Guest.ToolsStatus
  $VMInfo.VMHost = $vm.host.name
  $VMInfo.Cluster = $vm.host.Parent.Name
  $VMInfo.Datastore = ($Datastores | where {$_.}) ID-match (($vmview.)) Data store | Select - first 1) | Select the value). Value} | Select name). Name
  $VMInfo.NumCPU = $vm. NumCPU
  $VMInfo.MemMb = [math]: round (($vm.)) (MemoryMB), 2)
  $VMInfo.DiskGb = [math]: Round ((($vm.)) Hard drives | Measure-Object-CapacityKB property-sum). Summary * 1 k / 1 GB), 2)
  $VMInfo.DiskFree = [math]: Round ((($vm.)) Guest.Disks | Measure - Object - property FreeSpace-sum). Summary / 1 GB), 2)
  $VMInfo.DiskUsed = $VMInfo.DiskGb - $VMInfo.DiskFree

  $VMInfo.Owner = $vm | Select Name,@{N="Owner; E={$_. CustomFields ['owner']}}

  And here is what this code produces at the present time, which is certainly not fair:

  

  Any help would make my day, let me know if I can provide additional info...

  Thank you so much

  Ryan Hammond

  It seems you are trying to set the OS twice in this line Select (3rd and 2nd to the last property)

• Political multi-channel Fixed and enter preffered paths balance for a set of RDM Lun

  Hi all

  I was hoping that someone with some experience PowerCLI might help me with the following problem.

  Short version:

  I need to adapt this script http://vmjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/balancing-lun-paths-on-your-esx-hosts-with-powershell/ to accept the entry of a canonical name text file...

  Long version:

  We have a number of LUNS of RDM used by Microsoft the Failover Clusters, in accordance with the recommendation from the storage provider (Dell), we need to define all teas LUN to have a multi-path of FIXED policy and want to balance these on both paths.

  I can get the canonical name for each LUN RDM using this script;

  Get-VM-Location"Cluster Name" | Get-HardDisk -DiskType "RawPhysical","RawVirtual"| SelectParent,Name,DiskType,ScsiCanonicalName

  (Of http://www.definit.co.uk/2013/03/powercli-script-to-set-rdm-luns-to-perennially-reserved-fixes-slow-boot-of-esxi-5-1-with-mscs-rdms/#more-1526( )

  I then manually identify the LUNS that have to be changed since the text output.  So, basically, I have a text file containing the canonical each of the RDM LUN name I need to change to fixed.

  LUNS.txt

  NAA.6000d31000331e0000000000000000c0

  NAA.6000d31000331e0000000000000000c1

  NAA.6000d31000331e0000000000000000c2

  NAA.6000d31000331e0000000000000000c3

  NAA.6000d31000331e0000000000000000c4

  NAA.6000d31000331e0000000000000000c5

  I can't run this command to set the Fixed multichannel strategy because I need the PreferredPath variable.

  Get-vmhost 'host name ' | Get-scsilun 'naa.6000d31000331e0000000000000000c0 ' | game-scsilun - multipathpolicy 'Fixed '.

  
  

  "If the MultipathPolicy parameter is set to 'Fixed', you must specify the parameter of PreferredPath."

  I can then get the paths by using this command:

  Get-vmhost 'host name ' | Get-scsilun 'naa.6000d31000331e0000000000000000c0 ' | Get-scsilunpath

  Favorite SanID state name
  ----       -----                                    -----      ---------
  FC.2000... False Active 50:00:D3:10:00:33:1e:19
  FC.2000... False Active 50:00:D3:10:00:33:1e:1 has

  Basically, I need to adapt this script (from here http://vmjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/balancing-lun-paths-on-your-esx-hosts-with-powershell/) at the entrance to a text file of canonical names.

  # Cluster-wide LUN Path Load Balancing Script

  # Written by Justin Emerson, http://vmjunkie.wordpress.com

  # Idea originally from a PERL script I saw here:

  #    http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/04/01/load-balancing-activeactive-sans/

  # This script requires the VI Toolkit version 1.5

  # NOTE: This script assumes that every LUN has the same number of paths.

  #       If you have multiple storage arrays, and they have different numbers of paths,

  #       I make no guarentees that this will work!

  # If you have an improvement to this script, please feel free to leave a comment on my blog!

  Write-Host"This script will modify the policy of all your shared LUNs on all ESX Servers"-ForegroundColorCyan

  Write-Host"in a Cluster to Fixed and select a preferred path in a round-robin fashion."-ForegroundColorCyan

  if ($args.Length -eq0) {$clusterName= Read-Host"Please enter the Cluster name"} else {$clusterName= $args[0]}

  $VMHosts= Get-Cluster$clusterName| Get-VMHost

  # Run through this loop for each host in the cluster

  foreach($VMHostin $VMHosts)

  {

      # Keep only disks of luntype "disk" to avoid any storageArrayController devices.

      # Filter to only objects where the ConsoleDeviceName starts with vml to avoid any DAS disks.

      # Note: I have tested both HP EVA and Xiotech storage and SAN LUNs always appear this way.

      # Please check if this is the same on your storage before running.

      $luns= $VMHost|get-scsilun-luntypedisk|

      where-object{$_.ConsoleDeviceName -like"/vmfs/devices/disks/vml*"}|Sort-ObjectCanonicalName

      $firstLUNPaths= Get-ScsiLunPath$luns[0]

      $numPaths= $firstLUNPaths.Length

      $count= 0

      foreach($lunin $luns)

      {

          if ($count-ge$numPaths) { $count= 0 }

          $paths= Get-ScsiLunPath-ScsiLun$lun

          $lun|Set-ScsiLun-MultipathPolicyFixed -PreferredPath$paths[$count]

          $count+= 1

          # Sleep for 30 seconds as I've heard some arrays dont like doing this too fast.

          Start-Sleep-Seconds30

      }

  }

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  See you soon,.

  Patrick

  Do you have something like this in mind?

  $esxName = "MyEsx" $lunFile = "./luns.txt"
  $lunNames = Get-Content $lunFile $VMHost = Get-VMHost -Name $esxName
  # Find the LUN with the least number of paths
  $leastLUNPaths = Get-ScsiLun -VmHost $VMHost -LunType disk | Sort-Object -Descending -Property {
    Get-ScsiLunPath -ScsiLun $_ | Measure-Object | Select -ExpandProperty Count} | Select -First 1 | Get-ScsiLunPath
  $numPaths = $leastLUNPaths.Length
  $count = 0 foreach ($lunName in $lunNames)
  {
    $lun = Get-ScsiLun $lunName -VmHost $VMHost  if ($count -ge $numPaths) { $count = 0 }
    $paths = Get-ScsiLunPath -ScsiLun $lun  $lun|Set-ScsiLun -MultipathPolicy Fixed -PreferredPath $paths[$count]
    $count += 1  # Sleep for 30 seconds as I've heard some arrays dont like doing this too fast.
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 30}
  

• RAW Device Mapping (RDM) (data store)

  Hello everyone,

  I would like to ask I datastore, RDM, I use it with some VMS but when I browse with vsphere on my storage I Ididn find listested on my datastor

  could you please sometimes why not found Ididn.

  Thank you all for your support

  Used as the RDM disks do not present as data stores in the view "storage." There you will find only the VMFS LUNS data warehouses are in format. However, all LUNS - any that they are used as VMFS or RDM data warehouses - should show when you select the vmhba appropriate in "storage adapters".

  André

• Types of lists vNic script PowerCLI

  Does anyone know script PowerCLI export the following information in an Excel spreadsheet?

  1. the virtual computer name

  2. IP address

  3. Mac address

  4 port Group

  5. type of virtual network adapter (vmxnet3, E1000, etc.)

  Number 1 and number 5 are the most important for us at this immediate moment.  I have to identify the virtual machines do not have vmxnet3 adapter, so we can change them.  Thanks in advance.

  Try this

  Get-VM | Select Name,
      @{N="IP addr";E={[string]::Join(',',$_.Guest.IPAddress)}},
      @{N="MAC addr";E={[string]::Join(',',($_.Guest.Nics | %{$_.MacAddress}))}},
      @{N="Portgroup";E={[string]::Join(',',($_.Guest.Nics | %{$_.NetworkName}))}},
      @{N="NIC type";E={[string]::Join(',',($_.Guest.Nics | %{$_.Device.Type}))}}
  

• Game-CDDrive operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.

  It's been a while, please remind me how to put the code here? PSVersion 5.0.10105.0 VMWare PowerCLI AutoDeploy component 6.0 build 2358282 VMWare ImageBuilder PowerCLI component 6.0 build 2358282 license of VMware PowerCLI component 6.0 build 2315846 VMware vSphere PowerCLI component 6.0 build 2548068 VMware VDS PowerCLI component 6.0 build 2548068 Cloud of VMware Infrastructure Suite PowerCLI component 6.0 build 2548068 VMware HA PowerCLI component 6.0 build 2510422 VMware PowerCLI component Storage Management 6.0 build 2522368 trying to build a server from the ground using Powercli. Started with:

  $paramVM = @{

  VMHost =   $vmhost

  Version =   "v7"

      Name  =   "CompVM"

  Data store = $datastore

  DiskGB =   50

  DiskStorageFormat = "EagerZeroedThick"

  MemoryGB =   4

  NumCpu =   1

  Location =   $Folder

      CD  =   $true

  ResourcePool = $ResourcePool

  PortGroup = $portGroup

  Notes = "DC of DOM"

  Confirm =   $false

  }

  $paramVM . Location | select *

  New-VM @paramVM

  It seemed to go very well.

  Get-VM svr01mid100 | Start-VM

  Then, something isn't quite right.

  $paramNA = @{

  StartConnected =   $true

  WakeOnLan =   $true

  Connected =   $true

      Type  = « Vmxnet3 »

  Confirm =   $false

  }

  Get-VM chi01osm300 | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter @paramNA

  , I get the error: Set-NetworkAdapter: 29/07/2015-18:44:36 Set-NetworkAdapter operation is not valid due to the current state of the object. Online: 9 char: 43 + Get - VM svr01mid100 | Get-NetworkAdapter | Together-NetworkAdapter @paramNA + ~ ~ ~ + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [game-NetworkAdapter], VimException + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDevice.SetNetworkAdapter MacAddress: 00:10:56:ss:3f:ab WakeOnLanEnabled: true NetworkName: SameAsAbove Type: Vmxnet3 ParentId: VirtualMachine - vm - 108361 Parent: svr01mid100 Uid: /VIServer = Dom\[email protected]: 443/VirtualMachine = VirtualMachine-vm-108361/NetworkAdapter = 4000 / ConnectionState: logged, NoGuestControl, StartConnected ExtensionData: VMware.Vim.VirtualVmxnet3 Id: VirtualMachine-vm-108361/4000 name: NIC 1 Client: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.VimClient )

  Get-VM svr01mid100 | Get-CDDrive | Select Name,IsoPath

  Name IsoPath - CD/DVD drive 1 C:\ PS > Get - VM svr01mid100 | Get-CDDrive. Game-CDDrive - IsoPath $isoPath - StartConnected $true - confirm: $false Set-CDDrive: 29/07/2015-18:50:39 Set-CDDrive operation is not valid due to the current state of the object. I disconnected and then reconnected my session. I tried to see what was going on in vCenter (which I never do) and I fount it tries to start with the ISO, but giving a frown face and reboot again. I think that he did not like something in the build of the server. Help!

  I don't know that I did it is clear enough. The new VM script seems to work, it creates a new virtual machine.

  But eventually, every setting change that I try to do on the virtual machine, I get an error stating that "the operation is not valid due to the current state of the object."

  It seems to take the configuration but then I noticed he tried to start, but it started getting the error that I put in the screenshot.

  To me, that shows that it is trying to boot from the CD, because it is a Windows error.  Moreover, he just trying to start several times.

  Now, I went back and I think that the error "operation is not valid due to the current state of the object" may have been the fact that the VM tried to boot from the CD over and over, this is what is meant by the current state.

  I noticed just here, the hosts have 4.1 on them, which does not support r2 Server 2012.

  I think we're good.  Thank you!

• Assistance with the creation of the VM for the automation of laboratory and criticism

  Being a novice at scripting powershellCLI from scratch, I managed to put together a script to automate the creation of virtual machines for my ESXi5.1 training laboratory. Some of my orders have been adapted from Luc - D blog. Many thanks for your great blog.

  I have a list of virtual computers that have different OS, memory, CPU, disk, NetworkPort, ISOPath, FloppyDrive etc.

  
  Here's the routine I created to go after using the help of VMware PowerCLI and the reference and examples of the VMware community. I would like to help to be able to optimize the code to speed up the processing, because it does not have enough in the process, I tried to use the | Out-Null but it does not seem to turn off the output. I also wanted to know how read a CSV file parameters and phase of each virtual machine created by feeding one after the other time it has been fully configured, as remotely via VMTools looking for the existence of a file or setting on a virtual machine before the next VM is created in order--something like a configuration of vAPP. I tried the CSV file, but only managed to partially run my script is included below:
  Finally, when it's time to clean up a script to check if the virtual machine is turned on then turn off and delete the inventory and drive of the virtual computer. (I think I could manage removing relatively easily). Hope my request is not a big ask.

  Thanks in advance.

  
  # Connect to vSphere Host with root

  $date = get-Date

  $ESXhost = Read-Host "enter the host ESX or IP name.

  $username = Read-Host "Username".

  $password = Read-Host "Password."

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $ESXhost - User $username - Password $password

  
  # Create DC

  $VMname = "Lab_DC".

  New-VM - VMHost $ESXhost - CD - name $VMname - MemoryMB 512 - NumCPU 1 - Version v9 - ID windows7Server64Guest-Floppy - Datastore LUN1-DiskGB 15 - DiskStorageFormat thin - Notes '$VMname AutoDeployed on $date.

  Get - VM $VMname | Get-CDDrive. Game-CDDrive - ISOPath "[Host3] VM/Lab_Local\WIN2K8R2SP1_CUST.» "ISO" - StartConnected $true - confirm: $false

  $DelayValue = "5000".

  $vm = get - VM $VMname | Get-View

  $vmConfigSpec = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

  $vmConfigSpec.BootOptions = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineBootOptions

  $vmConfigSpec.BootOptions.BootDelay = $DelayValue

  $vmConfigSpec.flags = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineFlagInfo

  $vmConfigSpec.flags.enableLogging = $false

  $vm. ReconfigVM_Task ($vmConfigSpec)

  Get - VM $VMname | Get-NetworkAdapter | Together-NetworkAdapter - NetworkName "Lab_Local" - confirm: $False

  FloppyDrive get - VM $VMname | Game-FloppyDrive - FloppyImagePath "Automate/BootFloppies/LAB-DC.flp [build]" - StartConnected $true - confirm: $false

  Most of the time the foregoing successfully created the virtual machine, but I have about 20 MV that I need to build/remove and the only way I can do it is by adding the individual game published for each virtual computer orders - it isn't nice to handle, so I tried to add a loop foreach to read the name of the virtual machine and the settings for each computer virtual to a CSV file.

  The CSV file is formatted as follows:

  VMName MemoryMB NumCpu Version, ID, Datastore, DiskGB, ISOPath, NetworkName, FloppyPath

  Lab_DC, 512, 1, v9, windows7Server64Guest, Lun1, 15, [Host3] VM/Lab_Local\WIN2K8R2SP1_CUST. ISO, Lab_Local, Automate/BootFloppies/LAN-DC.flp [build]

  Lab_VC, 2048, 1, v9, windows7Server64Guest, Lun2, 20, [Host3] VM/Lab_Local\WIN2K8R2SP1_CUST. ISO, Lab_Local, Automate/BootFloppies/LAN-VC.flp [build]

  I tried to add this to "test" as below, but it seems to work partially. It fails to set the path of the ISO, disk path and the Network Port correctly - could not understand how to properly use the BootOptions so I left it.

  $VMs = import-CSV - UseCulture b:\automate\servers.csv

  New-VM - VMhost Host3 - CD-name $VM. VMName - MemoryMB $VM. MemoryMB - NumCPU $VM. NumCPU-Version $VM. Version - ID $VM. ID-floppy - Datastore $VM. Store data-DiskGB $VM. DiskGB - DiskStorageFormat 'thin' - Notes '$name Auto deployed on $date.

  Get - VM $VM | Get-CDDrive. Game-CDDrive - ISOPath $VM. ISOPath - StartConnected $true - confirm: $false

  Get - VM $VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Together-NetworkAdapter NetworkName - $VM.NetworkName - confirm: $False

  FloppyDrive get - VM | Game-FloppyDrive - FloppyImagePath $VM. FloppyPath - StartConnected $true - confirm: $false

  This is the result I get from the routine above.

  Name	Use of the port
  ----	----  ----
  Host3	root of 443

  WARNING: The 'Description' of type VirtualMachine property is deprecated. Use the property "Note".

  WARNING: The 'Hard drives' property type VirtualMachine is discouraged. The "Get-hard drive" cmdlet instead.

  WARNING: The 'NetworkAdapters"type VirtualMachine property is deprecated. The cmdlet "Get-NetworkAdapter" instead.

  WARNING: The 'UsbDevices' of type VritualMachine property is obsolete. Use the "Get-UsbDevice" cmdlet instead.

  WARNING: The 'CDDrives' of type VitrualMachine property is obsolete. Use the "Get-CDDrive" cmdlet instead.

  WARNING: The 'FloppyDrives"type VirtualMachine property is deprecated. Use the "Get-FloppyDrive" cmdlet instead.

  WARNING: The 'Host' of type VirtualMachine property is deprecated. Use the property "$vmhost".

  WARNING: The "HostId" type VirtualMachine property is deprecated. Use the property "VMHostId".

  Get-FloppyDrive: it lacks an argument for the parameter "VM". Specify a parameter of type ' VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Type

  s.V1. [Inventory.VirtualMachine] ' and try again.

  To b:\Automate\Various Scripts\CreateVM.ps1:48 tank: 20

  + Get-FloppyDrive - VM < < < < | Game-FloppyDrive - FloppyImagePath $VM. FloppyPath - StartConnected $true - confirm: $false

  	+ CategoryInfo	: InvalidArgument: (:)) [Get-FloppyDrive], ParameterBindingException)
  	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId: MissingArgument, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDevice.GetFloppyDriv

  e

  Ah, my mistake, I don't check your code.

  Inside the loop, the script must use the variable $_ instead of the variable $VM to the New - VM.

  The variable $_ will have extracted the CSV file line.

  I've updated the code above. Give him another chance.

• SOIC and home profile

  It is possible to define SOIC uses the host profile? I want to make sure that any new data store added to the host gets active SOIC. is it possible to do this by using the host profile.

  Also, is there a list cannot be set using the host profiles, I know:

  Lock mode

  License

  
  

  
  

  Thank you
  

  script like this would change these settings

  PowerCLI C:\ > Get-Datastore | Get-View? {$_. Summary.Accessible - eq $true - and $_. Capability.StorageIORMSupported - and $_. Summary.MultipleHostAccess}|% {(Get-View (vue Get ServiceInstance).)} Content.StorageResourceManager). ConfigureDatastoreIORM_Task ($_.) )}