Script to export vCenter roles / Permissions

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• Re: Script to retrieve vCenter roles and responsibilities

  Hello guys,.

  I need a script to do the following

  The script should generate the following details in a csv format: vCenter roles and responsibilities-> AD groups assigned to this role-> privileges assigned to this role.

  vCenter roles name (List of all roles)

  Details on using (Inscription on the groups or users added to the particular role)

  List each of the role privilege. For example: data center-> Global etc...

  Thank you

  VK

  Hello

  Always try to LucD scripts, it is one of the best scripter, check below one of his screenplay

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1642302

  Thank you

• Script to export VCenter alarms to analyze.

  Does anyone know of a script, or how an exportable report of your alarms that are used in your script Vcenter?

  Want to know what thresholds have been established.

  For example, is sent by e-mail or SMNP.

  Help, please.

  James

  Hi James,

  Glad it helped

  Please select my comment as replied so people can use it!

  S

• Vcenter roles and permissions on files to export

  Hello

  I use the script to Gabe at low cost disaster recovery for export permanent folder, but when I checked to see if it exports all folders in my vCenter there seems to be some missing files... At first I thought that maybe the account I used to export was the role of administrator or role is has not spread downwards for missing files, but after checking, it was not the case.

  Code:

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

  Function Get roles

  {

  Begin {}

  $authMgr = get-View Manager

  $report = @)

  }

  {In process

  {foreach ($role in $authMgr.roleList)}

  $ret = new-Object PSObject

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'Name' - value $role.name

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'Label' - value $role.info.label

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'Summary' - value $role.info.summary

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'RoleId' - value $role.roleId

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'System' - value $role.system

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'Privilège' - value $role.privilege

  $report += $ret

  }

  }

  {End}

  return $report

  }

  }

  Function Get-permissions

  {

  Begin {}

  $report = @)

  $authMgr = get-View Manager

  $roleHash = @ {}

  $authMgr.RoleList | %{

  $roleHash [$_] RoleId] = $_. Name

  }

  }

  {In process

  $perms = $authMgr.RetrieveAllPermissions)

  {foreach ($perm in $perms)

  $ret = new-Object PSObject

  $entity is get-view $perm. Entity

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'Entity' - value $entity. Name

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name "EntityType" - value $entity.gettype (). Name

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'Group' - value $perm. Group

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name "Main" - value $perm. Main

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'Spread' - value $perm. Spread

  $ret | Add-Member-Type noteproperty-Name 'Role' - value $roleHash [$perm. RoleId]

  $report += $ret

  }

  }

  {End}

  return $report

  }

  }

  function {New XmlNode

  Param ($node, $nodeName)

  $tmp = $global: vInventory.CreateElement ($nodeName)

  $node. AppendChild ($tmp)

  }

  function {Set-XmlAttribute

  Param ($node, $name, $value)

  $node. SetAttribute ($name, $value)

  }

  function {Get-XmlNode

  Param ($Path)

  $vInventory.SelectNodes ($path)

  }

  [XML] $vInventory = ' < inventory > < roles / > < permissions / > < / inventory >.

  # Roles

  $XMLRoles = get-XmlNode "inventory/roles".

  Get-roles. where {-not $_.} System} | % {

  $XMLRole = new-XmlNode $XMLRoles 'Role '.

  Together-XmlAttribute $XMLRole 'Name' $_. Name

  Together-XmlAttribute $XMLRole 'Label' $_. Label

  Together-XmlAttribute $XMLRole 'Summary' $_. Summary

  $_. Privilege | % {

  $XMLPrivilege = new-XmlNode $XMLRole "Privilege."

  Together-XmlAttribute $XMLPrivilege 'Name' $_

  }

  }

  # Permissions

  $XMLPermissions = get-XmlNode ' inventory/Permissions.

  Get permissions | % {

  $XMLPerm = new-XmlNode $XMLPermissions "Permission".

  'Entity' of the series-XmlAttribute $XMLPerm $_. Entity

  Together-XmlAttribute $XMLPerm "EntityType" $_. EntityType

  Together-XmlAttribute $XMLPerm 'Group' $_. Group

  Together-XmlAttribute $XMLPerm "Main" $_. Main

  Together-XmlAttribute $XMLPerm "spread" $_. Spread

  'Role' of the series-XmlAttribute $XMLPerm $_. Role

  }

  $vInventory.Save ($OutFile)

  Depending on how deeply nested and common names are and would need to be analyzed, but essentially, Yes. If you re-create your folder structure to match your original vCenter, then you can apply the permissions in the appropriate folders and as long as it spread is set accordingly, it must inherit for sub folders similar to how they were put in the original vCenter.

  One caveat is that you must export both custom roles/privileges.

• Need a little help. Script to export the single document for different types of files.

  Hey guys, I'm new to scripting. have looked everywhere but cannot find an answer to this, I'm sure it's pretty simple

  
  At work we export logos all the time in a few different formats for the clients.
  I looked in the script as a way to automate the process.

  So far, I thought a little script to export my Illustrator formats document... now I need to be able to export this document even outside as a res low and high PNG, low and high res JPEG, EPS, PDF and TIFF etc.
  I have scripts to do all these separately but just need to know how to put it all in a single script I can do all at once

  Here is an example of my two different scripts to export PNG. I just need to know how string together so I can add all of the formats without breaking it.

  	function savePNG() {}
  	var destFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("select the folder to export the PNG files to :');")
  	If {(destFolder)
  	If (app.documents.length > 0) {}
  	var Nomdoc = app.activeDocument.name.match(/^.*[^.ai]/i);
  	var destFile = new file (destFolder + ' /' + Nomdoc + "-HR.png");
  	if(destFile == null) {return ;}
  	var doc = app.activeDocument;
  	var artRect = doc.artboards [0] .artboardRect;
  	var exportOptions = new ImageCaptureOptions;
  	exportOptions.resolution = 300;
  	exportOptions.antiAliasing = true;
  	exportOptions.transparency = true;
  	doc.imageCapture (destFile, artRect, exportOptions);
  	}
  	}
  	}
  	savePNG();

  and here is the version low resolution

  	function savePNG() {}
  	var destFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("select the folder to export the PNG files to :');")
  	If {(destFolder)
  	If (app.documents.length > 0) {}
  	var Nomdoc = app.activeDocument.name.match(/^.*[^.ai]/i);
  	var destFile = new file (destFolder + ' /' + Nomdoc + "-LR.png");
  	if(destFile == null) {return ;}
  	var doc = app.activeDocument;
  	var artRect = doc.artboards [0] .artboardRect;
  	var exportOptions = new ImageCaptureOptions;
  	exportOptions.resolution = 72;
  	exportOptions.antiAliasing = true;
  	exportOptions.transparency = true;
  	doc.imageCapture (destFile, artRect, exportOptions);
  	}
  	}
  	}
  	savePNG();

  Thanks for any advice you can give!
  Eli

  Oh, you want to perform two functions, one after another at the same time? then just name with different names and perform one function after another, if all files will be saved in the same folder, the argument selectDialog move method on each of your functions to don't do only once.

  function savePNG_HR(){
      var destFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Select the folder to export the PNG files to:');
      if (destFolder) {
          if(app.documents.length > 0){
              var docName = app.activeDocument.name.match(/^.*[^.ai]/i);
              var destFile = new File(destFolder + '/' + docName + " - HR.png");
              if(destFile == null){return;}
              var doc = app.activeDocument;
              var artRect = doc.artboards[0].artboardRect;
              var exportOptions = new ImageCaptureOptions;
              exportOptions.resolution = 300;
              exportOptions.antiAliasing = true;
              exportOptions.transparency = true;
              doc.imageCapture(destFile, artRect, exportOptions);
          }
      }
  }
  
  function savePNG_LR(){
      var destFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Select the folder to export the PNG files to:');
      if (destFolder) {
          if(app.documents.length > 0){
              var docName = app.activeDocument.name.match(/^.*[^.ai]/i);
              var destFile = new File(destFolder + '/' + docName + " - LR.png");
              if(destFile == null){return;}
              var doc = app.activeDocument;
              var artRect = doc.artboards[0].artboardRect;
              var exportOptions = new ImageCaptureOptions;
              exportOptions.resolution = 72;
              exportOptions.antiAliasing = true;
              exportOptions.transparency = true;
              doc.imageCapture(destFile, artRect, exportOptions);
          }
      }
  }
  savePNG_HR();
  savePNG_LR();
  

• Role permissions to user/required to upload/remove data store files

  Hello.

  I am not able to find information on the specific roles/permissions required to load or delete files in a data store.

  Thanks in advance

  If you go into the roles data store as there are options to browse datastore and deleting the file, those who should do it.

• Script to export the VC roles/Permissions/objects

  I need a script to the list of all the roles in VC, users/groups assigned to the role, and the role object is assigned to. I want only the list of objects that have a role assigned to them. I would also like to be able to export this info into a csv file if possible. If anyone has a pre-made script that can do it, it would be very useful. I was looking for some sort of get-permission or the cmdlet get-vmpermission to achieve this, but cant seem to find anything. Any help would be great.

  Thank you

  Jason

  Get permissions is a filter I wrote, see the script in the use of role identifier.

  Again not in this thread.

  The line example I gave was just a new version of the last line of the script in the use of role ID to show how to export the result to a CSV file.

  The parameter - Useculture is new in PowerShell v2. Sorry should have left this.

  I use it because it solves the problem we had in PS v1 with the separator.

  By default, the separator is a comma, but in our locale, it is defined as the semicolon.

  Without the parameter - Useculture the Export-Csv cmdlet always uses a comma, with this setting, need the separator defined in the regional settings.

  Your last question, Yes, you can limit the scope of the Get-Onventory cmdlet with the - Location parameter.

  If, for example, only wanted a report for a specific data center, you can do

  Get-Inventory -Location (Get-Datacenter ) | Get-Permissions | Export-Csv -Path "C:\permissions.csv" -NoTypeInformation
  

• How can I save vCenter roles and permissions

  As you know the permissions and roles of vCenter are stored locally in a database of ADAM, even when the main inventory SQL server database is on a different system.   I backup my separately from SQL server database but do not save the local database of ADAM.  What is the best way to save the ADAM database if there are no backups at the hypervisor level of vCenter server? vCenter server is virtualized and unfortunately only in guest-backup agents are allowed by this company, no backups of VMDK.  Solutions of VADP are not allowed.   Thank you!

  This information is part of the VCDB as well, and if you save the VCDB you will be covered.  However, you can manually save ADAM if you wish.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1029864

• vCenter Role Management

  Hello.  Is there a way to tell which users belong to which roles in vCenter which clicking on each object?

  You can with this script PowerCLI: http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/06/15/vsphere-permissions-export-import-part-1/

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  VMware vExpert 2009

  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

  repository scripts vGhetto

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  If you find this information useful, please give points to "correct" or "useful".

• Script to export the Muitlple IP address information and its subnet, VLAN and bridge

  Hello

  Looking for a script capture several IP address and mask of subnet, gateway, information of VLAN to more than 1000 VMS in vCenter server. I don't know how to get Get - VM loop for several IP address, gateway subnet, VLAN, to export to the CSV file.

  Could you please tell me the correct syntax for this. Thanks in advance.

  You're looking like that?

  Guest os ipaddress, subnet and gateway information

• Script to export the virtual disk information in a specific format

  Hi all

  First too all the Scripting Guys who I borrowed the code here, thank you!

  Now, I was able to get all the information I want vcenter but I have problems with two of the scripts I wrote.  It is with regard to obtaining information on the virtual disks associated with all virtual machines in the environment.

  I was able to export the data, but I get a line by VM that does not work for the way in which we want to use the data.

  What I am looking for is a csv export with one line per virtual machine that looks like:

  VM number 1, hard disk number 1 name number 1 datastore, path of vmdk number 1 hd, hd number 1 capactity, number 1 hd, hard drive controller number 2 name,... up to 7

  name of number 2 VM...

  Thank you!

  Alec

  OK, I see what happened.

  The 2nd block is to create empty properties in the object.

  The value should be $null like this

  $report = @()foreach($vm in Get-VM){  $row = New-Object PSObject -Property @{Name = $vm.Name}  $i = 1  Get-HardDisk -VM $vm | %{    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk #$($i) Name" -Value $_.Name -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk #$($i)" -Value $_.FileName.Split("/")[1] -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk$($i)path" -Value $_.FileName -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk$($i)Capacity(MB)" -Value ($_.CapacityGB*1024) -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk$($i)Controller" -Value ($_ | Get-ScsiController).Name -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk$($i)Datastore" -Value $_.FileName.Split(']')[0].TrimStart('[') -MemberType NoteProperty    $i++  }  while($i -le 8){    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk #$($i) Name" -Value $null -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk #$($i)" -Value $null -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk$($i)path" -Value $null -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk$($i)Capacity(MB)" -Value $null -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk$($i)Controller" -Value $null -MemberType NoteProperty    $row | Add-Member -Name "Disk$($i)Datastore" -Value $null -MemberType NoteProperty    $i++  }  $report += $row}
  
  $report  | Export-Csv -path virtual_disks2.csv -notype
  

• vs vCenter host permissions

  We run 5.0 ESXi and vCenter and I noticed a problem the other day when one of my colleagues tried to connect to one of our hosts directly using the vSphere Client.  We have some ad groups that we have assigned various permissions in vCenter and all works fine when connected to vCenter through the client, but none of the roles or permissions show up if we try and connect directly to the host.  It's design or something do not propagate properly?

  This is normal. The permissions are stored in the database of the vCenter server and applied to the objects in the inventory. vCenter Server connects to the host by using the 'vpxuser' to perform tasks, but only allows each user to vCenter server tasks that he is allowed to.

  André

• script to export the vm

  We have two servers esxi and vcenter with essentials licenses.

  Is there a way to export the virtual machines on a windows share servers every night with a script?

  http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-8760

  ghettoVCB

• Roles, permissions - DataCenter, file, Cluster, host Layout - best Practices\How-to

  Have a little problem with permissions and roles. I'm sure it will be an easy one for those of you with more experience of working with roles. I hope that my layout organization made with quote boxes is readable.

  The Organization has just spun a new host ESXi 4 for developers and added in vCenter. Developers want to use the vSphere Client\VIC to manage the ESX Server. They need rights to create virtual machines, remove VMs, clone VMs, VMs potential power. However, we don't want them to be able to reach production.

  According to the diagram below, the new host of development, labeled as "HostC (autonomous DEVELOPMENT host)", is located under "Data Center-City-2", who also owns the production ESX clusters. " And obviously I don't want developers having rights on production groups.

  Lets say I have create a role called 'HostC Dev Sandbox Rights', add users and assign directly to "HostC" below. This role contains the VM 'create' right, however when I run the wizard Creation of VM of HostC as a member of the role the vSphere Client tells me this task requires rights create VM on the level of data center! But given these developers to create VMS access on the data center would give them rights to create virtual machines in the poles of Production! Which is obviously a problem.

  I can't believe that our need to give these rights to ONLY one host in a DataCenter is rare. I don't know that there is a misunderstanding on my part of how to configure VMware roles for best practices.

  Anyone with more expirence on VMware roles ready to help me on this one? Thanks in advance!

  Organization representative Schema using quote boxes:

  vSphere (vCenter Server)

  City of DataCenter-1

  Many cases, clusters, hosts

  City of DataCenter-2

  FolderA (Division A)

  ClusterA (A Cluster of Production)

  HostA1 (Production host in Group A)

  HostA2 (Production host in Group A)

  %Windir%$NTUninstallKB941568_DX8$\Spuninstb (division B)

  Focus (Production Cluster B)

  HostB1 (Production host in Group B)

  HostB2 (Production host in Group B)

  HostC (autonomous DEVELOPMENT host) - under %windir%$NTUninstallKB941568_DX8$\Spuninstb but not in the cluster

  City Center-3

  Many cases, clusters, hosts

  You can apply permissions directly to the data store.  I didn't need to go further than the clusters in our environment, but what really works for you is to place data warehouses in folders for storage.  Have the records be the names of your groups hosts and clusters.  Then place the warehouses of data for each cluster in the corresponding folder.  Then, just apply permissions for the data on the record instead of warehouses in each individual data store.  Off topic a little, but a records of something in the store of data discovered lack is the function of "views of storage" and I put a future application.

  Yes, if you set permissision to the view of the data store the user can turn opinion and see.  Extensive your permissions framework tests is guaranteed before pushing users.  Looks like you are already doing.

• PowerShell Script to add users and permissions to the ESX host

  Here is a script to add the user accounts...

  You have a script to add the permissions?

  1. Original by c_shanklin @ http://communities.VMware.com/message/1013362

  Function New-VMHostShellAccount {param ($Name, $Password = $null, $Description = $null, $PosixId = $null) $SvcInstance = Get-view serviceinstance $AcctMgr = Get-View $SvcInstance.Content.AccountManager $AcctSpec = new-object VMware.Vim.HostPosixAccountSpec $AcctSpec.id = $ $Name = AcctSpec.password $AcctSpec.description $Password = $Description $AcctSpec.shellAccess = $false # Enable shell access $AcctSpec.posixId = $PosixId $AcctMgr.CreateUser ($AcctSpec) # Create user Get-VMHostAccount |} Where-Object {$_.} {ID - eq $Name} # Write new user in the output stream just as New-VMHostAccount would be}

  1. Added by Timothy cutting

  $vcs = @ ($vcs) += connect-viserver "VCSERVER01" $vcs += connect-viserver "VCSERVER02" $vcs += connect-viserver "VCSERVER03" $vcs += connect-viserver "VCSERVER04" $vcs += connect-viserver 'VCSERVER05' $vcs += connect-viserver 'VCSERVER06 '.

  $user = Read-Host "authenticate - USER NAME" $pass = Read-Host "Authenticate - PASSWORD" $newuser = Read-Host "Create new user account" $newpass = Read-Host "Create New Password" $description = Read-Host "Create Description" $Id = Read-Host "to create identification number.

  $vmhosts = get-VMHost-Server $vcs | Sort-Object Name

  foreach ($vmhost in $vmhosts) {Write-Host $vmhost Connect-VIServer $vmhost - user $user-password $pass New-VMHostShellAccount-name $newuser - $newpass - $Description - $Id PosixId Description password}

  Take a look at create roles of directors by script.

  Here, I show you how to create a new 'role' and then how to assign this role, as well as accounts or shareholders as they are called in the API, entity.

  An ESX Server has 3 built in roles ('No Access', 'Read only' and 'Administrator'), but you can create your own roles with just the privileges that you need.

  Note that the VI Toolkit for Windows Community Extensions contain functions to manage roles and permissions.

  Extensions require to use PowerShell v2 CTP3!