{"id":571,"date":"2010-02-11T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T13:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2010-02-11T08:40:38","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T13:40:38","slug":"esx-post-install-onfig-via-powercli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/esx-post-install-onfig-via-powercli\/","title":{"rendered":"ESX Post install config via PowerCLI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working from home yesterday, I saw a tweet, and linked blog post, by Ivo Beerens<\/a><\/strong>, about configuring ESX via PowerCLI after the initial installation. Ivo has covered the bases pretty well for his environment.<\/p>\n

I recently wrote a PowerCLI script to do some of the same things, but I did choose a somewhat different approach.\u00a0 Our scripts differ in the following respects:<\/p>\n

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  1. My script is executed against the ESX host, and not against vCenter<\/li>\n
  2. My script is geared toward a NetApp Filer as my backend storage<\/li>\n
  3. My script operates as a menu, giving the flexibility to only configure one or more settings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now on to my script.\u00a0 I wrote this script knowing that I would have several hosts I needed to configure in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n

    \n# ===============================================================\n#\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NAME: ConfigMenu.ps1\n#\u00a0 AUTHOR: Jase McCarty\n#\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DATE: 1\/28\/2010\n#\n# ===============================================================\n\n# Explain what the script does\nWrite-Host "This script will allow for configuration of several "\nWrite-Host "different components of an ESX Host"\n\n# Ask for the Host name or IP\n$ESXHOST = Read-Host "Enter ESX Host Name or IP"\nConnect-VIServer $ESXHOST\n\n# Setup Our Menu\ndo {\n\n# Select environment MENU\nWrite-Host "*** Config Menu for $ESXHOST ***"\nWrite-Host "What task would you like to perform?"\nWrite-Host " 1. Adjust Service Console Memory"\nWrite-Host " 2. Adjust vSwtich0 Ports to 248"\nWrite-Host " 3. Add Port Groups to vSwitch0"\nWrite-Host " 4. Add VMKernel Port to vSwitch0 For VMotion Purpose"\nWrite-Host " 5. Add vSwitch1 for Storage Network"\nWrite-Host " 6. Update NFS &amp; TCP settings for NFS Traffic"\nWrite-Host " 7. Update NTP Settings"\nWrite-Host " 8. Add Datastores to ESX Host"\nWrite-Host " 0. Quit"\nWrite-Host " "\n$response = Read-Host "Select 1-8"\nWrite-Host " "\n\nswitch ($response)\n{\n1 {\n"** Adjust the Service Console Memory Setting **";\nWrite-Host "Setting Service Console Memory to 800MB";\n$consoleMemMb = 800;\nGet-VMHost | Get-View | %{(Get-View -Id $_.ConfigManager.MemoryManager).ReconfigureServiceConsoleReservation($consoleMemMb*1mb)};\nWrite-Host "!!! The system will have to be rebooted for these settings to take place !!!";\nRead-Host 'Press return to continue...';\nClear-Host\nbreak;\n}\n2 {\n"**Adjust Virtual Switch Ports for vSwitch0 to accomodate Many Virtual Machines **";\nGet-VMHost $ESXHOST | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch0" |Set-VirtualSwitch -NumPorts "256";\nRead-Host "Press return to continue...";\nClear-Host\nbreak;\n}\n3 {\n"** Add Port Groups to vSwitch0 (Nics must be trunked) **";\nWrite-Host "Adding Port Groups to vSwitch0";\n$NVPG = Get-VMHost $ESXHOST | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch0" | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name "VLAN100" -VLanId "100";\n$NVPG = Get-VMHost $ESXHOST | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch0" | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name "VLAN101" -VLanId "101";\nRead-Host 'Press return to continue...';\nClear-Host\nbreak;\n}\n4 {\n"** Adding VMKernel Port to vSwitch0 For VMotion **";\nWrite-Host "Adding VMKernel Port to vSwitch0 For VMotion";\n$VMOTIONIP = Read-Host "Enter VMotion IP";\n$VMOTIONNM = Read-Host "Enter VMotion Subnet Mask";\n$VMOTIONVLAN = Read-Host "Enter VMotion VLAN";\n#Get-VMHost $ESXHOST | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch0";\n$esxImpl = Get-VMHost $ESXHOST;\n$vSw0 = Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost $esxImpl -Name vSwitch0;\nNew-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $esxImpl -PortGroup "VMotion" -VirtualSwitch $vSw0 -IP $VMOTIONIP -SubnetMask $VMOTIONNM -VMotionEnabled $true;\nSet-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualPortGroup "VMotion" -VlanId $VMOTIONVLAN\nRead-Host 'Press return to continue...';\nClear-Host\nbreak;\n}\n5 {\n"**Add Second Virtual Switch to host for Storage Network **";\n$STORAGESCIP = Read-Host "Enter Storage Service Console IP: ";\n$STORAGESCNM = Read-Host "Enter Storage Service Console NetMask: ";\n$STORAGEVKIP = Read-Host "Enter Storage VMKernel IP: ";\n$STORAGEVKNM = Read-Host "Enter Storage VMKernel NetMask: ";\n\nWrite-Host "Adding vSwitch1 to Host";\nGet-VMHost $ESXHOST | New-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch1";\n$esxImpl = Get-VMHost $ESXHOST;\n$vSw = Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost $esxImpl -Name vSwitch1;\nSet-VirtualSwitch -VirtualSwitch $vsW -Nic vmnic1,vmnic2\nNew-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $esxImpl -PortGroup "StorageSC" -VirtualSwitch $vSw -IP $STORAGESCIP -SubnetMask $STORAGESCNM -ConsoleNic;\nNew-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $esxImpl -PortGroup "StorageVMKernel" -VirtualSwitch $vSw -IP $STORAGEVKIP -SubnetMask $STORAGEVKNM;\n\nRead-Host 'Press return to continue...';\nClear-Host\nbreak;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }\n6 {\n"**Update NFS\/TCP Settings for NFS Traffic **";\nWrite-Host "Updating TCP and NFS Advanced Configuration Settings";\nSet-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -VMHost $ESXHOST -Name Net.TcpipHeapSize -Value 30;\nSet-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -VMHost $ESXHOST -Name Net.TcpipHeapMax -Value 120;\nSet-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -VMHost $ESXHOST -Name NFS.MaxVolumes -Value 64;\nSet-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -VMHost $ESXHOST -Name NFS.HeartbeatMaxFailures -Value 10;\nSet-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -VMHost $ESXHOST -Name NFS.HeartbeatTimeout -Value 5;\nSet-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -VMHost $ESXHOST -Name NFS.HeartbeatFrequency -Value 12;\nRead-Host 'Press return to continue...';\nClear-Host\nbreak;\n}\n7 {\n"**Update NTP Settings **";\nWrite-Host "Updating NTP Server Values";\nAdd-VMHostNtpServer -NtpServer "ntp1.domain.com";\nAdd-VMHostNtpServer -NtpServer "ntp2.domain.com";\nGet-VmhostFirewallException -Name \u201cNTP Client\u201c\u00a0 |Set-VMHostFirewallException -enabled:$true;\nRead-Host 'Press return to continue...';\nClear-Host\nbreak;\n}\n\n8 {\n"**Add Datastores to ESX Host **";\nWrite-Host "Adding Datastores to ESX Host";\nGet-VMHost | New-Datastore -Nfs -NAME nfs_datastore -Path \/vol\/nfs_datastore -NfsHost x.x.x.x;\nRead-Host 'Press return to continue...';\nClear-Host\nbreak;\n}\n0 {\n"** Exiting Script **";\nWrite-Host "Quit";\nbreak;\n}\ndefault {\n"** The selection could not be determined **";\nbreak;\n}\n}\n\n}\nwhile ($response -ne "0")\n<\/pre>\n
    As can be seen, I am performing some of the same tasks as Ivo’s script.\u00a0 The script can be easily modified to fit just about any environment.\u00a0 I have not yet added the snippets of code to update vmnic load balancing, failover, etc…\u00a0 But it is on the way.<\/p>\n
    Again, use this script only after sufficient testing.\u00a0 And as always, use of this script does not make me liable for any modifications to your environment.<\/p>\n
    $NVPG = Get-VMHost $ESXHOST | Get-VirtualSwitch -Name “vSwitch0” | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name “VLAN100” -VLanId “100”;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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