Thinking, Building and Scripting GloballyJulian Wood

London VMware User Group - 14th July 2011#lonvmug

Thinking, Building and Scripting Globally

Who? What?

Why? How?

Who?

Julian WoodIT Infrastructure Architect & Blogger

www.WoodITWork.com@julian_wood

What?

Have a single PowerCLI script to build ESX(i) anywhere in your organisation.

Why?

• One script to maintain• One script to execute• Reduce errors• Set a global build standard• Maintain local differences• Remove reliance on COS Scripts• PowerCLI• Move From ESX to ESXi

ESX -> ESXi

• vSphere 5 is ESXi only• Service Console to Management Interface• COS Scripts• Disk Partitioning

– USB / SD– PXE

• Agents– Inventory– Security– Backup– Hardware– Monitoring

Why are build standards important?

• Repeatability• Reduce complexity• Champion simplicity• Reduce OpEx• Troubleshooting• Reporting• Automation

Cloud thinking…The way forward!

• Not about IT but about the business• Strategy is top down, not bottom up• Moving from Systems to Services• Think big & tackle a piece at a time• It’s bigger than deploying VMs

Service CatalogueStandardisation + Process + Automation

Your Cloud Foundation

• Hosts• Strategy– Global layout– Make things the same– Try to make different things the same

• Hardware• Number of Nics

• Global Network plan• Global Storage plan• Accommodate local differences

Your buildWhat’s the same?

• Naming Standard• Hardware Vendor• Number of Nics• Console Memory• Partitions

• Storage Protocol• Switch Port Numbers• Version + Patches• NTP Servers• Search Domains

Your buildWhat’s different?

• IP Addresses• Subnets• Gateways• Clusters• Hardware

• DNS Servers• Host Names• Port Groups• Datastores• File Locations

Global LayoutCluster Requirement

New YorkServers

VDI

LondonProd ServersDev Servers

UnixBigApp

VDI

TokyoServers

VDI

Build basics

• Build ESX(i) hosts– Blades– 4 x Nics– Directional Traffic– NFS

• What’s Unique– Host Name– IP Address

• Computing values– IP address / hostname gives you site– Host number can calculate IP info

Build basicsNaming Standards

Host Naming Standards = $HostType– WIN Server hosts =

<country><site><ESX><number>– Unix Server hosts =

<country><site><ESXUX><number>– VDI hosts = <country><site><ESXVDI><number>• jptokesx78 • gblonesxux10• usnycesxvdi22

Build basicsIP Addresses

IP Address = $SiteNYC Service Console VMkernel vMotion

Servers 10.1.14.1-100 10.1.15.1-100 192.168.0.1-100

VDI 10.1.14.101-200 10.1.15.101-200 192.168.0.101-200

TOK Service Console VMkernel vMotion

Servers 10.3.91.11-50 10.3.91.51-900 192.168.0.11-50

VDI 10.3.91.101-170 10.3.91.171-240 192.168.0.101-170

LON Service Console VMkernel vMotionServers 10.2.16.1-100 10.2.17.1-100 192.168.0.1-100

VDI 10.2.16.101-220 10.2.17.101-220 192.168.0.101-220

Unix 10.2.16.221-227 10.2.17.221-227 192.168.0.221-227

Let’s get scripting!Connect

#Ask for the host to connect toWrite-Host "Enter ESX(i) Host FQDN /IP " -ForegroundColor Magenta$vmhost = read-hostIf ($vmhost -eq "") { Write-Host "No ESX(i) Host Supplied, Exiting" -ForegroundColor Red Exit}

Write-Host "Enter ESX(i) host credentials to authenticate" -ForegroundColor ;Magenta

$ESXCred = $host.ui.PromptForCredential("ESX(i) credentials", "Please enter the; ESX(i) host user name and password.", "", "")

#Connect to the ESX(i) Host$ESXConnect=Connect-VIServer -Server $VMHost -Credential $ESXCredIf ($ESXConnect.IsConnected -ne $true){ Write-Host "Cannot connect to ESX(i) Host, Exiting" -ForegroundColor RedExit}$ESXHost=Get-VMHost

Let’s get scripting!Get the Basics

#Get Host Network informationWrite-Host "Getting Host Networking Information" -ForegroundColor Cyan$HostNetworkInfo = $ESXHost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter | where {($_.PortGroupName

-eq "Service Console") -or ($_.PortGroupName -eq "Management Network")}$ConsoleNic = ($HostNetworkInfo | Select IP).IP$ESXHostView=$ESXHost | Get-View#Get actual ESX hostname$vmhost = $vmhost = $ESXHostView.Name

# Work out Host Number by pulling out numbers from $vmhost variable and storing as integer[int]$HostNum = (([regex]'\d+').matches($vmhost.Split(".")[0]) | select ;Value).Value

gblonesx10/gblonesxvdi10/gblonesxus10 = 10# Show & TellWrite-Host "Connected to " $ESXHostView.Config.Product.Name " host:- " $ESXHost.Manufacturer " " $ESXHost.Model ": " $vmhost -Separator "" -ForegroundColor Green

Let’s get scripting!Where & what are you?

# Determine Host Site information based on Service Console IP Address"switch -wildcard ($HostNetworkInfo.ConsoleGateway) { "10.1.*" {$Site = "NYC"} "10.2.*" {$Site = "LON"} "10.3.*" {$Site = "TOK"} default {Write-Host "Can not determine ESX Host Site, Exiting“ ;

-ForegroundColor Red Exit}}# Determine ESX(i) Product Version"If ($ESXHostView.Config.Product.Name -match "ESXi") { $ESXProduct = "ESXi“} Else { $ESXProduct = "ESX“}# Determine Host Use Type"$HostType = "SRV"If ($vmhost -match "VDI") {$HostType = "VDI"}If ($vmhost -match “UX") {$HostType = "UNIX"}

Let’s get scripting!Asking what Type?

If ($Site -eq “LON") { while ($HostType -eq "SRV") { Write-Host "Enter ESX Host Type: " Write-Host "(P)roduction" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "(D)evelopment" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "(B)igApp" -ForegroundColor Green $SRVAnswer = Read-host switch ($SRVAnswer.ToUpper()) { "P" {$HostType = "SRVPROD"} "D" {$HostType = "SRVDEV"} “B" {$HostType = "SRVBIGAPP"} } }}

Let’s get scripting!Or calculating what type

# Determine Site Specific Host Type"If ($Site -eq “LON") { while ($HostType -eq "SRV") { switch ($HostNum) { {$_ -le 99} {$HostType = "SRVBIGAPP"} {$_ -le 79} {$HostType = "SRVDEV"} {$_ -le 49} {$HostType = "SRVPROD"}}}}

# Determine Site Specific File locations"switch ($Site) { "NYC" { $ISOLocation = "nyc_vmiso" $PuttyFolder = "\\usnycfile01\apps\Putty\"} "LON" { $ISOLocation = "vmiso" $PuttyFolder = "\\gblonfiler01\it\Utilities-Tools\Putty\"} "TOK" { $ISOLocation = "vmiso" $PuttyFolder = "\\jptokfs02\install\Putty\"}}

Let’s get scripting!Calculating IP Addresses

# Generate Site Specific IP Settings"switch ($Site){ "LON" {

$DNSServers = "10.2.111.78","10.2.1.47"$VMkernelVLAN = 530$VMkernelMask = "255.255.254.0"$VMkernelGateway = "10.2.17.254"$vMotionMask = "255.255.255.0"switch -wildcard($HostType){

"SRV*“ {$VMkernelIP = "10.2.17.$HostNum"$vMotionIP = "192.168.0.$HostNum"}

"UNIX“ {$VMkernelIP = "10.2.17." + ($HostNum+220) # Add 220 to HostNum value to work out Unix vmkernel IP$vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+220)} # Add 220 to HostNum value to work out Unix vmotion IP

"VDI“ {$VMkernelIP = "10.2.17." + ($HostNum+100) # Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP$vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+100)}}}# Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmotion IP

LON Service Console VMkernel vMotion

Servers 10.2.16.1-100 10.2.17.1-100 192.168.0.1-100

VDI 10.2.16.101-220 10.2.17.101-220 192.168.0.101-220

Unix 10.2.16.221-227 10.2.17.221-227 192.168.0.221-227

Let’s get scripting!Calculating IP Addresses

"NYC" { $DNSServers = "10.1.1.101","10.1.12.78" $VMkernelVLAN = 134 $VMkernelMask = "255.255.254.0" $VMkernelGateway = "10.1.15.254" $vMotionMask = "255.255.255.0" switch -wildcard($HostType) { "SRV*“ {$VMkernelIP = "10.1.15.$HostNum" $vMotionIP = "192.168.0.$HostNum"} "VDI“ {$VMkernelIP = "10.1.15." + ($HostNum+100)

# Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP$vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+100)}}} # Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP

"TOK" { $DNSServers = "10.3.13.72","10.3.15.12" $VMkernelVLAN = 603 $VMkernelMask = "255.255.255.0" $VMkernelGateway = "10.3.91.1" $vMotionMask = "255.255.255.0" switch -wildcard($HostType) { "SRV*“ {$VMkernelIP = "10.3.91." + ($HostNum+50)

# Add 50 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP$vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+10)} # Add 10 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP

"VDI“ {$VMkernelIP = "10.3.91." + ($HostNum+170) # Add 170 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP$vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+100)}}}} # Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP

Let’s get scripting!Port Groups

# Generate Site and Host Type Specific Port Groups"switch ($Site){

"LON" {switch ($HostType){

"SRVPROD" {$PortGroups = ("servers_prod1",41),("servers_lb1",39)}

"SRVBIGAPP" {$PortGroups = ("servers_prod1",41),("servers_lb1",39)}

"SRVDEV" {$PortGroups = ("servers_dev1",33)}"VDI" {$PortGroups = ("vdi1",29),

("vdi2",34),("vdi3",38)}

"UNIX" {$PortGroups = ("unix_dhcp",37)}}}"NYC" {

switch ($HostType){"SRV" {$PortGroups = ("servers_prod1",216)}"VDI" {$PortGroups = ("vdi1",218)}}}

"TOK" {switch ($HostType){

"SRV" {$PortGroups = ("servers1",500),("servers_lb",532)}

"VDI" {$PortGroups = ("vdi1",521),("vdi2",522)}}}}

Let’s get scripting!Datastores

# Generate Site and Host Type Specific Datastores"switch ($Site){ "LON" { switch ($HostType){ "SRVPROD" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("srvprod3_gblonnfs01","/vol/srvprod3","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("vcenter_gblonnfs01","/vol/vcenter","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com")} "SRVBIGAPP" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("srvprod3_gblonnfs02","/vol/srvprod3","gblonnfs02.wooditwork.com"), ("bigapp_gblonnfs02","/vol/bigapp","gblonnfs02.wooditwork.com"), ("vcenter_gblonnfs01","/vol/vcenter","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com")} "SRVDEV" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("srvdev3_gblonnfs02","/vol/srvdev3","gblonnfs02.wooditwork.com")} "VDI" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi1_gblonnfs03","/vol/vdi1","gblonnfs03.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi2_gblonnfs04","/vol/vdi2","gblonnfs04.wooditwork.com")} "UNIX" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("unix_servers1_gblonnfs01","/vol/uxrv1","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("unix_ws2_gblonnfs03","/vol/uxws2","gblonnfs03.wooditwork.com")}}}

Let’s get scripting!Datastores

“TOK" { switch ($HostType){ "SRV" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso1","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com"), ("srvtok1_jptokfiler01","/vol/srvtok1","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com"), ("vcenter_jptokfiler01","/vol/vcenter","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com")} "VDI" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso1","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi1_jptokfiler01","/vol/vdi1","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi2_jptokfiler01","/vol/vdi2","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com")}}} “NYC" { switch ($HostType){ "SRV" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso1","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com"), ("servers1_usnycfas01","/vol/servers1","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com")} "VDI" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso1","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi1_usnycfas01","/vol/vdi1","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi2_usnycfas01","/vol/vdi2","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com")}}}}

Let’s get scripting!It’s all worked out

Write-Host "Build information has been generated" -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host "------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host " ESX(i) Host Name: " -NoNewline Write-Host $vmhost -Separator "" -ForegroundColor GreenWrite-Host "ESX(i) Host Version: " -NoNewline Write-Host $ESXHostView.Config.Product.FullName -ForegroundColor GreenWrite-Host " Site: " -NoNewlineWrite-Host $Site -ForegroundColor GreenWrite-Host " Host Type: " -NoNewlineWrite-Host $HostType -ForegroundColor GreenWrite-Host " ISO Location: " -NoNewlineWrite-Host $ISOLocation -ForegroundColor GreenWrite-Host " Search Domain:"$SearchDomainWrite-Host " DNS Servers:"$DNSServersWrite-Host " NTP Servers:"$NTPServersWrite-Host ""If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "ESX VMkernel Networking" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "-------------------" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host " VMkernel IP: " -NoNewline Write-Host $VMKernelIP -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " VMkernel VLAN:"$VMKernelVLAN Write-Host " VMkernel Mask:"$VMKernelMask Write-Host " VMkernel Gateway:"$VMKernelGateway Write-Host ""}Write-Host "vMotion Networking" -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host "------------------" -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host " vMotion IP: " -NoNewlineWrite-Host $VmotionIP -ForegroundColor GreenWrite-Host " vMotion Mask:"$VmotionMaskWrite-Host ""Write-Host " Port Groups" -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host "-----------" -ForegroundColor CyanForEach ($PortGroup in $PortGroups) {Write-Host " Port Group: "$PortGroup[0]" VLAN:"$PortGroup[1]}Write-Host "Storage" -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host "-------" -ForegroundColor CyanForEach ($Datastore in $Datastores) {Write-Host -Separator "" " Datastore: "$Datastore[0]" - "$Datastore[2]":"$Datastore[1]}Write-Host "---------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host "" -ForegroundColor Cyan

Let’s get scripting!Start the standard build

Write-Host "-----------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host "Building ESX(i) Host:" $vmhost -ForegroundColor CyanWrite-Host "-----------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor Cyan

# Set Global Settings"$SearchDomain = "wooditwork.com","mycompany.net"$NTPServers = "usnycntp01.wooditwork.com","gblonntp01.wooditwork.com"$ConsoleMemory = 800$vSwitch0PortNumber = 128

If ($ESXHost.ConnectionState -notmatch "Maintenance") { Write-Host "Putting Host into Maintenance Mode" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Set-VMHost -State maintenance}Write-Host "Setting DNS Servers and Search Domains" -ForegroundColor Cyan$ESXHost | Get-VMHostNetwork | Set-VMHostNetwork -DnsAddress $DNSServers -SearchDomain

$SearchDomain

If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") {Write-Host "Setting Console Memory" -ForegroundColor Cyan$ESXHostView | %{(Get-View -Id ;

$_.ConfigManager.MemoryManager).ReconfigureServiceConsoleReservation($ConsoleMemory*1mb)}}

Let’s get scripting!Configure Networking…

Write-Host "Remove any existing NTP Servers" -ForegroundColor CyanIf (($ESXHost | Get-VMHostNtpServer) -ne $Null) {$ESXHost | Remove-VMHostNtpServer -NtpServer ($ESXHost | Get-VMHostNtpServer) -Confirm:$false}Write-Host "Adding NTP Servers" -ForegroundColor Cyan$ESXHost | Add-VMHostNtpServer -NtpServer $NTPServers

If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "Enabling SSH on the host" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Get-VmhostFirewallException "SSH Client" | Set-VMHostFirewallException -enabled:$true Write-Host "Enabling NTP Service in the firewall" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Get-VMhostFirewallException "NTP Client" | Set-VMHostFirewallException -enabled:$true}

If ($NTPService.Running -eq $True) { Restart-VMHostService -HostService $NTPService -Confirm:$false}Else { Start-VMHostService -HostService $NTPService -Confirm:$false}

Write-Host "Setting the NTP Service Policy to Automatic" -ForegroundColor Cyan$NTPService | Set-VMHostService -Policy Automatic

Write-Host "Removing any VM networks" -ForegroundColor Cyan$ESXHost | Get-VirtualPortGroup | Where-Object {$_.Port -eq $Null} | Remove-VirtualPortGroup -Confirm:$FalseWrite-Host "Removing any empty Virtual Switches" -ForegroundColor Cyan$ESXHost | Get-VirtualSwitch | Where-Object { $Null -eq (Get-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $_)} | Remove-VirtualSwitch -Confirm:$False

Write-Host "Configuring vSwitch0" -ForegroundColor Cyan$vSwitch0 = $ESXHost | Get-VirtualSwitch | where {$_.Name -like "vSwitch0"} Write-Host "Setting the Port Number on vSwitch0" -ForegroundColor Cyan$vSwitch0 | Set-VirtualSwitch -NumPorts $vSwitch0PortNumber -Confirm:$falseWrite-Host "Add vmnic1 to vSwitch0" -ForegroundColor Cyan$vSwitch0 | Set-VirtualSwitch -Nic vmnic0,vmnic1 -Confirm:$falseWrite-Host "Enable Beacon Probing on vSwitch0" -ForegroundColor Cyan$vSwitch0 | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -NetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy BeaconProbing

Let’s get scripting!Configure Networking…

If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "Adding VMkernel Port Group" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMkernel = $vSwitch0 | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name VMkernel -vlanid $VMKernelVLAN

Write-Host "Adding the VMkernel IP Address" -ForegroundColor Cyan New-VMHostNetworkAdapter -PortGroup $VMkernel -VirtualSwitch $vSwitch0 -IP $VMkernelIP -SubnetMask $VMkernelMask

Write-Host "Adding the VMkernel Gateway" -ForegroundColor Cyan Get-VMHostNetwork | Set-VMHostNetwork -VMkernelGateway $VMkernelGateway -VMkernelGatewayDevice "vmk0"

Write-Host "Setting vmnic1 to an Active Adapter" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMkernel | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicActive "vmnic1"

Write-Host "Setting vmnic0 to a Standby Adapter" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMkernel | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicStandby "vmnic0"

Write-Host "Override the vSwitch failover order" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMkernel | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -InheritFailoverOrder

$false - InheritFailback $true -InheritLoadBalancingPolicy $true -InheritNetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy $true -InheritNotifySwitches $true}

Let’s get scripting!Configure Networking…

If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESXi") { Write-Host "Configuring Management Network" -ForegroundColor Cyan $MgmtNet = $vSwitch0 | Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name "Management Network" Write-Host "Setting vmnic1 to an Active Adapter" -ForegroundColor Cyan $MgmtNet | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicActive "vmnic1" Write-Host "Setting vmnic0 to a Standby Adapter" -ForegroundColor Cyan $MgmtNet | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicStandby "vmnic0" Write-Host "Override the vSwitch failover order" -ForegroundColor Cyan $MgmtNet | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -InheritFailoverOrder $false -

InheritFailback $true -InheritLoadBalancingPolicy $true -InheritNetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy $true -InheritNotifySwitches $true}Write-Host "Creating the vMotion vSwitch1 and Port Group" -ForegroundColor CyanNew-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch1" -Nic vmnic2,vmnic3 | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name vMotion

Write-Host "Adding the vMotion VMkernel IP Address" -ForegroundColor CyanNew-VMHostNetworkAdapter -PortGroup vMotion -VirtualSwitch vSwitch1 -IP $vmotionIP -SubnetMask

$vMotionMask -VMotionEnabled $trueWrite-Host "Enabling Beacon Probing on vSwitch1" -ForegroundColor Cyan$vSwitch1 = Get-VirtualSwitch | where {$_.Name -like "vSwitch1"} $vSwitch1 | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -NetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy

BeaconProbing

Let’s get scripting!Creating port groups

Write-Host "Creating Virtual Machine Port Groups" -ForegroundColor Cyan$PortGroups | %{$vSwitch0 | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name $_[0] -vlanid $_[1]}

Write-Host "Setting VM Port Group Failover order" -ForegroundColor Cyan$VMPortGroups = $vSwitch0 | Get-VirtualPortGroup | Where-Object {$_.Port -eq $Null} foreach ($VMPortGroup in $VMPortGroups){ Write-Host $VMPortGroup.Name ": Set vmnic0 to an Active Adapter" $VMPortGroup | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicActive "vmnic0" Write-Host $VMPortGroup.Name ": Set vmnic1 to a Standby Adapter" $VMPortGroup | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicStandby "vmnic1" Write-Host $VMPortGroup.Name ": Override the vSwitch failover order” $VMPortGroup | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -InheritFailoverOrder

$false -InheritFailback $true - InheritLoadBalancingPolicy $true -InheritNetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy $true -InheritNotifySwitches $true}

Port Group vlan

servers_prod1 41

servers_lb1 39

Let’s get scripting!Handling site specifics

# Add site specific additional network requirements"switch ($Site){ “TOK" { switch ($HostType){ "SRV" { Write-Host “Tokyo: Creating the DMZ vSwitch2 and Port Group" -;

ForegroundColor Cyan New-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch2" -Nic vmnic6,vmnic7 | ;

New-VirtualPortGroup -Name servers_dmz Write-Host "Enabling Beacon Probing on vSwitch2" -ForegroundColor Cyan $vSwitch2 = $ESXHost | Get-VirtualSwitch | where {$_.Name -like "vSwitch2"} $vSwitch2 | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy - ;

NetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy BeaconProbing}}}}

Let’s get scripting!Handling versions

If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "Installing additional Network Patches" -ForegroundColor Cyan switch ($ESXHost.Version){ "4.0.0" { Write-Host "Installing Patch: BCM-bnx2x-1.52.12.v40.8" -ForegroundColor Cyan Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost $ESXHost -HostPath /vmfs/volumes/$ISOLocation/ESXPatches/BCM- bnx2x-1.52.12.v40.8-offline_bundle-324481/metadata.zip} "4.1.0" { Write-Host "Installing Patch: BCM-bnx2x-1.60.50.v41.2" -ForegroundColor Cyan Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost $ESXHost -HostPath /vmfs/volumes/$ISOLocation/ESXPatches/BCM- bnx2x-1.60.50.v41.2-offline_bundle-320302/metadata.zip}}}

Thinking, Building and Scripting GloballyJulian Wood

London VMware User Group - 14th July 2011#lonvmug