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Re: How do I script changing from Bridged to NAT?

15. Jul 10, 2009 6:21 AM

in response to: mswarbrick77

fixitchris

547 posts since
Dec 8, 2006

It looks like you're connecting and disconnecting successfully. The only problem I see is this thread editor changed my 'loadwithpartialassembly' lines. Take a look at the attachment of how they're supposed to look.

So between your connect and disconnect code you have to retrieve the VM you want and try those two networking CMDLETS. Look at vmwarescripting.com for Powershell examples. Or get Halr9000's book. http://halr9000.com/article/716

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vim_0_firestarter.ps1 (1.6 K)

Re: How do I script changing from Bridged to NAT?

16. Jul 10, 2009 9:39 AM

in response to: fixitchris

mswarbrick77

40 posts since
Jun 15, 2009

The attachment looks a bit different from the other one you sent. This does not have any place to put in my username and password and IP and such.

Here is the out put I get when I paste that into power shell...

PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #region Title Block
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #Name:vim_0_firestarter
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #File:vim_0_firestarter.ps1
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #Author:fixitchris
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #Date:April 2009
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #Purpose:Prepares environment for VI/dotnet execution.
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> "module " + $myInvocation.myCommand.Name;
module
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #endregion Title Block
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #region Firestarter
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> $VMCore = Get-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -EA 0
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> if ( -not $VMCore ) { Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core };
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> $scriptPath = split-path $myInvocation.myCommand.Path;
Split-Path : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.
At line:1 char:25
+ $scriptPath = split-path <<<< $myInvocation.myCommand.Path;
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadFile($($scriptPath + "\HIDLibrary.dll"));
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadFile($($scriptPath + "\USBlib.dll"));
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadFile($($scriptPath + "\devconLib.dll"));
Exception calling "LoadFile" with "1" argument(s): "Absolute path information is required."
At line:1 char:38
+ void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadFile( <<<< $($scriptPath + "\devconLib.dll"));
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadFile($($scriptPath + "\nhciClientNET.dll"))
;
Exception calling "LoadFile" with "1" argument(s): "Absolute path information is required."
At line:1 char:38
+ void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadFile( <<<< $($scriptPath + "\nhciClientNET.dll"));
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.VisualBasic")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("System.Diagnostics")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("System.Runtime.InteropServ
ices")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("System.Net")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("VMware.VimAutomation.Core"
)
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("VMware.Vim")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("VMware.VimAutomation.Types
")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("VMware.VimAutomation")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("VMware.VimAutomation.Commo
n")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("VMware.VimAutomation.Clien
t20")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> void http://Reflection.Assembly::LoadWithPartialName("VMware.Security.Credential
Store")
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #endregion Firestarter
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #region TheEnd
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> "vim_0_firestarter finished."
vim_0_firestarter finished.
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> #endregion TheEnd

Re: How do I script changing from Bridged to NAT?

17. Jul 10, 2009 9:51 AM

in response to: mswarbrick77

fixitchris

547 posts since
Dec 8, 2006

I was only referring to the LoadWithPartialName lines of code, since this editor hacked em up.

Let's try changing the variable from bridged to nat. Run the Virtuozo Console, connect to your box, https://192.168.0.4:8333/sdk.
Then select the VM you want and hit W to rewrite the ethernet0.connectionType to nat.
Then do your test to see if the variable change has any effect on the traffic pattern.
Then change the ethernet0.connectionType to bridged and re-do the test.