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PowerCLI script to deploy vm's from a template

Hey all,

I have this script part way done. My questions are:

1. I want to find out the nubmber of "Winxp-X" are currently deployed then I want to add more. I don't want to use a CSV or anyother format to inmport from. Yes i'm that lazy. For some reason i can't figure it out!

2. On the line that askes "What esx host do you want to use" i would like to just hit "1" for esx1 vs typing out the name of the host.

Can the above questions be done? if so HELP! I have been working on this for days. Thanks!

  1. Yes i a Connect-VIServer -Server blah blah blah... Just removed.

{

{

$freespaceCalc = @{ Name = "FreespaceGB"; Expression = { ::Round($_.FreeSpaceMB * 1MB / 1GB ) } }

$capacityCalc = @{ Name = "CapacityGB"; Expression = { ::Round($_.CapacityMB * 1MB / 1GB) } }

  1. User enters how manny agents are requred

$agentTotal = Read-Host "Enter how many WinXp Agents you need."

$agnetTotal = $agentTotal

Get-Datastore | Select Name, $freespaceCalc, $capacityCalc |Sort-Object Name | ft -Force -AutoSize| Out-Default

$datastore = Read-Host "What DataStore do you want to use?"

Get-VMHost | Select-Object Name | Sort Name |ft -Force -AutoSize | Out-Default

$esxHost = Read-Host "What Esx-Host Do you want to use?"

$XP = Get-VM -Name WinXP-*

$totalXPCount = @($XP).Length

$totalXP = (1 + $totalXPCount)

for($adt = ($totalXP + $agentTotal);$totalXP -lt $adt; $totalXP++){

if($totalXPCount -eq $adt)

{

break

}

$machineName = "WinXP-$totalXPCount"

$template = "XP-32 Template"

$osspec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec XP

foreach ($vm in $machineName)

{$vm = New-VM -Name $vm -Template $template -Host $esxHost -Datastore $datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $osspec |start-vm }

}

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LucD
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The variable $hostIndex contains the index in array $hostList of the selected host.

This is the corrected script.

Note that the forum SW has problems with square brackets so you better use the attached file.

# Current "** Create Win XP **";
$freespaceCalc = @{ Name = "FreespaceGB"; Expression = { [Math]::Round($_.FreeSpaceMB * 1MB / 1GB ) } }
$capacityCalc = @{ Name = "CapacityGB"; Expression = { [Math]::Round($_.CapacityMB * 1MB / 1GB) } }

# User enters how manny agents are requred
$agentTotal = [int](Read-Host "Enter how many WinXp Agents you need.")

$totalXPCount = (Get-VM -Name WinXP-* | Measure-Object).Count
if($totalXPCount -lt $agentTotal){
	for($adt = $totalXPCount + 1; $adt -le $agentTotal; $adt++){

		Get-Datastore | Select Name, $freespaceCalc, $capacityCalc |Sort-Object Name | ft -Force -AutoSize| Out-Default
		$datastore = Read-Host "What DataStore do you want to use?"

		$hostList = Get-VmHost | select Name | Sort-Object
		$i = 1
		$hostList | % {Write-Host $i ":" $_.Name; $i++}
		$hostIndex = Read-Host "Enter a number (1 -" $hostList.Count ")"
		Write-Host "You selected host" $hostIndex "with hostname" $hostList[$hostIndex - 1].Name

		$machineName = "WinXP-$adt"
		$template = "XP-32 Template"
		$osspec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec XP

		foreach ($vm in $machineName){
			$vm = New-VM -Name $machineName -Template $template -Host $hostList[$hostIndex - 1].Name -Datastore $datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $osspec |start-vm }
	}
}


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1) The following script snippet will run through the loop the number of missing guests times.

$agentTotal = [int](Read-Host "Enter how many WinXp Agents you need.")

$totalXPCount = (Get-VM -Name WinXP-* | Measure-Object).Count
if($totalXPCount -lt $agentTotal){
	# Add missing XP guests
	for($adt = $totalXPCount + 1; $adt -le $agentTotal; $adt++){
		Write-Host "Adding guest" $adt
		# Execute the New-Vm part
	}
}

2) The following script snippet displays the hostnames prefixed with a sequential number.

With the number, in variable $hostIndex, you can access the selected host in the array $hostList

$hostList = Get-VmHost | select Name | Sort-Object
$i = 1
$hostList | %{Write-Host $i ":" $_.Name; $i++}
$hostIndex = Read-Host "Enter a number (1 -" $hostList.Count ")"
Write-Host "You selected host" $hostIndex "with hostname" $hostList[$hostIndex - 1].Name


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Hi,

I did notice that you said "I don't want to use CSV" but did you see this document?



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LucD,

Your post is just want i needed. But now i get the following:

New-VM : 8/12/2009 4:32:00 PM New-VM Could not find VMHost with name '1'.

At C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Scripts\Agent-Deploy.ps1:92 char:19

+ {$vm = New-VM <<<< -Name $vm -Template $template -Host $hostIndex -Datastore $datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $osspec |start-vm }

New-VM : Value cannot be found for the mandatory parameter VMHost

At C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Scripts\Agent-Deploy.ps1:92 char:19

+ {$vm = New-VM <<<< -Name $vm -Template $template -Host $hostIndex -Datastore $datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $osspec |start-vm }

What did I do wrong?

Thankx!

Current "** Create Win XP **";

$freespaceCalc = @{ Name = "FreespaceGB"; Expression = { ::Round($_.FreeSpaceMB * 1MB / 1GB ) } }

$capacityCalc = @{ Name = "CapacityGB"; Expression = { ::Round($_.CapacityMB * 1MB / 1GB) } }

  1. User enters how manny agents are requred

$agentTotal = (Read-Host "Enter how many WinXp Agents you need.")

$totalXPCount = (Get-VM -Name WinXP-* | Measure-Object).Count

if($totalXPCount -lt $agentTotal){

  1. Add missing XP guests

for($adt = $totalXPCount + 1; $adt -le $agentTotal; $adt++){

  1. Execute the New-Vm part

}

}

Get-Datastore | Select Name, $freespaceCalc, $capacityCalc |Sort-Object Name | ft -Force -AutoSize| Out-Default

$datastore = Read-Host "What DataStore do you want to use?"

$hostList = Get-VmHost | select Name | Sort-Object

$i = 1

$hostList | %{Write-Host $i ":" $_.Name; $i++}

$hostIndex = Read-Host "Enter a number (1 -" $hostList.Count ")"

Write-Host "You selected host" $hostIndex "with hostname" $hostList[$hostIndex - 1].Name

$XP = Get-VM -Name WinXP-*

$totalXPCount = @($XP).Length

$totalXP = ($totalXPCount + 1)

for($adt = ($totalXP + $agentTotal);$totalXP -lt $adt; $totalXP++){

if($totalXPCount -eq $adt)

{

break

}

$machineName = "WinXP-$totalXPCount"

$template = "XP-32 Template"

$osspec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec XP

foreach ($vm in $machineName)

{$vm = New-VM -Name $machineName -Template $template -Host $hostIndex -Datastore $datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $osspec |start-vm }

}

Disconnect-VIServer -Server $DefaultVIServer -Confirm:$false

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LucD
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The variable $hostIndex contains the index in array $hostList of the selected host.

This is the corrected script.

Note that the forum SW has problems with square brackets so you better use the attached file.

# Current "** Create Win XP **";
$freespaceCalc = @{ Name = "FreespaceGB"; Expression = { [Math]::Round($_.FreeSpaceMB * 1MB / 1GB ) } }
$capacityCalc = @{ Name = "CapacityGB"; Expression = { [Math]::Round($_.CapacityMB * 1MB / 1GB) } }

# User enters how manny agents are requred
$agentTotal = [int](Read-Host "Enter how many WinXp Agents you need.")

$totalXPCount = (Get-VM -Name WinXP-* | Measure-Object).Count
if($totalXPCount -lt $agentTotal){
	for($adt = $totalXPCount + 1; $adt -le $agentTotal; $adt++){

		Get-Datastore | Select Name, $freespaceCalc, $capacityCalc |Sort-Object Name | ft -Force -AutoSize| Out-Default
		$datastore = Read-Host "What DataStore do you want to use?"

		$hostList = Get-VmHost | select Name | Sort-Object
		$i = 1
		$hostList | % {Write-Host $i ":" $_.Name; $i++}
		$hostIndex = Read-Host "Enter a number (1 -" $hostList.Count ")"
		Write-Host "You selected host" $hostIndex "with hostname" $hostList[$hostIndex - 1].Name

		$machineName = "WinXP-$adt"
		$template = "XP-32 Template"
		$osspec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec XP

		foreach ($vm in $machineName){
			$vm = New-VM -Name $machineName -Template $template -Host $hostList[$hostIndex - 1].Name -Datastore $datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $osspec |start-vm }
	}
}


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JimmyDean
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LucD,

Thank you again! This worked great! I have been jammed at work. Sorry for the delay. Thank you again very much!

J

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monahancj
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This might help you figure out how to use a CSV file for input.

http://poshcode.org/2051

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