Import and export DRS rules

[nareshunik]

Need a script to import DRS rules and export DRS rules...

the output in .csv format

[LucD]

See Arne's post called PowerCLI: Export, Import and Create DRS Rules v2

[nareshunik]

before posting in communities i checked it.

Export of DRS rules works fine..

The same tried to import it, but it did not work.

Get-VM : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Id'. The argument is null, empt

y, or an element of the argument collection contains a null value. Supply a col

lection that does not contain any null values and then try the command again.

At C:\users\cz3m7g\desktop\scripts\DRS Rules\import drs rules.ps1:6 char:20

+     -VM (Get-VM -Id <<<<  $rule.VmIds)}

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Get-VM], ParameterBindingValid

   ationException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutom

   ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

Get-Cluster : 3/25/2012 11:17:59 AM    Get-Cluster        Cluster with name 'CP

THI05' was not found, using the specified filter(s).

At C:\users\cz3m7g\desktop\scripts\DRS Rules\import drs rules.ps1:3 char:38

+     New-DrsRule -Cluster (Get-Cluster <<<<  -Name "CPTHI05") `

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Get-Cluster], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError,VMware.VimA

   utomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetCluster

Get-VM : 3/25/2012 11:18:01 AM    Get-VM        VM with id 'VirtualMachine-vm-1

290' was not found, using the specified filter(s).

At C:\users\cz3m7g\desktop\scripts\DRS Rules\import drs rules.ps1:6 char:16

+     -VM (Get-VM <<<<  -Id $rule.VmIds)}

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Get-VM], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError,VMware.VimA

   utomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

Get-VM : 3/25/2012 11:18:01 AM    Get-VM        VM with id 'VirtualMachine-vm-1

291' was not found, using the specified filter(s).

At C:\users\cz3m7g\desktop\scripts\DRS Rules\import drs rules.ps1:6 char:16

+     -VM (Get-VM <<<<  -Id $rule.VmIds)}

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Get-VM], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError,VMware.VimA

   utomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

New-DrsRule : Cannot bind parameter 'Cluster'. Cannot convert the "" value of t

ype "System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject" to type "VMware.VimAutomation

.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.Cluster".

At C:\users\cz3m7g\desktop\scripts\DRS Rules\import drs rules.ps1:3 char:25

+     New-DrsRule -Cluster <<<<  (Get-Cluster -Name "CPTHI05") `

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [New-DrsRule], ParameterBin

   dingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,VMware.VimAutomat

   ion.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewDrsRule

Get-Cluster : 3/25/2012 11:18:01 AM    Get-Cluster        Cluster with name 'CP

THI05' was not found, using the specified filter(s).

At C:\users\cz3m7g\desktop\scripts\DRS Rules\import drs rules.ps1:3 char:38

+     New-DrsRule -Cluster (Get-Cluster <<<<  -Name "CPTHI05") `

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Get-Cluster], VimException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError,VMware.VimA

   utomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetCluster

Get-VM : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Id'. The argument is null, empt

y, or an element of the argument collection contains a null value. Supply a col

lection that does not contain any null values and then try the command again.

At C:\users\cz3m7g\desktop\scripts\DRS Rules\import drs rules.ps1:6 char:20

+     -VM (Get-VM -Id <<<<  $rule.VmIds)}

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Get-VM], ParameterBindingValid

   ationException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutom

   ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

[LucD]

Is the export/import done on the same vCenter ?

It also looks as if the cluster doesn't exist where you are doing the import.

[nareshunik]

Now i export/imported the DRS rules , same vcenter,same cluster.. Still get error.

Get-VM : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Id'. The argument is null, empt
y, or an element of the argument collection contains a null value. Supply a col
lection that does not contain any null values and then try the command again.
At C:\users\xxxxx\desktop\scripts\DRS Rules\import drs rules.ps1:6 char:20
+     -VM (Get-VM -Id <<<<  $rule.VmIds)}
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Get-VM], ParameterBindingValid
   ationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutom
   ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

===========

To import i am using the below script.

# Import DRS
ForEach ($rule in (Import-CliXml 'C:\scripts\drs.xml')){
    New-DrsRule -Cluster (Get-Cluster -Name "Cluster_01") `
    -Name $rule.Name -Enabled $rule.Enabled `
    -KeepTogether $rule.KeepTogether `
    -VM (Get-VM -Id $rule.VmIds)}

[LucD]

That seems to work for me.

Did you check the contents of the XML file and verified if those IDs are for existing VMs on the cluster ?

There appear to be some issues with New-DrsRule cmdlet when you try to add rules to a cluster that has already rules (created in vSphere 4.x).

I got the following error in such a situation.

New-DrsRule : 27-03-2012 18:20:29    New-DrsRule        Unable to cast object of type 'VMware.Vim.ClusterVmHostRuleInfo'
to type 'VMware.Vim.ClusterAntiAffinityRuleSpec'.
At line:1 char:12
+ New-DrsRule <<<<  -Cluster MyCluster -name test -enabled $true -vm (Get-VM VM1,VM2) -KeepTogether $false
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [New-DrsRule], ViError
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_ClientSideTaskImpl_ThreadProc_UnhandledException,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdl
   ets.Commands.NewDrsRule

[nareshunik]

I will verify the VM id from xml file..