Re: Event Broker - Running a PS script upon destro...

wwstreet · ‎08-16-2016

I am trying to run a small PS script to remove a server from AD and DNS but only when the server is destroyed. When I looked through the event topics, I can't really find anything to act on when a server is destroyed. Has anyone else had success with this?

chris_scoffield · ‎08-17-2016

We have a vRO workflow doing similar things fired from an event. The subscription rules we use are

Data-> LifeCycle > State Name = VMPSMasterWorkflow32.Disposing

Data->Lifecycle > State Phase = POST

Data > Machine > Machine Type = Virtual Machine

Data -> Blueprint Name Contains some string that matched our windows blueprints

rmav01 · ‎08-17-2016

Got something similar to Chris' on our instance as well. In case you are wondering the event topic is com.vmware.csp.iaas.blueprint.service.machine.lifecycle.provision.

wwstreet · ‎08-17-2016

Chris's answer kicks off my script, however it kicks it off after the system has been destroyed so I can't pass the IP and name to my script to remove it from DNS. I normally pull the VM's properties via payload and hash what I need out of that. Not sure of any other way to do it.

rmav01 · ‎08-17-2016

There are other lifecycle states. Try VMPSMasterWorkflow32.UnprovisionMachine. Also, try state phase PRE.

wwstreet · ‎08-17-2016

PRE works, however this is all I am getting from the server I am removing. I normally pull the name and IP from the properties listed further below. However these properties are not coming across correctly so I can no longer pull my IP and Name to send back to the DNS server to delete.

2016-08-17 11:28:59.658] [I] BlueprintName: _Software Testing - W2K8 BP

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.661] [I] ComponentId: tier1w2k8s

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.662] [I] ComponentTypeId: Infrastructure.CatalogItem.Machine.Virtual.vSphere

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.664] [I] EndpointId: c39838f0-76b8-45a2-872a-b80b7b511436

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.665] [I] RequestId: 47f70d76-b6a3-4fbb-a7ef-ea940c003022

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.666] [I] VirtualMachineEvent: null

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.668] [I] WorkflowNextState: null

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.669] [I] State: VMPSMasterWorkflow32.Disposing

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.670] [I] Phase: PRE

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.671] [I] Event: null

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.673] [I] ID: a57487cf-d39a-4c2a-8854-e1a2093abae2

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.674] [I] Name: wstinfsql04

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.675] [I] ExternalReference: vm-12458

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.677] [I] Owner: WWStreet@basspro.net

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.678] [I] Type: 0

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.679] [I] Properties: null

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.681] [I] vcName: null

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.682] [I] tstpTime: null

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.684] [E] Error in (Workflow:Remove a VM from BPS DNS / Scriptable task (item1)#41) TypeError: Cannot call method "get" of null

[2016-08-17 11:28:59.695] [E] Workfow execution stack:

***

item: 'Remove a VM from BPS DNS/item1', state: 'failed', business state: 'null', exception: 'TypeError: Cannot call method "get" of null (Workflow:Remove a VM from BPS DNS / Scriptable task (item1)#41)'

workflow: 'Remove a VM from BPS DNS' (95a78788-b279-4fba-9988-ef3cb4a0ad78)

| 'attribute': name=host type=PowerShell:PowerShellHost value=dunes://service.dunes.ch/CustomSDKObject?id='8dac6014-29ad-4148-ad6d-d5c35180a726'&dunesName='PowerShell:PowerShellHost'

| 'attribute': name=externalScript type=string value=C:\scripts\BPSDNSDelete.ps1

| 'attribute': name=arguments type=string value=

| 'input': name=payload type=Properties value=#[#lifecycleState#=#Properties##[#phase#=#string#PRE#+#state#=#string#VMPSMasterWorkflow32.Disposing#]##+#componentId#=#string#tier1w2k8s#+#blueprintName#=#string#_Software Testing - W2K8 BP#+#componentTypeId#=#string#Infrastructure.CatalogItem.Machine.Virtual.vSphere#+#IaaSTimeoutId#=#number#8643.0#+#endpointId#=#string#c39838f0-76b8-45a2-872a-b80b7b511436#+#machine#=#Properties##[#externalReference#=#string#vm-12458#+#owner#=#string#WWStreet@basspro.net#+#name#=#string#wstinfsql04#+#id#=#string#a57487cf-d39a-4c2a-8854-e1a2093abae2#+#type#=#number#0.0#]##+#requestId#=#string#47f70d76-b6a3-4fbb-a7ef-ea940c003022#]#

| 'output': name=output type=PowerShell:PowerShellRemotePSObject value=null

| 'attribute': name=__asd_requestedBy type=string value=WWStreet@basspro.net

| 'attribute': name=__asd_tenantRef type=string value=vsphere.local

| 'attribute': name=__asd_targetResourceProviderTypeId type=string value=com.vmware.csp.iaas.blueprint.service

| 'attribute': name=__asd_requestInstanceId type=string value=aff9ecd0-6497-11e6-01ac-0f7648af61b7

| 'attribute': name=__asd_requestInstanceTypeId type=string value=com.vmware.csp.iaas.blueprint.service.machine.lifecycle.provision

| 'attribute': name=__asd_catalogRequestId type=string value=c1f91f2e-e019-413e-8fec-d4ca6e0e456c

| 'attribute': name=__asd_requestedFor type=string value=WWStreet@basspro.net

| 'attribute': name=__asd_targetResourceId type=string value=a57487cf-d39a-4c2a-8854-e1a2093abae2

| 'attribute': name=__asd_requestInstanceTimestamp type=string value="2016-08-17T11:28:53.000-05:00"

| 'attribute': name=__asd_targetResourceTypeId type=string value=machine

| 'attribute': name=__asd_correlationId type=string value=aff9ecd0-6497-11e6-01ac-0f7648af61b7

| 'attribute': name=__asd_requestTraceId type=string value=nLvspQuk

| 'attribute': name=__asd_targetResourceProviderId type=string value=009c605a-3f3c-440a-9c56-bd6397aa0b9d

*** End of execution stack.

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When I add my DNS.

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.440] [I] BlueprintName: _Software Testing - W2K8 BP

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.443] [I] ComponentId: tier1w2k8s

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.444] [I] ComponentTypeId: Infrastructure.CatalogItem.Machine.Virtual.vSphere

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.445] [I] EndpointId: c39838f0-76b8-45a2-872a-b80b7b511436

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.447] [I] RequestId: 52bb0d7c-aca2-4517-adf2-d9ddb56723a7

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.448] [I] VirtualMachineEvent: null

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.449] [I] WorkflowNextState: null

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.451] [I] State: VMPSMasterWorkflow32.MachineProvisioned

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.452] [I] Phase: POST

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.453] [I] Event: null

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.454] [I] ID: 600b6a9f-3067-42b4-8f49-27e1b0ce15e7

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.456] [I] Name: wstinfsql03

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.457] [I] ExternalReference: vm-12333

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.458] [I] Owner: WWStreet@basspro.net

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.460] [I] Type: 0

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.461] [I] Properties: HashMap:575755251

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.462] [I] vcName: null

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.464] [I] tstpTime: null

[2016-08-16 13:59:35.465] [I] vCAC VM properties :

Cafe.Shim.VirtualMachine.TotalStorageSize : 50

Custom.ComponentMachine.HostnameScheme : {bps.os}{bps.env}{bpsApp}{bps.mw}{bps.srvrfunct}{##}

Custom.ComponentMachine.NoIndexOnFirst : false

Custom.Deployment.HostnameScheme :

Custom.Deployment.NoIndexOnFirst : true

Custom.Hostname.OwnerShortNameIdentifier : USR

Custom.SetCustomHostname.Execute : true

Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.MachineProvisioned : *

Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties.VMPSMasterWorkflow32.Requested : *

Hostname : wstinfsql03

VirtualMachine.Admin.AgentID : c6cf1f42-4a22-1c9d-5f3e-b0c6ddeae928

VirtualMachine.Admin.TotalDiskUsage : 51200

VirtualMachine.Admin.UUID : 501f8872-18ba-a6e7-e6ba-3693092a8999

VirtualMachine.CPU.Count : 1

VirtualMachine.Cafe.Blueprint.Component.Cluster.Index : 0

VirtualMachine.Cafe.Blueprint.Component.Id : tier1w2k8s

VirtualMachine.Cafe.Blueprint.Component.TypeId : Infrastructure.CatalogItem.Machine.Virtual.vSphere

VirtualMachine.Cafe.Blueprint.Id : W2K8SoftwareTesting

VirtualMachine.Cafe.Blueprint.Name : _Software Testing - W2K8 BP

VirtualMachine.Disk0.DeviceID : SCSI (0:0)

VirtualMachine.Disk0.ExternalID : 6000C29f-63a1-3205-95cd-de5efa1931e0

VirtualMachine.Disk0.IsClone : true

VirtualMachine.Disk0.IsFixed : False

VirtualMachine.Disk0.Label : Hard disk 1

VirtualMachine.Disk0.Name : Hard disk 1

VirtualMachine.Disk0.Size : 50

VirtualMachine.Disk0.Storage : PROD_DATASTORE_CLUSTER_FTW_LOCAL

VirtualMachine.Disk0.Storage.Cluster.ExternalReferenceId : group-p3288

VirtualMachine.Disk0.Storage.Cluster.Name : PROD_DATASTORE_CLUSTER_FTW_LOCAL

VirtualMachine.Memory.Size : 4096

VirtualMachine.Network0.Address : 172.24.74.23

VirtualMachine.Network0.AddressType : Static

VirtualMachine.Network0.DnsSearchSuffixes : basspro.net

VirtualMachine.Network0.DnsSuffix : basspro.net

VirtualMachine.Network0.Gateway : 172.24.74.1

VirtualMachine.Network0.MacAddress : 00:50:56:9f:4b:34

VirtualMachine.Network0.Name : INT-VRA-PROD_VLAN74

VirtualMachine.Network0.NetworkProfileName : vRA Prod

VirtualMachine.Network0.PrimaryDns : 172.24.37.101

VirtualMachine.Network0.PrimaryWins :

VirtualMachine.Network0.SecondaryDns : 10.33.80.103

VirtualMachine.Network0.SecondaryWins :

VirtualMachine.Network0.SubnetMask : 255.255.255.0

VirtualMachine.Storage.Cluster.Automation.Behavior : manual

VirtualMachine.Storage.Cluster.Automation.Enabled : True

VirtualMachine.Storage.Cluster.ExternalReferenceId : group-p3288

VirtualMachine.Storage.Cluster.Name : PROD_DATASTORE_CLUSTER_FTW_LOCAL

VirtualMachine.Storage.Name : PROD_DATASTORE_CLUSTER_FTW_LOCAL

Vrm.ProxyAgent.Uri : https://itmgma.basspro.net/VMPS2Proxy

__Cafe.Request.BlueprintType : 1

__Cafe.Request.VM.ArchiveDays : 45

__Cafe.Request.VM.HostnamePrefix : SRV

__Cafe.Request.VM.LeaseDays : 1

__Cafe.Root.Request.Id : 1b24ce9d-1326-440d-ae4b-275c946a3e37

__Clone_Type : CloneWorkflow

__DailyCost : {"type":"moneyTimeRate","cost":{"type":"money","currencyCode":"USD","amount":1.39},"basis":{"type":"timeSpan","unit":4,"amount":1}}

__InterfaceType : vSphere

__Legacy.Workflow.ImpersonatingUser :

__Legacy.Workflow.User : WWStreet@basspro.net

__Notes : Tier 1

Windows 2008 R2 Standard

__VirtualMachine.Allocation.InitialMachineState : SubmittingRequest

__VirtualMachine.ProvisioningWorkflowName : CloneWorkflow

__api.request.callback.service.id : 260b0a87-4c85-46d9-ac51-c6e74463ca11

__api.request.id : 52bb0d7c-aca2-4517-adf2-d9ddb56723a7

__clonefrom : TMPL_W2K8 Standard

__clonespec : vRA

__iaas_request_binding_id : 76e6c5cc-79e3-45a6-869a-d3c09c36dda9

__request_reason :

__reservationPolicyID : 7956ac63-f0e5-4d92-826d-0ba81535c61d

__trace_id : lcr6ZgIE

_number_of_instances : 1

bps.dept : it

bps.env : t

bps.mw : sql

bps.os : ws

bps.srvrfunct :

bpsApp : inf

osfamily : Windows

tApp :

tPatchDay : p.Wednesday

tStakeHolder : IT.Server.Windows

tTier : 'Tier 2'

targetVM :

tmDay : m.Wednesday

tstpTime : mstp.1500

tstrtTime : mstrt.1500

vcServer : srvvcsitftw00.basspro.net

[2016-08-16 13:59:40.044] [I]

Add A Record for wstinfsql03.basspro.net at basspro.net

Command completed successfully.

rmav01 · ‎08-17-2016

I'm a little fuzzy on the lifecycle orderings. Is there any change if you triggered the event during VMPSMasterWorkflow32.DeactivateMachine instead of disposing?

GrantOrchardVMw · ‎08-17-2016

Deactivate is for lease expiration. If you have an archive period of 0 that is not a problem, but failed requests won't trigger it either.

There are workflows for this OOTB with vRO, is there a reason to do this with POSH instead?

Grant http://grantorchard.com

wwstreet · ‎08-18-2016

Grant, I have not found anything in vRO that would allow for me to add and remove servers from a secure DNS. Do you have any information on the process your speaking about?

GrantOrchardVMw · ‎08-18-2016

You're right, I was thinking of the AD computer cleanup.

For what you are doing I make use of the "run script in guest" vRO workflow, and have the POSH execute from the Web/Manager server, not on the machine that is being destroyed.

Grant http://grantorchard.com

wwstreet · ‎08-19-2016

Unfortunately, while I can kick the workflow off, I am not getting the name and IP of the VM to pass into my script.

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Event Broker - Running a PS script upon destroying a server