Re: export output to text file

vin01 · ‎01-04-2019

With this script I can deploy vms with the desired roles inside the guest OS. I'm thinking move all the displayed output while executing the script into a logfile(txt) and save it in a location.

Is it possible to add all the below script into a scriptblock and save the output into a variable and at the end we can export the data in the variable into txt file.

Write-Host "Enter the required Information when Prompted" -ForegroundColor Yellow

Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.VisualBasic

$vcenter = [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox("Enter vcenter Name")

$vcenterCred= Get-Credential -Message "Enter Credentials to Connect vCenter"

Write-Host 'All Required Inputs Received Script is starting VMs Deployment' -ForegroundColor Yellow

Write-Host "Connecting to vCenter $vcenter"

Try {

Connect-VIServer $vcenter -Credential $vcenterCred -ErrorAction Stop

}

Catch [VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Types.V1.ErrorHandling.VimException.ViServerConnectionException] {

$wshell = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell -ErrorAction Stop

$wshell.Popup("Incorrect vCenter",0,"vCenter Connection",16) | Out-Null

return

}

catch {

$wshell = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell -ErrorAction Stop

$wshell.Popup("Incorrect vCenter credentials",0,"vCenter Connection",16) | Out-Null

return

}

$inputfile=Import-Csv -Path 'C:\LIBPROJECT\InputFile\answerfilecsv.csv' -UseCulture

$wusclientrolesetup= $inputfile |?{$_.serverroles -contains 'WUS'} -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

$wsusclientserver=$wusclientrolesetup.VMName + '.' + $wusclientrolesetup.Sitename

$ntpclientrolesetup=$inputfile |?{$_.serverroles -contains 'NTP'} -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

$ntpserver=$ntpclientrolesetup.VMName +'.'+$ntpclientrolesetup.Sitename

$deploytask=@()

if($dnsserver=$inputfile|?{$_.serverroles -contains 'DNS'}){

$vmhost= (Get-Cluster $dnsserver.Cluster |Get-VMHost |Get-Random|select).name

$dst= (Get-VMHost $vmhost |Get-Datastore 'LIBDatastore').Name

#| Sort-Object -Property FreespaceGB -Descending:$deploytask1rue | Select-Object -First 1

$vmnetwork= (Get-VirtualPortGroup -VMHost $vmhost |?{$_.VLanID -eq $dnsserver.vLANID}).Name

$Chars = [Char[]]"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"

$RandomNameWindows = ($Chars | Get-Random -Count 😎 -join ""

$deploytask1empwindowsSpec = New-OSCustomizationSpec -OSType Windows -Name $RandomNameWindows -FullName $dnsserver.UserName -AdminPassword $dnsserver.Password -AutoLogonCount 1 -Workgroup 'NCR' -OrgName 'NCR' -NamingScheme vm -ChangeSid -Type NonPersistent

$networkspecProperties = @{OSCustomizationNicMapping= Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping -OSCustomizationSpec $RandomNameWindows}

$networkspecProperties.IpMode = "UseStaticIP"

$networkspecProperties.IpAddress = $dnsserver.IP

$networkspecProperties.SubNetMask = $dnsserver.Subnet

$networkspecProperties.DefaultGateway = $dnsserver.Gateway

$networkspecProperties.dns = $dnsserver.DNS1,$dnsserver.DNS2

$networkspecProperties.Position = '1'

Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping @networkspecProperties | Out-Null

$deploytask+=New-VM -Name $dnsserver.VMName -Template $dnsserver.Template -Host $vmhost -Datastore $dst -DiskStorageFormat Thin -OSCustomizationSpec $deploytask1empwindowsSpec -Confirm:$false -RunAsync

while('Running','Queued' -contains $deploytask.State){

Write-Progress -Activity "$($dnsserver.VMName) Creation Status" -Status "0%" -PercentComplete $deploytask.PercentComplete

1..10 | ForEach-Object -Process {

sleep 2

Write-Progress -Activity "$($dnsserver.VMName) Creation Status" -Status "$($_ * 10)%" -PercentComplete ($_ * 10) }

$deploytask = Get-Task -Id $deploytask.Id

Write-Progress -Activity '$dnsserver.VMName Creation is' -Completed

}

Remove-OSCustomizationSpec -OSCustomizationSpec $deploytask1empwindowsSpec -Confirm:$false

Set-VM -VM $dnsserver.VMName -MemoryGB $dnsserver.Memory -NumCpu $dnsserver.vCpu -Confirm:$false

Get-NetworkAdapter $dnsserver.VMName | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $vmnetwork -Confirm:$false -StartConnected:$true -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Start-VM -VM $dnsserver.VMName -Confirm:$false

$now = Get-Date

$eventTypes = Get-VIEvent -Entity $dnsserver.VMName -Start $now -MaxSamples ([int]::MaxValue) | % {$_.GetType().Name}

while ($eventTypes -notcontains 'CustomizationSucceeded' -and

$eventTypes -notcontains 'CustomizationFailed’) {

Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

$eventTypes = Get-VIEvent -Entity $dnsserver.VMName -Start $now -MaxSamples ([int]::MaxValue) | % {$_.GetType().Name}

}

$dnsvm= Get-VM $dnsserver.VMName

while($dnsvm.ExtensionData.Guest.ToolsRunningStatus -eq "guestToolsNotRunning"){

Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

$dnsvm.ExtensionData.UpdateViewData("Guest.ToolsRunningStatus")

}

$dnsserverinstall= @'

Install-WindowsFeature DNS -includeManagementTools

Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone -Name $($dnsserver.Sitename) -ZoneFile $($dnsserver.Sitename)

Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone -NetworkId "$($dnsserver.IP.Split('.')[0..2] -join '.').0/24" -ZoneFile $($dnsserver.Sitename)

'@

$dnsserverinstallSub = $ExecutionContext.InvokeCommand.ExpandString($dnsserverinstall)

$guestoperationstatus= Get-VM $dnsserver.VMName

while($guestoperationstatus.ExtensionData.Guest.GuestOperationsReady -ne "True"){

Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

$guestoperationstatus.ExtensionData.UpdateViewData("Guest.GuestOperationsReady")

}

Invoke-VMScript -VM $dnsserver.VMName -GuestUser $dnsserver.UserName -GuestPassword $dnsserver.Password -ScriptType Powershell -ScriptText $dnsserverinstallSub

$defaultwindowssettings= @'

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" -Name "WUServer" -Value "https://$($wsusclientserver):80"

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" -Name "WUStatusServer" -Value "https://$($wsusclientserver):80"

Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU"

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "NoAutoUpdate" -Value "0"

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "AUOptions" -Value "3"

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "ScheduledInstallDay" -Value "0"

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "ScheduledInstallTime" -Value "3"

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "UseWUServer" -Value "1"

#NTPClientSetup

Push-Location

Set-Location HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DateTime\Servers

Set-ItemProperty . 0 $ntpserver

Set-ItemProperty . "(Default)" "0"

Set-Location HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DateTime\Servers

Set-ItemProperty . 1 $ntpserver

Set-Location HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32Time\Parameters

Set-ItemProperty . NtpServer "$ntpserver,0x8"

Set-Location HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters

Set-ItemProperty . Type "NTP"

Set-Location HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\

Set-ItemProperty . AnnounceFlags "5"

Pop-Location

Stop-Service w32time

Start-Service w32time

'@

$defaultwindowssettingssub = $ExecutionContext.InvokeCommand.ExpandString($defaultwindowssettings)

$guestoperationstatus= Get-VM $dnsserver.VMName

while($guestoperationstatus.ExtensionData.Guest.GuestOperationsReady -ne "True"){

Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

$guestoperationstatus.ExtensionData.UpdateViewData("Guest.GuestOperationsReady")

}

Invoke-VMScript -VM $dnsserver.VMName -GuestUser $dnsserver.UserName -GuestPassword $dnsserver.Password -ScriptType Powershell -ScriptText $defaultwindowssettingssub

$addRecord = @'

Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA -Name $($dnsrecords.VMName) -IPv4Address $($dnsrecords.IP) -ZoneName $($dnsrecords.Sitename) -CreatePtr

'@

foreach($dnsrecords in $inputfile){

$addRecordSub = $ExecutionContext.InvokeCommand.ExpandString($addRecord)

$guestoperationstatus= Get-VM $dnsserver.VMName

while($guestoperationstatus.ExtensionData.Guest.GuestOperationsReady -ne "True"){

Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

$guestoperationstatus.ExtensionData.UpdateViewData("Guest.GuestOperationsReady")

}

Invoke-VMScript -VM $dnsserver.VMName -GuestUser $dnsserver.UserName -GuestPassword $dnsserver.Password -ScriptType Powershell -ScriptText $addRecordSub

}

$featureName = 'DNS'

$code = @'

Get-WindowsFeature -Name $featureName | Select -ExpandProperty Installed

'@

$codeSub = $ExecutionContext.InvokeCommand.ExpandString($code)

$result = Invoke-VMScript -VM $dnsserver.VMName -GuestUser $dnsserver.UserName -GuestPassword $dnsserver.Password -ScriptType Powershell -ScriptText $codeSub

if($result.ScriptOutput -match 'True'){

Write-Host "Feature $featureName installed" -ForegroundColor Yellow

}

else{

Write-Host "Feature $featureName installation failed" -ForegroundColor Yellow

}

foreach($vmsautodeploy in $inputfile|?{$_.serverroles -notcontains 'DNS'}){

$deploytask1=@()

$vmhost= (Get-Cluster $dnsserver.Cluster |Get-VMHost |Get-Random|select).name

$dst= (Get-VMHost $vmhost |Get-Datastore 'LIBDatastore').Name

#| Sort-Object -Property FreespaceGB -Descending:$deploytask1rue | Select-Object -First 1

$vmnetwork= (Get-VirtualPortGroup -VMHost $vmhost |?{$_.VLanID -eq $dnsserver.vLANID}).Name

if($vmsautodeploy.GuestOSType -eq 'windows'){

$Chars = [Char[]]"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"

$RandomNameWindows = ($Chars | Get-Random -Count 😎 -join ""

$deploytask1empwindowsSpec = New-OSCustomizationSpec -OSType Windows -Name $RandomNameWindows -FullName $vmsautodeploy.UserName -AdminPassword $vmsautodeploy.Password -AutoLogonCount 1 -Workgroup 'NCR' -OrgName 'NCR' -NamingScheme vm -ChangeSid -Type NonPersistent

$networkspecProperties = @{OSCustomizationNicMapping= Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping -OSCustomizationSpec $RandomNameWindows }

$networkspecProperties.IpMode = "UseStaticIP"

$networkspecProperties.IpAddress = $vmsautodeploy.IP

$networkspecProperties.SubNetMask = $vmsautodeploy.Subnet

$networkspecProperties.DefaultGateway = $vmsautodeploy.Gateway

$networkspecProperties.dns = $dnsserver.DNS1,$dnsserver.DNS2

$networkspecProperties.Position = '1'

Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping @networkspecProperties | Out-Null

$deploytask1+=New-VM -Name $vmsautodeploy.VMName -Template $vmsautodeploy.Template -Host $vmhost -Datastore $dst -DiskStorageFormat Thin -OSCustomizationSpec $deploytask1empwindowsSpec -Confirm:$false -RunAsync

while('Running','Queued' -contains $deploytask1.State){

Write-Progress -Activity "$($vmsautodeploy.VMName) Creation Status" -Status "0%" -PercentComplete $deploytask1.PercentComplete

1..10 | ForEach-Object -Process {

sleep 2

Write-Progress -Activity "$($vmsautodeploy.VMName) Creation Status" -Status "$($_ * 10)%" -PercentComplete ($_ * 10) }

$deploytask1 = Get-Task -Id $deploytask1.Id

Write-Progress -Activity "$($vmsautodeploy.VMName) Creation is" -Completed

}

Remove-OSCustomizationSpec -OSCustomizationSpec $deploytask1empwindowsSpec -Confirm:$false

Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

Set-VM -VM $vmsautodeploy.VMName -MemoryGB $vmsautodeploy.Memory -NumCpu $vmsautodeploy.vCpu -Confirm:$false

Get-NetworkAdapter $vmsautodeploy.VMName | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $vmnetwork -Confirm:$false -StartConnected:$true -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Start-VM -VM $vmsautodeploy.VMName -Confirm:$false

$now = Get-Date

$eventTypes = Get-VIEvent -Entity $vmsautodeploy.VMName -Start $now -MaxSamples ([int]::MaxValue) | % {$_.GetType().Name}

while ($eventTypes -notcontains 'CustomizationSucceeded' -and

$eventTypes -notcontains 'CustomizationFailed’) {

Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

$eventTypes = Get-VIEvent -Entity $vmsautodeploy.VMName -Start $now -MaxSamples ([int]::MaxValue) | % {$_.GetType().Name}

}

$vmsautodeploytoolstatus= Get-VM $vmsautodeploy.VMName

while($vmsautodeploytoolstatus.ExtensionData.Guest.ToolsRunningStatus -eq "guestToolsNotRunning"){

Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

$vmsautodeploytoolstatus.ExtensionData.UpdateViewData("Guest.ToolsRunningStatus")

}

if($vmsautodeploy.ServerRoles -eq 'WUS'){

$wusfeatureinstall=@'

Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices, UpdateServices-WidDB, UpdateServices-Services, UpdateServices-RSAT, UpdateServices-API, UpdateServices-UI

'@

$guestoperationstatus= Get-VM $vmsautodeploy.VMName

while($guestoperationstatus.ExtensionData.Guest.GuestOperationsReady -ne "True"){

Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

$guestoperationstatus.ExtensionData.UpdateViewData("Guest.GuestOperationsReady")

}

Invoke-VMScript -VM $vmsautodeploy.VMName -GuestUser $vmsautodeploy.UserName -GuestPassword $vmsautodeploy.Password -ScriptType Powershell -ScriptText $wusfeatureinstall