Script to get esxi syslog location across vCenter

[RajuVCP]

Hi All,

Need to update esxi syslog location across my vCenters. Is there a script which can get me the existing syslog location of all the esxi host across my vCenters.

Thanks in Advance

[Sreejesh_D]

Hi,

Pls connect to the vCenter and run this code. It will return the syslog servers configured in each Hyps.

Get-VMHost | % { 
$hostName = $_.name
$_ | Get-VMHostSysLogServer | select @{N="ESXiHostName";E={$hostname} }, Host }

[LucD]

Try like this

Get-VMHost -PipelineVariable esx | Get-VMHostSysLogServer |

Select @{N='VMHost';E={$esx.Name}},

    @{N='SyslogServer';E={$_.Host,$_.Port -join ':'}}

[466kdl1]

This is working fine  but how to get to excel sheet with information.

[LucD]

Did you try like this?

Get-VMHost -PipelineVariable esx | Get-VMHostSysLogServer |

Select @{N='VMHost';E={$esx.Name}},

    @{N='SyslogServer';E={$_.Host,$_.Port -join ':'}} |

Export-Csv -Path .\report.csv -NoTypeInformation -UseCulture

[466kdl1]

thanks for immediate reply. But am not getting host list in the sheet. Vmhost showing empty in the excel sheet.

[LucD]

My bad, there was a typo in there.
I updated the code above, please try again.

[466kdl1]

Super......... it is working for me now. thanks much.

Do you have other script to push snmp servers in to all esxi hosts in the environment.

I have below script but it is getting errors.:

$esxlist = Import-Csv "C:\scritp\servers.txt"

foreach($item in $esxlist){

Connect-VIServer $item

-User root -Password

$item| Set-VMHostSnmp -Enabled:$true

Set-VMHostSnmp

-HostSnmp $_ -ReadOnlyCommunity "Name" -TargetHost "xxxxx"

Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$false

[LucD]

From the error message it looks like $vcenterFQDN is empty, but the script you included doesn't have that variable.

[466kdl1]

Can you please help to me on SNMP script m new to scripting . Thanks you in advance.

[LucD]

The error messages you included do not seem to correspond with the script you included.

Can you include the correct code, or the correct error messages?

[jterli]

The below script may help you.

Check the following before executing the script :

1. The "servers.txt"  file path is correct

2. Each server name in the "servers.txt"  file should be in a new line.

Script :

$esx_list = Get-Content -Path "C:\scritp\servers.txt"

foreach ($item in $esx_list) {

           Connect-VIServer -Server $item -User root -Password "password"

           Get-VMHostSnmp | Set-VMHostSnmp -Enabled:$true -ReadOnlyCommunity "Name" -TargetHost "xxxxx"

}

  Disconnect-VIServer  * -Confirm:$false

[466kdl1]

Thank you Jterli,

As suggested I have tried above code but getting some different error ;

[LucD]

If you use the TargetHost parameter, you have to add the AddTarget switch as well.

[466kdl1]

Sorry LucD, I did't get you can can you suggested for the same.

[LucD]

The Set-VMHostSnmp cmdlet has 4 different parameter sets.

The one that was picked has a number of required parameters, and you have to specify all of them.

The script becomes

$esx_list = Get-Content -Path "C:\scritp\servers.txt"

foreach ($item in $esx_list) {

    Connect-VIServer -Server $item -User root -Password "password"

    Get-VMHostSnmp | Set-VMHostSnmp -Enabled:$true -TargetCommunity "Name" -TargetHost "xxxxx" -AddTarget

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

}

[466kdl1]

Thank you very much script is running fine.

[jterli]

My Mistake, missed to add the "-AddTarget" switch

$esx_list = Get-Content -Path "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\PowerCliScripts\servers.txt"

foreach ($item in $esx_list) {

   Connect-VIServer -Server $item -User root -Password 'ca$hc0w'

   Get-VMHostSnmp | Set-VMHostSnmp -Enabled:$true -ReadOnlyCommunity test -AddTarget -TargetHost "x.x.x.x" -TargetCommunity Public

}

Disconnect-VIServer  * -Confirm:$false

[466kdl1]

Thank you.