Backing up ESXi 4 configuration using Powershell

[AlbertWT]

Hi All,

Is it possible using PowerCLI 4.1 to capture all of the ESXi settings and the iSCSI connection information as well to Windows machine ?

i heard that it is possible using vMA 4 but wondering if ti is possible now using PowerCLI.

Thanks,

Kind Regards,

AWT

[LucD]

I suspect you mean the settings that William mentioned in his What is VMware vsish? post ?

The iSCSI connection information can be accessed via

$esx = Get-VMHost <esxname>
$esx.Extensiondata.config.storageDevice.hostBusAdapter | where{$_.GetType().Name -eq "HostInternetScsiHba"}

Depending on which iSCSI settings you want, the data can be extracted from that object.

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[AlbertWT]

almost right Luc

but i got error when i execute your script from my VESI script editor:

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

At :line:2 char:73

+ $esx.Extensiondata.config.storageDevice.hostBusAdapter | where{$_.GetType <<<< ().Name -eq "HostInternetScsiHba"}

what i want to achieve is the overall ESXi profile just like vMA vicfg-cfgbackup command.

Kind Regards,

AWT

[LucD]

VESI, that means you're probably using PowerCLI 4u1.

Then you have to do it like this

$esx = Get-VMHost <esxname> | Get-View
$esx.config.storageDevice.hostBusAdapter | where{$_.GetType().Name -eq "HostInternetScsiHba"}

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[Dave_Mishchenko · Accepted solution]

The equivalent to vicfg-cfgbackup is Set-VMHostFirmware. You use the BackupConfiguration parameter to create a backup.




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[AlbertWT]

Yes, that is just what I' wondering around, after executing the command, here's what I've got:

C:\Downloads>dir /s

Volume in drive C is OS

Volume Serial Number is 6A23-8FCA

Directory of C:\Downloads

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

13/09/2010 06:03 PM 15,596 configBundle-ESXi01.domain.com.tgz

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> etc

13/09/2010 06:03 PM 68 Manifest.txt

2 File(s) 15,664 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

01/06/2010 08:32 PM 171 chkconfig.db

01/12/2009 06:02 PM 954 dhclient-vmk0.leases

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> dropbear

01/12/2009 06:10 PM 121 group

01/06/2010 08:26 PM 217 hosts

01/12/2009 06:09 PM 1,567 inetd.conf

01/12/2009 06:14 PM 111 ntp.conf

13/09/2010 05:31 PM 7 ntp.drift

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> opt

01/06/2010 08:32 PM 341 passwd

01/06/2010 08:27 PM 512 random-seed

01/12/2009 06:08 PM 62 resolv.conf

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> sfcb

01/09/2010 01:19 PM 264 shadow

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> sysconfig

01/12/2009 06:00 PM 30 syslog.conf

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> vmware

12 File(s) 4,357 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\dropbear

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

01/12/2009 06:00 PM 458 dropbear_dss_host_key

01/12/2009 06:00 PM 426 dropbear_rsa_host_key

2 File(s) 884 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\opt

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> vmware

0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\opt\vmware

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> vpxa

0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\opt\vmware\vpxa

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

22/07/2010 10:35 AM 89 dasConfig.xml

01/09/2010 01:19 PM 1,294 vpxa.cfg

2 File(s) 1,383 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\sfcb

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> repository

0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\sfcb\repository

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> root

0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\sfcb\repository\root

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> interop

0 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\sfcb\repository\root\interop

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

08/11/2009 07:01 PM 0 cim_indicationfilter.idx

08/11/2009 07:01 PM 0 cim_indicationhandlercimxml.idx

08/11/2009 07:01 PM 0 cim_indicationsubscription.idx

08/11/2009 07:01 PM 0 cim_listenerdestinationcimxml.idx

4 File(s) 0 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\sysconfig

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

01/12/2009 06:08 PM 43 network

1 File(s) 43 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\vmware

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

01/06/2010 08:32 PM 453 config

13/09/2010 06:02 PM 512 dvsdata.db

31/08/2010 02:05 PM 35,816 esx.conf

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> hostd

30/01/2010 07:04 PM 168 license.cfg

01/12/2009 06:00 PM 52 locker.conf

07/09/2010 03:20 AM 62 settings

01/12/2009 06:01 PM 114 snmp.xml

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ssl

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> vmkiscsid

01/06/2010 08:32 PM 29 vmware.lic

8 File(s) 37,206 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\vmware\hostd

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

01/06/2010 08:32 PM 885 authorization.xml

01/06/2010 08:58 PM 169 hostsvc.xml

13/09/2010 04:59 PM 2,955 pools.xml

01/06/2010 08:32 PM 2,183 proxy.xml

30/08/2010 10:28 AM 399 vmAutoStart.xml

09/09/2010 10:08 AM 3,357 vmInventory.xml

6 File(s) 9,948 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\vmware\ssl

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

01/12/2009 06:00 PM 989 rui.crt

01/12/2009 06:00 PM 887 rui.key

2 File(s) 1,876 bytes

Directory of C:\Downloads\etc\vmware\vmkiscsid

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> .

13/09/2010 06:04 PM <DIR> ..

01/12/2009 06:20 PM 52 initiatorname.iscsi

08/11/2009 06:50 PM 0 iscsid.conf

09/07/2010 11:14 AM 24,576 vmkiscsid.db

3 File(s) 24,628 bytes

Total Files Listed:

42 File(s) 95,989 bytes

44 Dir(s) 80,459,739,136 bytes free

C:\Downloads>

glad to hear that finally using PowerCLI can be the same as vMA at least less system file transfer.

Kind Regards,

AWT