Disable the Bloom filter on a large population of ESXi hosts

[DonovanO]

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88201 provides a workaround using esxcli to the stated issue.  Can someone translate that to a PowerCLI method so one might deploy the solution to a large base of ESXi hosts?

Part of my frustration is there is no esxcli command provided to verify the setting change, so I cannot determine if my setting attempts are successful.

What is the counterpart to:

esxcli system settings advanced set -i 0 -o /SE/BFEnabled

to determine if the filter is disabled?

[LucD · Accepted solution]

You could do something like this

$esxName = 'MyEsx'

$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost $esxName -V2
$result = $esxcli.system.settings.advanced.list.Invoke(@{option = '/SE/BFEnabled'})
if($result.intvalue -ne 0){
  $esxcli.system.settings.advanced.set.Invoke((@{option = '/SE/BFEnabled'; intvalue = 0 })
}

[DonovanO]

$esxcli.system.settings.advanced.list.Invoke(@{option='/SE/BFEnabled'})
Exception calling "Invoke" with "1" argument(s): "A specified parameter was not correct: argument[0]"

Never mind.  Seemingly a stale PS object (PS session was left open overnight - my local PS session environment has been known to timeout certain connection types).  Refreshing the $esxcli object worked.

[LucD]

Looks like you forgot the V2 switch on the Get-EsxCli cmdlet

[LucD]

I'm pretty sure it was not a "stale PS object", whatever that may be.
That error comes when you don't use the V2 switch and use the Invoke method.

[ConeyIsland]

This should get you what you need, cheers.

Git - VMW Bloom Filter Disable - KB88201