I have a generic script below that changes the IP from DHCP to Static. Because it's on the same subnet, only the last octet changes. All DNS, gateway, DNS suffixes are all the same. However, when I try to execute the hostname change, I'm unable to do so because of the excerpt: "If 'DnsFromDhcp' is enabled DomainName and HostName cannot be explicitly set."
So my workaround has been to execute a reboot of the hosts before I execute the host name change. Is there a better way of executing this script without a reboot, or perhaps, a restart of the network so that the "static" can take place? I have seen that once the IP is set to static, it automatically changes the DnsFromDhcp to FALSE which is required to explicitly change the hostname.
Here's my script:
$Servers = import-csv C:\esxi.csv
foreach($Server in $Servers)
{
connect-viserver -server $Server.oldIP -protocol https -user root -password $Server.HostPassword
$HostNetAdapter = get-vmhostnetworkadapter -VMKernel -Name vmk0
$HostNet = get-vmhostnetwork
set-vmhostnetworkadapter -IP $Server.NewIP -SubnetMask $Server.Mask -VirtualNic $HostNetAdapter #?perhaps, perform a restart of network here?
set-vmhostnetwork -Network $HostNet -Hostname $Server.HostName
Disconnect-viserver -Server * -Force -Confirm:$false
}
