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How do we automate the Updates section under vsan tab for cluster via powercli?

How do we automate the Updates section under vsan tab for cluster via powercli?

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LucD
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Did you already try the Update-VsanHclDatabase cmdlet?

Or do you mean something else?


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peetz
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What version of vSphere are you referring to?

Do you look at the HTML5 or the legacy flash Web Client?

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Vsphere version 6.5.0

I am looking at the legacy flash Web Client.

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nsomani
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Hi LucD. If you scroll to the configurations tab for cluster, there is a tab called vsan, under which there are actions like "Updates and Configuration Assist".

I am looking forward to automated these two actions via powercli.

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LucD
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The database can be updated with the cmdlet I referred to earlier.

You can use a local file or connect over the Internet.
Did you try that?


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peetz
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For the health checks in the "Configuration Assist" pane (as well as in the "Monitor / vSAN / Health" tab) you can use the

  Test-VsanClusterHealth

cmlet.

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Yes, I tried using it. However I am getting the below error while using teh command Update-VsanHclDatabase

Update-VsanHclDatabase : 12/10/2018 15:09:14 Update-VsanHclDatabase Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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LucD
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Just to make sure, you did do a Connect-VIServer before?

To the vCenter that contains the VSAN cluster.

And which PowerCLI version are you using?
Do a

Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable | Select Name,Version


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I tried using this command, however it takes forever to execute and ultimately throws the below error:

Test-VsanClusterHealth : 12/10/2018 15:16:26 Test-VsanClusterHealth The request channel timed out attempting to send after 00:05:00. Increase the timeout value passed to the call to Request or increase the SendTimeout value on the Binding. The time allotted to this operation may have been a portion of a longer timeout.

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The command should not take longer than 5 minutes to complete, but you can try increasing the timeout with

   Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -WebOperationTimeoutSeconds 900

(sets it to 900s = 15min).

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VMware.PowerCLI                     11.0.0.10380590

Yes I am already connected to the vcenter via Connect-VIserver command.

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LucD
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Do you get anything returned when you do

Get-VsanClusterConfiguration


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nsomani
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Increased the timeout as instructed.

Got the same error while running the command after a considerable amount of time:

Test-VsanClusterHealth : 12/10/2018 15:32:38 Test-VsanClusterHealth The request channel timed out attempting to send after 00:05:00. Increase the timeout value passed to the call to Request or increase the SendTimeout value on the Binding. The time allotted to this operation may have been a portion of a longer timeout.

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Cluster              VsanEnabled  IsStretchedCluster   Last HCL Updated

-------              -----------  ------------------   ----------------

Cluster              True         False                12/22/2017 11:52:00

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LucD
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That looks ok.
Can you check all PowerCLI modules with

Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable |

Select Name,Version,ModuleBase

And perhaps try the update cmdlet with the Verbose switch

Update-VsanHclDatabase -Verbose

On another note, you could also try to download the update file from https://partnerweb.vmware.com/service/vsan/all.json

and then try the cmdlet with

Update-VsanHclDatabase -FilePath .\all.json


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Output of

Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable | Select Name,Version,ModuleBase:

Name                                Version         ModuleBase

----                                -------         ----------

VMware.DeployAutomation             6.7.0.8250345   /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.DeployAutomation/6.7.0.8250345

VMware.ImageBuilder                 6.7.0.8250345   /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.ImageBuilder/6.7.0.8250345

VMware.PowerCLI                     11.0.0.10380590 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.PowerCLI/11.0.0.10380590

VMware.Vim                          6.7.0.10334489  /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.Vim/6.7.0.10334489

VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core       11.0.0.10335701 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core/11.0.0.10335701

VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud          11.0.0.10379994 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud/11.0.0.10379994

VMware.VimAutomation.Common         11.0.0.10334497 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Common/11.0.0.10334497

VMware.VimAutomation.Core           11.0.0.10336080 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Core/11.0.0.10336080

VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView    7.6.0.10230451  /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView/7.6.0.10230451

VMware.VimAutomation.License        10.0.0.7893904  /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.License/10.0.0.7893904

VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt           11.0.0.10364044 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt/11.0.0.10364044

VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            11.0.0.10334495 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk/11.0.0.10334495

VMware.VimAutomation.Security       11.0.0.10380515 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Security/11.0.0.10380515

VMware.VimAutomation.Srm            10.0.0.7893900  /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Srm/10.0.0.7893900

VMware.VimAutomation.Storage        11.0.0.10380343 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Storage/11.0.0.10380343

VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility 1.3.0.0         /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility/1.3.0.0

VMware.VimAutomation.Vds            11.0.0.10336077 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Vds/11.0.0.10336077

VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc            11.0.0.10336076 /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.Vmc/11.0.0.10336076

VMware.VimAutomation.vROps          10.0.0.7893921  /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VimAutomation.vROps/10.0.0.7893921

VMware.VumAutomation                6.5.1.7862888   /Users/Nitin/.local/share/powershell/Modules/VMware.VumAutomation/6.5.1.7862888

Output of Update-VsanHclDatabase -Verbose :

VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Update VSAN HCL database in server 'VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.VimClient'" on target "VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.VimClient".

Update-VsanHclDatabase : 12/10/2018 16:06:39 Update-VsanHclDatabase Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

At line:1 char:1

+ Update-VsanHclDatabase -Verbose

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Update-VsanHclDatabase], VimException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.Storage.Commands.Cmdlets.Vsan.UpdateVsanHclDatabase

VERBOSE: 12/10/2018 16:06:39 Update-VsanHclDatabase Finished execution

Output of Update-VsanHclDatabase -FilePath all.json:

Update-VsanHclDatabase : 12/10/2018 16:11:33 Update-VsanHclDatabase Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

At line:1 char:1

+ Update-VsanHclDatabase -FilePath all.json

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Update-VsanHclDatabase], VimException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.Storage.Commands.Cmdlets.Vsan.UpdateVsanHclDatabase

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LucD
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The module versions all look ok.


Did you already stop/start your PowerShell/PowerCLI session?


From which environment are you running the commands?

Inside the ISE, from the prompt...?


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nsomani
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Yes I tried stopping and restarting the session.

I am using command prompt (using pwsh).

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LucD
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But wait, you are using PowerShelll Core?

Can you show what $PSVersionTable says?

Can you eventually try the cmdlet from a PowerShell 5.1 installation?
I think you might have hit a PowerShell Core issue.


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