IP Address Update in Windows 2000 Server

[samojitd]

Hello All Techies,

Is their any way to update the IP, Subnet Mask,Gateway, DNS (Primary & Secondary) & WINS (Primary & Secondary). Using invoke-script & input file (as CSV).

Any leads will be very helpful.

Thanks,
Samojit Das

[LucD]

Yes, you can use Invoke-VMScript to run the required netsh commands inside the guest OS.

Have for example a look at Re: P2V Windows 2000, need an IP PowerCLI script to activate the OS , more specifically the Set-WinVMIP function

[samojitd]

Error --- 'Get-WmiObject' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file. is the current IP Address

Changing IP to 'Get-WmiObject' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.

Working on WIN2K_SAMOJIT

The interface name is 'Get-WmiObject' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.

Changing IP Address of WIN2K_SAMOJIT interface 'Get-WmiObject' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file. from 'Get-WmiObject' is not recognized as a

n internal or external command,operable program or batch file. to 'Get-WmiObject' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.

Script That I'm trying is

$VMs = (get-vm | where {$_.Name -match $computer -and $_.PowerState -eq "PoweredOn"}).Name

foreach ($vm in $VMs) {

  if ($os -match "Microsoft Windows Server 2000" ) {

     #PowerShell used by Invoke-VMScript to retrieve current IP Addres

   $ipscript = '(Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration | where-object {$_.IPAddress -match "' + $origIp + '" -and $_.AddressFamily -eq "IPv4"})'

   $currentIp = invoke-vmscript -ScriptText $ipscript -ScriptType Bat -VM $vm -GuestUser $UserName -GuestPassword $Password

   $currentIp = $currentIp -replace "`t|`n|`r",""

   write-host "$currentIp is the current IP Address"

   #Adjust Original IP to Replacement IP

   $changeIp = $currentIp.replace("$origIp", "$Ip")

   $changeIp = $changeIp -replace "`t|`n|`r",""

   Write-Host "Changing IP to $changeIp"

         Write-Host "Working on $vm"

      #Get the Interface Name (Alias)

   $aliasscript = '(Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration| where-object {$_.IPAddress -match "' + $origIp + '" -and $_.AddressFamily -eq "IPv4"})'

   $getIntAlias = invoke-vmscript -ScriptText $aliasscript -ScriptType Bat -VM $vm -GuestUser $UserName -GuestPassword $Password

   $getIntAlias = $getIntAlias -replace "`t|`n|`r",""

   write-host "The interface name is $getIntAlias"

   #Change the IP Address

   $changingIp = "c:\windows\system32\netsh.exe interface ip set address ""Local Area Connection"" static $IP $SM $GW 1"

   Write-host "Changing IP Address of $vm interface $getIntAlias from $currentIp to $changeIp"

   $setIp = invoke-vmscript -ScriptText $changingIp -ScriptType bat -VM $vm -GuestUser $UserName -GuestPassword $Password

}

}

}

[LucD]

That looks as if PowerShell is not installed on that guest OS.

You can do WMI calls from the command line with the wmic command.