SDRS Report/Enable

[pamiller21]

I have had a report running for any VM not set to the default of automatic, but it doesn't seem to be working and my script to enable the automatic SDRS isn't either.  No errors appear though.  Here are my scripts:

Enable SDRS:
$si = Get-View ServiceInstance
$srmMgr = Get-View -Id $si.Content.StorageResourceManager

foreach($dsc in Get-DatastoreCluster){
$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.StorageDrsConfigSpec
foreach($vm in ($dsc.ExtensionData.PodStorageDrsEntry.StorageDrsConfig.VmConfig | where{!$_.Enabled})){
$vmSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.StorageDrsVmConfigSpec
$vmSpec.Info = $vm
$vmSpec.Info.Enabled = $true
$spec.VmConfigSpec += $vmSpec
}
$srmMgr.ConfigureStorageDrsForPod($dsc.ExtensionData.MoRef,$spec,$true)
}

Report SDRS:

#############################
# Variables #
#############################
$date=Get-Date -format "yyyy-MMM-d"
$datetime=Get-Date
$filelocation="/var/www/SDRS/SDRS-$date.htm"

#############################
# Content #
#############################
$report = foreach($dsc in Get-DatastoreCluster){
$defaultVM = $dsc.ExtensionData.PodStorageDrsEntry.StorageDrsConfig.PodConfig.DefaultVmBehavior
foreach($vm in ($dsc.ExtensionData.PodStorageDrsEntry.StorageDrsConfig.VmConfig | where{!$_.Enabled})){
Get-View -Id $vm.Vm -Property Name |
Select @{N='DSC';E={$dsc.Name}},
Name,
@{N='Enabled';E={$vm.Enabled}},
@{N='Behavior';E={
if($vm.Behavior){$vm.Behavior}
else{"Default ($($defaultVM))"}
}}
}
}
#############################
# Add Text to the HTML file #
#############################
$report | ConvertTo-Html -title "VMware Hardware Version" -body "<H4>Date and time</H4>",$datetime -head "<link rel='stylesheet' href='style.css' type='text/css' />" | Out-File -Append $filelocation

Invoke-Item -Path $filelocation

[LucD]

I'm not sure what exactly you are trying to do.
All VMs that do not appear in the VM Override window, are reported (since their Enabled property is empty).

When I run you second script, the VMs do appear in the VM Override window.

[pamiller21]

Its not that they are in the window its some VMs will turn their automation levels to manual over time (probably due to storage migrations).  The script should change it from manual to automatic again.  Here is a screenshot that might help explain what I am seeing.

[LucD]

Afaik that is the Behavior property, not the Enabled property.
It accepts automated or manual.

[pamiller21]

Sorry not sure how to alter it to change that property

[pamiller21]

I experimented around, but not getting much luck on this.

[LucD]

To make sure I get what you are trying to do.
In that screenshot earlier, it is the 1st VM that you want to set to Default (Fully Automated)?

[pamiller21]

Correct!

[LucD · Accepted solution]

This seems to work for me.
The only issue might be that it does say 'Automated' for the VMs, but it will not say Default.
For that option, you will have to disable/enable SDRS

$si = Get-View ServiceInstance
$srmMgr = Get-View -Id $si.Content.StorageResourceManager

foreach($dsc in Get-DatastoreCluster){
    $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.StorageDrsConfigSpec

    foreach($vm in ($dsc.ExtensionData.PodStorageDrsEntry.StorageDrsConfig.VmConfig | where{$_.Behavior -eq [VMware.Vim.StorageDrsPodConfigInfoBehavior]::manual})){
        $vmSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.StorageDrsVmConfigSpec
        $vmSpec.Operation = [VMware.Vim.ArrayUpdateOperation]::edit
        $vmSpec.Info = $vm
        $vmSpec.Info.Behavior = [VMware.Vim.StorageDrsPodConfigInfoBehavior]::automated

        $spec.VmConfigSpec += $vmSpec
    }
    $srmMgr.ConfigureStorageDrsForPod($dsc.ExtensionData.MoRef,$spec,$true)
}