Script to run emcgrab.exe across multiple esxi using powershell

[Virtualinfra]

any idea to script to run emcgrab.exe across multiple esxi using powershell.

the option to be used as below.

emcgrab.exe -host XXXXX(hostname) -user root -password XXXX -vmsupport -party XXX -customer XXX -case XXX -contact XXX -phone XXXX -email XXXX

[LucD]

You mean like this?

It assumes you are connected to the vCenter (Connect-VIServer).

$user = 'root'

$pswd = 'XXXX'

Get-VMHost | %{

    emcgrab.exe -host $_.NetworkInfo.HostName -user $user -password $pswd -vmsupport -party XXX -customer XXX -case XXX -contact XXX -phone XXXX -email XXXX

}

[Virtualinfra]

Thanks for quick help.

similar to that but not connected to vcenter, list of host in a text file and loaded from there.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Then you can do something like this.

It assumes there is 1 hostname per line, no blank lines.

$user = 'root'

$pswd = 'XXXX'

Get-Content -Path hostnames.txt | %{

    emcgrab.exe -host $_ -user $user -password $pswd -vmsupport -party XXX -customer XXX -case XXX -contact XXX -phone XXXX -email XXXX

}

[Virtualinfra]

Thanks Lucd, works perfectly!!!

[Sureshkumarsain]

LucD, Thank you  Very much for the  script ,  Its working like champ but its asking  Yes  and no for Legal agreement and for service request number  for every host.

Please help   me on this.

[LucD]

I don't know this emcgrab.exe, but with the help of Google, it looks as if there a number of parameters you can use to make it run silent.

Try adding the -quiet and -autoexec parameters.

If these don't work, check if the list of parameters includes those two.

You should be able to do that by adding the -h parameter.

But like I said, I don't know this command, nor do I have a copy to try it out.
Worst case, ask on one of the EMC fora.

[RAJ_RAJ]

Hi  ,

I hope  below link will help you understand this

EMC Community Network - DECN: EMC Grabs for ESXi

ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/emcgrab/ESXi/Readme_ESXiGrab_v1.3.7.txt

[Sureshkumarsain]

Thank you  Very  Much RAJ  and LucD

Its working now and I missed  2 switch for EMCGRAB