copy portgroups script

[BorisBorshevsky]

Hello,

I’m looking for a script that can copy all the Vlans (the portgroups) on certain vSwitch (vSwitch1 in most cases)

Then add them identically to a newly installed ESX (group of ESXs if possible) to the same vSwitch

Thanks in advance.

[ChrisDearden]

Alan Renoufs vProfiles script is the best one I know.

http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/06/29/powercli-vprofiles/

[LucD · Accepted solution]

A simple portgroup replication script.

Note that this does not copy the teaming policy !

If that is needed the script would need to use the Get-NicTeamingPolicy and Set-NicTeamingPolicy cmdlets.

$modelEsxName = "esx1" 
$modelSwitchName = "vSwitch1"
$tgtEsxNames = "esx2","esx3","esx4"

$esx = Get-VMHost -Name $modelEsxName 
$sw = Get-VirtualSwitch -Name $modelSwitchName -VMHost $esx
 $pg = Get-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $sw
foreach($newEsx in (Get-VMHost -Name $tgtEsxNames)){
    $newSw = Get-VirtualSwitch -Name vSwitch2 -VMHost $newEsx
    $pg | %{
        $newPg = New-VirtualPortGroup -Name $_.Name -VLanId $_.VLanId -VirtualSwitch $newSw -Confirm:$false
    }
}
     

[BorisBorshevsky]

Many thanks, I will try this.

But I’m looking for a bit shorter script that only copies the portgroups since ll the other things are already scripted;

The portgroup copy is done by ESX command; (printing all portgroups into file using awk than copy the file and add them)

Seems that doing it with powerCLI will be way faster.