need a powershell scripts

[sudeep0007]

Hi Guyz,

do you guyz have any powershell script for ESXI which create VMs with static ip and add them into domain.

Any help will be appreciated

TIA

[daphnissov]

Have you done any Internet searching yourself? How about any attempts at beginning a script yourself? Generally speaking, going to a forum and asking people to hand things over to you isn't appropriate. Read the first post in my signature.

[sudeep0007]

$fileName = 'whatever.csv'

foreach($vmLine in (Import-Csv -Path $fileName -UseCulture)){

    # Create VM

    $vm = New-VM -Name $vmLine.Server -VMHost $vmLine.EsxHost -Datastore $vmLine.Datastore -Template $vmLine.Template

    Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $vm | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $vmLine.Network -StartConnected -Confirm:$false

    # Wait till VM is running

    Start-VM -VM $vm

    while($vm.Guest.State -ne 'running'){

        $vm = Get-VM -Name $vm.Name

        sleep 5

    }

    # Configure guest OS network

    $netsh = "c:\windows\system32\netsh.exe interface ip set address ""Local Area Connection"" static $($vmLine.IPAddress) $($vmLine.NetMask) $($vmLine.Gateway) 1"

    Invoke-VMScript -VM $VM -ScriptType bat -ScriptText $netsh

    $netsh = "c:\windows\system32\netsh.exe interface ip set dns ""Local Area Connection"" static $($vmLine.FirstDNS) $($vmLine.SecondDns)"

    Invoke-VMScript -VM $VM -ScriptType bat -ScriptText $netsh

}

i have tried this above script but it is showing below error

New-VM : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Name'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and

then try the command again.

At line:13 char:24

+     $vm = New-VM -Name

[LucD]

What is in the CSV you are using?

Is there a column Server in there?

[sudeep0007]

Name

EsxHost

Datastore

Template

IPAddress

Gateway

FirstDNS

SecondDNS

this is my csv file

[LucD]

I suspect you used Name while the script uses Server.

Change that column name.

[sudeep0007]

Thanks Man now i am able to create the VMs but after that it is showing below error

Set-NetworkAdapter : Missing an argument for parameter 'StartConnected'. Specify a parameter of type 'System.Boolean' and try again.

At line:9 char:82

+ ... vmLine.Network -StartConnected -Confirm:$false

+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-NetworkAdapter], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingArgument,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDevice.SetNetworkAdapter

[LucD]

You need to provide a Boolean value to that parameter.

Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $vm |

Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $vmLine.Network -StartConnected:$true -Confirm:$false

[sudeep0007]

now it is showing this below error

Set-NetworkAdapter : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'NetworkName'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the argument, and then try running

the command again.

At line:1 char:66

+     Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $vm | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $vmLine.Network ...

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

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Set-NetworkAdapter], ParameterBindingValidationException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDevice.SetNetworkAdapter

[sudeep0007]

fixed the above issue now facing the below issue

Invoke-VMScript : 17-05-2020 22:03:24    Invoke-VMScript        Failed to authenticate with the guest operating system using the supplied credentials.   

At line:3 char:5

+     Invoke-VMScript -VM $VM -ScriptType bat -ScriptText $netsh

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

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Invoke-VMScript], InvalidGuestLogin

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_VmGuestServiceImpl_GetGuestAuthentication_ViError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.InvokeVmScript

[LucD]

You have to provide credentials to logon/run in the Guest OS

Invoke-VMScript -VM $VM -ScriptType bat -ScriptText $netsh -GuestCredential (Get-Credential)