script to add log file location

[ephilipp]

Hello,

I am having some trouble with a script I wrote a year or so ago for vSphere 5.1 hosts. Now I am looking to run it on vSphere 5.5 hosts and I am getting errors.

# Connection to the ESX Host to be configured #
$a = Read-Host "Please enter ESX FQDN:"
Connect-VIServer -Server "$a" -Credential(Get-Credential)

# Set the SYSLOG Directory #
$hostName = Get-VMHost
$hostName = $hostName.Name.Split(".")[0]
$logLocation = "[AVH-ESXLogs] " + $hostName
Set-AdvancedSetting Syslog.global.logDir -Value $logLocation

Disconnect-VIServer $a -Confirm:$false

When I run the script I get the following error:

Cannot bind parameter 'AdvancedSetting'. Cannot convert the "Syslog.global.logDir" value of type "System.String" to type "VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.AdvancedSetting".

At :line:9 char:19

+ Set-AdvancedSetting <<<<  Syslog.global.logDir -Value $logLocation

I am guessing it Is something stupid, I have been messing around with this script for a few hours and it is starting to all look the same.

Thanks for the help.

eric

[LucD · Accepted solution]

You will have to do a Get-AdvancedSetting before, something like this

Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity $vmhost -Name Syslog.global.logDir | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value $logLocation

You get the current setting and then pipe it to the next cmdlet, which makes the change.

See also the examples on the Set-AdvancedSetting cmdlet.

[ephilipp]

Ok, I made the change and it is still erroring out:

# Set the SYSLOG Directory #
$hostName = Get-VMHost
$hostName = $hostName.Name.Split(".")[0]
$logLocation = "[AVH-ESXLogs] " + $hostName
Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity $hostname -Name Syslog.global.logDir | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value $logLocation

Disconnect-VIServer $a -Confirm:$false

thoughts?

[LucD]

And which error do you get ?

[ephilipp]

I am a complete moron... Fat fingered the DS name... :smileyblush:

everything works great...

thanks as always for the help.