plan a task to restart a service like ntpd on all esx in vcenter

[CG21]

Hi,

i think the title is preaty clear. We have a vcenter versin 6.7 with multiple host on esxi server 6.7.0.

i would like to plan a task to restart a service like ntp on all esx in this vcenter,

i have this script, is it ggod for you ?

Connect-viserver vcenter1 -user vcenter -pass password

foreach($esx in Get-VMHost){   

Restart-VMHostService -HostService ( $_ | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "ntpd" } )

}

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Watch out with what is on the pipeline.
Better would be a full pipeline construct. Something like this

Connect-viserver vcenter1 -user vcenter -pass password

Get-VMHost |

Get-VMHostService | where{$_.Key -eq 'ntpd'} |

Restart-VMHostService -Confirm:$false

But what do you mean by "plan a task to restart"?

Would this be a scheduled task?

[sarikrizvi]

1. To check status of NTP services on all Hosts :-

Get-VMHost | Select Name, @{N="NTPServer";E={$_ | Get-VMHostNtpServer}}, @{N="ServiceRunning";E={(Get-VmHostService -VMH

ost $_ | Where-Object {$_.key -eq "ntpd"}).Running}}

2.To Configure NTP Server, Config Policy & Start it, run below:-

Get-VMHost | Add-VMHostNtpServer PUTNTPServerIPs

Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostFirewallException | where {$_.Name -eq "NTP client"} | Set-VMHostFirewallException -Enabled:$true

Get-VMHost | Get-VmHostService | Where-Object {$_.key -eq "ntpd"} | Start-VMHostService

Get-VMhost | Get-VmHostService | Where-Object {$_.key -eq "ntpd"} | Set-VMHostService -policy "automatic"

[CG21]

from time to time some of the vcenter's esx do not have their clock up to date, so the vms too. simply restarting the service resets the clock. it usually happens at every time change (summer / winter)

so i would have a scheduled task to plan this script.

thank you for your answers . i'm going to try it

[CG21]

Hi , itry this script but i have this error

[LucD]

Looks like you are missing the 1st line (Get-VMHost |) or at least the pipeline symbol at the end of that line

[CG21]

Hi,

its not missing the pipeline look, when i just run all in one line i have the same error,

and when i run just the line Get-VMHost with the pipeline it's missing anythink

look the attached screen

than you for your help

[LucD]

My bad, I had a copy/paste error.
I corrected the code above, please try again.

[CG21]

Great, Thank you so much for your help.

it's ok.