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Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

SCharchouf — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:51:57 GMT

In order to remedy a large network configuration issue, I need to collect vSS & VDS details across all vCenters.

I'm not sure if we can collect both Standard switch and distributed switch in one shot and the output should contain the below information:

HostName
Type : Standard or Distributed
vSwitch MTU
version
Name
Uplink /ConnectedAdapter
PortGroup
VLAN ID
Active adapters
Standby Adapters
Unused Adapters
Security Promiscuous/MacChanges/ForgedTransmits

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

LucD — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 17:51:59 GMT

You can collect all that in 1 report, but the code might become quite complex.

What do you mean by 'Version' in case of a VSS?
What do you mean by 'Unused Adapters'?

Do you intend to list all pNIC that are not used in the Switch or Portgroup?

On VDS the concept of active/standby pNIC does not really exist.
The teaming is done through the Uplinks.

And, more importantly, what do you already have?
I'm pretty sure a lot of the information you are after is already present in this community.

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

SCharchouf — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 18:07:59 GMT

yep I confirm that the code might be complex

What do you mean by 'Version' in case of a VSS? my bad as the version is related to vDS,
What do you mean by 'Unused Adapters'? unfortunately the current configuration has some unused Uplink

Do you intend to list all pNIC that are not used in the Switch or Portgroup? it should be the case

I have the 2 below scripts, but not able to mix them in order to collect what I need

Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -vmkernel |
% { $vnet=$_ ; get-vdportgroup -vmhostnetworkadapter $vnet |
%{"$($vnet.vmhost.parent)`t$($vnet.vmhost)`t
$($vnet.name)`t$($vnet.ip)`t$($vnet.subnetmask)`t
$($_.name)`t$($_.vdswitch)`t$($_.vlanconfiguration)" |
out-file .\temp\output.txt -append } }

Get-VirtualPortgroup -standard |
% { $pg=$_ ; get-vmhostnetworkadapter -portgroup $pg |
% { "$($_.vmhost.parent)`t$($_.vmhost)`t$($_.name)`t
$($_.ip)`t$($_.subnetmask)`t$($pg.name)`t
$($pg.virtualswitch.name)`t$($pg.vlanid)" |
out-file .\temp\output.txt -append }}

Any comments or recommendation are always welcome

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

LucD — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:19:14 GMT

Try something like this

Get-VMHost -PipelineVariable esx | ForEach-Object -Process { Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost $esx -PipelineVariable sw | ForEach-Object -Process { Get-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $sw -PipelineVariable pg | ForEach-Object -Process { New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property ([ordered]@{ VMHost = $esx.name Switch = $sw.Name Type = $sw.GetType().Name -replace 'Impl','' Mtu = $sw.mtu Portgroup = $pg.Name VlanId = &{ if($_ -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ if($_.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.Vlan -is [VMware.Vim.VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchPvlanSpec]){ $_.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.Vlan.PvlanId } elseif($_.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.Vlan -is [VMware.Vim.VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitchVlanSpec]){ if($_.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.Vlan.VlanId -is [VMware.Vim.NumericRange[]]){ [string]::Join(',',($_.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.Vlan.VlanId | %{"$($_.Start)-$($_.End)"})) } else{ $_.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.Vlan.VlanId } } } else{$_.VlanId}} Uplink = &{ if($_ -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ $vds.ExtensionData.Config.UplinkPortPolicy.UplinkPortName -join ',' } else{ 'na' } } ConnectedAdapter = &{ if($pg -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ $vds = $esx.ExtensionData.Config.Network.ProxySwitch | where{$_.DvsUuid -eq $sw.ExtensionData.Uuid} ($vds.UplinkPort | ForEach-Object -Process { $uplink = $_ $pnic = $vds.Spec.Backing.PnicSpec | where{$uplink.Key -eq $_.UplinkPortKey} if($pnic){ "$($uplink.Value):$($pnic.PnicDevice)" } else{"$($uplink.Value):-"} }) -join ',' } else{ $sw.Nic -join ',' } } ActiveNic = &{ if($_ -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ 'na' } else{ if($pg.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.NicTeaming.NicOrder -ne $null){ $pg.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.NicTeaming.NicOrder.ActiveNic -join ',' } else{ $sw.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.NicTeaming.NicOrder.ActiveNic -join ',' } } } StandByNic = &{ if($pg -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ 'na' } else{ if($pg.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.NicTeaming.NicOrder -ne $null){ $pg.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.NicTeaming.NicOrder.StandByNic -join ',' } else{ $sw.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.NicTeaming.NicOrder.StandByNic -join ',' } } } SwPromicious = &{ if($pg -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ $sw.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.SecurityPolicy.AllowPromiscuous.Value } else{ $sw.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.Security.AllowPromiscuous } } SwMacChanges = &{ if($pg -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ $sw.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.SecurityPolicy.MacChanges.Value } else{ $sw.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.Security.MacChanges } } SwForgedTransmits = &{ if($pg -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ $sw.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.SecurityPolicy.ForgedTransmits.Value } else{ $sw.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.Security.ForgedTransmits } } PgPromicious = &{ if($pg -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ $pg.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.SecurityPolicy.AllowPromiscuous.Value } else{ $pg.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.Security.AllowPromiscuous } } PgMacChanges = &{ if($pg -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ $pg.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.SecurityPolicy.MacChanges.Value } else{ $pg.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.Security.MacChanges } } PgForgedTransmits = &{ if($pg -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Host.Networking.DistributedPortGroupImpl]){ $pg.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.SecurityPolicy.ForgedTransmits.Value } else{ $pg.ExtensionData.Spec.Policy.Security.ForgedTransmits } } }) } } }

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

SCharchouf — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:07:06 GMT

I added
$results = @() at the begin of the script
$results | export-csv -Path .\Output.csv -NoTypeInformation at the end
the file is created but is empty,
i think i'm wrong

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

LucD — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:12:18 GMT

The script doesn't use a $results variable.
All objects are in the pipeline, you can just pipe the object to your Export-Csv cmdlet.

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

lElOUCHE_79 — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:20:07 GMT

@LucD

I find this script and it provide good details, unfortunately I'm not able to generate a CSV/Excel is that possible?

for this script can we add information like physical switch Name and switch Ports?

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

LucD — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:35:01 GMT

See my previous answer, you should be able to add (pipe) at the end to an EXport-Csv cmdlet.

Physical info is only present when CDP, or similar, is actived.

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

lElOUCHE_79 — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:56:17 GMT

Thank you very much I'm able to export the report

the CDP is activated on the switch so it's possible to add the information?

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

LucD — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:10:09 GMT

Extracting the CDP info is not a problem, but I'm not sure how to present that in the output.

The following, CDS only, would perhaps be a better solution.
See Re: Collect vDS Portgroup, VMNIC and CDP informati... - VMware Technology Network VMTN

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

lElOUCHE_79 — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:35:21 GMT

Thanks

to the previous script can we add at least IP adress?

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

lElOUCHE_79 — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:55:19 GMT

Hello @LucD

II'm using the above script to collect details for network, unfortunately the active standby output show always "na" despite the Configuration is active/standby, I do have any idea what could be the issue?

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

LucD — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:42:26 GMT

It is rather simple, I didn't implement that in the code at the time.

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

lElOUCHE_79 — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 08:31:42 GMT

Thank you I will try to add that include it

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

lElOUCHE_79 — Tue, 09 May 2023 15:04:26 GMT

@LucD

I didn't find the way to show the information for ActiveNic/StandByNic

would you please assist on this?

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

momox1 — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:37:02 GMT

Hello LucD,

I'm somehow still getting the vlan ID colon empty. Any hint?

Thank you

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

LucD — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 07:34:05 GMT

Are you using VSS or VDS, or a mix?
ANd for VDS, which type of VLANs?

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

momox1 — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 07:42:15 GMT

I'm using VDS and VLAN type.

No Private or trunking vlans.

With this part of code, I get what I want, but cannot integrate it to the code for the moment.

$vlanId = $portGroup.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.Vlan.VlanId

Thank you

Re: Extract All vSS & VDS details for all vCenters

LucD — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:30:50 GMT

That is exactly what the snippet is doing for a VDS portgroup with a regular VLAN.
Not sure why you wouldn't see the VLANid