PowerCLI: Configuration PowerCLI

Configuring PowerCLI

ALARMS:

PowerCLI C:\>Connect-VIServer -Server 10.60.105.77 -User administrator@vsphere.local -Password Passw0rd!

PowerCLI C:\> Get-AlarmDefinition -Name 'Host connection and power state' |Set-AlarmDefinition -Description 'Host Power State'

PowerCLI C:\> Get-AlarmDefinition -Name 'Host connection and power state' |Set-AlarmDefinition -Description 'Host Power State'  -ActionRepeatMinutes 5

PowerCLI C:\> Get-AlarmDefinition -Name 'Host connection and power state' |New-AlarmAction -Email -To 'operaciones@company.com'

PowerCLI C:\> Get-AlarmDefinition -Name 'Host connection and power state' | Get-AlarmAction

NETWORKING:

New dvSwitch:

New-VDSwitch -Name 'VMware_COMPANY

Remove dvSwitch:

Get-VDSwitch -Name 'VMwar3_COMPANY' | Remove-VDSwitch -Name 'VMwar3_COMPANY'

Get-VDSwitch -Name 'VMwar3_COMPANY' | New-VDPortgroup -Name 'VMware_POrtgroup'

Teaming Policy dvportgroup:

Get-VDSwitch "dvsCOMPANY" | Get-VDPortGroup DMZ Virtual IPs | Get-VDUplinkTeamingPolicy | Set-VDUplinkTeamingPolicy -LoadBalancingPolicy LoadBalanceLoadBased

-LoadBalancingPolicy

1.  LoadBalanceIP - Description #Set Route based on IP hash

2.  LoadBalanceSrcMac - Description #Set Route based on source MAC hash

3.  LoadBalanceSrcId - Description #Set Route based on originating virtual port

4.  ExplicitFailover - Description #Set Use explicit failover order

5.  LoadBalanceLoadBased - Description #Set Route based on physcial NIC load

6.  LoadBalanceIP - Description #Remove $pg to apply new load balancing policy to all portgroups on the same VDS

CLUSTER DRS

PowerCLI C:\>Connect-VIServer -Server 10.60.105.77 -User administrator@vsphere.local -Password Passw0rd!

Get-Cluster

DRS Configuration

Get-Cluster C3-MGMT |Set-DrsAutomationLevel Manual

Set-Cluster C3-DEV -DRSAutomationLevel PartiallyAutomated

Set-Cluster C3-DEV -DRSAutomationLevel FullyAutomated

Add Host to Cluster

Get-Cluster C3-MGMT | Add-VMHost 1amp-esxi02.company.net -User root -Password VMwr3!!

Remove Host from Cluster

Get-VMHost covbneswcinrm2002.ilumno.net -Location DC | Remove-VMHost -Confirm:$false