Powershell - New-SCServerPort and WWNs

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New-SCServerPort and WWNs – Originally posted By njcwotx, 05 Aug 2009

njcwotx -I started up with SC powershell today, I just added a new ESX server and used this command:

New-SCServer -Name hostname4 -IPAddress 1.2.3.4 -iSCSIAddress 1.2.3.4

and it adds the server.  I wonder though, how can I get the script to find the WWN of the esx host then add it?  Right now it looks like I have to manually look them up and type them in to add them through powershell.  Im sure there is a way to pull them.

PS. anyone have any nice sample scripts for vmware esx that basically do these things:

add a new esx host to compellent, setup the fc and iscsi ports, map a list of volumes (or all of them), or any other useful ones.  I also use vitoolkit, and have a little more experience with that but examples doing the kinds of things I need to do help me learn the commands faster.

Compellent - Hey Njcwotx

Welcome to the forums. If you're really digging into PowerShell, you should join our user group and swap scripts with the other 130 users. Find us at:

http://compellentpowershell.groups.live.com/

njcwotx - I did manage to find a way to script getting the wwn through hex using vi toolkit.

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$report = @()

foreach ($esx in get-cluster | get-vmhost | get-view | sort-object name){

 foreach($hba in $esx.Config.StorageDevice.HostBusAdapter){

   $row = "" | select Name,WWN

   $row.Name = $esx.name

  if($hba.GetType().Name -eq "HostFibreChannelHba"){

   $wwn = $hba.PortWorldWideName

   $wwnhex = "{0:x}" -f $wwn

   $row.WWN = $wwnhex

   $report += $row

   }

 }

}

echo "end"

echo $report

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I also integrated the compellent snapin to the VI environment to link the cmdlets in one shell so I can scrape out wwns and use them to make one larger script that should 1.  Add the new host to compellent, hba's and map volumes.  Its still a work in progress, but here is the command so that VI toolkit and Compellent shells merge.

I added this to the bottom just above the signature section "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-VIToolkitEnvironment.ps1" script that starts the vi toolkit.

Add-PSSnapin -name Compellent.StorageCenter.Scripting

Compellent - Thanks for sharing that with the community. We appreciate it!

TMFHQI - Compellent-

Regarding the Live group http://compellentpowershell.groups.live.com/

We applied for group membership a few days ago but have not yet gotten a reply.  How often are new membership requests addressed?  We'd really like to start digging into PowerShell with regards to our new CML devices.

TMF

TMFHQI - UPDATE:  My application to join the "Live" group was accepted back on May 26.  Thanks to whoever is managing the "Live" group membership!