PowerShell to disable VMNet-Adapter

Question

Hi, I'm trying to find a way to disable a network adapter for particular VDI machines and I'm thinking to use Powershell to do that activity. But unfortuantly, the Powershell module to download the powershell is not available... http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/virtualization/vworkspace/w/vworkspace-wiki/5750.quest-vworkspace-powershell-module-download Highly appreciate your help.

Habibalby_083114 · Accepted Answer

Hi All,

I think I have to live with this script since it does the job.

Untagged existing vLAN from the physical interface where the Hyper-V host connected to serves the exisiting VDI Network.
Tagged the new vLAN.
Run the below script to make sure VDI Machines obtain new IP from the DHCP Scope.

$VMs = Get-Content C:\Scripts\VMs.txt

Foreach ($VM In $VMs)

{

Get-VM -Name $VMs | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | Disconnect-VMNetworkAdapter

Write-Host $VMS "Network Interface Has been disconnected"

Get-VM -Name $VMs | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | Connect-VMNetworkAdapter -SwitchName "VDI Networks"

Write-Host $VMs "Network Interface has been reconnected"

}

Hope it helps someone else...

lwhitelock · Answer

What version of vWorkspace are you running?

Habibalby_083114 · Answer

Hi,

I'm running version 8.5..

This method on the Hyper-V will do, but I'm afraid that when the VMs disconnected and connected back, they will be connected with the old IP and they won't obtain IP from the new vLAN...

Get-VM "v-Win10-Template" | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | Disconnect-VMNetworkAdapter

Get-VM -Name "v-Win10-Template" | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | Connect-VMNetworkAdapter -SwitchName "VDI Networks"

I'm thinking of a way to renew the VMs IP without disconnecting the session from the end user..

Regards,

Hilbert_nl · Answer

You're looking for a situation to refresh the DHCP lease for those VM's ?

Hilbert_nl · Answer

Don't you have to loose the 's' from $VMs in the loop? Like this:

$VMs = Get-Content C:\Scripts\VMs.txt

Foreach ($VM In $VMs)

{

Get-VM -Name $VM | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | Disconnect-VMNetworkAdapter

Write-Host $VM "Network Interface Has been disconnected"

Get-VM -Name $VM | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | Connect-VMNetworkAdapter -SwitchName "VDI Networks"

Write-Host $VM "Network Interface has been reconnected"

}

Habibalby_083114 · Answer

Hi, yes, that's right.. I'm looking for a way to refresh the DHCP lease for those VMs. Regards,

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