Get List of VM's on server:  Get-VM
VM detailed information: Get-VM | Format-List -property *
Customized VM's report: Get-VM | select-object -property Name,Notes, VMHost,Guest

Suppress warnings:

Set-Powercliconfiguration -Displaydepricationwarnings $false -scope -user


Using WildCards:
Select Specific virtual Machine: Get-VM -Name A*

Using Comparision Operations
-eq
-ne
-gt
-ge
-lt
-le


Using Aliases


Retriving list of all of hosts
get-Hosts

PowerCLI - Initial connection script commands

Connecting to a server:


                connect-VIserver -server 192.168.10.10 -credential $credential
                                    connect-VIserver -server 192.168.10.10 -protocol http
Connecting to multiple servers:  connect-VIserver -server 192.168.10.10 -credential $credential -ALLlinked

List all connected vCenters:  connect-VIserver -Menu

Connect to multiple vCenters:  connect-VIserver -server vCenter1,vCenter2,vCenter3

Current configuration mode: get-PowerCLIConfiguration
Set configuration mode: single or multple vCenters
set-PowerCliconfiguration
set-PowerCliconfiguration -DefaultVIServermode signle -scope user

The servers are stored in $global:DefaultServer

Suppress Certificate warnings
set-PowerCliConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore



NFS Datastore

Mount

New-Datastore -VMHost abc.xyz.com -Nfs -Name Test -NfsHost nfsinterface.isilon.com -Path /ifs/datastore/templates

Remove Mount

Get-VMHost | Remove-Datastore -Datastore templates


Configure DNS Address

Get-VMHostNetwork | Get-VMHost | Set-VMHostNetwork -DomainName test.abc.com -DNSAddress  10.10.10.10, 10.20.20.20

Get-VMHostNetwork -VMHost host.test.abc.com | Set-VMHostNetwork -DomainName test.abc.com -DNSAddress 10.10.10.10, 10.20.20.20

Configure Syslog Datastore

Get-VMHost | Set-AdvancedSetting -NameValue @{'Config.HostAgent.log.level'='info';'Vpx.Vpxa.config.log.level'='info';'Syslog.global.logHost'='udp://sysng-te.test.statefarm.com:514'}


Create NFS adapters:

New-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost host.abc.com -PortGroup INFR_ISILON_VLAN11 -VirtualSwitch switchname  -IP 10.10.10.10 -SubnetMask 255.255.255.0 -MTU 9000



Disconnect from Servers:

disconnect-VIserver -server * -Force


Get Credentials:

get-VIcredentialStoreItem

some useful links: hostilecoding.blogspot.com/2014/03/vmware-powercli-to-report-triggered.html
https://www.simple-talk.com/sysadmin/virtualization/10-steps-to-kick-start-your-vmware-automation-with-powercli/


Restarting Powerpath Watch dog service

Get-VMHost -name corpesx2g.test.statefarm.com | Get-VMHostService | where {$_.Key -match "sfcbd-watchdog"} | Restart-VMHostService -Confirm:$false

Enable and disable lock down mode on ESXi Host

(get-vmhost $ESXhost | get-view).ExitLockdownMode() # To DISABLE Lockdown Mode

(get-vmhost $ESXhost | get-view).EnterLockdownMode() # To ENABLE Lockdown Mode

Script for running commands across all hosts in vcenter

$vCenter = 'vCenterServer_Name_or_IP_address'

Connect-VIServer $vCenter

$Scope = Get-VMHost #This will change the Lockdown Mode on all hosts managed by vCenter

foreach ($ESXhost in $Scope) {

(get-vmhost $ESXhost | get-view).ExitLockdownMode() # To DISABLE Lockdown Mode

Get-VMHost -name corpesx2g.test.statefarm.com | Get-VMHostService | where {$_.Key -match "sfcbd-watchdog"} | Restart-VMHostService -Confirm:$false

#(get-vmhost $ESXhost | get-view).EnterLockdownMode() # To ENABLE Lockdown Mode

}

Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vCenter -Confirm:$false

VMAX - Powerpath, Unisphere, Solution Enabler Installation ( SE Install)

Powerpath Host Registartion

rpowermt register host=abc.xyz.com username=root password=xxxx

Powerpath Installation Procedure


1) Uninstall ELMS
2) Uninstall Rtools
3) verify service running service

From task manager

check wheather lmrgd is running from service
if running stop

4) check for license path

EMC - powerpath -rpowermt

move license to d:powerpath_server

5) Check for services


Check for lmrg path

6) disable emc powerpath (EMC_PP_LIC)

from services - powerpath properties

7) INSTALL POWERPATH ELMS

c:programfiles\emc\
choose powerpath license path
install

8) Install Rtools

windows folder
install

organization : statefarm
location default

install


9)

rpowermt version
check for license path
if it is C: change it to d using environmental settings

10) Change Environmental variables

control panel
system properties
PPMT_lic_path

D:\powerpath_version\filename

11)

verify rpowermt version

12) Verify LMTOOLS
Verify service name should be only LMTOOLS
programfiles(86)\emc\elms\

13) register esx hosts

Solution Enabler Installation (SE Install)

1. Stop ECOM service.
2. Make a backup of these folders:
On Windows:
C:\Program Files\EMC\ECIM\ECOM\conf\cst
C:\Program Files\EMC\ECIM\ECOM\conf\ssl
3. Uninstall existing version of SE and SMI provider. Sometimes we need to delete the symapi folders manually and then reboot the host
4. Install SE with SMI-S provider
Reboot the host and start the required daemons
5.Copy the backup(you made) folders mentioned in step 2 with the .
6. Start ECOM service.
7. Put back the deamon_options and deamon_users files back without replacing them
8. Restart the all the daemons order being storapid first
And verify storsrvd is running


Unisphere Install

Unisphere for VMAX: on D drive
Run the install.exe file --> Takes around 30 mins and install Flash if needed
Register the array for collecting stats
Login-->Performance tab-->settings-->select array and register

Requirement:
RAM-8Gb available
Disk space-25Gb available

Alert suppression:
AS a part of matrix upgrade, unisphere is getting upgraded to new code 1.6. As a part of installation process, there might be some alerts generated that needs
to be suppressed.

Implementation steps:
1. Log into the arms server "arms.test.com"
2. Uninstall SMAS 1.3.3 application through control panel
3. Run the Installation file "UNIVMAX_V1.6.0.8_WINDOWS_X86_64". Select D drive
4. After installation, Register the array into Unisphere for collecting stats as shown below
i) Login to Unisphere using "https://192.168.10.10:8443/"
ii) Select Performance tab
iii) Select settings
iv) Select the VMAX array and click register

VMAX - Environment Status (drive, Hardware)

check environment details like status of hardware and disks

symcfg list -env_data
symdisk list -failed
symcfg list -env_data -service_state notnormal

VMAX - VLUN Migration

Vlun migration commands

symcfg -sid 60 list -tdev -bound -detail -dev 9A9 -gb
symmigrate -name new_migration query -sid 60
symmigrate list
symmigrate -sid 47 -name new_migration1 -f file_name -tgt_pool FC_poolname validate
symmigrate -sid 47 -name new_migration1 -f file_name -tgt_pool FC_poolname establish

notepad file_name.txt
dir - to list files
symdev -sid 40 pin dev_id
symcfg  -sid list -pool -thin -detail -gb

Isilon - truss command - tracking status

truss is a solaris command work on BSD's (isilon OS) which track the work flow of a command execution


truss -fea isi sync policies list
truss -fea "command"


The equivalent command in Linux is   strace

Linux - Print First row

server_mount server-2 | sed 's/\|/ /'|awk '{print $1}'

Remove spl characters < >

server_mount server_2 |sed 's/\|//'awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/[<>]//g'

VG8 - nas_checkup automatic scheduler

Remove automatic nas_checkup schedule from VG8

cat /nas/site/cron.d/nas_sys
remove following line
51 3 * * 7 root /nas/tools/auto_checkup > /dev/null 2>&1