1. Thinking, Building and Scripting Globally Julian Wood London VMware User Group - 14 th July 2011 #lonvmug

2. Thinking, Building and Scripting Globally Who?What? Why?How?

3. Who? Julian Wood IT Infrastructure Architect & Blogger www.WoodITWork.com @julian_wood

4. What? Have a single PowerCLI script to build ESX(i) anywhere in your organisation.

5. Why? One script to maintain One script to execute Reduce errors Set a global build standard Maintain local differences Remove reliance on COS Scripts PowerCLI Move From ESX to ESXi

6. ESX -> ESXi vSphere 5 is ESXi only Service Console to Management Interface COS Scripts Disk Partitioning – USB / SD – PXE Agents – Inventory – Security – Backup – Hardware – Monitoring

7. Why are build standards important? Repeatability Reduce complexity Champion simplicity Reduce OpEx Troubleshooting Reporting Automation

8. Cloud thinking… The way forward! Not about IT but about the business Strategy is top down, not bottom up Moving from Systems to Services Think big & tackle a piece at a time It’s bigger than deploying VMs Service Catalogue Standardisation + Process + Automation

9. Your Cloud Foundation Hosts Strategy – Global layout – Make things the same – Try to make different things the same Hardware Number of Nics Global Network plan Global Storage plan Accommodate local differences

10. Your build What’s the same? Naming Standard Hardware Vendor Number of Nics Console Memory Partitions Storage Protocol Switch Port Numbers Version + Patches NTP Servers Search Domains

11. Your build What’s different? IP Addresses Subnets Gateways Clusters Hardware DNS Servers Host Names Port Groups Datastores File Locations

12. Global Layout Cluster Requirement New York Servers VDI London Prod Servers Dev Servers Unix BigApp VDI Tokyo Servers VDI

13. Build basics Build ESX(i) hosts – Blades – 4 x Nics – Directional Traffic – NFS What’s Unique – Host Name – IP Address Computing values – IP address / hostname gives you site – Host number can calculate IP info

14. Build basics Naming Standards Host Naming Standards = $HostType – WIN Server hosts = – Unix Server hosts = – VDI hosts = jptokesx78 gblonesxux10 usnycesxvdi22

15. Build basics IP Addresses IP Address = $Site NYCService ConsoleVMkernelvMotion Servers10.1.14.1-10010.1.15.1-100192.168.0.1-100 VDI10.1.14.101-20010.1.15.101-200192.168.0.101-200 TOKService ConsoleVMkernelvMotion Servers10.3.91.11-5010.3.91.51-900192.168.0.11-50 VDI10.3.91.101-17010.3.91.171-240192.168.0.101-170 LONService ConsoleVMkernelvMotion Servers10.2.16.1-10010.2.17.1-100192.168.0.1-100 VDI10.2.16.101-22010.2.17.101-220192.168.0.101-220 Unix10.2.16.221-22710.2.17.221-227192.168.0.221-227

16. Let’s get scripting! Connect #Ask for the host to connect to Write-Host "Enter ESX(i) Host FQDN /IP " -ForegroundColor Magenta $vmhost = read-host If ($vmhost -eq "") { Write-Host "No ESX(i) Host Supplied, Exiting" -ForegroundColor Red Exit} Write-Host "Enter ESX(i) host credentials to authenticate" -ForegroundColor ; Magenta $ESXCred = $host.ui.PromptForCredential("ESX(i) credentials", "Please enter the; ESX(i) host user name and password.", "", "") #Connect to the ESX(i) Host $ESXConnect=Connect-VIServer -Server $VMHost -Credential $ESXCred If ($ESXConnect.IsConnected -ne $true){ Write-Host "Cannot connect to ESX(i) Host, Exiting" -ForegroundColor Red Exit} $ESXHost=Get-VMHost

17. Let’s get scripting! Get the Basics #Get Host Network information Write-Host "Getting Host Networking Information" -ForegroundColor Cyan $HostNetworkInfo = $ESXHost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter | where {($_.PortGroupName -eq "Service Console") -or ($_.PortGroupName -eq "Management Network")} $ConsoleNic = ($HostNetworkInfo | Select IP).IP $ESXHostView=$ESXHost | Get-View #Get actual ESX hostname $vmhost = $vmhost = $ESXHostView.Name # Work out Host Number by pulling out numbers from $vmhost variable and storing as integer [int]$HostNum = (([regex]'\d+').matches($vmhost.Split(".")[0]) | select ; Value).Value gblonesx10/gblonesxvdi10/gblonesxus10 = 10 # Show & Tell Write-Host "Connected to " $ESXHostView.Config.Product.Name " host:- " $ESXHost.Manufacturer " " $ESXHost.Model ": " $vmhost -Separator "" - ForegroundColor Green

18. Let’s get scripting! Where & what are you? # Determine Host Site information based on Service Console IP Address" switch -wildcard ($HostNetworkInfo.ConsoleGateway) { "10.1.*" {$Site = "NYC"} "10.2.*" {$Site = "LON"} "10.3.*" {$Site = "TOK"} default {Write-Host "Can not determine ESX Host Site, Exiting“ ; -ForegroundColor Red Exit}} # Determine ESX(i) Product Version" If ($ESXHostView.Config.Product.Name -match "ESXi") { $ESXProduct = "ESXi“ } Else { $ESXProduct = "ESX“} # Determine Host Use Type" $HostType = "SRV" If ($vmhost -match "VDI") {$HostType = "VDI"} If ($vmhost -match “UX") {$HostType = "UNIX"}

19. Let’s get scripting! Asking what Type? If ($Site -eq “LON") { while ($HostType -eq "SRV") { Write-Host "Enter ESX Host Type: " Write-Host "(P)roduction" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "(D)evelopment" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "(B)igApp" -ForegroundColor Green $SRVAnswer = Read-host switch ($SRVAnswer.ToUpper()) { "P" {$HostType = "SRVPROD"} "D" {$HostType = "SRVDEV"} “B" {$HostType = "SRVBIGAPP"} }

20. Let’s get scripting! Or calculating what type # Determine Site Specific Host Type" If ($Site -eq “LON") { while ($HostType -eq "SRV") { switch ($HostNum) { {$_ -le 99} {$HostType = "SRVBIGAPP"} {$_ -le 79} {$HostType = "SRVDEV"} {$_ -le 49} {$HostType = "SRVPROD"}}}} # Determine Site Specific File locations" switch ($Site) { "NYC" { $ISOLocation = "nyc_vmiso" $PuttyFolder = "\\usnycfile01\apps\Putty\"} "LON" { $ISOLocation = "vmiso" $PuttyFolder = "\\gblonfiler01\it\Utilities-Tools\Putty\"} "TOK" { $ISOLocation = "vmiso" $PuttyFolder = "\\jptokfs02\install\Putty\"} }

21. Let’s get scripting! Calculating IP Addresses # Generate Site Specific IP Settings" switch ($Site){ "LON" { $DNSServers = "10.2.111.78","10.2.1.47" $VMkernelVLAN = 530 $VMkernelMask = "255.255.254.0" $VMkernelGateway = "10.2.17.254" $vMotionMask = "255.255.255.0" switch -wildcard($HostType){ "SRV*“{$VMkernelIP = "10.2.17.$HostNum" $vMotionIP = "192.168.0.$HostNum"} "UNIX“{$VMkernelIP = "10.2.17." + ($HostNum+220) # Add 220 to HostNum value to work out Unix vmkernel IP $vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+220)} # Add 220 to HostNum value to work out Unix vmotion IP "VDI“{$VMkernelIP = "10.2.17." + ($HostNum+100) # Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP $vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+100)}}} # Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmotion IP LONService ConsoleVMkernelvMotion Servers10.2.16.1-10010.2.17.1-100192.168.0.1-100 VDI10.2.16.101-22010.2.17.101-220192.168.0.101-220 Unix10.2.16.221-22710.2.17.221-227192.168.0.221-227

22. Let’s get scripting! Calculating IP Addresses "NYC" { $DNSServers = "10.1.1.101","10.1.12.78" $VMkernelVLAN = 134 $VMkernelMask = "255.255.254.0" $VMkernelGateway = "10.1.15.254" $vMotionMask = "255.255.255.0" switch -wildcard($HostType) { "SRV*“{$VMkernelIP = "10.1.15.$HostNum" $vMotionIP = "192.168.0.$HostNum"} "VDI“{$VMkernelIP = "10.1.15." + ($HostNum+100) # Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP $vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+100)}}} # Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP "TOK" { $DNSServers = "10.3.13.72","10.3.15.12" $VMkernelVLAN = 603 $VMkernelMask = "255.255.255.0" $VMkernelGateway = "10.3.91.1" $vMotionMask = "255.255.255.0" switch -wildcard($HostType) { "SRV*“{$VMkernelIP = "10.3.91." + ($HostNum+50) # Add 50 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP $vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+10)} # Add 10 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP "VDI“ {$VMkernelIP = "10.3.91." + ($HostNum+170) # Add 170 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP $vMotionIP = "192.168.0." + ($HostNum+100)}}}} # Add 100 to HostNum value to work out VDI vmkernel IP

23. Let’s get scripting! Port Groups # Generate Site and Host Type Specific Port Groups" switch ($Site){ "LON" { switch ($HostType){ "SRVPROD" {$PortGroups =("servers_prod1",41), ("servers_lb1",39)} "SRVBIGAPP" {$PortGroups = ("servers_prod1",41), ("servers_lb1",39)} "SRVDEV" {$PortGroups = ("servers_dev1",33)} "VDI" {$PortGroups = ("vdi1",29), ("vdi2",34), ("vdi3",38)} "UNIX" {$PortGroups = ("unix_dhcp",37)}}} "NYC" { switch ($HostType){ "SRV" {$PortGroups = ("servers_prod1",216)} "VDI" {$PortGroups = ("vdi1",218)}}} "TOK" { switch ($HostType){ "SRV" {$PortGroups = ("servers1",500), ("servers_lb",532)} "VDI" {$PortGroups = ("vdi1",521), ("vdi2",522)}}}}

24. Let’s get scripting! Datastores # Generate Site and Host Type Specific Datastores" switch ($Site){ "LON" { switch ($HostType){ "SRVPROD" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("srvprod3_gblonnfs01","/vol/srvprod3","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("vcenter_gblonnfs01","/vol/vcenter","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com")} "SRVBIGAPP" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("srvprod3_gblonnfs02","/vol/srvprod3","gblonnfs02.wooditwork.com"), ("bigapp_gblonnfs02","/vol/bigapp","gblonnfs02.wooditwork.com"), ("vcenter_gblonnfs01","/vol/vcenter","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com")} "SRVDEV" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("srvdev3_gblonnfs02","/vol/srvdev3","gblonnfs02.wooditwork.com")} "VDI" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi1_gblonnfs03","/vol/vdi1","gblonnfs03.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi2_gblonnfs04","/vol/vdi2","gblonnfs04.wooditwork.com")} "UNIX" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("unix_servers1_gblonnfs01","/vol/uxrv1","gblonnfs01.wooditwork.com"), ("unix_ws2_gblonnfs03","/vol/uxws2","gblonnfs03.wooditwork.com")}}}

25. Let’s get scripting! Datastores “TOK" { switch ($HostType){ "SRV" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso1","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com"), ("srvtok1_jptokfiler01","/vol/srvtok1","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com"), ("vcenter_jptokfiler01","/vol/vcenter","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com")} "VDI" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso1","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi1_jptokfiler01","/vol/vdi1","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi2_jptokfiler01","/vol/vdi2","jptokfiler01.wooditwork.com")}}} “NYC" { switch ($HostType){ "SRV" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso1","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com"), ("servers1_usnycfas01","/vol/servers1","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com")} "VDI" {$Datastores = ("vmiso","/vol/vmiso1","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi1_usnycfas01","/vol/vdi1","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com"), ("vdi2_usnycfas01","/vol/vdi2","usnycfas01.wooditwork.com")}}}}

26. Let’s get scripting! It’s all worked out Write-Host "Build information has been generated" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host " ESX(i) Host Name: " -NoNewline Write-Host $vmhost -Separator "" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "ESX(i) Host Version: " -NoNewline Write-Host $ESXHostView.Config.Product.FullName -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " Site: " -NoNewline Write-Host $Site -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " Host Type: " -NoNewline Write-Host $HostType -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " ISO Location: " -NoNewline Write-Host $ISOLocation -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " Search Domain:"$SearchDomain Write-Host " DNS Servers:"$DNSServers Write-Host " NTP Servers:"$NTPServers Write-Host "" If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "ESX VMkernel Networking" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "-------------------" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host " VMkernel IP: " -NoNewline Write-Host $VMKernelIP -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " VMkernel VLAN:"$VMKernelVLAN Write-Host " VMkernel Mask:"$VMKernelMask Write-Host " VMkernel Gateway:"$VMKernelGateway Write-Host ""} Write-Host "vMotion Networking" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "------------------" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host " vMotion IP: " -NoNewline Write-Host $VmotionIP -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " vMotion Mask:"$VmotionMask Write-Host "" Write-Host " Port Groups" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "-----------" -ForegroundColor Cyan ForEach ($PortGroup in $PortGroups) { Write-Host " Port Group: "$PortGroup[0]" VLAN:"$PortGroup[1]} Write-Host "Storage" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "-------" -ForegroundColor Cyan ForEach ($Datastore in $Datastores) { Write-Host -Separator "" " Datastore: "$Datastore[0]" - "$Datastore[2]":"$Datastore[1]} Write-Host "---------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" -ForegroundColor Cyan

27. Let’s get scripting! Start the standard build Write-Host "-----------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "Building ESX(i) Host:" $vmhost -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "-----------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor Cyan # Set Global Settings" $SearchDomain = "wooditwork.com","mycompany.net" $NTPServers = "usnycntp01.wooditwork.com","gblonntp01.wooditwork.com" $ConsoleMemory = 800 $vSwitch0PortNumber = 128 If ($ESXHost.ConnectionState -notmatch "Maintenance") { Write-Host "Putting Host into Maintenance Mode" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Set-VMHost -State maintenance } Write-Host "Setting DNS Servers and Search Domains" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Get-VMHostNetwork | Set-VMHostNetwork -DnsAddress $DNSServers -SearchDomain $SearchDomain If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "Setting Console Memory" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHostView | %{(Get-View -Id ; $_.ConfigManager.MemoryManager).ReconfigureServiceConsoleReservation($Console Memory*1mb)}}

28. Let’s get scripting! Configure Networking… Write-Host "Remove any existing NTP Servers" -ForegroundColor Cyan If (($ESXHost | Get-VMHostNtpServer) -ne $Null) {$ESXHost | Remove-VMHostNtpServer -NtpServer ($ESXHost | Get-VMHostNtpServer) - Confirm:$false} Write-Host "Adding NTP Servers" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Add-VMHostNtpServer -NtpServer $NTPServers If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "Enabling SSH on the host" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Get-VmhostFirewallException "SSH Client" | Set-VMHostFirewallException -enabled:$true Write-Host "Enabling NTP Service in the firewall" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Get-VMhostFirewallException "NTP Client" | Set-VMHostFirewallException -enabled:$true} If ($NTPService.Running -eq $True) { Restart-VMHostService -HostService $NTPService -Confirm:$false} Else { Start-VMHostService -HostService $NTPService -Confirm:$false} Write-Host "Setting the NTP Service Policy to Automatic" -ForegroundColor Cyan $NTPService | Set-VMHostService -Policy Automatic Write-Host "Removing any VM networks" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Get-VirtualPortGroup | Where-Object {$_.Port -eq $Null} | Remove-VirtualPortGroup -Confirm:$False Write-Host "Removing any empty Virtual Switches" -ForegroundColor Cyan $ESXHost | Get-VirtualSwitch | Where-Object { $Null -eq (Get-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $_)} | Remove-VirtualSwitch - Confirm:$False Write-Host "Configuring vSwitch0" -ForegroundColor Cyan $vSwitch0 = $ESXHost | Get-VirtualSwitch | where {$_.Name -like "vSwitch0"} Write-Host "Setting the Port Number on vSwitch0" -ForegroundColor Cyan $vSwitch0 | Set-VirtualSwitch -NumPorts $vSwitch0PortNumber -Confirm:$false Write-Host "Add vmnic1 to vSwitch0" -ForegroundColor Cyan $vSwitch0 | Set-VirtualSwitch -Nic vmnic0,vmnic1 -Confirm:$false Write-Host "Enable Beacon Probing on vSwitch0" -ForegroundColor Cyan $vSwitch0 | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -NetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy BeaconProbing

29. Let’s get scripting! Configure Networking… If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "Adding VMkernel Port Group" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMkernel = $vSwitch0 | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name VMkernel -vlanid $VMKernelVLAN Write-Host "Adding the VMkernel IP Address" -ForegroundColor Cyan New-VMHostNetworkAdapter -PortGroup $VMkernel -VirtualSwitch $vSwitch0 -IP $VMkernelIP -SubnetMask $VMkernelMask Write-Host "Adding the VMkernel Gateway" -ForegroundColor Cyan Get-VMHostNetwork | Set-VMHostNetwork -VMkernelGateway $VMkernelGateway - VMkernelGatewayDevice "vmk0" Write-Host "Setting vmnic1 to an Active Adapter" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMkernel | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicActive "vmnic1" Write-Host "Setting vmnic0 to a Standby Adapter" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMkernel | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicStandby "vmnic0" Write-Host "Override the vSwitch failover order" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMkernel | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -InheritFailoverOrder $false -InheritFailback $true -InheritLoadBalancingPolicy $true - InheritNetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy $true -InheritNotifySwitches $true }

30. Let’s get scripting! Configure Networking… If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESXi") { Write-Host "Configuring Management Network" -ForegroundColor Cyan $MgmtNet = $vSwitch0 | Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name "Management Network" Write-Host "Setting vmnic1 to an Active Adapter" -ForegroundColor Cyan $MgmtNet | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicActive "vmnic1" Write-Host "Setting vmnic0 to a Standby Adapter" -ForegroundColor Cyan $MgmtNet | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicStandby "vmnic0" Write-Host "Override the vSwitch failover order" -ForegroundColor Cyan $MgmtNet | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -InheritFailoverOrder $false - InheritFailback $true -InheritLoadBalancingPolicy $true - InheritNetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy $true -InheritNotifySwitches $true } Write-Host "Creating the vMotion vSwitch1 and Port Group" -ForegroundColor Cyan New-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch1" -Nic vmnic2,vmnic3 | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name vMotion Write-Host "Adding the vMotion VMkernel IP Address" -ForegroundColor Cyan New-VMHostNetworkAdapter -PortGroup vMotion -VirtualSwitch vSwitch1 -IP $vmotionIP -SubnetMask $vMotionMask -VMotionEnabled $true Write-Host "Enabling Beacon Probing on vSwitch1" -ForegroundColor Cyan $vSwitch1 = Get-VirtualSwitch | where {$_.Name -like "vSwitch1"} $vSwitch1 | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -NetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy BeaconProbing

31. Let’s get scripting! Creating port groups Write-Host "Creating Virtual Machine Port Groups" -ForegroundColor Cyan $PortGroups | %{$vSwitch0 | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name $_[0] -vlanid $_[1]} Write-Host "Setting VM Port Group Failover order" -ForegroundColor Cyan $VMPortGroups = $vSwitch0 | Get-VirtualPortGroup | Where-Object {$_.Port -eq $Null} foreach ($VMPortGroup in $VMPortGroups){ Write-Host $VMPortGroup.Name ": Set vmnic0 to an Active Adapter" $VMPortGroup | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicActive "vmnic0" Write-Host $VMPortGroup.Name ": Set vmnic1 to a Standby Adapter" $VMPortGroup | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -MakeNicStandby "vmnic1" Write-Host $VMPortGroup.Name ": Override the vSwitch failover order” $VMPortGroup | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy -InheritFailoverOrder $false -InheritFailback $true - InheritLoadBalancingPolicy $true - InheritNetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy $true -InheritNotifySwitches $true } Port Groupvlan servers_prod141 servers_lb139

32. Let’s get scripting! Handling site specifics # Add site specific additional network requirements" switch ($Site){ “TOK" { switch ($HostType){ "SRV" { Write-Host “Tokyo: Creating the DMZ vSwitch2 and Port Group" -; ForegroundColor Cyan New-VirtualSwitch -Name "vSwitch2" -Nic vmnic6,vmnic7 | ; New-VirtualPortGroup -Name servers_dmz Write-Host "Enabling Beacon Probing on vSwitch2" -ForegroundColor Cyan $vSwitch2 = $ESXHost | Get-VirtualSwitch | where {$_.Name -like "vSwitch2"} $vSwitch2 | Get-NicTeamingPolicy | Set-NicTeamingPolicy - ; NetworkFailoverDetectionPolicy BeaconProbing}}}}

33. Let’s get scripting! Handling versions If ($ESXProduct -eq "ESX") { Write-Host "Installing additional Network Patches" -ForegroundColor Cyan switch ($ESXHost.Version){ "4.0.0" { Write-Host "Installing Patch: BCM-bnx2x-1.52.12.v40.8" -ForegroundColor Cyan Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost $ESXHost -HostPath /vmfs/volumes/$ISOLocation/ESXPatches/BCM- bnx2x-1.52.12.v40.8-offline_bundle-324481/metadata.zip} "4.1.0" { Write-Host "Installing Patch: BCM-bnx2x-1.60.50.v41.2" -ForegroundColor Cyan Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost $ESXHost -HostPath /vmfs/volumes/$ISOLocation/ESXPatches/BCM- bnx2x-1.60.50.v41.2-offline_bundle-320302/metadata.zip}}}

35. Thinking, Building and Scripting Globally Julian Wood London VMware User Group - 14 th July 2011 #lonvmug