I am trying to create a Powercli script for adding additional disks to Sql vms. Scripts runs fine but the disks labels wont create evenly across multiple scsi controllers.
Ideally this is what I am trying to get.
Hard disk 1 on SCSI 0:1
Hard disk 2 on SCSI 0:2
Hard disk 3 on SCSI 1:1
Hard disk 4 on SCSI 1:2
Hard disk 5 on SCSI 2:1
Hard disk 6 on SCSI 2:2
Hard disk 7 on SCSI 3:1
Hard disk 8 on SCSI 3:2
Hard disk 9 on SCSI 3:3
But this is what I get.
Hard disk 7 on SCSI 0:1
Hard disk 2 on SCSI 0:2
Hard disk 8 on SCSI 1:1
Hard disk 6 on SCSI 1:2
Hard disk 9 on SCSI 2:1
Hard disk 4 on SCSI 2:2
Hard disk 10 on SCSI 3:1
Hard disk 5 on SCSI 3:2
Hard disk 3 on SCSI 3:3
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Here is my script.
$VMname = Read-Host " Enter the VM hostname"
$D=Read-Host "Enter D drive GB Size"
$E=Read-Host "Enter E drive GB Size"
$SYSTEMDBS1 = Read-Host "Enter SYSTEMDB1 GB Size"
$DATA1 = Read-Host "Enter DATA1 GB Size"
$LOGS1 = Read-Host "Enter LOGS1 GB Size"
$DBA_ADMIN_LOGS1 = Read-Host "Enter DBA_ADMIN_LOGS1 GB Size"
$TEMPDB1 = Read-Host "Enter TEMPDB1 GB Size"
$DBA_ADMIN_DATA1 = Read-Host "Enter DBA_ADMIN_DATA1 GB Size"
$DBAUTILITY = Read-Host "Enter DBAUTILITY GB Size"
stop-vm -vm $VMname -confirm:$false
Start-sleep -s 5
$VM= get-vm -Name $VMname
##Adding D and E Drive
New-HardDisk -VM $VM -CapacityGB $D -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin
New-HardDisk -VM $VM -CapacityGB $E -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin
foreach ($HardDisk in (1))
{
$VM | New-HardDisk -CapacityGB $SYSTEMDBS1 -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin | New-ScsiController -Type ParaVirtual
##
$hdskToChange = Get-HardDisk -VM $VM -Name "Hard disk 4"
##$VM | Get-HardDisk -Name "Hard Disk 3"
## create a new VirtualMachineConfigSpec, with which to make the change to the VM's disk
$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
## create a new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec
$spec.deviceChange = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec
$spec.deviceChange[0].operation = "edit"
## populate the "device" property with the existing info from the hard disk to change
$spec.deviceChange[0].device = $hdskToChange.ExtensionData
## then, change the second part of the SCSI ID (the UnitNumber)
$spec.deviceChange[0].device.unitNumber = 0
## reconfig the VM with the updated ConfigSpec (VM must be powered off)
$VM.ExtensionData.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)
Start-Sleep -s 5
New-HardDisk -VM $VM -CapacityGB $DATA1 -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin -Controller "SCSI Controller 1"
}
## Disks on Controller 2
foreach ($HardDisk in (1))
{
$VM | New-HardDisk -CapacityGB $LOGS1 -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin | New-ScsiController -Type ParaVirtual
##
$hdskToChange = Get-HardDisk -VM $VM -Name "Hard disk 6"
##$VM | Get-HardDisk -Name "Hard Disk 3"
## create a new VirtualMachineConfigSpec, with which to make the change to the VM's disk
$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
## create a new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec
$spec.deviceChange = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec
$spec.deviceChange[0].operation = "edit"
## populate the "device" property with the existing info from the hard disk to change
$spec.deviceChange[0].device = $hdskToChange.ExtensionData
## then, change the second part of the SCSI ID (the UnitNumber)
$spec.deviceChange[0].device.unitNumber = 0
## reconfig the VM with the updated ConfigSpec (VM must be powered off)
$VM.ExtensionData.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)
Start-Sleep -s 5
New-HardDisk -VM $VM -CapacityGB $DBA_ADMIN_LOGS1 -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin -Controller "SCSI Controller 2"
}
## For Disk on Controller 3
foreach ($HardDisk in (1))
{
$VM | New-HardDisk -CapacityGB $TEMPDB1 -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin | New-ScsiController -Type ParaVirtual
##
$hdskToChange = Get-HardDisk -VM $VM -Name "Hard disk 8"
##$VM | Get-HardDisk -Name "Hard Disk 3"
## create a new VirtualMachineConfigSpec, with which to make the change to the VM's disk
$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
## create a new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec
$spec.deviceChange = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec
$spec.deviceChange[0].operation = "edit"
## populate the "device" property with the existing info from the hard disk to change
$spec.deviceChange[0].device = $hdskToChange.ExtensionData
## then, change the second part of the SCSI ID (the UnitNumber)
$spec.deviceChange[0].device.unitNumber = 0
## reconfig the VM with the updated ConfigSpec (VM must be powered off)
$VM.ExtensionData.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)
Start-Sleep -s 5
New-HardDisk -VM $VM -CapacityGB $DBA_ADMIN_DATA1 -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin -Controller "SCSI Controller 3"
New-HardDisk -VM $VM -CapacityGB $DBAUTILITY -DiskType Flat -StorageFormat Thin -Controller "SCSI Controller 3"
}
Start-sleep -s 2
## Start VM
Start-VM -VM $VM -confirm:$false
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Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You
