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VMware Virtual SAN -- All Flash Automated Deployment for Stretched Cluster
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# VMware Virtual SAN -- All Flash Automated Deployment for Stretched Cluster #
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# The All-in-One and Ultimate Virtual SAN Streched Cluster Config. Script #
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# by Alan Renouf and Rawlinson #
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# -- Add all VMware PowerCLI modules --
get-module -ListAvailable VMware* | Import-Module | Out-Null
# -- Infrastructure Settings for scripts --
$VCNode = "vcenter-fqdn-or-ip"
$VCUserName = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$VCPassword = "password"
$ESXiUserName = "root"
$ESXiPassword = 'password'
$DCName = "octo-sabu"
$CluName = "hci-stretched-cluster"
$VDSName = "10G Switch"
$PrimaryPortGroup = 3001
$SecondaryPortgroup = 3003
$WitnessPortgroup = 3002
$DNS = "10.142.7.21", "10.142.7.22"
$NTP = "10.132.249.12", "10.132.249.28"
$VMotionIP = "192.168.21."
$VSANIP = "192.168."
$cachingSSD = "S630DC-960"
$CapacitySSD = "MICRON_M510DC_MT"
$witness = "VSAN-witness-fqdn-or-ip"
$witnessIP = "192.168.2.68"
$WitnessSNM = "255.255.255.0"
# -- Static Routes --
$PrimarySR = "192.168.1.0"
$PrimaryGW = "192.168.1.253"
$SecondarySR = "192.168.3.0"
$SecondaryGW = "192.168.3.253"
$WitnessSR = "192.168.2.0"
$WitnessGW = "192.168.2.253"
# -- Connect to vCenter --
Connect-viserver $VCNode -user $VCUserName -pass $VCPassword -WarningAction SilentlyContinue
# -- Datacenter/Cluster Configuration --
# -- Create Datacenters --
Write-Host "Creating Datacenter: $DCName" -ForegroundColor Green
$DC = New-Datacenter -Name $DCName -Location (Get-Folder Datacenters)
# -- Adding and configuring the Virtual SAN Witness Appliance to vCenter
Write-Host "Creating Witness Datacenter: witness-$($DCName)" -ForegroundColor Green
$WDC = New-Datacenter -Name "Witness-$($DCName)" -Location (Get-Folder Datacenters)
Write-Host "Adding Witness host $Witness" -ForegroundColor Green
Add-VMHost -Name $witness -Location $WDC -User $ESXiUserName -Password $ESXiPassword -Force | Out-Null
Write-Host "Adding Witness IP Address" -ForegroundColor Green
$WVMK = get-vmhost $witness | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter | Where { $_.dhcpEnabled -eq $true}
$WVMK | Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter -IP $witnessIP -SubnetMask $WitnessSNM -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
# -- Create Cluster --
Write-Host "Creating Cluster: $CluName" -ForegroundColor Green
$CLU = New-Cluster -Name $CluName -Location ($DC) -DrsEnabled
# -- Add Hosts to cluster --
09..16 | Foreach {
$num = $_ ;
$newnum = "{0:D2}" -f $num
Write-Host "Adding host hostname-$newnum.vmware.com" -ForegroundColor Green
Add-VMHost -Name "hostname-$newnum.vmware.com" -Location $CluName -User $ESXiUserName -Password $ESXiPassword -Force | Out-Null
}
# -- Host Configuration --
$VMHosts = Get-VMHost | Sort Name
# -- Add DNS/NTP and Enable iScsi Settings for the hosts --
Foreach ($vmhost in $vmhosts) {
Write-Host "Configuring DNS and Domain Name on $vmhost" -ForegroundColor Green
Get-VMHostNetwork -VMHost $vmhost | Set-VMHostNetwork -DNSAddress $DNS -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
Write-Host "Configuring NTP Servers on $VMHost" -ForegroundColor Green
Add-VMHostNTPServer -NtpServer $NTP -VMHost $VMHost -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | FT | Out-Null
Write-Host "Configuring NTP Client Policy on $VMHost" -ForegroundColor Green
Get-VMHostService -VMHost $VMHost | where {$_.Key -eq "ntpd"} | Set-VMHostService -policy "on" -Confirm:$false | FT | Out-Null
Write-Host "Restarting NTP Client on $VMHost" -ForegroundColor Green
Get-VMHostService -VMHost $VMHost | where {$_.Key -eq "ntpd"} | Restart-VMHostService -Confirm:$false | FT | Out-Null
}
# -- Network Configuration --
# -- Create DVSwitch --
Write-Host "Creating VDSwitch: $VDSName" -ForegroundColor Green
$VDS = New-VDSwitch -Name $VDSName -NumUplinkPorts 2 -Location $DC -Mtu 9000 -Version "6.0.0"
# -- Create Portgroups --
Write-Host "Creating PortGroup: VSAN Network $PrimaryPortGroup" -ForegroundColor Green
New-VDPortgroup -Name "VSAN Network $PrimaryPortGroup" -Vds $vds -VlanId $PrimaryPortGroup | Out-Null
Write-Host "Creating PortGroup: VSAN Network $SecondaryPortGroup" -ForegroundColor Green
New-VDPortgroup -Name "VSAN Network $SecondaryPortGroup" -Vds $vds -VlanId $SecondaryPortGroup | Out-Null
Write-Host "Creating PortGroup: VSAN Network $WitnessPortGroup" -ForegroundColor Green
New-VDPortgroup -Name "VSAN Network $WitnessPortGroup" -Vds $vds -VlanId $WitnessPortGroup | Out-Null
Write-Host "Creating vMotion Network 3021" -ForegroundColor Green
New-VDPortgroup -Name "vMotion Network 3021" -VDSwitch $vds -VlanId 3021 | Out-Null
# -- Add Hosts to VDSWitch and Migrate pNIC to VDS (vmnic2/vmnic3) --
Foreach ($vmhost in ($DC | Get-VmHost)) {
Write-Host "Adding $VMHost to $VDSName" -ForegroundColor Green
$vds | Add-VDSwitchVMHost -VMHost $vmhost | Out-Null
$vmhostNetworkAdapter = Get-VMHost $vmhost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -Physical -Name vmnic2
Write-Host "Adding $VMHostNetworkAdapter to $VDSName" -ForegroundColor Green
$vds | Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter -VMHostNetworkAdapter $vmhostNetworkAdapter -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
$vmhostNetworkAdapter = Get-VMHost $vmhost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -Physical -Name vmnic3
Write-Host "Adding $VMHostNetworkAdapter to $VDSName" -ForegroundColor Green
$vds | Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter -VMHostNetworkAdapter $vmhostNetworkAdapter -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
}
# -- Set DVUplink2 to standby --
$TeamingPolicys = $vds | Get-VDPortgroup VSAN* | Get-VDUplinkTeamingPolicy
Foreach ($Policy in $TeamingPolicys) {
Write-Host "Setting Standby Uplink for $($Policy.VDPortGroup)" -ForegroundColor Green
$Policy | Set-VDUplinkTeamingPolicy -StandbyUplinkPort "dvUplink2" | Out-Null
}
# -- Create vMotion VMKernel Ports for all hosts in DC --
foreach ($vmhost in ($DC | Get-VmHost)) {
$HostIP = ($vmhost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -Name vmk0).ip
$LastO = $HostIP.Split(".")[3]
$VSANNet = Get-VDPortGroup "VSAN Network $PrimaryPortGroup"
$3rdO = ($VSANNet.Name).Substring(16)
$CurrentvMotionIP = $vMotionIP + $LastO
Write-Host "Adding vMotion Network Adapter to $VMHost with IP of $CurrentvMotionIP" -ForegroundColor Green
New-vmhostnetworkadapter -VMHost $vmhost -PortGroup "vMotion Network 3021" -VirtualSwitch $vds -VMotionEnabled $true -IP $CurrentvMotionIP -SubnetMask "255.255.255.0" | Out-Null
}
#Adding Static Routes for Virtual SAN Streched Cluster
# -- Primary site --
09..12 | Foreach {
$num = $_
$newnum = "{0:D2}" -f $num
$VMHost = "hostname-$newnum.vmware.com"
$HostIP = (Get-VMHost $vmhost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -Name vmk0).ip
$LastO = $HostIP.Split(".")[3]
$VSANNet = Get-VDPortGroup "VSAN Network $PrimaryPortGroup"
$3rdO = ($VSANNet.Name).Substring(16)
$CurrentVSANIP = $VSANIP + $3rdO + "." + $LastO
Write-Host "Adding $CurrentVSANIP to $($VSANNet.Name) and enabling VSAN traffic" -ForegroundColor Green
$VSANVMK = New-vmhostnetworkadapter -VMHost $vmhost -PortGroup $VSANNet.Name -VirtualSwitch $vds -VsanTrafficEnabled $true -IP $CurrentVSANIP -SubnetMask "255.255.255.0"
Write-Host "Adding Static Routes for primary Site to host hostname-$newnum.vmware.com" -ForegroundColor Green
New-VMHostRoute -VMHost $VMHost -Destination $SecondarySR -Gateway $PrimaryGW -PrefixLength 24 -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
New-VMHostRoute -VMHost $VMHost -Destination $WitnessSR -Gateway $PrimaryGW -PrefixLength 24 -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
if (-not $1PrimaryIP) {
$1PrimaryIP = (Get-VMHost $VMHost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -Name $VMKnet).IP
}
}
# -- Secondary Site --
13..16 | Foreach {
$num = $_ ;
$newnum = "{0:D2}" -f $num
$VMHost = "hostname-$newnum.vmware.com"
$HostIP = (Get-VMHost $vmhost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -Name vmk0).ip
$LastO = $HostIP.Split(".")[3]
$VSANNet = Get-VDPortGroup "VSAN Network $SecondaryPortGroup"
$3rdO = ($VSANNet.Name).Substring(16)
$CurrentVSANIP = $VSANIP + $3rdO + "." + $LastO
Write-Host "Adding $CurrentVSANIP to $($VSANNet.Name) and enabling VSAN traffic" -ForegroundColor Green
$VSANVMK = New-vmhostnetworkadapter -VMHost $vmhost -PortGroup $VSANNet.Name -VirtualSwitch $vds -VsanTrafficEnabled $true -IP $CurrentVSANIP -SubnetMask "255.255.255.0"
Write-Host "Adding Static Routes for Secondary Site to host hostname-$newnum.vmware.com" -ForegroundColor Green
New-VMHostRoute -VMHost $VMHost -Destination $PrimarySR -Gateway $SecondaryGW -PrefixLength 24 -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
New-VMHostRoute -VMHost $VMHost -Destination $WitnessSR -Gateway $SecondaryGW -PrefixLength 24 -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
if (-not $1SecondaryIP) {
$1SecondaryIP = (Get-VMHost $VMHost | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -Name $VMKnet).IP
}
}
# -- witness Site --
Write-Host "Adding Static Routes to Witness" -ForegroundColor Green
New-VMHostRoute -VMHost $witness -Destination $PrimarySR -Gateway $WitnessGW -PrefixLength 24 -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
New-VMHostRoute -VMHost $witness -Destination $SecondarySR -Gateway $WitnessGW -PrefixLength 24 -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
# -- communication validation between all Hosts and networks --
# -- primary site --
09..12 | Foreach {
$num = $_ ;
$newnum = "{0:D2}" -f $num
$VMHost = "hostname-$newnum.vmware.com"
$VMKnet = (Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $vmhost -PortGroup "VSAN*").Name
Write-Host "Pinging $SecondarySR from $VMHost on $vmknet..." -ForegroundColor Green
$esxcli = Get-ESXCLI -VMhost $vmhost
$ping = $esxcli.network.diag.ping(2,$null,$null,$1SecondaryIP,$vmknet,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null) | select -expand Summary
if ($ping.Recieved -ge 1) {
Write-Host "Ping of Secondary: $1SecondaryIP Tested OK" -ForegroundColor Yellow
} Else {
Write-Host "Ping of Secondary: $1SecondaryIP Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
}
Write-Host "Pinging $WitnessSR from $VMHost on $VMKnet..." -ForegroundColor Green
$ping = $esxcli.network.diag.ping(2,$null,$null,$WitnessIP,$vmknet,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null) | select -expand Summary
if ($ping.Recieved -ge 1) {
Write-Host "Ping of Witness: $WitnessSR Tested OK" -ForegroundColor Yellow
} Else {
Write-Host "Ping of Witness: $WitnessSR Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
}
}
# -- secondary site --
13..16 | Foreach {
$num = $_ ;
$newnum = "{0:D2}" -f $num
$VMHost = "hostname-$newnum.vmware.com"
$VMKnet = (Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $vmhost -PortGroup "VSAN*").Name
Write-Host "Pinging $PrimarySR from $VMHost on $vmknet..." -ForegroundColor Green
$esxcli = Get-ESXCLI -VMhost $vmhost
$ping = $esxcli.network.diag.ping(2,$null,$null,$1PrimaryIP,$vmknet,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null) | select -expand Summary
if ($ping.Recieved -ge 1) {
Write-Host "Ping of Primary: $1PrimaryIP Tested OK" -ForegroundColor Yellow
} Else {
Write-Host "Ping of Primary: $1PrimaryIP Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
}
Write-Host "Pinging $WitnessSR from $VMHost on $vmknet..." -ForegroundColor Green
$ping = $esxcli.network.diag.ping(2,$null,$null,$WitnessIP,$vmknet,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null) | select -expand Summary
if ($ping.Recieved -ge 1) {
Write-Host "Ping of Witness: $WitnessSR Tested OK" -ForegroundColor Yellow
} Else {
Write-Host "Ping of Witness: $WitnessSR Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
}
}
# -- witness site --
$VMKnet = (Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $witness -PortGroup "VSAN*").Name
Write-Host "Pinging $PrimarySR from $witness on $vmknet..." -ForegroundColor Green
$esxcli = Get-ESXCLI -VMhost $witness
$Ping = $esxcli.network.diag.ping(2,$null,$null,$1PrimaryIP,$vmknet,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null) | select -expand Summary
if ($ping.Recieved -ge 1) {
Write-Host "Ping of Primary: $1PrimaryIP Tested OK" -ForegroundColor Yellow
} Else {
Write-Host "Ping of Primary: $1PrimaryIP Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
}
Write-Host "Pinging $SecondarySR from $witness on $vmknet..." -ForegroundColor Green
$ping = $esxcli.network.diag.ping(2,$null,$null,$1SecondaryIP,$vmknet,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null) | select -expand Summary
if ($ping.Recieved -ge 1) {
Write-Host "Ping of Secondary: $1SecondaryIP Tested OK" -ForegroundColor Yellow
} Else {
Write-Host "Ping of Secondary: $1SecondaryIP Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
}
# -- enable Virtual SAN
Write-Host "Enabling VSAN in manual mode for Cluster: $CLU" -ForegroundColor Green
$CLU = $CLU | Set-Cluster -VsanEnabled:$true -VsanDiskClaimMode Manual -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# -- claim and tag caching and capacity flash devices
Foreach ($vmh in ($DC | Get-VmHost)) {
Write-Host "Finding disks for $($vmh)"
$esxcli = Get-ESXCLI -VMhost $vmh
0..1 | Foreach {
$DiskgroupNum = $_ +1
$Caching = ($esxcli.storage.core.device.list() | Where {$_.model -eq $cachingSSD})[$_]
$Capacity = ($esxcli.storage.core.device.list() | Where {$_.model -eq $capacitySSD})[$_]
Write-Host "Using $($caching.Vendor) - $($caching.Model) for Caching in Disk Group $Diskgroupnum" -foregroundColor Green
Write-Host "Using $($Capacity.Vendor) - $($Capacity.Model) for Capacity in Disk Group $Diskgroupnum" -foregroundColor Green
Write-Host "Tagging $($Capacity.Model) as Capacity"
$capacitytag = $esxcli.vsan.storage.tag.add(($capacity.Device), "capacityFlash")
Write-Host "Adding Storage devices to $($vmhost)"
$adddisks = $esxcli.vsan.storage.add(($capacity.device), ($Caching.device))
if ($adddisks -eq "true") {
Write-Host "Disks added" -ForegroundColor Green
} Else {
Write-Host "Error adding disks: $adddisks" -ForegroundColor Red
}
}
Write-Host "Enable space efficiency sparse swap on $($vmh)" -ForegroundColor Green
Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity $vmh -Name "VSAN.SwapThickProvisionDisabled" | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 1 -Confirm:$false | out-null
}
# -- Virtual SAN cluster configuration validation
If ($CLU.VSANEnabled){
Write-Host "VSAN cluster $($CLU.Name) created in $($CLU.VSANDiskClaimMode) configuration" -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-Host "The following Hosts and Disk Groups now exist:"
Get-VsanDiskGroup | Select VMHost, Name | FT -AutoSize
Write-Host "The following VSAN Datastore now exists:"
Get-Datastore | Where {$_.Type -eq "vsan"} | Select Name, Type, FreeSpaceGB, CapacityGB
} Else {
Write-Host "Something went wrong, Virtual SAN not enabled"
}
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