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vSphere add storage from list in CSV
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# Powershell Script for vSphere | |
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# Script to mass add storage to esxi host/cluster from data in CSV | |
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# http://vspherepowershellscripts.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/vsphere-bulk-add-storage.html | |
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if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null ) | |
{ | |
Add-PsSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core | |
} | |
# Enter the virtualcenter you wish to connect to | |
$vCenter = Read-Host "Enter vCenter Name or IP" | |
Connect-VIServer $vCenter | |
#Pull Lun information from CSV file | |
#Format is: | |
#ESXHost,LunName,LunID | |
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#ESXHost = The host to create the VMFS volume on | |
#LunName = The Datastore Name | |
#LunID = The CanonicalName of the Lun i.e. naa.60060e80058fc60000008fc600006112 | |
$CSVFile = "C:\Temp\datastores.csv" | |
$CSV = Import-CSV $CSVFile | |
Foreach ($Item in $CSV){ | |
$ESXHost = Get-VMHost $Item.ESXHost | |
$LunName = $Item.LunName | |
$LunID = $Item.LunID | |
$Lun = Get-ScsiLun -CanonicalName $LunID -VmHost $ESXHost | |
Write-host "Creating $LunName $Lun on $ESXHost" | |
New-Datastore -VMHost $ESXHost -Vmfs -Name $LunName -Path $Lun | |
} | |
Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vCenter -Confirm:$false |
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