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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Deploy Multiple VMs to vCenter
.DESCRIPTION
VMs are deployed asynchronously based on a pre-configured csv file (DeployVM.csv)
.PARAMETER csvfile
Path to DeployVM.csv file with new VM info
.PARAMETER vCenter
vCenter Server FQDN or IP
.PARAMETER auto
Will allow script to run with no review or confirmation
.PARAMETER createcsv
Generates a blank csv file - DeployVM.csv
.EXAMPLE
.\DeployVM.ps1
Runs DeployVM
.EXAMPLE
.\DeployVM.ps1 -vcenter my.vcenter.address
Runs DeployVM specifying vCenter address
.EXAMPLE
.\DeployVM.ps1 -csvfile "E:\Scripts\Deploy\DeployVM.csv" -vcenter my.vcenter.address -auto
Runs DeployVM specifying path to csv file, vCenter address and no confirmation
.EXAMPLE
.\DeployVM.ps1 -createcsv
Creates a new/blank DeployVM.csv file in same directory as script
.NOTES
Author: Shawn Masterson
Created: May 2014
Version: 1.2.1
REQUIREMENTS
PowerShell v3 or greater
vCenter (tested on 5.1/5.5)
PowerCLI 5.5 R2 or later
CSV File - VM info with the following headers
Name, Boot, OSType, Template, CustSpec, Folder, ResourcePool, CPU, RAM, Disk2, Disk3, Disk4, Datastore, DiskStorageFormat, NetType, Network, DHCP, IPAddress, SubnetMask, Gateway, pDNS, sDNS, Notes
Must be named DeployVM.csv
Can be created with -createcsv switch
CSV Field Definitions
Name - Name of new VM
Boot - Determines whether or not to boot the VM - Must be 'true' or 'false'
OSType - Must be 'Windows' or 'Linux'
Template - Name of existing template to clone
CustSpec - Name of existing OS Customiation Spec to use
Folder - Folder in which to place VM in vCenter (optional)
ResourcePool - VM placement - can be a reasource pool, host or a cluster
CPU - Number of vCPU
RAM - Amount of RAM
Disk2 - Size of additional disk to add (GB)(optional)
Disk3 - Size of additional disk to add (GB)(optional)
Disk4 - Size of additional disk to add (GB)(optional)
Datastore - Datastore placement - Can be a datastore or datastore cluster
DiskStorageFormat - Disk storage format - Must be 'Thin', 'Thick' or 'EagerZeroedThick'
NetType - vSwitch type - Must be 'vSS' or 'vDS'
Network - Network/Port Group to connect NIC
DHCP - Use DHCP - Must be 'true' or 'false'
IPAddress - IP Address for NIC
SubnetMask - Subnet Mask for NIC
Gateway - Gateway for NIC
pDNS - Primary DNS (Windows Only)
sDNS - Secondary NIC (Windows Only)
Notes - Description applied to the vCenter Notes field on VM
CREDITS
Handling New-VM Async - LucD - @LucD22
http://www.lucd.info/2010/02/21/about-async-tasks-the-get-task-cmdlet-and-a-hash-table/
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
.LINK
http://blog.smasterson.com/2014/05/21/deploying-multiple-vms-via-powercli-updated-v1-2/
#>
#requires –Version 3
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Parameters
param (
[parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[string]$csvfile,
[parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[string]$vcenter,
[parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[switch]$auto,
[parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[switch]$createcsv
)
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# User Defined Variables
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Static Variables
$scriptName = "DeployVM"
$scriptVer = "1.2.1"
$scriptDir = Split-Path -Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition -Parent
$starttime = Get-Date -uformat "%m-%d-%Y %I:%M:%S"
$logDir = $scriptDir + "\Logs\"
$logfile = $logDir + $scriptName + "_" + (Get-Date -uformat %m-%d-%Y_%I-%M-%S) + "_" + $env:username + ".txt"
$deployedDir = $scriptDir + "\Deployed\"
$deployedFile = $deployedDir + "DeployVM_" + (Get-Date -uformat %m-%d-%Y_%I-%M-%S) + "_" + $env:username + ".csv"
$exportpath = $scriptDir + "\DeployVM.csv"
$headers = "" | Select-Object Name, Boot, OSType, Template, CustSpec, Folder, ResourcePool, CPU, RAM, Disk2, Disk3, Disk4, Datastore, DiskStorageFormat, NetType, Network, DHCP, IPAddress, SubnetMask, Gateway, pDNS, sDNS, Notes
$taskTab = @{}
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Load Snap-ins
# Add VMware snap-in if required
If ((Get-PSSnapin -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null) {add-pssnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core}
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Functions
Function Out-Log {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$LineValue,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][string]$fcolor = "White"
)
Add-Content -Path $logfile -Value $LineValue
Write-Host $LineValue -ForegroundColor $fcolor
}
Function Read-OpenFileDialog([string]$WindowTitle, [string]$InitialDirectory, [string]$Filter = "All files (*.*)|*.*", [switch]$AllowMultiSelect)
{
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$openFileDialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
$openFileDialog.Title = $WindowTitle
if (![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($InitialDirectory)) { $openFileDialog.InitialDirectory = $InitialDirectory }
$openFileDialog.Filter = $Filter
if ($AllowMultiSelect) { $openFileDialog.MultiSelect = $true }
$openFileDialog.ShowHelp = $true # Without this line the ShowDialog() function may hang depending on system configuration and running from console vs. ISE.
$openFileDialog.ShowDialog() > $null
if ($AllowMultiSelect) { return $openFileDialog.Filenames } else { return $openFileDialog.Filename }
}
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main Procedures
# Start Logging
Clear-Host
If (!(Test-Path $logDir)) {New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $logDir | Out-Null}
Out-Log "**************************************************************************************"
Out-Log "$scriptName`tVer:$scriptVer`t`t`t`tStart Time:`t$starttime"
Out-Log "**************************************************************************************`n"
# If requested, create DeployVM.csv and exit
If ($createcsv) {
If (Test-Path $exportpath) {
Out-Log "`n$exportpath Already Exists!`n" "Red"
Exit
} Else {
Out-Log "`nCreating $exportpath`n" "Yellow"
$headers | Export-Csv $exportpath -NoTypeInformation
Out-Log "Done!`n"
Exit
}
}
# Ensure PowerCLI is at least version 5.5 R2 (Build 1649237)
If ((Get-PowerCLIVersion).Build -lt 1649237) {
Out-Log "Error: DeployVM script requires PowerCLI version 5.5 R2 (Build 1649237) or later" "Red"
Out-Log "PowerCLI Version Detected: $((Get-PowerCLIVersion).UserFriendlyVersion)" "Red"
Out-Log "Exiting...`n`n" "Red"
Exit
}
# Test to ensure csv file is available
If ($csvfile -eq "" -or !(Test-Path $csvfile) -or !$csvfile.EndsWith("DeployVM.csv")) {
Out-Log "Path to DeployVM.csv not specified...prompting`n" "Yellow"
$csvfile = Read-OpenFileDialog "Locate DeployVM.csv" "C:\" "DeployVM.csv|DeployVM.csv"
}
If ($csvfile -eq "" -or !(Test-Path $csvfile) -or !$csvfile.EndsWith("DeployVM.csv")) {
Out-Log "`nStill can't find it...I give up" "Red"
Out-Log "Exiting..." "Red"
Exit
}
Out-Log "Using $csvfile`n" "Yellow"
# Make copy of DeployVM.csv
If (!(Test-Path $deployedDir)) {New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $deployedDir | Out-Null}
Copy-Item $csvfile -Destination $deployedFile | Out-Null
# Import VMs from csv
$newVMs = Import-Csv $csvfile
$newVMs = $newVMs | Where {$_.Name -ne ""}
[INT]$totalVMs = @($newVMs).count
Out-Log "New VMs to create: $totalVMs" "Yellow"
# Check to ensure csv is populated
If ($totalVMs -lt 1) {
Out-Log "`nError: No entries found in DeployVM.csv" "Red"
Out-Log "Exiting...`n" "Red"
Exit
}
# Show input and ask for confirmation, unless -auto was used
If (!$auto) {
$newVMs | Out-GridView -Title "VMs to be Created"
$continue = Read-Host "`nContinue (y/n)?"
If ($continue -notmatch "y") {
Out-Log "Exiting..." "Red"
Exit
}
}
# Connect to vCenter server
If ($vcenter -eq "") {$vcenter = Read-Host "`nEnter vCenter server FQDN or IP"}
Try {
Out-Log "`nConnecting to vCenter - $vcenter`n`n" "Yellow"
Connect-VIServer $vcenter -EA Stop | Out-Null
} Catch {
Out-Log "`r`n`r`nUnable to connect to $vcenter" "Red"
Out-Log "Exiting...`r`n`r`n" "Red"
Exit
}
# Start provisioning VMs
$v = 0
Out-Log "Deploying VMs`n" "Yellow"
Foreach ($VM in $newVMs) {
$Error.Clear()
$vmName = $VM.Name
$v++
$vmStatus = "[{0} of {1}] {2}" -f $v, $totalVMs, $vmName
Write-Progress -Activity "Deploying VMs" -Status $vmStatus -PercentComplete (100*($v/$totalVMs))
# Create custom OS Custumization spec
If ($vm.DHCP -match "true") {
$spec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec -Name $VM.CustSpec
$tempSpec = $spec | New-OSCustomizationSpec -Name temp$vmName
$tempSpec | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping `
-IpMode UseDhcp | Out-Null
} Else {
If ($VM.OSType -eq "Windows") {
$spec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec -Name $VM.CustSpec
$tempSpec = $spec | New-OSCustomizationSpec -Name temp$vmName
$tempSpec | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping `
-IpMode UseStaticIP -IpAddress $VM.IPAddress -SubnetMask $VM.SubnetMask `
-Dns $VM.pDNS,$VM.sDNS -DefaultGateway $VM.Gateway | Out-Null
} ElseIF ($VM.OSType -eq "Linux") {
$spec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec -Name $VM.CustSpec
$tempSpec = $spec | New-OSCustomizationSpec -Name temp$vmName
$tempSpec | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping `
-IpMode UseStaticIP -IpAddress $VM.IPAddress -SubnetMask $VM.SubnetMask `
-DefaultGateway $VM.Gateway | Out-Null
}
}
# Create VM
Out-Log "Deploying $vmName"
$taskTab[(New-VM -Name $VM.Name -ResourcePool $VM.ResourcePool -Location $VM.Folder -Datastore $VM.Datastore -DiskStorageFormat $VM.DiskStorageFormat `
-Notes $VM.Notes -Template $VM.Template -OSCustomizationSpec temp$vmName -RunAsync -EA SilentlyContinue).Id] = $VM.Name
# Remove temp OS Custumization spec
Remove-OSCustomizationSpec -OSCustomizationSpec temp$vmName -Confirm:$false
# Log errors
If ($Error.Count -ne 0) {
If ($Error.Count -eq 1 -and $Error.Exception -match "'Location' expects a single value") {
$vmLocation = $VM.Folder
Out-Log "Unable to place $vmName in desired location, multiple $vmLocation folders exist, check root folder" "Red"
} Else {
Out-Log "`n$vmName failed to deploy!" "Red"
Foreach ($err in $Error) {
Out-Log "$err" "Red"
}
$failDeploy += @($vmName)
}
}
}
Out-Log "`n`nAll Deployment Tasks Created" "Yellow"
Out-Log "`n`nMonitoring Task Processing" "Yellow"
# When finsihed deploying, reconfigure new VMs
$totalTasks = $taskTab.Count
$runningTasks = $totalTasks
while($runningTasks -gt 0){
$vmStatus = "[{0} of {1}] {2}" -f $runningTasks, $totalTasks, "Tasks Remaining"
Write-Progress -Activity "Monitoring Task Processing" -Status $vmStatus -PercentComplete (100*($totalTasks-$runningTasks)/$totalTasks)
Get-Task | % {
if($taskTab.ContainsKey($_.Id) -and $_.State -eq "Success"){
#Deployment completed
$Error.Clear()
$vmName = $taskTab[$_.Id]
Out-Log "`n`nReconfiguring $vmName" "Yellow"
$VM = Get-VM $vmName
$VMconfig = $newVMs | Where {$_.Name -eq $vmName}
# Set CPU and RAM
Out-Log "Setting vCPU(s) and RAM on $vmName" "Yellow"
$VM | Set-VM -NumCpu $VMconfig.CPU -MemoryGB $VMconfig.RAM -Confirm:$false | Out-Null
# Set port group on virtual adapter
Out-Log "Setting Port Group on $vmName" "Yellow"
If ($VMconfig.NetType -match "vSS") {
$network = @{
'NetworkName' = $VMconfig.network
'Confirm' = $false
}
} Else {
$network = @{
'Portgroup' = $VMconfig.network
'Confirm' = $false
}
}
$VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter @network | Out-Null
# Add additional disks if needed
If ($VMConfig.Disk2 -gt 1) {
Out-Log "Adding additional disk on $vmName - don't forget to format within the OS" "Yellow"
$VM | New-HardDisk -CapacityGB $VMConfig.Disk2 -StorageFormat $VMConfig.DiskStorageFormat -Persistence persistent | Out-Null
}
If ($VMConfig.Disk3 -gt 1) {
Out-Log "Adding additional disk on $vmName - don't forget to format within the OS" "Yellow"
$VM | New-HardDisk -CapacityGB $VMConfig.Disk3 -StorageFormat $VMConfig.DiskStorageFormat -Persistence persistent | Out-Null
}
If ($VMConfig.Disk4 -gt 1) {
Out-Log "Adding additional disk on $vmName - don't forget to format within the OS" "Yellow"
$VM | New-HardDisk -CapacityGB $VMConfig.Disk4 -StorageFormat $VMConfig.DiskStorageFormat -Persistence persistent | Out-Null
}
# Boot VM
If ($VMconfig.Boot -match "true") {
Out-Log "Booting $vmName" "Yellow"
$VM | Start-VM -EA SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
}
$taskTab.Remove($_.Id)
$runningTasks--
If ($Error.Count -ne 0) {
Out-Log "$vmName completed with errors" "Red"
Foreach ($err in $Error) {
Out-Log "$Err" "Red"
}
$failReconfig += @($vmName)
} Else {
Out-Log "$vmName is Complete" "Green"
$successVMs += @($vmName)
}
}
elseif($taskTab.ContainsKey($_.Id) -and $_.State -eq "Error"){
# Deployment failed
$failed = $taskTab[$_.Id]
Out-Log "`n$failed failed to deploy!`n" "Red"
$taskTab.Remove($_.Id)
$runningTasks--
$failDeploy += @($failed)
}
}
Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
}
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Close Connections
Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vcenter -Force -Confirm:$false
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Outputs
Out-Log "`n**************************************************************************************"
Out-Log "Processing Complete" "Yellow"
If ($successVMs -ne $null) {
Out-Log "`nThe following VMs were successfully created:" "Yellow"
Foreach ($success in $successVMs) {Out-Log "$success" "Green"}
}
If ($failReconfig -ne $null) {
Out-Log "`nThe following VMs failed to reconfigure properly:" "Yellow"
Foreach ($reconfig in $failReconfig) {Out-Log "$reconfig" "Red"}
}
If ($failDeploy -ne $null) {
Out-Log "`nThe following VMs failed to deploy:" "Yellow"
Foreach ($deploy in $failDeploy) {Out-Log "$deploy" "Red"}
}
$finishtime = Get-Date -uformat "%m-%d-%Y %I:%M:%S"
Out-Log "`n`n"
Out-Log "**************************************************************************************"
Out-Log "$scriptName`t`t`t`t`tFinish Time:`t$finishtime"
Out-Log "**************************************************************************************"
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