[vSphere PowerCLI] C:\tools > .\Move-Template Win2003_SP2 192.168.0.1 LUN6
(no error but the template did not move)

[vSphere PowerCLI] C:\tools > Move-Template Win2003_SP2 192.168.0.1 LUN6
Move-Template : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name “LUN6″
at line:1 char:14
+ Move-Template <<< .\Get-LinuxTemplates

'<' operator is reserved for future use
at C:\tools\Get-LinuxTemplates.ps1:3 char:25
+ Move-Template $tpl < <<<
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (<:OperatorToken) [], ParseException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : RedirectionNotSupported

[vSphere PowerCLI] C:\tools > .\Move-Template Win2003_SP2 192.168.0.1 LUN6
(no error but the template did not move)

[vSphere PowerCLI] C:\tools > Move-Template Win2003_SP2 192.168.0.1 LUN6
Move-Template : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name “LUN6″
at line:1 char:14
+ Move-Template <<< .\Get-LinuxTemplates

'<' operator is reserved for future use
at C:\tools\Get-LinuxTemplates.ps1:3 char:25
+ Move-Template $tpl < <<<
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (<:OperatorToken) [], ParseException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : RedirectionNotSupported

Function PowerOn-VM($vm){

Start-VM -VM $vm -Confirm:$false -RunAsync | Out-Null

do {
$vmview = get-VM $vm | Get-View
$status = $vmview.Guest.ToolsStatus

Write-Host $vm is starting! -ForegroundColor Yellow
sleep 5

}until(($status -match “toolsOld”) -or ($status -match “toolsOk”))

if ($status -match “Ok”){
$Startup = “Ok”}
elseif($status -match “toolsOld”){
$Startup = “ToolsOld”}
else{
$Startup = “Not Ready”}

return $Startup

}

Function PowerOff-VM($vm){

sleep 20
Shutdown-VMGuest -VM $vm -Confirm:$false | Out-Null

do {
$vmview = Get-VM $vm | Get-View
$status = $vmview.Guest.ToolsStatus

Write-Host $vm is stopping! -ForegroundColor Yellow
sleep 5

}until($status -match “toolsNotRunning”)
if ($status -match “toolsNotRunning”){
$Shutdown = “Ok”}
else{
$Shutdown = “Not Ready”}
return $Shutdown
}

Function Check-ToolsStatus($vm){

$vmview = get-VM $vm | Get-View
$status = $vmview.Guest.ToolsStatus

if ($status -match “toolsOld”){
$vmTools = “Old”}
elseif($status -match “toolsNotRunning”){
$vmTools = “Not Running”}
else{
$vmTools = “Ok”}
return $vmTools
}

Function Check-VMHardwareVersion($vm){
$vmView = get-VM $vm | Get-View
$vmVersion = $vmView.Config.Version
$v7 = “vmx-07″
$v8 = “vmx-08″

if ($vmVersion -eq $v7){
$vmHardware = “Old”}
elseif($vmVersion -eq $v8){
$vmHardware = “Ok”}
else{Write-Host “Error!!” -ForegroundColor Red
$vmHardware = “Error”}

return $vmHardware
}

Function Upgrade-VMHardware($vm){

$vmview = Get-VM $vm | Get-View
$vmVersion = $vmView.Config.Version
$v7 = “vmx-07″
$v8 = “vmx-08″

if ($vmVersion -eq $v7){
Write-Host “Version 7 detected” -ForegroundColor Red

# Update Hardware
Write-Host “Upgrading Hardware on” $vm -ForegroundColor Yellow
Get-View ($vmView.UpgradeVM_Task($v8)) | Out-Null
}
}

Function CreateBeforeList{

Write-Host “Creating a CSV File with VM info” -ForegroundColor Yellow

$MyCol = @()
ForEach ($vm in Get-Folder $Folder | Get-VM )
{
$vmview = get-VM $vm | Get-View

$myObj = “” | Select Host, VMName, PowerState, IPAddress, MacAddress, Nics, VMToolsVersion, VMToolsStatus, VMToolsRunningStatus
$myObj.Host = $VM.Host.Name
$myObj.VMName = $VM.Name
$myObj.PowerState = $VM.PowerState
$myObj.IPAddress = [String]($vmview.Guest.Net| ForEach {$_.IpAddress})
$myObj.MacAddress = [String]($vmview.Guest.Net | ForEach {$_.MacAddress})
$myObj.Nics = $vmview.Guest.Net.Count
$myObj.VMToolsVersion = $vmview.Config.Tools.ToolsVersion
$myObj.VMToolsStatus = $vmview.Guest.ToolsStatus
$myObj.VMToolsRunningStatus = $vmview.Guest.ToolsRunningStatus

$myCol += $myObj
}
$myCol | Export-Csv C:\beforeHWchange.csv -NoTypeInformation
}

Function CreateAfterList{

Write-Host “Creating a CSV and an Excel File with VM info” -ForegroundColor Yellow

$xlCSV = 6
$xlXLS = 56
$csvfile = “C:\afterHWchange.csv”
$xlsfile = “C:\afterHWchange.xls”

$Excel = New-Object -ComObject Excel.Application
$Excel.visible = $True
$Excel = $Excel.Workbooks.Add()

$Sheet = $Excel.Worksheets.Item(1)
$Sheet.Cells.Item(1,1) = “VMName”
$Sheet.Cells.Item(1,2) = “IPAddress”
$Sheet.Cells.Item(1,3) = “Settings”

$intRow = 2

$WorkBook = $Sheet.UsedRange
$WorkBook.Interior.ColorIndex = 19
$WorkBook.Font.ColorIndex = 11
$WorkBook.Font.Bold = $True

$import = Import-Csv “C:\beforeHWchange.csv”
$vms = Get-Folder $Folder | Get-VM

foreach($vm in $vms){
$vmview = $vm | Get-View

foreach($item in $import){
$oldIp = $item.IPAddress
$newIP = $vm.Guest.IPAddress

if($item.VMName -eq $vm){
if($oldIp -eq $newIP){

$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow, 1) = [String]$vmview.Name
$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow, 2) = [String]$vm.Guest.IPAddress
$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow, 3) = “Good”
$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow, 3).Interior.ColorIndex = 4
}
else{
$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow, 1) = [String]$vmview.Name
$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow, 2) = [String]$vm.Guest.IPAddress
$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow, 3) = “Wrong”
$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow, 3).Interior.ColorIndex = 3

}
}
}

$intRow = $intRow + 1}

$WorkBook.EntireColumn.AutoFit()

sleep 5

$Sheet.SaveAs($xlsfile,$xlXLS)
$Sheet.SaveAs($csvfile,$xlCSV)

}

$vCenter = Read-Host “Enter your vCenter servername”
$Folder = Read-Host “Enter the name of the folder where the VMs are stored”

Connect-VIServer $vCenter

$vms = Get-Folder $Folder | Get-VM | Get-View | Where-Object {-not $_.config.template -and $_.Config.Version -eq “vmx-04″ } | Select Name

CreateBeforeList

foreach($item in $vms){
$vm = $item.Name
$vmHardware = Check-VMHardwareVersion $vm
$vmToolsStatus = Check-ToolsStatus $vm

Write-Host “Hardware is old on:” $vm -ForegroundColor Red

if($vmToolsStatus -eq “Old”){
Write-Host “The VMware Tools are old on:” $vm -ForegroundColor Red
Sleep 20

Get-VMGuest $vm | Update-Tools
Sleep 120
Write-Host “VMware Tools are installed on:” $vm -ForegroundColor Cyan

$vmToolsStatus = Check-ToolsStatus $vm

if($vmToolsStatus -eq “Ok”){

$PowerOffVM = PowerOff-VM $vm
if($PowerOffVM -eq “Ok”){
Write-Host $vm “is down” -ForegroundColor Yellow

Upgrade-VMHardware $vm
PowerOn-VM $vm
Write-Host $vm “is up to date” -ForegroundColor Green
}
}

}
else{
$PowerOffVM = PowerOff-VM $vm
if($PowerOffVM -eq “Ok”){
Upgrade-VMHardware $vm
PowerOn-VM $vm
Write-Host $vm “is up to date” -ForegroundColor Green

}
}
}

Sleep 40

CreateAfterList

Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$false