PowerShell scripting for virtualized environment

1. PowerShell scripting for virtualized environment Chinmay Gokhale SE | Microsoft Chinmay.Gokhale@microsoft.com

2. Virtualized Workload Management • System Center Suite • SCVMM - Virtualization Platform Management • SCCM - Offline patching of virtual machines. • SCOM - PRO Tips and Health Monitoring. • SCDPM - Provides data protection on mission critical systems

3. DEMO SCVMM Console Managing :Hyper-V Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

4. Why Windows Powershell? • It’s a full-fledged scripting language which can access command-line utilities and the Windows Management Interface (WMI). • Powerful and Object Oriented shell • Schedule complex tasks to run as script

5. PowerShell and SCVMM • Command-line shell and scripting language • 170 command-line functions 13 classes from Hyper-V • Foundation for VMM administrator’s console and Self Service Portal • All PowerShell operations are logged and audited • Consistent scripting syntax and utilities that integrate with established tools and procedures • All functions of the Hyper-V MMC and VMM Admin Console can be done via PowerShell

6. DEMO # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # New Virtual Machine Script to create and store New VM in Library # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Script generated on <date/time stamp> by Virtual Machine Manager # # For additional help on cmdlet usage, type get-help <cmdlet name> # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New-VirtualNetworkAdapter–VMMServerlocalhost –JobGroup 18f4314f-97bc-4230-9896-65c935856379 PhysicalAddressType Dynamic –VLanEnabled $false New-VirtualDVDDrive –VMMServerlocalhost –JobGroup 18f4314f-97bc-4230-9896-65c935856379 –Bus 1 –LUN 0 $CPUType = Get-CPUType –VMMServer <VMM HOST DETAILS> | where {$_.Name –eq “1.20 GHz Athlon MP”} New-HardwareProfile –VMMServerlocalhost –Owner “<Owner Details>” –CPUType $CPUType –Name “Profile6fdcd372-f17a-401a-b9dc-ea88d59daceb” –Description “Profile used to create a VM/Template” -CPUC

7. Managing Hyper-V with PowerShell • Use WMI; Hyper-V WMI namespace is located as root\virtualization • Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService • Create and delete virtual machines, Import, export, and snapshot virtual machines • Msvm_VirtualSwitchManagementService • Create and delete networking resources • Msvm_ImageManagementService • Create, mount, and dismount virtual media (vhd and vfd)

8. 13 Hyper-V Virtualization WMI Classes BIOS Classes Integration Component Classes Input Classes Resource Management Classes Memory Classes Virtual System Management Networking Classes Serial Devices Classes Processor Classes Virtual System Classes Profile Registration Video Classes Storage Classes

9. WMI Management Services

10. DEMO Get-WmiObject -namespace root\virtualization-class Msvm_ComputerSystem-computername localhostGet-WmiObject -namespace root\virtualization-class Msvm_ComputerSystem | Get-MemberGet-WmiObject -namespace root\virtualization-class Msvm_ComputerSystem| Format-Table ElementName, EnabledState

11. Scripting More Easy • PowerShell Scriptomatichttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/tools/psomatic.mspx• WMI Code Creatorhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/createit.mspx• PowerShell Editor (and it’s FREE!)http://powergui.org/index.jspa

12. References • Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/scvmm • Tech Center (for documentation and downloads): http://technet.microsoft.com/scvmm/default.aspx • Microsoft Virtualization Homepage http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization • Microsoft System Center Homepage http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/ • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Homepage http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v/

13. PowerShell Hyper-V Resources • Hyper-V WMI documentation http://msdn2.microsoft.com/enus/library/cc136992(VS.85).aspx • Virtual PC guy http://blogs.msdn.com/Virtual_PC_Guy/ • Powershell management library for Hyper-V http://www.codeplex.com/PSHyperv

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