bulk add vmkernel to esxi

[esxi1979]

Hello

I need to bulk add vmkernel ports to esxi

csv file

esxi mgmt ip /esxi-vmkernel-name/vmkernelIP

can someone help

Thanks

[LucD]

This can easily be done with the New-VMHostNetworkAdapter cmdlet,

But you need more information in the CSV, like for example the vSwitch where the VMKernel needs to be created.

Can you perhaps show us some sample lines from the CSV you will be using?

[esxi1979]

my case is

Creates a new VMKernel network adapter and connects it to the specified port group on the specified distributed switch.

-------------- Example 8 --------------

$myVMHost = Get-VMHost -Name "MyVMHost"

$myVDSwitch = Get-VDSwitch -Name "MyVDSwitch"

New-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $myVMHost -VirtualSwitch $myVDSwitch -PortId 100 -IP 192.168.0.50 -SubnetMask 255.255.255.0

So here the ip will be specific for each node ..

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Try like this

# Following info is in the CSV

#

# 'VMHost','Switch','Port','IP','Mask'

# 'esx1','switch1','100','192.168.0.50','255.255.255.0'

#

Import-Csv vmkernel.csv -UseCulture | %{

    $myVMHost = Get-VMHost -Name $_.VMHost

    $myVDSwitch = Get-VDSwitch -Name $_.Switch

    New-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $myVMHost -VirtualSwitch $myVDSwitch -PortId $_.Port -IP $_.IP -SubnetMask $_.Mask

}