Take and remove vmware snapshots using batchpatch

[mikeleahy1234]

Hi All

I have a script that i use to take snapshots of windows virtual machines running on esxi. The script has a menu in it which asks for the vCenter name and my resource pool name etc

Is it possible to call the script using batchpatch and send the inputs for the file via batchpatch ?

[doug]

Hi Mike – Yes you can do that. You would just need to parameterize the inputs so that you can pass them into the script at the time you run the script rather than having the script prompt you with a dialog. Below are a few different tutorials that should give you an idea of how you can do it.

virtual-machine-create-snapshot-apply-windows-updates-reboot-remove-snapshot-basic-multi-row-queue-sequence-example

advanced-script-integration-with-batchpatch

advanced-script-integration-with-batchpatch-part-2

[mikeleahy1234]

thanks for that Doug. Could you give me a very simple example ? I dont follow how to pass the answers into the script when it runs.

The script would be run locally on the batchpatch server so it would be run locally

The script is a ps1 file

[doug]

Step 1: Parameterize your powershell script so that it can accept arguments. Multiple examples of how to do that are explained here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5592531/how-to-pass-an-argument-to-a-powershell-script

Step 2: Run a local command in BatchPatch to execute the script.

‘Actions > Execute local process/command > Create/modify’ :

powershell.exe c:scriptspowershellscript.ps1 vCenterName, ResourcePoolName

or if you want to pass the host name from the BatchPatch ‘Host’ column you can use $computer :

powershell.exe c:scriptspowershellscript.ps1 $computer, vCenterName, ResourcePoolName

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