Nested Esxi vSAN sample scripts

#! /usr/bin/pwsh
$user = '[email protected]'
# Import password from an encrypted file
$encryptedPassword = Import-Clixml -Path '/glabs/spec/vcsa_admin.xml'
$decryptedPassword = $encryptedPassword.GetNetworkCredential().Password



# Function to check if vCenter services are running
function Test-VCenterServicesRunning {
    $serviceInstance = Connect-VIServer -Server vcsa01.glabs.local -Username  $user -Password  $decryptedPassword -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    
    if ($serviceInstance -eq $null) {
        return $false
    }
    
    $serviceContent = Get-View -Id $serviceInstance.ExtensionData.content.ServiceInstance
    
    $serviceContent.serviceInfo.service | ForEach-Object {
        if ($_.running -eq $false) {
            Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vcServer -Confirm:$false
            return $false
        }
    }
    
    Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vcServer -Confirm:$false
    return $true
}

# Wait for vCenter services to start
Write-Host "Waiting for vCenter services to start..."

while (-not (Test-VCenterServicesRunning)) {
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
}

Write-Host "vCenter services are running. Connecting to vCenter..."




#connect to vc and add hosts
Connect-viserver vcsa01.glabs.local -User $user -Password $decryptedPassword

#crate datacenter and cluster
New-Datacenter -Location Datacenters  -Name cloud
New-Cluster -Name "management" -Location "cloud"

Add-VMHost -Name esxi01.Glabs.local -Location management -user 'root' -password 'bAdP@$$' -Force -Confirm:$false 
Add-VMHost -Name esxi02.Glabs.local -Location management -user 'root' -password 'bAdP@$$' -Force -Confirm:$false 
Add-VMHost -Name esxi03.Glabs.local -Location management -user 'root' -password 'bAdP@$$' -Force -Confirm:$false 
get-vmhost | Get-VMHostStorage -RescanAllHba -RescanVmfs


$cache = 'mpx.vmhba0:C0:T1:L0'
$data = 'mpx.vmhba0:C0:T2:L0'

#mask cache disk as ssd
$esx = Get-VMHost -Name esxi01.glabs.local
$storSys = Get-View -Id $esx.ExtensionData.ConfigManager.StorageSystem
$uuid = $storSys.StorageDeviceInfo.ScsiLun | where {$_.CanonicalName -eq $cache} 
$storSys.MarkAsSsd($uuid.Uuid)
$esx = Get-VMHost -Name esxi02.glabs.local
$storSys = Get-View -Id $esx.ExtensionData.ConfigManager.StorageSystem
$uuid = $storSys.StorageDeviceInfo.ScsiLun | where {$_.CanonicalName -eq $cache} 
$storSys.MarkAsSsd($uuid.Uuid)
$esx = Get-VMHost -Name esxi03.glabs.local
$storSys = Get-View -Id $esx.ExtensionData.ConfigManager.StorageSystem
$uuid = $storSys.StorageDeviceInfo.ScsiLun | where {$_.CanonicalName -eq $cache} 
$storSys.MarkAsSsd($uuid.Uuid)

#add vSAN service to portgroup
$VMKNetforVSAN = "iscsi_1"
Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMKernel | Where {$_.PortGroupName -eq $VMKNetforVSAN }|Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VsanTrafficEnabled $true -Confirm:$false



#Create vSAN cluster
get-cluster management | Set-Cluster -VsanEnabled:$true -VsanDiskClaimMode Manual -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

#wait for previous task to finish
start-sleep 60

#add disk disk groups
New-VsanDiskGroup -VMHost esxi01.glabs.local -SSDCanonicalName $cache -DataDiskCanonicalName $data
New-VsanDiskGroup -VMHost esxi02.glabs.local -SSDCanonicalName $cache -DataDiskCanonicalName $data
New-VsanDiskGroup -VMHost esxi03.glabs.local -SSDCanonicalName $cache -DataDiskCanonicalName $data

#mount nfs 
get-vmhost | New-Datastore -Nfs -Name iso -Path /volume1/iso -NfsHost iso.glabs.local -ReadOnly

#noidea why the above does not work for vsphere7 but running the below manualy on a deployed env preps it for vSAN, dont touch it if it aint broken?
get-cluster management | Set-Cluster -VsanEnabled:$true -VsanDiskClaimMode Manual -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue


disconnect-viserver -confirm:$false