how to copy and execute bash script on esxi server

[tdubb123]

any idea how I can copy a folder with  bash scripts to a local DS and execute on the esxi host?

[LucD]

Copying a file to a datastore is simple with Copy-DatastoreItem.

But running that file as a script will at least require a SSH session to the ESXi node.

Do you have SSH access?

[tdubb123]

can i copy it to /var or /tmp on the esxi host?

yes I have ssh access but the script restarts ssh

[LucD]

Such a copy would only work over SSH.

Have a look at the Posh-SSH module.

There is a good intro at SSH for Windows Powershell

[tdubb123]

any idea how I can copy a local folder to multiple remote local ds?

I got the commands

$datastores = get-vmhost host1, host2, host3 | get-datastore  -name local*

foreach ($ds in $datastores) {

new-datastoredrive -name test -datastore $ds

copy-datastoreitem -item "c:\script\sub -destination test: -REcurse

write-output "yes" | plink $plink $vmhost "root" "xxxxx" "mv /vmfs/volumes/$ds/sub /tmp"

}

any idea?

[LucD]

Try something like this

$esxNames = 'esx1','esx2','esx3'

Get-VMHost -Name $esxNames | Get-Datastore -Name local* | ForEach-Object{

   $ds = $_

   New-DatastoreDrive -Name DS -Datastore $ds

   Copy-DatastoreItem -Item c:\script\sub -Destination "DS:" -Recurse

   Remove-PSDrive -Name DS -Confirm:$false

   Write-Output "yes" | plink $plink $vmhost "root" "xxxxx" "mv /vmfs/volumes/$($ds.Name)/sub /tmp"

}

[tdubb123]

hi Luc

getting this error

[tdubb123]

actually getting a different error now

[tdubb123]

now getting differnt error

[LucD]

That's a lot of different messages :smileygrin:

One seems to indicate that the folder/file is not found.

Did you check that the folder was actually copied, and the folder is there?

[tdubb123]

I am not sure why I am getting this error

[LucD]

Looks like plink.exe can not be found in the folders specified in $env:Path.

Add the PuTTY folder, containing plink.exe to $env:Path.

Or call plink.exe with the complete path, for example C:\PuTTY\plink.exe