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homelab-scripts/Backup ESXi Host Configurations.ps1
John Gaunt e066cc3c31 added another host and logic to test if host is online
Without test for host online or other logic to see if backup was successful, the rename code would rename the host folder as the filename variable is blank
2023-03-09 10:56:17 -05:00

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# Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode Single
# Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction ignore
# Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -ParticipateInCEIP $false
#Start-Transcript "C:\Users\Veeam_Service\Desktop\Backup ESXi Host Configurations.log"
# host array to backup
$esxiHosts = @(
"gauntesxi01.home.johnhgaunt.com"
"gauntesxi02.home.johnhgaunt.com"
"gauntesxi03.home.johnhgaunt.com"
"gauntesxi04.home.johnhgaunt.com"
"gauntesxi05.home.johnhgaunt.com"
"gauntesxi06.home.johnhgaunt.com"
)
# Loop through each host
foreach ($esxiHost in $esxiHosts) {
#New-VICredentialStoreItem -host $esxiHost -user root -pass ((get-credential).GetNetworkCredential().password); continue
# Only move forward if host is online or else the rename will rename the host folder
if (Test-Connection -Count 1 -Quiet $esxiHost) {
# Backup folder for each host
$backupFolder = "\\gauntnas.home.johnhgaunt.com\veeam$\ESXi Host Configurations\$esxiHost"
# Create the backup folder
new-item -ItemType Directory -Path $backupFolder -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Get the credentials for the host
$credentials = Get-VICredentialStoreItem -Host $esxiHost
# Connect to the host
Connect-VIServer -server $esxiHost `
-user $credentials.user `
-Password $credentials.password
# Backup the host configuration
$filename = (Get-VMHostFirmware -vmhost $esxiHost `
-BackupConfiguration `
-destinationpath $backupFolder).Data.Name
# Rename the backup file with the date
Rename-Item "$backupFolder\$filename" "$backupFolder\$(get-date -UFormat %Y%m%d-%H%M%S) $filename" -verbose
# Only keep 25 backup files
$daysToKeep = 25
# Get old backup files
$oldBackups = Get-ChildItem $backupFolder | `
Where-Object { -not $_.PsIsContainer } | `
Sort-Object CreationTime -Descending | `
Select-Object -Skip $daysToKeep
# Loop through each old file and remove it
foreach ($oldbackup in $oldBackups) {
Remove-Item -Force $oldbackup.FullName -verbose
}
}
}
#Stop-Transcript