Skyline Health Diagnostic deployment automation script

config file

shd_config.json

{
    "vcsa":  "VCENTER-FQDN",
    "vcsauser":  "administrator@vsphere.local",
    "vcsauserpass": "VMware123!",
    "PowerOnSkyline": "yes",
    "SHDUserPass": "VMware123!",
    "VMHost": "ESXI-FQDN",
    "TargetDS": "DATASTORE",
    "SourceOVFFile": "/PATH/TO/OVA/VMware-Skyline-HealthDiagnostics-Appliance-2.5.2-18570524_OVF10.ova",
    "TargetVMName": "skyline-health-diagnostics",
    "TargetVMStorageFormat": "Thin",
    "RootPW": "VMware123!",
    "NetworkMapping": "VM Network",
    "Hostname": "shd",
    "IP0": "SHD-IP",
    "Netmask0": "23",
    "Gateway": "GATEWAY-IP",
    "DNS": "DNS-SERVERS",
    "NTP": "NTP-SERVERS"
}

1. vCenter basic information

• "vcsa": vCenter FQDN or IP
• "vcsauser": vCenter admin user like administrator@vsphere.local
• "vcsauserpass": vCenter admin user password

2. Power on SHD after deployment

• "PowerOnSkyline": yes or no

3. Deployment information

• "VMHost": Target ESXi host for the SHD appliance
• "TargetDS": Target datastore for the SHD appliance

4. OVA file

• "SourceOVFFile": Path to the OVA file

5. OVF settings

• "TargetVMName": Virtual machine name of the SHD appliance
• "TargetVMStorageFormat": Thin or Thick deployment
• "RootPW": Root password for the SHD appliance
• "SHDUserPass": shd-admin password
• "NetworkMapping": Port group for network configuration
• "Hostname": Hostname inside the SHD appliance
• "IP0": IP of the SHD appliance
• "Netmask0": Netmask of the SHD appliance
• "Gateway": Gateway of the SHD appliance
• "DNS": DNS server of the SHD appliance
• "NTP": NTP server of the SHD appliance

Script Output

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[11-01-2021_14-17-40] Connect to vCenter 192.168.0.45
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[11-01-2021_14-17-42] Debug

[11-01-2021_14-17-42] Source
[11-01-2021_14-17-42] VarSourceOVFFile                                                     /Users/mhempel/Downloads/VMware-Skyline-HealthDiagnostics-Appliance-2.5.2-18570524_OVF10.ova

[11-01-2021_14-17-42] Target
[11-01-2021_14-17-42] VarTargetVMName                                                      skyline-health-diagnostics
[11-01-2021_14-17-42] VarTargetVMStorageFormat                                             Thin

[11-01-2021_14-17-42] Configuration
[11-01-2021_14-17-42] VarOVFConfiguration.Common.netipaddress.value                       192.168.0.177
[11-01-2021_14-17-42] VarOVFConfiguration.Common.netprefix.value                          23
[11-01-2021_14-17-42] VarOVFConfiguration.Common.netgateway.value                         192.168.0.1
[11-01-2021_14-17-42] VarOVFConfiguration.Common.netdns.value                             192.168.0.2,192.168.0.3
[11-01-2021_14-17-42] VarOVFConfiguration.Common.netntp.value                             pool.ntp.org
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[11-01-2021_14-17-42] Importing VM ...
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[11-01-2021_14-19-02] Retrieving VM ...
[11-01-2021_14-19-02] VM imported
[11-01-2021_14-19-02] VM powered on