Here is the working funciton (modified) It adds the UplinkKey paramater.

Thanks for your help.

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function Add-dvSwHost{
param($dvSwitch, $hostMoRef, $pnic, $nrUplink,$UplinkKey)

$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.DVSConfigSpec
$tgthost = New-Object VMware.Vim.DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberConfigSpec
$tgthost.operation = “add”
$tgthost.backing = New-Object VMware.Vim.DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberPnicBacking
0..($nrUplink – 1) | % {
$tgthost.Backing.PnicSpec += New-Object VMware.Vim.DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberPnicSpec
$tgthost.Backing.PnicSpec[$_].pnicDevice = $pnic[$_]
$tgthost.Backing.PnicSpec[$_].UplinkPortGroupKey = $UplinkKey
}
$tgthost.host = $hostMoRef
$spec.Host = $tgthost
$dvSwitch.UpdateViewData()
$spec.ConfigVersion = $dvSwitch.Config.ConfigVersion

$taskMoRef = $dvSwitch.ReconfigureDvs_Task($spec)
$task = Get-View $taskMoRef
while(“running”,”queued” -contains $task.Info.State){
$task.UpdateViewData(“Info”)
}
}

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Yes, I have read through all of LucD’s logs on dVs scripting. However, there is currently nothing that supports adding a Nexus 1000V with a specific uplink name.

Hopefully you are able to do so in your lab tests.

Thanks,

JD

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UplinkPortgroupKey
UplinkPortKey

So you should be able to select the UplinkPortgroup perhaps even the specific port within that group, if it makes sense to do that. However I have not tried this but will update my lab and give it a shot and comment with my results.

The object reference is located here, http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk400pubs/ReferenceGuide/vim.dvs.HostMember.PnicSpec.html

I would recommend reading all of lucd’s blogs, http://www.lucd.info/ there is in depth information in them on networking and adpaters as well as other things.

Regards,
John

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http://www.lucd.info/2009/10/09/dvswitch-scripting-part-1-creation/

function Add-dvSwHost

This will add the host to the Nexus 1000V but you are unable to specify an uplink for your pnic to use. Anyway to add this in?

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