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VMware PowerCLI – Set Path Selection Policy on all LUNs for a host

Just a quick script to set the Path Selection Policy on any LUNs on a host that do not have your target policy enabled. The script sets the server to Maintenance mode first, evacuating any VMs if you are in a full DRS automated environment. While this is not strictly necessary, it was required for my production environment just to be safe.

param( [string] $vCenterServer = $(Read-Host -prompt "Enter vCenter Server Name"),
[string] $TargetPolicy = $(Read-Host -Prompt "Enter target policy (RoundRobin, Fixed or MostRecentlyUsed)"),
[string] $TargetHost = $(Read-Host -Prompt "Enter target Host"),
[switch] $WhatIf)

# Add the VI-Snapin if it isn't loaded already
if ((Get-PSSnapin -Name "VMware.VimAutomation.Core" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null ) {Add-PSSnapin -Name "VMware.VimAutomation.Core"}

Connect-VIServer $vCenterServer | out-null

Write-Host "Connected to: " $vCenterServer -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Target PSP: " $TargetPolicy -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-Host

switch ($TargetPolicy) {
RoundRobin { $DisplayPolicy = "VMW_PSP_RR"; }
MostRecentlyUsed { $DisplayPolicy = "VMW_PSP_MRU"; }
Fixed { $DisplayPolicy = "VMW_PSP_FIXED"; }
default { Write-Warning "Unknown PSP selected! Please consult the help and try again."; exit }
}

Write-Host "Setting Policy to"$TargetPolicy" on "$TargetHost -ForegroundColor Green

if($WhatIf) {
$vHost = Get-VMHost -Name $TargetHost
$vHost | Set-VMHost -State Maintenance -Evacuate -WhatIf
$vHost | Get-ScsiLun -LunType "disk" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | where {$_.IsLocal -eq $false -and $_.MultipathPolicy -ne $TargetPolicy} | Set-ScsiLun -MultipathPolicy $TargetPolicy -WhatIf
$vHost | Set-VMHost -State Connected -WhatIf
} else {
$vHost = Get-VMHost -Name $TargetHost
Write-Host "Setting "$TargetHost" to Maintenance Mode" -ForegroundColor White
$vHost | Set-VMHost -State Maintenance -Evacuate
$vHost | Get-ScsiLun -LunType "disk" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | where {$_.IsLocal -eq $false -and $_.MultipathPolicy -ne $TargetPolicy} | Set-ScsiLun -MultipathPolicy $TargetPolicy
Write-Host "Exiting Maintenance mode on"$TargetHost -ForegroundColor White
$vHost | Set-VMHost -State Connected
}