LucD<\/a> \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\nFinally I came up with a script that does exactly what I have imagined:<\/p>\n
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function Get-FCPaths\n{\n <#\n .SYNOPSIS\n It shows the HBA's with it's Paths (Active,Dead,Standby)\n .DESCRIPTION\n You can check a single Host, a Cluster or even a DataCenter to show it's HBA's and their paths.\n It's tested with Cisco UCS Blades including VIC Cards and QLogic FC HBA's in Dell Hosts.\n Check the Driver Name (and edit in Line 75) in case of trouble.\n .EXAMPLE\n\n Get-FCPaths -vHost myHost-01\n\n Get-FCPaths -vHost myHost-*\n\n Get-FCPaths -Cluster myCluster\n\n Get-FCPaths -DataCenter myDataCenter\n\n .EXAMPLE Output\n\n VMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n ------ ------ ------ ------- ----\n Host-01 vmhba1 0 0 4\n Host-01 vmhba2 4 0 0\n\n #>\n [CmdletBinding()]\n param\n (\n [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=0)]\n [System.String]\n $vHost = \"\",\n \n [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=1)]\n [System.String]\n $Cluster = \"\",\n \n [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=2)]\n [System.String]\n $DataCenter = \"\"\n )\n \n #Check which Variable is filled\n if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($vHost)) { \n #Write-Host \"Given string is NULL or EMPTY\"\n \n } else { \n #Write-Host \"Set vobject\" \n $vobject = (Get-VMHost $vHost) | Sort-Object -Property Name \n }\n \n if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Cluster)) { \n #Write-Host \"Given string is NULL or EMPTY\" \n } else { \n #Write-Host \"Set vobject\" \n $vobject = (Get-Cluster $Cluster| Get-VMHost) | Sort-Object -Property Name \n }\n \n if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($DataCenter)) { \n #Write-Host \"Given string is NULL or EMPTY\"\n \n } else { \n #Write-Host \"Set vobject\"\n $vobject = (Get-DataCenter $DataCenter| Get-VMHost) | Sort-Object -Property Parent,Name \n }\n \n \n \n foreach($vmhost in ($vobject)){\n \n $esx = Get-VMHost -Name $vmhost\n $report = @()\n # fc or fnic for UCS VIC-Cards\n foreach($hba in ($esx.ExtensionData.Config.StorageDevice.HostBusAdapter | where{$_.Driver -match 'fc' -or $_.Driver -match 'fnic'})){\n $paths = @()\n foreach($lun in $esx.ExtensionData.Config.StorageDevice.MultipathInfo.Lun){\n $paths += $lun.Path | where{$_.Adapter -match \"$($hba.Device)\" -and $_.Adapter -match 'FibreChannel'}\n }\n $groups = $paths | Group-Object -Property PathState\n $report += $hba | Select @{N='VMHost';E={$esx.Name}},Device,\n @{N='Active';E={($groups | where{$_.Name -eq 'active'}).Count}},\n @{N='Standby';E={($groups | where{$_.Name -eq 'standby'}).Count}},\n @{N='Dead';E={($groups | where{$_.Name -eq 'dead'}).Count}}\n }\n Write-Host \"Cluster: \"$vmhost.Parent\n $report | ft -AutoSize\n \n }\n}<\/pre>\nThe output should look like this:<\/p>\n
PS C:\\Users\\myuser> Get-FCPaths -Cluster MyCluster-0*\nCluster: MyCluster-01\n\nVMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n------ ------ ------ ------- ----\nHost-01 vmhba3 2 1 0\nHost-01 vmhba4 3 0 0\n\n\nCluster: MyCluster-01\n\nVMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n------ ------ ------ ------- ----\nHost-02 vmhba3 2 1 0\nHost-02 vmhba4 3 0 0\n\n\nCluster: MyCluster-02\n\nVMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n------ ------ ------ ------- ----\nHost-03 vmhba1 2 0 0\nHost-03 vmhba2 2 0 0\n\n\nCluster: MyCluster-02\n\nVMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n------ ------ ------ ------- ----\nHost-04 vmhba1 2 0 0\nHost-04 vmhba2 2 0 0<\/pre>\nUPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\nThere is a cosmetic issue in ESXi 6.0 U3! See VMware KB 2149992<\/a><\/p>\nThis causes a wrong number of active paths shown.<\/em><\/p>\nUPDATE2:<\/strong><\/p>\nIt works correctly again with ESXi 6.5 U1 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\nThere are lots of approaches for this.<\/p>\njfrmilner: Check for “Dead” paths on HBAs with PowerCLI<\/a><\/p>\nor this performance optimized version practical-admin.com: PowerCLI: Show HBA Path Status<\/a><\/p>\nBut every script I found was displaying incorrect path numbers. They all made the same mistake, counting the paths from datastore side. If you want to get the same result as in vSphere client, you should have a look on my script.<\/p>\nSo I had to find my way …<\/p>\nAt this point there goes a big thank you to “PowerCLI God” LucD<\/a> \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\nFinally I came up with a script that does exactly what I have imagined:<\/p>\n <\/p>\nfunction Get-FCPaths\n{\n <#\n .SYNOPSIS\n It shows the HBA's with it's Paths (Active,Dead,Standby)\n .DESCRIPTION\n You can check a single Host, a Cluster or even a DataCenter to show it's HBA's and their paths.\n It's tested with Cisco UCS Blades including VIC Cards and QLogic FC HBA's in Dell Hosts.\n Check the Driver Name (and edit in Line 75) in case of trouble.\n .EXAMPLE\n\n Get-FCPaths -vHost myHost-01\n\n Get-FCPaths -vHost myHost-*\n\n Get-FCPaths -Cluster myCluster\n\n Get-FCPaths -DataCenter myDataCenter\n\n .EXAMPLE Output\n\n VMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n ------ ------ ------ ------- ----\n Host-01 vmhba1 0 0 4\n Host-01 vmhba2 4 0 0\n\n #>\n [CmdletBinding()]\n param\n (\n [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=0)]\n [System.String]\n $vHost = \"\",\n \n [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=1)]\n [System.String]\n $Cluster = \"\",\n \n [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=2)]\n [System.String]\n $DataCenter = \"\"\n )\n \n #Check which Variable is filled\n if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($vHost)) { \n #Write-Host \"Given string is NULL or EMPTY\"\n \n } else { \n #Write-Host \"Set vobject\" \n $vobject = (Get-VMHost $vHost) | Sort-Object -Property Name \n }\n \n if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Cluster)) { \n #Write-Host \"Given string is NULL or EMPTY\" \n } else { \n #Write-Host \"Set vobject\" \n $vobject = (Get-Cluster $Cluster| Get-VMHost) | Sort-Object -Property Name \n }\n \n if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($DataCenter)) { \n #Write-Host \"Given string is NULL or EMPTY\"\n \n } else { \n #Write-Host \"Set vobject\"\n $vobject = (Get-DataCenter $DataCenter| Get-VMHost) | Sort-Object -Property Parent,Name \n }\n \n \n \n foreach($vmhost in ($vobject)){\n \n $esx = Get-VMHost -Name $vmhost\n $report = @()\n # fc or fnic for UCS VIC-Cards\n foreach($hba in ($esx.ExtensionData.Config.StorageDevice.HostBusAdapter | where{$_.Driver -match 'fc' -or $_.Driver -match 'fnic'})){\n $paths = @()\n foreach($lun in $esx.ExtensionData.Config.StorageDevice.MultipathInfo.Lun){\n $paths += $lun.Path | where{$_.Adapter -match \"$($hba.Device)\" -and $_.Adapter -match 'FibreChannel'}\n }\n $groups = $paths | Group-Object -Property PathState\n $report += $hba | Select @{N='VMHost';E={$esx.Name}},Device,\n @{N='Active';E={($groups | where{$_.Name -eq 'active'}).Count}},\n @{N='Standby';E={($groups | where{$_.Name -eq 'standby'}).Count}},\n @{N='Dead';E={($groups | where{$_.Name -eq 'dead'}).Count}}\n }\n Write-Host \"Cluster: \"$vmhost.Parent\n $report | ft -AutoSize\n \n }\n}<\/pre>\n\nThe output should look like this:<\/p>\nPS C:\\Users\\myuser> Get-FCPaths -Cluster MyCluster-0*\nCluster: MyCluster-01\n\nVMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n------ ------ ------ ------- ----\nHost-01 vmhba3 2 1 0\nHost-01 vmhba4 3 0 0\n\n\nCluster: MyCluster-01\n\nVMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n------ ------ ------ ------- ----\nHost-02 vmhba3 2 1 0\nHost-02 vmhba4 3 0 0\n\n\nCluster: MyCluster-02\n\nVMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n------ ------ ------ ------- ----\nHost-03 vmhba1 2 0 0\nHost-03 vmhba2 2 0 0\n\n\nCluster: MyCluster-02\n\nVMHost Device Active Standby Dead\n------ ------ ------ ------- ----\nHost-04 vmhba1 2 0 0\nHost-04 vmhba2 2 0 0<\/pre>\nUPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\nThere is a cosmetic issue in ESXi 6.0 U3! See VMware KB 2149992<\/a><\/p>\nThis causes a wrong number of active paths shown.<\/em><\/p>\nUPDATE2:<\/strong><\/p>\nIt works correctly again with ESXi 6.5 U1 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Often you have to check the paths on your hosts. At least if you upgrade your UCS or SAN infrastructure \ud83d\ude09 Do it with PowerCLI!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-powercli","category-vsphere"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t](\"http:\/\/vblog.hochsticher.de\/wp-content\/gallery\/hba-paths\/hba-paths.jpg\"\n){kind=link}