HPOnewView.500 module New-HPOVServerProfileConnection not accepting -mac auto

[Min Aung]

Hi,

Brand new to OneView powershell so apologies if this have been reported and resolved before but Google hadn't been as helpful as it has been previously.

Current P.O.C of Synergy 3 Frame Image Streamer solution returning errors for MAC settings when setting FC connection.  The following works manually on the GUI but struggling with scripts.

Scenario: Trying to set connection parameters from the fly for a SAN boot profile (unassigned: so no MAC) with profile template decalred.  Profile template had empty LUN IDs and TargetWwpn to allow for multiple storage controller not managed within Synergy.

Environment: Powershell core 6 on RHEL7, OneView version: 5.0.2152.1665

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$profileName = "profile-test22"
$EG = Get-HPOVEnclosureGroup -name <EG Name>
$HWType = Get-HPOVServerHardwareTypes -name "SY 480 Gen10 1"
$svr = Get-HPOVServer -ServerHardwareType $HWType -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -First 1
$con3 = Get-HPOVNetworkSet -Name "NetworkSet1" | New-HPOVServerProfileConnection -id 3 -type Ethernet -Name NetworkSet1-data-2
$con4 = Get-HPOVNetworkSet -Name "NetworkSet1" | New-HPOVServerProfileConnection -id 4 -type Ethernet
$con5 = Get-HPOVNetworkSet -Name "NetworkSet2" | New-HPOVServerProfileConnection -id 5 -type Ethernet
$con6 = Get-HPOVNetworkSet -Name "NetworkSet2" | New-HPOVServerProfileConnection -id 6 -type Ethernet
$con1 = Get-HPOVNetwork -Name "SAN-A" | New-HPOVServerProfileConnection -id 1 -type FibreChannel -bootable -priority Primary -TargetWWPn <Controller Wwpn> -LUN 1
$con2 = Get-HPOVNetwork -Name "SAN-B" | New-HPOVServerProfileConnection -id 2 -type FibreChannel -bootable -priority Secondary -TargetWWPn <Controller Wwpn> -LUN 1
$conList = $con1, $con2, $con3, $con4, $con5, $con6
$task = New-HPOVServerProfile -name $profileName -assignmentType "unassigned" -ServerProfileTemplate <Template Name> -sht $HWType -EnclosureGroup $EG -connections $conList -ManageBoot | Wait-HPOVTaskComplete

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When populating

 $con1 = Get-HPOVNetwork -Name "SAN-A" | New-HPOVServerProfileConnection -id 1 -type FibreChannel -bootable -priority Primary -TargetWWPn <Target WWN> -LUN 1 -mac

Returns:

New-HPOVServerProfileConnection : Missing an argument for parameter 'MAC'. Specify a parameter of type 'System.String' and try again.

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I thought (Wrongly) that this defaults to auto or user-defined?

Any help and direction much appreciated. Or if RTFM please forward links to previous resolution or the POSH wiki page?

Min Aung

[ChrisLynch · Accepted solution]

The `-MAC` parameter expects an address, not "Auto" or "UserDefined", as defined in the Cmdlet help.  That is specified in the call to New-HPOVServerProfile or New-HPOVServerProfileTemplate using the -MacAssignment, -WwnAssignment and/or -SnAssignment parameters.

Remember, PowerShell "manpages" are built-in and are called with Get-Help [CmdletName].  You can also get to the online help version of the Cmdlet by append -Online to the Get-Help call.