I feel like I’ve had to write and re-write this script repeatedly as I’ve needed it for various customers and tasks. Today I figured I would post it in case anyone else will find it useful.
This script is similar to the Push2Tape script that comes as a sample with the Compellent Powershell Command Set. The difference is that the Push2Tape script doesn’t take a new replay. It grabs the most recently taken replay. The idea is that you control when the replay gets taken using the replay scheduling facility on the Compellent. This is preferable in most cases, because you’ll see when all the replays are expected to be taken right inside the GUI. The down side is that you can’t use it in an ad-hoc manner, because you aren’t in control of when the replays get taken. Its really designed to be run as a scheduled task after you’ve taken a scheduled replay.
What this script is doing: First, take a replay. Set the replay to expire in 1 day. Map that replay up to a server. Rescan on the server, then mount the replay. At that point, you have the replay all ready to be used on the target server. Do what you need to do, such as kick off a SQL job or a backup task. Once complete, the script will run some cleanup commands at the bottom.
At the top of the script are some variables you’ll have to fill out. These include the IP of the Compellent system you are working on, as well as credentials for that system. You must have the Compellent powershell snapin installed, which you can download from your Compellent knowledge center.
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############################### # Generic Script to take a replay # and then mount it up to a server # # Similar to the Push2Tape sample script # except takes a new replay instead # of just using the most recent one. # # www.rickgouin.com # 04/28/2014 ############################### ### Enter the name of the server object from the Compellent that you are mapping the volume to. ## ### Double check spelling, case, and any spaces. It has to be the same as Compellent displays. ## $servername = "Servername" ### Enter the name of the LUN from the Compellent that you are mapping. ## $volumename = "Volumename" ### Enter the drive letter or path you want to mount the drive to. ### $accesspath = "M:" # Storage Center User to run script $user = "username" # Storage Center Password (stored in clear text for this script) $pass = ConvertTo-SecureString "password" -AsPlainText -Force # Storage Center Host Name or IP Address $schost = "192.168.1.5" ####################### #### This section loads the CML Powershell Snapin ####### $list = Get-PSSnapin $added = $false #Loop through the list of snapins looking for the Compellent snapin foreach ($item in $list) { if ($item.Name -eq "Compellent.StorageCenter.PSSnapIn") { $added = $true } } #No snapin detected, load it. if ($added -eq $FALSE) {$tmp = Add-PSSnapin Compellent.StorageCenter.PSSnapIn} ######### # This section connects to the Compellent, # creates a new replay, and maps it up. ######### #Connect to the storage center $connection = Get-SCConnection -HostName $schost -User $user -Password $pass -Save $schost -Default #Get the volume we want to take a replay of $SCVolume = Get-SCVolume -Name $volumename if ($SCVolume -eq $null) { Write-Host "Unable to find volume $volumename on Storage Center $schost!" -ForegroundColor Red break; } #Take the replay. Set to expire in 1 day (1440 minutes) $NewReplay = New-SCReplay -SourceSCVolume $SCVolume -MinutesToLive 1440 -Description "Taken by Rickgouin.com Replay Script" # Get Server Info $scserver = Get-SCServer -Name $servername if ($scserver -eq $null) { Write-Host "Unable to find server $servername on Storage Center $schost!" -ForegroundColor Red break; } # Create View $newreplayname = "View of Volume ID " + $NewReplay.Index $replayview = New-SCVolume -SourceSCReplay $NewReplay -Name $newreplayname # Map View to server New-SCVolumeMap -SCVolume $replayview -SCServer $scserver -SinglePath ################# #This section mounts the Volume in Windows. #Must run from a system with sufficient rights on the target. ################# # Rescan Server Rescan-CMLDiskDevice -Server $servername -RescanDelay 5 # Add Access Path Add-CMLVolumeAccessPath -DiskSerialNumber $replayview.SerialNumber -Server $servername -AccessPath $accesspath # Give the system a few seconds to catch up Start-Sleep -Seconds 10 ### Do whatever you want with this volume here #### ### SQL Tasks, Backup Tasks, etc. ################# ########### When you are done, cleanup ################## # Remove the view volume on the Compellent Remove-SCVolume -SCVolume $replayview -SkipRecycleBin -Confirm:$false # Rescan disks on the server Rescan-DiskDevice -Server $servername -RescanDelay 5 |
Download the script from my github repo here.
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