Rename LANnetworks
The PowerShell script Rename-LANnetworks renames Ethernet connections on a Windows OS server using names defined in HP OneView Ethernet networks.
When you install the Windows OS on a given BL server, Windows enumerates the NICs present on the system and name the network connection as Ethernet Connection ##.
If your Blade server is managed by OneView, you may have already create networks in the appliance and follow a naming standard for your virtual networks. It would be great if Ethernet connections were named with the same naming convention.
- HP OneView appliance v1.20 or above
- Enclosure managed by HP OneView
- At least the Server Administrator role to access HP OneView
- PowerShell v3.0 or greater
- [HP OneView PowerShell 1.20 Library] (https://github.com/HewlettPackard/POSH-HPOneView/releases) installed
The script is executed locally on the Blade server after the OS installation completed.
It performs the following tasks:
- Use a WMI query to collect the Serial Number of the server (
Win32_BIOS) - Connect to the HP OneView appliance
- Using the Serial Number as search key, locate the Blade Server.
- Collect all network connections of this Blade
- Locate the name and MAC address of the network connection
- Rename the Ethernet connection with name of Ethernet network using MAC address as Index key
The script is executed locally on the Blade server after the OS installation completed.
Log in to the Blade Server after the installation. Execute the script as follow:
.\Rename-LANnetworks.ps1 -OVApplianceIP 10.254.1.20 OVAdminName this_user OVAdminPassword this_password OneViewModule HPOneView.120
[Download Script Source] (https://github.com/HewlettPackard/POSH-HPOneView/wiki/Examples/Rename-LANnetworks.zip)