Managing Datacenter Machine Names

re: Managing Datacenter Machine Names

Ryan M. Ferris — Sat, 03 May 2008 07:43:28 GMT

creates sequential directories

1..100 | %{ni ( "NewDirectory-{0:0}" -f $_ ) -type directory }

creates files with sequential content

1..100 | %{ni ( "NewFile-{0:0}" -f $_ ) -type "file" -value "Number $_ of 100 files."}

re: Managing Datacenter Machine Names

joepruitt — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:38:13 GMT

Don't forget the network configuration. Once you've got all those servers named, you'll have to deploy them and if you are lucky enough to be using a BIG-IP to front all your servers, you can use the iControl Cmdlets to provision all those servers at the network layer.

iControl PowerShell Cmdlets: http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=71

re: Managing Datacenter Machine Names

Jakob Bindslet — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:31:59 GMT

Remember that you can easily construct a range with "holes". Let's for instance say that your servers are numbered from 1-15 and from 50-60:

(1..15 + 50..60) |%{"IIS-West-{0:000}" -f $_}

re: Managing Datacenter Machine Names

PowerShell Team — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:06:40 GMT

> PS C:\Users\daniel.hofmann> 1..5000000 |%{"IIS-West-{0:0000000}" -f $_} >c:\test.txt

> Bad range expression; 4999999 is larger than the maximum size of a range (=50000 elements).

If you promise to buy that many Windows Servers, I'll promise to fix that bug.

Deal?

(Actually, we've already fixed in V2 so you better start buying those servers. :-) )

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re: Managing Datacenter Machine Names

dan — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:33:02 GMT

PS C:\Users\daniel.hofmann> 1..50000 |%{"IIS-West-{0:000}" -f $_} >c:\test.txt

PS C:\Users\daniel.hofmann> 1..50000 |%{"IIS-West-{0:00000}" -f $_} >c:\test.txt

PS C:\Users\daniel.hofmann> 1..5000000 |%{"IIS-West-{0:0000000}" -f $_} >c:\test.txt

Bad range expression; 4999999 is larger than the maximum size of a range (=50000 elements).

re: Managing Datacenter Machine Names

Chris Federico — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:50:38 GMT

---"Buy as many Windows Servers as you like, we'll make it easy to manage them."

Just as long as they are virtual Servers right Jeffrey :) Got too keep it green

hehehe

Chris