first script

[JSHACHER11]

Hi guys,

I started playing with powershell this week - I've tried to run the following but getting this:

"the size of the volume is DataONTAP.Types.Volume.SizeInfo"

the script is:

Import-Module dataontap

$filername = Read-Host 'What is the filer hostname?'

$name = Read-Host 'What is your username?'

Connect-NaController -Name $filername -Credential $name

$volname = Read-Host 'What is the volume name?'

$volsize = Get-NaVolSize -Name $volname

Write-Host "the size of the volume is:" $volsize

my debugger is saying that my problem is in this line:

$volsize = Get-NaVolSize -Name $volname

Thank you

[spence]

Make sure you set your execution policy to unrestricted.

Is your storage controller joined to the domain?  If so, then is your domain account (logged on with) a member of the storage controllers administrator's group?

     If yes, then:

Import-Module dataontap

$filername = Read-Host "What is the filer hostname?"

Connect-NaController -Name $filername | out-null

$volname = Read-Host "What is the volume name (case sensitive)?"

$volsize = Get-NaVolSize $volname

Write-Host "The size of the volume is:"$volsize.volumesize

If no, then:

Import-Module dataontap

$filername = Read-Host "What is the filer hostname?"

Connect-NaController -Name $filername -Credential (get-credential) | out-null

$volname = Read-Host "What is the volume name (case sensitive)?"

$volsize = Get-NaVolSize $volname

Write-Host "The size of the volume is:"$volsize.volumesize

[JSHACHER11]

no go

Thanks though

[vinith]

Hello,

In the below scriptlet you are connecting to the controller only with username, you are not entering the password

$name = Read-Host 'What is your username?'
Connect-NaController -Name $filername -Credential $name

Try with the below method

$name = Read-Host 'What is your username?'
$password = Read-Host 'What is your Password?'
$ControllerPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $password -AsPlainText -force
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PsCredential($name,$ControllerPassword)
Connect-NaController -Name $filername -Credential $credential

[JSHACHER11]

this line (Connect-NaController -Name $filername -Credential $name) brings up a popup that asks for a password. I insert the password and the script moves on

Again, my debugger is pointing to this line:

$volsize = Get-NaVolSize -Name $volname

Thank you

[vinith]

what are you giving as input to $volume, can you share an example?

Here's the output when i ran your set of cmdlets.

[JSHACHER11]

I've tried with a volume I created, called vol7 and also with vol0

[cscott · Accepted solution]

I am late to the discussion, but this is working for me:

Import-Module dataontap

$filername = Read-Host 'What is the filer hostname?'

$name = Read-Host 'What is your username?'

Connect-NaController -Name $filername -Credential $name

$volname = Read-Host 'What is the volume name?'

$volsize = Get-NaVolSize -Name $volname

Write-Host "the size of the volume is:" ($volsize).volumesize

What is the error that the debugger is throwing out?

-Scott

[JSHACHER11]

Scott,

I am getting this:

"the size of the volume is DataONTAP.Types.Volume.SizeInfo"

The only difference between my script and yours is this:

mine:

Write-Host "the size of the volume is:" $volsize

yours:

Write-Host "the size of the volume is:" ($volsize).volumesize

(is that my issue?)

I would have to try that again with your line

I'll let you know

Thanks

[cscott]

Yep, you need to call the property(volumesize) of the object ($volsize).  Otherwise it simply returns the object type, not the usable information of the object.

-Scott

[JSHACHER11]

sweet

I'll try that and let you know

Thanks

Joel

[JSHACHER11]

Works!

Thanks Scott

Can we take it a step further?

- How do I list all volumes (just volume names) and Read-Host "pick a volume from the list to show its size"

- If the input volume name does not exist, can we display a message >> "volume doe not exist, try again"

Cheers

[cscott]

Joel, I am in training, but I have attached a script here that does the same sort of thing for finding CIFS shares and setting the browse/nobrowse option.  I have added some notes to it, but I should be able to work with it to do this for volumes sometime next week(should be pretty simple).

Also for the write-output, that comes out in bytes, an easy format option is to use write-output ($volsize).volumesize |convertto-formattednumber -type datasize

-Scott

Message was edited by: Scott Chubb for spelling/grammar

[vinith]

Hello Joel - Check this blog https://communities.netapp.com/community/products_and_solutions/microsoft/powershell/samples/blog/2013/04/25/fun-with-trycatch-out-gridview-in-powersh...

[JSHACHER11]

Vinith, that looks awesome! I'll try that later

Thanks

[JSHACHER11]