CreateNodeCustomProperties.p1s

<#------------- CONNECT TO SWIS -------------#>

#define target host and credentials
$hostname = 'localhost'
#$user = "admin"
#$password = "password"
# create a connection to the SolarWinds API
#$swis = connect-swis -host $hostname -username $user -password $password -ignoresslerrors
$swis = Connect-Swis -Hostname $hostname -Trusted

<#------------- ACTUAL SCRIPT -------------#>

#create array of properties and their descriptions
$nodeproperties = @(
    {Name = "Applications"; Description = "What software does this server support?"}
    {Name = "ApplicationsRole"; Description = "What job does this server do within the application?"}
    {Name = "AlertRecipient"; Description = "Who should be notified regarding issues on this node?"}
    {Name = "Site"; Description = "What is the physical location of thise node?"}
    {Name = "DeviceType"; Description = "What category of hardwareis this? Server, Firewall, Router, etc"}
)

foreach ( $prop in $nodeproperties ) {
    $query = @"
    select field from orion.customproperty where field = '$($prop.Name)'
"@
    $check = Get-SwisData $swis $query

    if ( $check.length -eq 0 ) {
        "Creating Custom Property $($prop.Name)"
        Invoke-SwisVerb $swis Orion.NodesCustomProperties CreateCustomProperty @("$($prop.Name)", "$($prop.Description)", "string", 100, $null, $null, $null, $null, $null, $null)
        #confirm peoperty exists to end loop
    }
}