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Failed to cancel update tools task and stop-vmguest max tries failed
Hi LucD, After adding timeout in Update-Tools task and stopping the VM with multiple tries the below script was executed on 15 templates and waited for 72 hrs but script never completes even though...
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Getting VM creation date timestamp from VCenter database?
Hi All, I'd like to get the date and time where the specific VM was created.How can I do this on the latest VCSA 6.7 Product: VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.7Product version:6.7 U3h - 16275304 using...
View ArticleInvoke-VMScript
hi,I am trying to run the invoke command to scan for new disk and add them to the vm, but somehow this is not working, i know the script text works. please help $createDisk=@" $disks = Get-Disk...
View ArticleProperties similar to "Get-AdvanceSetting" of a VM in Get-View
Are there properties available in Get-View that are similar to Get-AdvancedSetting|Where{$_.Name-like"*tools*"} The below cmdlet is able to give me these specific info related to vmtools of a VMget-vm...
View ArticleAdd a VM to a vApp using PowerShell
Hello, I am trying to add a VM to a vApp using PowerShell. I know that there is no explicit cmdlet to do it, and I need to recompose the vApp. I've used the great Instantiation script from...
View ArticleESXi host Network Storage Health checkup report
Hi All Can you please suggest if we can get powercli script to generate ESXi host Network and Storage health checkup report via vCenter server. Thank you RegardsNarayanan.
View ArticleScript to send output in email
Hi All,It could be a simple, am not powercli expert. i was looking for a script to send the below commands output in email. the output content should send in email. The command will give us the list of...
View ArticleRename and Backup VM vmx file
Is there a way to rename a vmx file by appending a string to the vmx filename in the same VM folder? PS C:\>(Get-VM TestVM).ExtensionData.Config.Files VmPathName : [vSAN-Compute-Cluster]...
View ArticlePowerCli getting error
Command $Clusters = Get-Cluster -Name Name of the Cluster [This is working fine]$allNodes = $Clusters | Get-VMHost [This is working fine]$allVMs = $Clusters | Get-VM [This is not working and getting...
View ArticleExclude vms in Get-View
Hi guys, I customized a VM Inventory script for my requirement by coping some of the LucD scripts . Its working fine. But now my doubt is I need to exclude the vms named "replica". But I dont know...
View ArticleGet Guest OS Disk Space
Hi, I'm trying to get the stats on disks within the VM Guest OS. The script I have below kind of works, but some of the results are outputting to the CSV file as System.Object[]. What am I missing...
View Articlescript add vm logrotate Size ="10240000"
anyone have the script for this add this to all the vm logrotate Size ="10240000" add another line rotate =3 please let me know thanks
View ArticleDefine a folder for Cloned Machine in vCenter using PowerCLI
Hi All,I am trying to automate the Clone of VM creation through PowerCLI. I would like to have the cloned machine stored in a different folder in vCenter, how do I define that.I didn't get any help...
View Articleadding server to domain using invoke-vmscript
i am trying to add servers to the domain, but with no luck, i tried to concatenate the command and still no luck i appreciate your input on where i am going wrong $vmname="testdomain.xyz.com"...
View ArticleUnable to connect to remote server | Export-VM
We are trying to export the VM in ovf format using below snippet. The operation starts for a brief time and then we get error saying "Unable to connect to remote server"Get-VM -Name "vmname" |...
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Checking if VM exist from CSV
Hi, Thank you LucD for the help and guidance with setting up scheduled task time/date base don the local time zone(work nicely see below). I am now trying to add an exist at the beginning to let us...
View Articleget-cluster
recently I have installed latest poweCLI module, when i issue get-cluster against vcenter 4.5 and 5.1 it says not supported for get-cluster, is there any way to solve the issue without downgrade?...
View ArticleHow do you add an existing rdm to a VM using New-HardDisk?
Hi, I'm running powercli 5.0.1 build 581491 and i'm trying to write a powercli script to: 1) create an RDM2) assign that RDM to VM13) assign the same RDM to VM2 I'm able to create the RDM and assign...
View ArticlePowerShell to remove Advanced Setting
Powershell to remove the Advancedsetting value item on single vm. thanks
View Articlefinding .iso files in all datastores in vcenter_powercli
Hi Luc ,if you can check the followingi am looking to check each datasore for .iso file .i dont think there is direct way of doing this .can you please check the folowing script if this works fine ??...
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