Export DRS rules including DRS groups
I'm looking for a way to export a listing of DRS groups. I found some scripts that will export/import DRS rules, but they ony apply to affinity/anti-affinity for VMs - like these:...
View ArticlePowerCLI & Workflow
Hi, I'm trying to convert a powercli script to use workflow (mostly so I can run cloning in parallel). Will I have to wrap every "get-vm" etc in an "inlinescript {}" definition? -T
View Articlewait for completion of CloneVM_Task
Hi, i am new to Powershell and PowerCLI and already searched the net and this forum for the answer of my question but had no success so far. I want to write a script that Clones a VM and informs about...
View ArticleTotal of vm.provisionedSpaceGB and Datastore.provisionedGB not equal
I was looking to find the storage growth rate in my environment when I noticed something interesting. When I query the VMs and the Datastores on provisioned space I get different numbers where I would...
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List VM name and sum of (provisioned) VM disk size and export it
Hello, I need to list all VM:s and their provisioned disk space. I can do it with this command:get-vm * | foreach-object {write-host "$_`t" (Get-HardDisk -vm $_ | Measure-Object -Property CapacityGB...
View ArticleTriggered Alarm Object
Hi, I'm trying to create a script that sends an email with all of the daily alarms from VMware. I have it all done but the part that finds the object that is actually in alarm. I'm using the code...
View ArticleControlling multiple VM's across multiple hosts?
Hi, Apologies for what is clearly going to be a newbish question as I've just started using PowerCLI yesterday. I have 6 Host servers with 10 VMs on each and each VM with a snapshot. I've created a...
View ArticleCopy-DatastoreItem with / in the Datacentre Name
Hi All, I am trying to copy VM's VMDK files from VMware stores to my local C:\ computer and coming across a problem using the PowerCLI 5.1 cmdlet Copy-DatastoreItem when Data center has forward slash /...
View ArticlePerformance Metrics
Hello, would have a question - because it's confusing me in the Moment. i'am trying to calc "CPU Ready" the summation Value to an more reliable Value once analyzing dayli,weekly,monthly. Based on...
View Articlelist disks rdm with powershell
Hello , i like how lists disk rdm of a vm .Command get-hardisk give me location vmdk , capacity , but i want more informatation disks RDMs Por example , i want to list imformation like vmhba...
View ArticleHaving trouble populating Owner CustomAttribute
Get-VM | Select @{N="VM";E={$_.name}},@{N="Tools Version";E={$_.version}},@{N="Owner";E={(Get-VM $_.name | Get-Annotation -CustomAttribute "Owner")}} |Export-Csv tools.csv -NoTypeInformation
View ArticleBooting A Windows Guest?
Hi, Anyone know how I can tell when a windows guest has completed booting and the "Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to log on" console splash screen is showing ? I want to run a script on the guest just...
View ArticleScript need for network adapter and Vswitch info
HiCan anyone having script to list out the outlput of network/vsiwtch info like below for all cluster in VC in csv format. Hostname mcadress Physical adapter name Vswitch name Vswitch...
View ArticleSet SCSI Preferred on "Runtime Name"
Hi, I need to set SCSI preferred Pathes with Path selection policy "Fixed". In my enviroment I can only identify the Path, which is the preferred on on the "runtime Name" of the Path. Is there an way...
View ArticleHow to delete snapshot parallel on multiple VM by PowerCLI?
Greeting, I'm looking for a way to delete snapshots on multiple VM parallelly.I know delete snapshot by following script:get-vm -location xxx | remove-snapshot The script above delete snapshots one...
View ArticlePowerCLI sort by folder in vCenter
I am using powercli and get-vm to generate a list of VMs and configuration items. I would like to somehow list what folder in vCenter a VM is in, and then sort the VMs by folder, and then by name in...
View ArticleVerify vshield endpoint via PowerCLI?
As we roll out Trend Deep Security, I need to be able to verify whether the vshield endpoint driver is installed on all machines in my environment, and provide a report with the status of each...
View ArticleList VM HA restart priority
Hi all Is there a way to list the HA restart priority for all the VMs in a cluster? Maybe with PowerCLI?I found some information about a powershell possibility for ESXi 5.1/vSphere 5.1 but I'm still...
View ArticleScript to check for Orphaned Files and Invalid Snapshots
Hi All I have created a Powershell script that checks for Orphaned Files and Invalid Snapshot images.The Orphaned Files part of the check is using Luk Dekens function for finding and removing phantom...
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Creating Folder Structure
Trying to find a quick way to import all the VM & Templates (aka BLUE Folders) from Site A to Site B. Each Site has its own vCenter with multiple "Datacenters" located inside. I just want all the...
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