Counting of the virtual machines in a resource pool

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• Shares of disk setting on the virtual machine in a Resource Pool

  Hello

  * Very * new to PowerShell so forgive me if this is trivial...

  I would like to drive value that is 'weak' actions on a virtual machine that is a member of a specific Resource Pool.

  I.e. all content in a specific VM must have the list of resources: bass - DiskSharesLevel

  Brgds.

  Bjarke

  Hi Bjarke,

  If your resource pool is called 'test', then you can set the level to the lowest of all the VM in this drive actions pool resource with:

  Get-ResourcePool test | Get - VM | Get-VMResourceConfiguration | `

  Game-VMResourceConfiguration DisksharesLevel - low

  Best regards, Robert

• Optimal code to retrieve all the virtual machines in a ResourcePool

  Hi all

  What is optimum (fastest) encode during extraction of all virtual machines in a Resource Pool?

  I have this:

  $myVMs = get - vm | where {$_.} ResourcePool - eq "MYRP"}

  [1]

  Is this actually retrieve ALL virtual machines first and then filter on the second resource pool (in which case it would be 'slow')?

  I also have this:

  $myRP = get-resourcepool "MYRP".

  $myRP.extensiondata.vm

  This generates the MoRef VM.

  [2]

  How do I use get - view then pull only information on those specific MoRefs and has this method might be considerably better than the get - vm method detailed above?

  Notice-EEG - viewtype property VirtualMachine MoRef does not work

  Kind regards

  marc0

  Hi Marco,.

  (1) Yes, this call will be all first retrieve all virtual machines and then filter on the resource pool property.

  I suggest using the following call which retrieves only the virtual machines in the desired resource pool. This will give you better performance:

  $resourcePool = get-ResourcePool "MYRP".

  Get-VM-location $resourcePool

  # Or you can use this:

  Get-VM-location "MYRP".

  (2) you can use Get-View to retrieve objects by MoRef like this:

  $vmViews = get-view-Id $myRP.extensiondata.vm

  # If you need VM objects rather than their point of view, then you must also do the following:

  $vms = $vmViews | Get-VIObjectByVIView

  Kind regards

  Dimitar

• Monitor the IOPS / s in a Resource Pool?

  Hello world

  I am quite new to vROM and just get your feet wet for me.  I've been delving into the book "Mastering Operations Manager vRealize" useful and which was helpful, but I'm trying to understand an important piece on:

  We have pools of different resources for different departments within our Organization, and I try to get a good graph for IOPS / s in each resource pool.  I was able to get a list of all virtual machines in a resource pool by creating a dashboard with the widget resource pool game object selector, then use "Diagnose e/s disk of the Virtual Machine list" view to see all the virtual machines within the list of resources and then for the summary allows you to SUM add them all together.  This gives me a number, but does nothing for this over time.  I'd like to be able to see that number over the next few months (even if it means just go ahead of data today onward, not historical).

  Any ideas?  I think I must be missing something, like the Resource Pool looks like it would be a good way to measure the impact of the drive.  Folder of the Virtual Machine might work also, but is not as clean as I would like.

  Hello world

  Right after I got this resolved so I thought I would mention it here in case anyone else is curious.  It has to do with the SuperMetrics.

  The formula I created is as follows:

  SUM (${adapterkind = VMWARE, resourcekind = VirtualMachine, attribute is virtualDisk | commandsAveraged_average, depth = 1})

  It takes the sum of all virtual machines to a level under the resource pool.  I also used average and Max values, because this helps to show trends and you have aberrant VMs eating a ton of IOPS / s.

  I received lots of help from Iwan Rahabok virtual red point.  Specifically, this thread here: http://virtual-red-dot.info/any-vm-abusing-your-iaas-by-doing-excessive-workload/

• Cpu for vm resource stocks are much lower than the virtual machine in the list of resources

  I move a virtual machine from a PR, but I got this warning

  

  I checked and there was no reserve on the virtual machine and the destination THAT RP is set to Unlimited and expandable reservation

  any idea?

  See: VMware KB: the movement of virtual machines between resource pools triggered the warning: percentage of Incorrect CPU

• Correctly remove resources when the virtual machine is deleted

  Hello

  I've created a service plan to power off the virtual machine and delete the vcenter.  The workflow works very well, but apparently not released the vRA resources.

  Then he said: the virtual machine has actually deleted vsphere, but since the vRA, Managed administration portal machines, I found the virtual machine that I removed from the service by using the mentioned service blue print now appears as "missing."

  
  My question is how to downgrade the machine virtual and also removed its resources reserved correctly?

  Thank you

  Jimmy

  Hi, Jimmy - I met the same problem recently and did the following:

  1. download the VC:VirtualMachine object.  This can be done in several ways, but in my particular case, I use the com.vmware.library.vc.vm.getAllVMsMatchingRegexp module.

  2. get the VCAC:VirtualMachine of the object to VC:VirtualMachine object.  Still, there are different ways to do this.  I created a getVCACVm action, which takes a #1 VC:VirtualMachine object:

  var vCACVm = null;

  var uuid = vcVM.config.instanceUuid;

  var vCACVms = Server.findAllForType ("vCAC:VirtualMachine", "VMUniqueID eq '" + uuid + "'");

  If (vCACVms.length == 1)

  vCACVm = vCACVms [0];

  Return vCACVm;

  3. delete the VCAC:VirtualMachine entity.  You can use the com.vmware.library.vcac.deleteEntity module to handle this.

  KEEP IN MIND... This removes only the vCAC/vRA entity.  You should always turn off the virtual machine (if any, see: library/vCenter/Virtual Machine management/Power Management / power off the virtual machine and wait) and delete vcenter (see: vCenter/library/Virtual Machine management/Basic/remove virtual machine).  I do this before performing the three steps above.  He there maybe better, easier, faster, etc., ways to do it.  I hope this helps.

• script to remove all the virtual machines in a folder or a group resource

  Someone at - it a script that will find all the virtual machines within a file or a group of resources and then delete the virtual machines?

  If you're dealing with a specific resource pool or a folder, you can use these.

  $vmlist = get-folder -name "TEST2"  | get-vm
  $vmlist = get-resourcepool -name TestServers | get-vm
  

  And then send it to something like this

  $vmlist | ForEach {
       If ($_.PowerState  -eq "PoweredOn")
            {
            Stop-VM -VM $_.Name -Confirm:$False
            }
       Remove-VM -VM $_.Name -Confirm:$False      }
  

  Also to find files of type VM

  get-folder -name | where {$_.IsChildTypeVM -eq "True"}
  

  Do you need to search the children files or resource pools as well?

  Dave

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• Limitation of the Virtual Machine's CPU/memory resources.

  Hello

  My question on the tab "resources" with VMachine settings (I hope I picked the right branch here)

  In this tab I put a booking/Limit for CPU/memory for current VMachine.

  I have a cluster about 6 ESX servers with resource by default and a VMachine inside pool. VMachine have 1 CPU. Each ESX have 2 plugs with 4 core per socket. Each base equal to 2, 83GHz. Def.

  In this case, which by default configuration for an average CPU for this VMachine limitaion - 132582 MHz? Because in practice ESX server can give only 1 CPU for this VMachine and this CPU will have 2, 83GHz only...

  Also, I put 100% of CPU - 132582 MHz booking here... But in true VMachine will never receive this resource...

  Same question about limitation of memory...

  When this limitation will work? For what porpose such booking/limitaion here?

  Re: But, if I'm going to make a mistake and this CPU for VM value reserve, which is more physical limitation - it reduces resources processor for other VMs on a value that is more than the physical limitation of the virtual computer?

  No, the reservation only guarantees that if a virtual machine wants to take a large part of the resource at a given time VMware should give him.  If there is ever going to be a situation where the virtual machine is in fact to consider that much so it never gets allocated to this virtual machine and the amount of the resource remains available for other virtual machines to use.  Similarly, if the virtual machine just does not use the amount of the booking to a point in time, he let this resource can be used by other virtual machines.

  If a virtual computer uses only 1 GHz on a core 3 GHz system, at a given time but thereservation is 2.5 GHz, 1.5 GHz between its use and booking that is not used at this time is available for other VMS to use.  That is only if there is a period of contention between VM and VM CPU wishing to use mean 2.8 GHz it would be guaranteed to get 2.5 GHz independently of the parameters of the actions on the VM from other virtual machines.

  It is essentially the same thing with memory except that the memory usage is not as CPU flunctuate and VMware must also use more complex methods to reallocate the memory, but the leaders of the way in which it is shared using actions, reservations and limit is the same.

• Use of the virtual machine / machine is safe?

  I have windows 8.1 pro I want to use operating systems diferrent/test I use virtual box to install the OS on my laptop, it will be useful for me to install os without data lost, but I noticed that when I run the VM my system's struggle

  can I use the virtual machine on my laptop without care or stop using it please help

  Hello

  It is very good for the material.

  But follow the steps above, then you don't take too much of your main operating system resources when you install virtualbox.

  Checkurtech

• If the virtual machine can be harmful?

  VPC may be dangerous for my pc anyway. I have average can do something wrong?

  A virtual pc will create a virtual environment within its program. It runs as a program in your computer and request data to be processed by your processor. Depending on the type of virtual software you use, most of the time things happening inside the virtual machine will not in any way to communicate with your computer. To use the resources he will communicate the virtual pc program and then the program will ask you to windows resources.

  Therefore, the virtual pc will be not harmful. It will use the same amount of resources (CPU, memory), such that a normal computer would be nice. I advise to use windows xp.

  -Alex

• Stop the virtual machine

  I'm looking for a script to stop vm...

  Script works fine, but I have a few Questions or details

  $csv = import-csv C:\xxx.csv

  Foreach ($line in $csv)

  {

  Write-Host “====================================================================”

  Write-Host "$line treatment".

  $vminfo = get-view-Id ($line.vm) USER.USER

  Write-Host "checking the VMware Tools on $line... »

  # If we have the VMware tools installed

  If ($vminfo.config.Tools.ToolsVersion - eq 0)

  {

  Write-Host "($line.vm) don't have vmware tools installed, strong power this one.

  # Hard power off.

  Stop-VM ($line.vm)-confirm: $false

  }

  on the other

  {

  write-host "I'll try to stop $vm.

  # Turn off with elegance

  Get - VM ($line.vm) | Stop-VMGuest-confirm: $false | Out-Null

  }

  }

  1. my code below what I'm missing / or hurt?

  $vminfo = get-view-Id ($line.vm) USER.USER

  Write-Host "checking the VMware Tools on $line... »

  2. Tools a lot of combination

  Tools installed - but not running

  tools not install

  Are that both will have to stop-vm?

  3.

  I got a simple code, it will cover the tools stuff?

  $vm = Get-VM
  $vm | where {$_. Comments . State -eq "Running"} | Shutdown-VMGuest -confirm:$false
  $vm | where {$_. Comments . State -eq "NotRunning"} | Stop-VM -Confirm:$false

  
  

  4. I want to stop 50 virtual machines simultaneously, how the

  
  

  Your script seems to be ok.

  When the VMware tools are installed you can do a gracefull shutdown (Stop-VMGuest) within the guest where OS the obligation for the VMware tools.

  The next option is to stop the virtual machine (VM-Stop), with what would be the power button on a physical computer.

  No phasing out of the BONES and a potential risk on the corruption of the OS.

  With switch RunAsync that the cmdlet returns immediately, it will not wait until the underlying vSphere method is complete.

  The method will continue, but in the background.

  You should check these tasks to background (Get-task), to monitor the successful completion.

  To manage VMS in batches of 25 and wait 60 seconds between batches, you could do something like that

  $vms = get - VM

  $step = 25

  $start = 0

  for ($loop = 0; $loop - the ([math]: ceiling ($vms.)) Step Count / $)-1); $loop ++) {}

  $vms [$start... ($Start+$Step-1)] | where {$_.} Guest.State - eq "Running"} | Stop-VMGuest-confirm: $false - RunAsync

  $vms [$start... ($Start+$Step-1)] | where {$_.} Guest.State - eq "Keep"} | Stop-VM-confirm: $false - RunAsync

  sleep 60

  $start += $step

  }

• vRO presentation: return the total size of the disk of the virtual machine

  Hi guys,.

  I have a catalog item to extend a drive, which is presented to the vRA advanced services and picks up the vRO workflow. For this reason, the default IaaS vRA no between not affecting resource management. So I would limit the end-users to a maximum size of the virtual machine - that is to say, if the size + total size they intended to expand is > to a specific size, then the workflow will report this.

  I wrote the following code to return the total of all the disks that are attached to a machine. Then, it comes to the tab Presentation vRO to fill the discs max value. It works fine when I use the code as a workflow and connect the output. However, vRO presentation does not return a value any. Anyone had similar problems or I made a stupid mistake and missed something?

  var total = 0;

  size var = new Array();

  var features = vm.config.hardware.device;

  var h = 0;

  for (var i in devices) {}

  If (devices [i] instanceof VcVirtualDisk) {}

  size [h +] = [i] devices, .capacityInKB / 1024 / 1024;

  Total += devices [i] .capacityInKB / 1024 / 1024;

  }

  }

  return to the total;

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Thank you

  bradger33

  resolved - used the wrong presentation vRO variable. Had to use rather than answer pre-defined data binding

• Could not enumerate the virtual machines that are used as models

  Hey guys,.

  I have a simple script that collects information from a virtual computer. Unfortunately, I'm getting a lot of mistakes, he doesn't pull out information if the virtual machine is used as a model.

  $date = get-Date-format-M - d - yyyy

  Import-Csv C:\test\servers_mate.csv - UseCulture | %{

  Get-VM-name $_. Name |

  Select Name,

  @{N = 'Center'; E = {Get-Datacenter - VM $_______ |} {{Select - ExpandProperty name}}.

  @{N = "Cluster"; E = {Get-Cluster - VM $_______ |} {{Select - ExpandProperty name}}.

  Host, NumCpu, MemoryGB,

  ProvisionedSpaceGB, Powerstate,

  @{N = "Path"; E = {}

  $current = get-view $_. ExtensionData.Parent

  $path = $_. Name

  {}

  $parent = $current

  if($parent.) Name - only "vm") {$path = $parent. {Name + "\" + $path}

  $current is get-view $current. Parent

  } While ($current. Parent - no $null)

  [channel]: join ('-',($path.)) Split('\') [0.. ($path). Split('\'). (Count-2)]))

  }},

  FolderId,

  @{N = "Manufacturer"; E = {(Get-VMHost-Name $_.)} Host). Manufacturer reference}},

  @{N = ' model'; E = {(Get-VMHost-Name $_.)} Host). Model}},

  @{N = "ProcessorType"; E = {(Get-VMHost-Name $_.)} Host). ProcessorType}}

  } | Export-Csv "C:\test\servers-vcenter-servers-vmpath-$date.csv" - NoTypeInformation - UseCulture

  the output current is like that.

  Name

  Data Center

  Cluster

  Host

  NumCpu

  MemoryGB

  ProvisionedSpaceGB

  PowerState

  Folder path

  FolderId

  Manufacturer

  Model

  ProcessorType

  I just also want to collect the same information, even if the virtual machine is used as a model. Introduction 1 additional column is perhaps something like below. So we can clearly identify if it is a virtual machine or be used as a model? Thank you.

  Name

  Data Center

  Cluster

  Host

  NumCpu

  MemoryGB

  ProvisionedSpaceGB

  PowerState

  Folder path

  FolderId

  Manufacturer

  Model

  Type of processor

  Virtual MACHINE or template

  Erros I receive.

  Get - VM: get-VM VM with name 03/08/2015-12:40:44

  "xxxx" was not using the specified

  filter (s).

  Online: 2 char: 5

  + Get-VM-name $_. Name |

  +     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: (:)) [Get - VM], VimException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError, VMware.VimA

  utomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

  Try something like this

  Import-Csv C:\test\servers_mate.csv - UseCulture | %{

  Notice-EEG - ViewType VirtualMachine-filter @{'Name' = $_.} Name} | %{

  $esx = get-view-Id $_. Runtime.Host

  $_ | Select Name,

  @{N = 'Template'; E={$_. Config.Template}},

  @{N = 'Center'; E = {Get-Datacenter - VM $_.} Name | {{Select - ExpandProperty name}}.

  @{N = "Cluster"; E = {Get-Cluster - VM $_.} Name | {{Select - ExpandProperty name}}.

  @{N = 'Host'; E = {$esx. Name}},

  @{N = "NumCpu"; E={$_. Config.Hardware.NumCpu}},

  @{N = "MemoryGB"; E = {[int]($_.)} Config.Hardware.MemoryMB/1KB)}}.

  @{N = "ProvisionedSpaceGB"; E = {($_.Summary.Storage.Committed+$_.Summary.Storage.Uncommitted)/1 GB)}},

  @{N = "Powerstate"; E={$_. Runtime.PowerState}},

  @{N = "Path"; E = {}

  $current = get-view-Id $_. Parent

  $path = $_. Name

  {}

  $parent = $current

  if($parent.) Name - only "vm") {$path = $parent. {Name + "\" + $path}

  $current is get-view $current. Parent

  } While ($current. Parent - no $null)

  [channel]: join ('-',($path.)) Split('\') [0.. ($path). Split('\'). (Count-2)]))

  }},

  @{N = "FolderId"; E={$_. Parent.ToString ()}}.

  @{N = "Manufacturer"; E = {$esx. Hardware.SystemInfo.Vendor}},

  @{N = ' model'; E = {$esx. Hardware.SystemInfo.Model}},

  @{N = "ProcessorType"; E = {$esx. Hardware.CpuPkg [0]. Description}}

  }

  }

  The error you see seems to indicate that there is an entry in the CSV file for a nonexistent VM.

• See the virtual machines with multiple tags in a category

  Good afternoon-

  I'm looking for a way to list all virtual computers that have several tags of a certain category. In my situation, I use VMware tags to control the selection of lists for my backup software. I have a category of tag called tags said 'Monday', 'Tuesday', and "Backup Job" etc. I'm looking for a script that will tell me all the virtual machines that have multiple labels in the category of backup, as the 'Monday' and 'Thursday' tags, for example.

  Thank you!

  Try something like this

  $tagCatName = "save jobs".

  $tagCat = get-TagCategory-name $tagCatName

  Get - VM | where {(Get-TagAssignment-entité $_-catégorie $tagCat).} {Count - gt 1} |

  Select Name,

  @{N = 'Tags'; E = {[string]: join ("," (Get-TagAssignment-entity $_-category $tagCat | % {$_.}))} Tag.Name}))}}

• Students cannot "connect/disconnect the virtual machine's CD/DVD devices.

  I will start with this context (and apologies for the wall o ' text): I'm a newbie.  I took the course VMware local community college offers [VMware ESXI Server Enterprise (CIS197)], but I've not yet certified. And I don't have a real experience, except what I have taught myself so far.

  I recently accepted a position of learning associated with the College (think: glorified lab tech). I was tasked to work with stuff from VMware in the laboratory (among other things such as Cisco and Juniper equipment). There is no pass-down information like the previous left the position four months ago.

  We have a single host running ESXi 348481 4.1.0. "We have vCenter Server (5.5.0, 1312298), running on Windows Server (2008 R2, Enterprise Edition).  Access host and vCenter through two different IP, addresses using the vSphere client (either 5.5 or 4.1, using a single application - depends to know if I connect to the host or vCenter).

  At that time, the host is using local storage only (we have plans to change this, but it will take time).  The host is not a production on its own server, because it does not have a school systems.  He does, however, run a number of virtual machines in the lab, students use (Linux, Microsoft, Web design, etc.).  So, right now, I can't take it down.

  I was tasked to create a number of virtual machines that students can use to make the basic labs of Microsoft Windows 7.  So far, I have:
  -Created users, one per student, on the host.
  -Creating VMs, deploy one per student, I have a gold model vcenter.
  -Creation of roles to limit the access of students to just their VM attributed, which they access via client vSphere.
  -Created a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller that is also a DHCP server.
  -Created a virtual network, which is accessible only by the Windows 7 virtual machines and is not visible outside the vSphere environment (if I said this right - he does not see the Internet or school network).

  So far, it's all good.

  However, I need to be able to allow students the ability to edit the ISO file on which their VM points in order to complete some laboratories. I guess they would use the button "connect/disconnect the virtual machine's CD/DVD devices" on the taskbar (or console window). It does not work.
  I searched a lot and found that others have had the same problem.  However, all of the solutions I've tried so far have failed.  When they click 'Connect to ISO image on the data... store. "they get an error message means nothing to me,"an internal error has occurred in the vSphere Client. Details: Object Reference not set to an instance of an object. Contact VMware support if necessary.
  The role that I use for students has these settings:
  -Data store > Browse the data store
  -Virtual Machine > Configuration > change the settings of the device
  -Virtual Machine > Configuration > settings
  -A bouquet under the virtual machine > Configuration >
  -Configure CD media
  -Console interaction
  -Connection of the device
  -On
  -Power off
  -(and more, which I don't believe are important to the question)
  -State > create the snapshot
  -State > go back to the snapshot

  I tried "Virtual Machine > Configuration > add existing disk", "Virtual Machine > Configuration > add new disk" and "Virtual Machine > Configuration > add or remove an instrument" with no luck.

  Either by the way, the root account can do all these things, but no other account can - not even a game as an administrator account.

  I've seen mention I have apply the role in the data store.  It is perhaps part of the problem. I can't see the data store when I am connected to the host (wellll, I can, if I click on the host name, then on the Summary tab - but roles do not apply at this stage).  I see is 'Inventory' (which has virtual machines and Pools of resources), 'Rôles' and 'log files '.

  I can see the data store when logged in vCenter. Roles of students, however, are defined on the host computer. If I clone the role of users in vCenter and change this role cloned to have "permissions" that those who are on the host computer and then apply it to the data store, it still does not work.

  So, after all this (which I hope I've included all the necessary information), what can I do to allow the students to change ISO to which they are connected?

  Of course, if I left something, or if someone has a question, please ask.  I want to get this resolved as soon as I can.

  It turns out that I finally found the solution to the problem.

  What 'fixed', it is sufficient to vSphere Web Client to vCenter, which then allowed us to use Single Sign-On (SSO).  This, in turn, allowed us to define users and roles in vCenter (rather than having set them up directly on the host computer) which have then been applied to the VMS of students and also to the data store.

  Now, they can (de-) connect their ISOs at will.

  I find it interesting that vSphere Client (application) shows the users (and the things that they have access to), but it won't let you set of users.