Create the list of virtual machines to exclude the script through .csv file?

Hello

I have a script that runs all day off hours to check my VMs respect some things, like having the option to 'VM tools upgrade policy' checked. The script will export a list of virtual machines that DO NOT have this option enabled and then later to fix the problem. Now, for some specific VMS, I don't want to have the option active and want to exclude them from this review. I try to add a list of these virtual machines I want to exclude from my check script of VMTools_UpgradePolicy via a .csv file containing their names. Here's what I have:

##############################################
#VMTools update during the feeding cycle - report
##############################################
function Report_VMTools_UpgradePolicy {}
$list = import-Csv "C:\VMware\PowerCLI\Scripts\EXCLUDE LIST\EXCLUDE_vmtools_upgradepolicy.csv".
foreach ($entry in $list) {$exclude = Get-VM-name $entry. Name}
$vms = get - Vm | where {$_.} Name - not $exclude - and (Get-View-Id $_.) {ID). Config.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy - eq 'manual'} | Select name
$vms | Export-Csv "C:\VMware\PowerCLI\Scripts\REPORTS\vmtools_upgradepolicy.csv" - NoTypeInformation
}

The content of the EXCLUDE_vmtools_upgradepolicy.csv is as follows:

'Name '.
"VM1.
"VM2.

"VM3.

I try to get all the virtual machines in my environment who have the ToolsUpgradePolicy - eq 'manual' (unchecked), AND which do not match any of the names on my list of exclusions (VM1, VM2, VM3). My script so far will do what I want, except that only the last entry in my list of exclusions will take into account. VM1 and VM2 will still be reported as VMs that need to be addressed.

I'm not sure that I am taking the right approach with this, I will continue to seek a solution for what I want, but any help would be appreciated! I prefer to make my list of exclusion to a separate file, for example "EXCLUDE_vmtools_upgradepolicy.csv", because I want that other administrators to be able to just open this .csv file and add virtual machines to this list without having to touch my scripts.

Thank you!

Vince

Hi Vince,.

It is like that I think because of your statement:

foreach ($entry in $list) {$exclude = Get-VM-name $entry. Name} -> it
$vms = get - Vm | where {$_.} Name - not $exclude - and (Get-View-Id $_.) {ID). Config.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy - eq 'manual'} | Select name
$vms | Export-Csv "C:\VMware\PowerCLI\Scripts\REPORTS\vmtools_upgradepolicy.csv" - NoTypeInformation
}

$exclude is a variable that contains only 1 entry., that's why you see only the last element inside. It will not be an array.

foreach ($entry in $list) {[string []]+ $exclude = Get-VM-name $entry.} Name}

This will fill $exclude table with entries of string that will contain the names of virtual machine.

And when you will be comparing. I think you should use

where {$exclude - notcontains $_.} Name - and... the rest

Kind regards

Greg

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