Get-VMHost returns System.Object

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• System.Object in get-get-datacenter cluster script

  Given the script below in the context of an HTML report, when I run it in the Toolbox, it brings new {cluster1, cluster2}

  However, when it is run through the script in the html cell it returns System.Object [].

  I think I need to specify that we come back with a but can't find where to put it. Ideally if it would simply list one after another, that would be great but happy with their split in up to 4 columns.

  Thank you

  Dan

  $datacenters = get-data center | name sort

  $Report = @)

  ForEach ($datacenter to $datacenters)

  {

  $clinds = get-cluster-location $datacenter | Get-opinion

  $ReportObj = "" | Select "Data Center Name", "Cluster name 1", "Cluster name 2", "Cluster name 3", «Cluster name 4 "»»»"

  $ReportObj. "" Data Center Name ' = $datacenter.name

  $ReportObj. "Name 1" cluster = $clinds | " foreach {$_.name}

  $ReportObj. "Cluster name 2" = $clinds | " foreach {$_.name}

  $ReportObj. "Name 3" cluster = $clinds | " foreach {$_.name}

  $ReportObj. "Name 4" cluster = $clinds | " foreach {$_.name}

  $Report += $ReportObj

  }

  $Report | ConvertTo-Html-of title "Data center" - body "& lt; H4 & gt; Information Center & lt; / H4 & gt; » | Out-file - add $filelocation

  Try this:

  $datacenters = get-data center | name sort

  $Report = @)

  ForEach ($datacenter to $datacenters)

  {

  $clinds = get-cluster-location $datacenter

  ForEach ($clind to $clinds)

  {

  $ReportObj = "" | Select "Data Center Name", "Cluster name".

  $ReportObj. "" Data Center Name ' = $datacenter.name

  $ReportObj. "" Cluster name "= $clind. Name

  $Report += $ReportObj

  }

  }

  $Report

• Cannot convert System.Object]

  I have a simple function, it is block param is defined as follows:

  param (

  [parameter (Position0, =

  Mandatory,=$true

  ValueFromPipeline=$true

  ( HelpMessage="VMHost Object")]

  [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]

  [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Inventory.VMHostImpl] $VMHost )

  The feature works as expected when it is called in this way:

  Get-VMHost | Test-VMHostOverCommitment

  Test-VMHostOverCommitment-VMHost (Get-VMHost MyHost)

  $MyHost = get-VMHost MyHost

  Test-VMHostOverCommitment-VMHost $MyHost

  But fails when invking as follows:

  Test-VMHostOverCommitment-VMHost (Get-VMHost)

  $AllHosts = get-VMHost

  Test-VMHostOverCommitment-VMHost $AllHosts

  This is the error:

  Test-VMHostOverCommitment: cannot process the transformation parameter argument '$vmhost '. Cannot convert value "System.Object []" type "System.Object []" type 'VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Inventory.VMHostImpl '.

  Whence the System.Object []? The output of Get-VMhost is VMHostImpl objects. I can change the type of input of object as a solution, but then I lose the type of automatic type detection. I'm doing something wrong?

  See you soon,.

  Mike

  Hi Dimitar,

  Welcome to the VMware communities.

  Your explanation of the problem is right. I only would set it a little different. Like this:

  function Output-VMHost {
    param (
      [parameter(Position=0,
         Mandatory=$true,
         ValueFromPipeline=$true,
         HelpMessage="VMHost Object")]
      [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
      [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Inventory.VMHostImpl[]]$VMHost)
  
    process {
      foreach ($ThisVMHost in $VMHost) {
        Write-Output $ThisVMHost.Name
      }
    }
  }
  

  Best regards, Robert

• Get-VMHost: you have changed the world: DefaultVIServer and global: DefaultVIServers system variables. This is not allowed. Please reset them to $null and reconnect the server vSphere.

  Hello world

  After the upgrade to PowerCLI version 5.1 however I can't run even the simplest command because it always ends up with the following error:

  Get-VMHost: you have changed the world: DefaultVIServer and global: DefaultVIServers system variables. This is not aRA. Please reset them to $null and reconnect the server vSphere.

  C:\Users\Albert\AppData\Local\Temp\7900df01-f6c1-48c6-ac1e-047dfff90fb6.ps1:1 tank: 11
  + Get-VMHost < < < <
  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [Get-VMHost], InvalidState)
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.ErrorHandling.InvalidState, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVMHost

  Can someone please suggest to me how to fix the script for my v3.2.0 PowerGUI IDE can work with the latest PowerCLI in my computer laptop 64 bit Windows 7?

  Thank you.

  And I just tried with PowerGui (same versions of PowerGUI and PowerCLI you use), no problem.

  Must be something local on your desktop.

  Maybe try a uninstall/reinstall of PowerGUI?

• Get-vmhost property

  If I run

  Get-data center | Get-VMHost | Select Name, Parent

  I've released as

  Name                                                       Parent
  ----                                                            ------

  SVR1.example.com Cluster 1

  SVR2.example.com Cluster 1

  SVR3.example.com Cluster 1

  SVR4.example.com host

  That's because my layout is as follows

  1 data centre

  -Group 1

  -svr1

  -svr2

  -svr3

  -svr4

  SVR4 is a stand-alone system in the data center.

  Running

  Get-data center | Get-VMHost |? { $_. Parent - eq 'host'}

  Returns nothing if I expect him back 'svr4 '.

  Get-data center | Get-VMHost |? { $_. Parent - only 'host'}

  Returns everything.

  Any ideas?

  Thanks in advance

  The Parent property points to a folder object, not a string with the name of the parent.

  If you do

  Get-data center | Get-VMHost |? { $_. Parent.Name - eq 'host'}

  You should see the result you expect.

  In the object of the file, there is a Name property (that has a string) that you can use in the where clause.

• Using Get-VMHost connected to an ESX vs. host connected to a VirtualCenter Server

  Hello

  The script here returns a list of paths storage dead but only works when you run against an ESX host. How can I adjust it to report on all ESX hosts, managed by a VirtualCenter Server?

  $vc = Read-Host "enter the name or the IP address of your server VC."

  SE connect-VIServer-Server $vc

  Get-VMHost | Get-ScsiLun | Get-scsilunpath | Select Lunpath, Preferred SanID |

  where {$_.} SanId - ine $null - and $_. State - eq 'Dead'}

  Disconnect-VIServer-confirm: $false

  I guess this is a loop in the sense of 'ForEach' ($VMhosts in Get-VMHost), but have been unable to come up with the appropriate syntax.

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you!

  The following script will display the properties in the HTML file, as in the first script.

  Shaped more away from the exit (separation of the column, frame, color...), you will need to use the HTML formatting.

  
  $report = @()
  Get-VMHost | Sort-Object -property Name | % {
       $server = $_
       ($_ | Get-View).config.storagedevice.multipathinfo.Lun | % {
            $preferred = $_.Policy.Prefer
            $_.Path | where {$_.PathState -eq "dead"} | % {
                 $row = New-Object System.Object
                 $row | Add-Member -memberType NoteProperty -name Server -value $server.Name
                 $row | Add-Member -memberType NoteProperty -name LunPath -value $_.Name
                 $row | Add-Member -memberType NoteProperty -name State -value $_.PathState
                        $IsPreferred = $false
                 if($_.Name -eq $preferred){
                      $IsPreferred = $true
                 }
                 $row | Add-Member -memberType NoteProperty -name Preferred -value $IsPreferred
                 $sanId = ""
                 if($_.Transport.NodeWorldWideName -ne $null){
                      $sanId = "{0:x}" -f $_.Transport.NodeWorldWideName
                      for($i = $sanId.length-2 ;$i -ge 2; $i -= 2){$sanId = $sanId.insert($i,":")}
                 }
                 $row | Add-Member -memberType NoteProperty -name SanId -value $sanId
                 $report += $row
            }
  
       }
  }
  $report | ConvertTo-Html -head "Dead Path's Found" | Out-File "C:\pathreport1.html"
  

• Get-VMHostSnmp returns nothing

  Hi all

  I need to get out a bunch of SNMP parameters for some 5.5 ESXi hosts.

  This bit is easy. I say that because when I run the command set-vmhostsnmp to add the targets and community names, no error is returned.

  It's when I try to check the settings, or search the SNMP settings on different hosts that I run into trouble.

  I want to add that I tried the following on PowerShell (v3), Powershell ISE, with VMware PowerCLI (5.5 Release 1).

  Always with the same results.

  to connect-viserver MyESXiHost-credential (get-credential)

  Get-VMHostSNMP #returns nothing

  Get-VMHostSNMP-returns # server MyESXiHost the below error

  Get-VMHostSnmp: 26/Jun/2015 12:14:18

  Get-VMHostSnmp

  The method or operation is not implemented.

  On line: 1 char: 1

  + Get-VMHostSnmp-Server MyESXiHost

  + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  	+ CategoryInfo	: NotSpecified: (:)) [Get-VMHostSnmp], VimException)
  	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.Host.GetVMHostSnmp

  I checked the snmpd Service and it is running

  Get-VMHostService - VMHost MyESXiHost | where {$_.} Key - eq "snmpd"}

  Required Label key running policy

  ---                  -----                          ------     -------  --------

  snmpd snmpd on True False

  I even restarted the snmpd service after adding the SNMP parameters using

  Get-VMHostService - VMHost MyESXiHost | where {$_.} Key - eq "snmpd"} | Restart-VMHostService-confirm: $false

  That is to say;	Label	Policy	Running required
  ---	-----	------	-------  --------
  snmpd	snmpd	on	True	Fake

  I even tried to Get-EsxCli

  $esxcli = get-EsxCli - VMHost siprb3esx01.corp.emc.com

  $esxcli.system.snmp.get)

  several errors returned

  Community string has not been specified in the trap target

  When I put something inside the brackets, I get the following

  The 'get' method is called with parameters '1', but the number of parameters expected is '0'

  Any help that can be offered would be appreciated.

  Thank you all

  Problem solved.

  I've updated since PowerCLI 5.5 Release 1 to PowerCLI version 5.8 Release 1 and the get-vmhostsnmp command now works.

  Better yet Get-VMHostSnmp | Select VMHost, works of TrapTargets

• Get-vmhost does not reflect the number of correct hosts on a few scenarios

  Hello members of the community.

  When I try to use the cmdlet get-vmhost against a cluster that has one or no hosts in there, I don't get the number of correct hosts. Here are some lines for this information.

  foreach ($objDataCenter to $objColDataCenters)
  {
  $objColClusters = get-Cluster-location $objDataCenter

  foreach ($objcluster to $objColClusters)
  {
  $Details = $Null
  $objClusterBaseRP = $objHosts = $objDataStores = $objVMs = $Null
  $intNUmDatastores = $intNumHostCPUs = $intTotCPUMhz = $intTotUsageCPUMhz = 0
  $intTotMemMB = $intTotUsageMemMB = 0
  $CPUStat = $CPUStatMax = $MemoryStat = $MemoryStatMax = 0
  $intTotMemGB = $intUsageGB = $intMemResGB = $intMemLmtGB = 0
  $inttOTDiskCapacityMB = $intTotDiskFreeMB = $intTotDSCapacityGB = $intTotDSFreeGB = 0
  $intTotVMMemGB = $intTotVMCPUMhz = $intNumVMCpus = $intTotVMMemMB = 0
  $intTotVMProvisionedSpaceGB = $intTotVMUsedSpaceGB = 0

  $objHosts = get-vmHost-location $objcluster

  $objHosts.Count

  }

  }

  code above produce white for clusters that has one host for all other groupings that has 2 or several hosts results are correct. I know that there is no point of having a single node cluster or not, but the result does not reflect his decent stats.

  In the same way under lines also produce incorrect information to the cluster that has no HOST or a single HOST that is in maintenance mode and has no inside VMs

  $objVMs = get-VM-location $objCluster

  $objVMs | %{
  $intNumVMCpus += $_. NumCpu
  $intTotVMMemMB += $_. MemoryMB
  $intTotVMProvisionedSpaceGB += $_. ProvisionedSpaceGB
  $intTotVMUsedSpaceGB += $_.usedSpaceGB
  
  }

  When I print the values of all the variables above, it should report 0 instead I have the chance to see some numbers. Please note I have explicitly assign values $null to all objects and 0 in all other variables at the beginning of the loop for clusters.

  Any help to solve this is greatly appreciated - thanks

  Kind regards, Philippe

  Hello, Ramkrish-

  Welcome to the communities.

  For the first part, the number of hosts in a cluster with zero (0) or one 1 host - there are a number of things happening there.

  When the Get-VMHost call returns only one host, and you then try to access to the. Property of the count of $objHosts, you try to access this property on an object VMHost, not an array of length 1 with a VMHost inside.  And, since the VMHost object has no property '. " Count' you get a return of the 'white' or null.

  And when Get-VMHost will return no host, and you are trying to access. Count on $objHosts, you effectively type '$null. "Count", since $objHosts - eq $null at that time.

  Two ways to handle these cases would be to use the Measure-Object cmdlet or explicitly to a table, even if zero or one VMHosts are returned.  As:

  ## using Measure-Object$objHosts = Get-VMHost -Location $objcluster($objHosts | Measure-Object).Count    ## correctly returns 0 or 1 (or greater)...## or## forcing an array, even if 0 or 1 items returned$objHosts = @(Get-VMHost -Location $objcluster)$objHosts.Count        ## correctly returns 0 or 1 (or greater)...
  

  Regarding the behavior you're seeing with the statement Foreach-Object with $objVMs, I suspect that the behavior of the Foreach-Object statement when you're running an empyt null him is at stake here.  In other words, while you can imagine "$arrEmptyArray | % {'Hello'}' to produce anything, happening actually by an interation of the loop (really - try - the).  So to avoid this, you can delete the unnecessary part that stores the output of Get - VM in the variable "$objVMs" and combine the lines to channel the output from Get - VM directly to the Foreach-Object statement, as:

  Get-VM -Location $objCluster | %{    $intNumVMCpus += $_.NumCpu    $intTotVMMemMB += $_.MemoryMB    $intTotVMProvisionedSpaceGB += $_.ProvisionedSpaceGB    $intTotVMUsedSpaceGB += $_.usedSpaceGB}
  

  By the way: while we're updating this code a little, another way that you could get these totals is again using the Measure-Object cmdlet, this time with the parameter - sum, as:

  Get-VM -Location $objCluster | Measure-Object -Sum -Property NumCpu, MemoryMB, ProvisionedSpaceGB, usedSpaceGB
  

  Much more compact and allows just of PowerShell do the work.  Although you then maintain the return of the object of measures, depending on the situation, it is quite practical.

  How about that?

• Get-vmhost | Connection status

  I am trying to delete all hosts in vc that have a status of "not responding".

  Get-vmhost * | WHERE-object {$_.} ConnectionState.Notresponding - eq "true"}

  but returns nothing

  Try

  Get-vmhost | WHERE-object {$_.} ConnectionState - eq "NotResponding"}

• Get-VMHost | Get-view vs ExtensionData

  Anyone notice a difference in behavior in these two examples?  Is this a bug or an expected behavior?

  It returns nothing

  $VMHost = get-VMHost hostname

  $VMHost.ExtensionData.Hardware.systeminfo.OtherIdentifyingInfo | where {$_.} IdentifierType.Key - eq "servicetag"})

  This returns the object, so that I'm looking for:

  $VMHost = get-VMHost hostname | Get-View

  $VMHost.Hardware.systeminfo.OtherIdentifyingInfo | where {$_.} IdentifierType.Key - eq "servicetag"})

  I tried the two examples. They both have a ')' too at the end of line 2. After removing the ')' both give the same result against a 4.1U1 HP BL460C G7 ESXi host.

  Best regards, Robert

• Help with the PowerShell Script to return speeds - object error - NIC op_Addition physical MethodNotFound

  Hello

  I have some related issues oppose executing this script to list physical NETWORK card speeds by NIC for each host. The error is:

  The method call failed because http://System.Management.Automation.PSObject contains not one me

  Taylor named "op_Addition.

  Online: 12 char: 23

  + += $NicSpReportObj < < < < $NicSpReportObj

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidOperation: (op_Addition:String)], RuntimeException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: MethodNotFound

  Hostname Teddy speed

  esx14.domain.com pnic0 1000

  It will list until I would be the last entry in the object but of course its not adding in the previous info (or deleting it may be).

  If someone could take a look it would be great.

  Thank you

  Dan

  Script (also attached):

  $VMHosts = get-VMHost | Sort name | Get-View

  $NicSpReport = @)

  $NicSpReportObj = "" | Select-Object HostName, Teddy bear, speed

  Foreach ($VMHost to $VMHosts)

  {

  $pnic = 0

  {}

  $Speed = $VMHost.Config.Network.Pnic [$pnic]. LinkSpeed.SpeedMb

  $NicSpReportObj.HostName = $VMHost.Name

  $NicSpReportObj.pNIC = ' teddy bear$ Teddy. "

  $NicSpReportObj.Speed = $speed

  $NicSpReportObj += $NicSpReportObj

  {$pnic ++}

  Until the ($pnic - eq ($VMHost.Config.Network.Pnic.Length))

  }

  $NicSpReport += $NicSpReportObj

  $NicSpReport | FT - AutoSize

  I have a little rewriting of your script. I hope it will do what you want now:

  Get-VMHost | ForEach-Object {
    $VMHost = $_
    $VMHost.Extensiondata.Config.Network.Pnic | ForEach-Object {
      $NicSpReportObj = "" | Select-Object HostName, pNIC, Speed
      $NicSpReportObj.HostName = $VMHost.Name
      $NicSpReportObj.pNIC = $_.Device
      $NicSpReportObj.Speed = $_.LinkSpeed.SpeedMb
      $NicSpReportObj
    }
  } | Sort-Object -property HostName,pNIC | Format-Table -AutoSize
  

  Best regards, Robert

  Update: moved the Sort-Object cmdlet at the end of the script to also perform a sort on the attribute of Teddy.

  Post edited by: RvdNieuwendijk

• get VMHost the advanced Configurations

  Hello

  Today, I tried to make a script that queries some advanced Configs of the Esx, but I don't know why I couldn't do a 'select-object value '.

  ##############################################

  $VMHosts = get-VMHost | Sort name | % {Get-view $_.} ID}

  $mycolHost = @)

  {foreach ($VMHost to $vmhosts)

  $myObjHostConf = "" | Select-Object VMHost, ServiceConsole, UseLunReset, UseDeviceReset, SchedNumReqOutstanding, Conflictretries, 'TCP '.

  Max heap', "TCP bunch", VMOverheadGrowthLimit

  $myObjHostConf.VMHost = $vmhost. Name

  ($myObjHostConf.ServiceConsole = : Round($vmhost.config.consoleReservation.ServiceConsoleReserved/1048576)

  $myObjHostConf.UseLunReset = get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration - VMHost $vmhost. Name - name Disk.UseLunReset | Select-Object Value

  $myObjHostConf.UseDeviceReset = get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration - VMHost $vmhost. Name - name Disk.UseDeviceReset | Select-Object Value

  $myObjHostConf.SchedNumReqOutstanding = get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration - VMHost $vmhost. Name - name Disk.SchedNumReqOutstanding | Select-Object Value

  $myObjHostConf.Conflictretries = get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration - VMHost $vmhost. Name - name Scsi.ConflictRetries | Select-Object Value

  $myObjHostConf. "" TCP bunch MAX "= get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration - VMHost $vmhost. Name - name Net.TcpipHeapMax | Select-Object Value

  $myObjHostConf. "' Bunch TCP" = get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration - VMHost $vmhost. Name - name Net.TcpipHeapSize | Select-Object Value

  $myObjHostConf.VMOverheadGrowthLimit = get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration - VMHost $vmhost. Name - name Mem.VMOverheadGrowthLimit | Select-Object Value

  $mycolHost += $myObjHostConf

  }

  ####################################################################

  in this case, the select-object value are empty, the console works.

  If I search for 'values' I am more html @ output of {Values = System.Collections.Hashtable + ValueCollection}.

  but since the console I've specified configured the advanced settings

  What a mistake I made here? ;(

  thx a lot

  Max

  To retrieve the values of a hash, you must use the key as the index in the table table.

  Attached to your script has been fixed.

  Note that you do not have to call the cmdlet Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration every time, you can call it once and store the result in a variable.

  The script is attached from the SW forum has problems with hooks.

  ____________

  Blog: LucD notes

  Twitter: lucd22

• Cannot get the date system. My input format is %d %m %Y and the output is also a format "YYYYMMDD"?

  Hi all

  I'm using Labview 8.5.

  I'm trying to get the date system.

  I use the Format Date/time string in a "%Y %m %d' format.

  The PROBLEM is the Format Date/time string return "YYYYMMDD" only.

  Please see my attachment to see.

  Please help me with this, whenever I encounter this problem it force to reinstall labview program.

  Best thanks!

  
  

• Get-vmHost replace space and convert the numbers of two places decimal

  I have a script with a Get -VMHost command that brings all the I need information, but ...
  
  1 I need to come the table below ' ; " as opposed to space;
  2 If there is more than one area is not necessarily see two ' ; ' But only one;
  3 I want to with the return carrier at the end of each line.
  4 - I want convert values of numbers with only two decimal places

  COMAND in the script:

  [Sub] (Get-PSSnapin VMWare.VimAutomation.Core - ErrorVariable getVmwareSnapinErr 2 > $null)

  If ($getVmwareSnapinErr.Count - gt 0) {Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core}

  $Name = @{label ="";}

  Expression = {$_.} Name};

  Align = "Left".

  Width = 29}

  $NumCpu = @{label ="";}

  Expression = {$_.} NumCpu};

  Align = "Left".

  Width = 2}

  $CpuUsageMhz = @{label ="";}

  Expression = {$_.} CpuUsageMhz};

  Align = "Left".

  Width = 5}

  $CpuTotalMhz = @{label ="";}

  Expression = {$_.} CpuUsageMhz};

  Align = "Left".

  Width = 5}

  $MemoryUsageGB = @{label ="";}

  Expression = {$_.} MemoryUsageGB};

  Align = "Left".

  Width = 5}

  $MemoryTotalGB = @{label ="";}

  Expression = {$_.} MemoryTotalGB};

  Align = "Left".

  Width = 5}

  Claire

  SE connect-VIServer 10.8.3.87 - Tolkien username-password 123456

  Get-VMHost-HP_Lab location-connected state. Format-Table - AutoSize - HideTableHeaders $Name, $NumCpu, $CpuUsageMhz, $CpuTotalMhz, $MemoryUsageGB, $MemoryTotalGB | Out String width 100

  Result:

  32 14875 14875 dhp00905.df.intrabb.BB.com.br 255,989841461181640625 114,048828125

  32 17759 17759 lhp00901.df.intrabb.BB.com.br 255,989841461181640625 133,103515625

  32 14892 14892 lhp00902.df.intrabb.BB.com.br 255,989841461181640625 209,2626953125

  32 12599 12599 hhp00906.df.intrabb.BB.com.br 255,989841461181640625 138,599609375

  32 15748 15748 hhp00908.df.intrabb.BB.com.br 255,989841461181640625 134,26171875

  32 16946 16946 hhp00907.df.intrabb.BB.com.br 255,989841461181640625 142,251953125

  Desired result

  
  

  dhp00905.df.intrabb.BB.com.br; 32; 14875; 14875; 114,04; 255,98

  lhp00901.df.intrabb.BB.com.br; 32; 17759; 17759; 133,10; 255,98

  lhp00902.df.intrabb.BB.com.br; 32; 14892; 14892; 209,26; 255,98

  hhp00906.df.intrabb.BB.com.br; 32; 12599; 12599; 138,59; 255,98

  hhp00908.df.intrabb.BB.com.br; 32; 15748; 15748; 134,26; 255,98

  hhp00907.df.intrabb.BB.com.br; 32; 16946; 16946; 142,25; 255,98

  This is because you are sending to values of hash tables.

  You must change these

  $Name = $_. Name

  ....

  Any alignment you want to do, can be done in the format strings.

• Add the serial number send_break_action ServiceTag) VIProperty to the result of Get-VMHost

  I am currently working on some features of reports and I want to understand the service host tag / serial number information. This seems to do (and it works with my three HP Proliant Servers):

  New-VIProperty-name ServiceTag ObjectType - VMHost-value {}

  Param ($vmhost)

  ($VMHost.Extensiondata.hardware.SystemInfo.OtherIdentifyingInfo | where {$_.}) IdentifierType.Key - eq "ServiceTag"}). IdentifierValue

  }

  It adds a ServiceTag property to the output of Get-VMHost. I would like to know how it works with other systems.

  It depends on how the HW vendor has implemented this.

  And for the same HW provider it will also depend on the specific model.

  In my experience, a better way, or at least a more standardized, would be to use the interface of the CIM.