How to import the list of virtual machines to complete a table in a workflow

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• How to obtain the list of virtual machines in a cluster with the specific name

  Get-Cluster "Group 1" | Get - VM | where {$_.name - eq "owp *"} | Select name

  I've tried to filter the virtual machines with a specific name of a cluster by using a single command line but I am not going do anything...?

  I get results if I just Get-Cluster "Cluster 1' | Get - VM, but I want excluded other virtual machines to help to be enjoyed.

  Use - as instead of-eq

  Get-Cluster 'Cluster 1' | Get-VM | where {$_.name -like "owp*"} | select name
  

• looking for a script to the list of virtual machines by datastore

  Someone at - it a script that lists each data store, then the virtual machines that are on it. Or maybe the list all virtual machines and data store or data warehouses is located in the virtual machine?

  Thank you

  This should do the trick for you.  In fact, it extends the computer object complete virtual with a property data store so you can still search the other aspects of the virtual machine.

  Get-Datastore. WHERE-object {$_.} {Name - like "DMX *"} | {ForEach-Object

  $dsname = $_. Name

  $_ | Get - VM | {ForEach-Object

  $($_ | Add - Member MemberType NoteProperty-name of store data-value $dsname - PassThru) | Select-object Name, host, Datastore

  }

  }

• How one move the templates of virtual machine from one host to another host in the cluster even

  Hello

  Can you get it someone please let me know how to move the templates of virtual machine from one host to another host in the cluster even?

  Thank you

  James

  Welcome to the forums!

  Convert it to a virtual machine (right click on guest and choose the appropriateoption), move it through the migration feature (right-click Guest, and then choose "Migrate") and convert into a model (right click on guest again and choose to convert to a template).

  If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'Useful' responses Thank you!!

  AWo

  VCP / vEXPERT 2009

• Script to stop and remove the list of virtual machines?

  Hello

  I would use powercli to stop and delete a list of virtual machines to a .csv file.  Although not quite clear on how to do it, can someone help out me?

  Hello, max08-

  Simply use this CSV as a list of names of virtual machine to stop and delete permanently, you can do something like:

  Import-Csv remove.csv | %{Stop-VM $_."Server Name" -Confirm:$false | Remove-VM -DeletePermanently -Confirm:$false -RunAsync}
  

  Note, it is non-interactive once you run - he doesn't want to stop the virtual machines or remove the disc, it does just.  So, make sure that the .csv file is only virtual computer names you really want to kill.

  How does do for you?

• Get the list of virtual machine names and addresses IP to a specific folder

  I am trying to get a list of virtual machine names and the IP addresses of a specific folder in vCenter. The problem is that there are several files with the same name in different folders. I need to know how to specify the level folder higher in which lies the customer10 folder. Here is an example of my current script that pulls all the info from the virtual machine of all folders named customer10:

  Get-vm-location customer10 | Select Address Name,@{N="IP." E = {@($_.guest.) (IPAddress[0])}} |
  out-file c:\VM_IP_Addresses.csv

  The PowerSHell engine is to 'know' the function before you call it.

  Save the function in a .ps1 file.

  Point source then this .ps1 file. Make sure that you are placed in the directory where the .ps1 is stored, or use the full path

  PowerCLI C:\ >. ./GetFolderByPath.ps1

  Note that there is an empty space between the 2 points!

  Now you can call the function

  PowerCLI C:\ > Get-FolderByPath-path MYDC/myFolder. Get - VM | Select the name...

• 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

• Get the list of virtual machines on an ESX host specific and dumping of .csv in a specific format

  I have problems to find a way to get a list of virtual machines on an ESX host specific and then he dumped to a .csv in the following format

  I use the get-vmhost esxhostname | Get - vm

  but everyhting else after, it is where I am lost...  I think the closest I had been posting the output with a goofy header and format 'vm1, vm2, vm3 "...

  name

  computer 1 name

  computer 2 name

  name of the machine 3

  to use for later use.  Any help would be appreciated.

  You must use the Select-Object cmdlet to specify more precisely the properties you want.

  The Export-Csv doesn't know how to manage the virtual computer object.

  Something like that

  Get-vmhost esxhostname | Get - vm | Select name. Export Csv.\report.csv - NoTypeInformation - UseCulture

• How to count the number of virtual machines on an ESXi server via command line

  I want to know the number of virtual machines running on ESXi. What is the command so that it...?

  "vim - cmd vmsvc/getallvms"

  This order list of the early running of the ESXi Server virtual machine, but I want the number (integer)

  Help, please...

  Thank you

  M@RK! V

  Hello

  You can use the PowerCLI command to get a VM number:

  SE connect-VIServer-Server "ESXi host or vCenter server.

  (Get-VM-location 'ESXi host') .count

  Elodie

• HELP - how to get the number of virtual machines on a data store?

  Looking at the inventory of the data store in the VI client, there are a "number of Virtual Machines:" according to the General information for the Summary tab... I'm looking for a script that retrieves this information for me...

  I started the script but I'm stuck... I am very new on this...

  Get-Datastore. WHERE-object {$_ .name - like "wlp" ' "} #this gives me all the data which are not local warehouses

  Could someone give an overview on how to script to retrieve the number of virtual machines on data warehouses...

  Thank you, Lee

  Sorry, something went wrong with the copy - paste

  Get-Datastore | where {$_.Name -like "vmfs*"} | Sort-Object -Property Name | %{$_ | select @{N="DSname"; E={$_.Name}},
                                                                        @{N="VMcount";E={($_ | Get-VM | Measure-Object).count}}}
  

• How to count the number of virtual machines that are turned on.

  Try to learn this PowerShell stuff... oh what fun.

  Given that maintenance mode does not work unless you manually VMotion servers or stop them, I am trying to program a loop to make sure that all VM on the host is disabled.

  How can I get the value of "#PoweredOn" in this statement so that I can compare it? I want to leave the loop when the number of virtual machines under voltage = 0.

  function shutdownGuests()

  {

  Get-VMHost HOST1. Get - VM | Stop-VMGuest

  $num_powered_on = $null

  {}

  Write-Host $num_powered_on

  Write-Host $PoweredOn

  $num_powered_on = get-VMHost HOST1. Select-Object Name, @{Name = "#PoweredOn"; Expression = {($_ |)} Get - VM | Where-Object {$_.} PowerState - eq "Receptor"} | Measure-Object). {{Count}}

  Start-Sleep - seconds 10

  } While that ($num_powered_on & gt; 0)

  #Loop and check to see if all VMs are closed, and then return to main()

  }

  Try something like this:

  while (get-vmhost XXX | get-vm | where { $_.PowerState -ne "PoweredOff" }) {
      # Wait a while
  }
  

• Get the VM from the list of virtual machines serial number?

  Property.  I have been breaking my head against that for hours and finally gave up and ask me for help.  I have this function below that I found at http://www.peppercrew.nl/index.php/2011/04/get-virtual-machine-bios-serial-number/.

  It works fantastic for an individual VM, however I have a list of 250 VMs that I need this information, because our management software requires a unique serial number for each virtual computer.

  I tried to edit the script to import from a .txt file and information through a foreach loop and am just not having any success.  What I am doing wrong?

  function Get-VMSerial{
  
  $VMList = Get-Content C:\VMList.txt    foreach ($VM in $VMList){
          $VirtualMachine = Get-VM $vm.name
  
      param([VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Inventory.VirtualMachineImpl]$VirtualMachine)
   
      $s = ($VirtualMachine.ExtensionData.Config.Uuid).Replace("-", "")
      $Uuid = "VMware-"    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $s.Length; $i += 2)
      {
          $Uuid += ("{0:x2}" -f [byte]("0x" + $s.Substring($i, 2)))
          if ($Uuid.Length -eq 30) { $Uuid += "-" } else { $Uuid += " " }
      }
   
      Write-Output $Uuid.TrimEnd()}
  
  
  
  }

  How to watch your CSV?

  You have a header of column in there? Something like

  Name

  VM1

  VM2

  In this case, you can change the last line

  Get-VM (Import-CSV C:\VMList.csv | Select -ExpandProperty Name) | Select Name,BIOSNumber
  

• Try the list of virtual machines by NetworkName, then add advanced settings

  Hello

  I'm trying to connect to a host (not a vCenter), list the virtual machines, select the different networks of those in two, then apply two advanced settings for the virtual machine.

  So far, I have this:

  $vms = get - VM

  SE connect-VIServer $esxi - user $user-password $pass

  {foreach ($vm to $vms)

  If (Get-NetworkAdapter - vm $vm.name |?) {{$_.NetworkName - eq "VLAN70"})}

  New-AdvancedSetting $vm - isolation.tools.copy.disable name-set to false - confirm: $false - Force: $true

  New-AdvancedSetting $vm - isolation.tools.paste.disable name-set to false - confirm: $false - Force: $true

  }

  }

  Disconnect-VIServer $esxi - confirm: $false

  First of all, how I add a second network to verify - if 'VLAN70' or 'VLAN80 '?

  Secondly, there is a smarter way of writing this script?  I'm doors beginning with PowerCLI, but I think even my grandmother could write a better version...

  Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

  -virtualhobbit

  I see, so you could do something like this

  $tgtVLAN = "VLAN80", "VLAN80", "VLAN90".

  SE connect-VIServer $esxi - user $user-password $pass

  Get - VM |

  where {(Get-NetworkAdapter-VM $_ | % {$tgtVLAN-contient $_.NetworkName}) - contains $true} | %{

  New-AdvancedSetting $_ - isolation.tools.copy.disable name-set to false - confirm: $false - Force: $true

  New-AdvancedSetting $_ - isolation.tools.paste.disable name-set to false - confirm: $false - Force: $true

  }

  Disconnect-VIServer $esxi - confirm: $false

• Get the list of virtual machines, storage of data and VMDK / path by cluster

  Hi people,

  as I m new to such things, I m wondering if someone already has a few scripts work to gather a list of all virtual machines, its corresponding data store (s) and the path to the files VMDK (or at least the name of it) - I know that this part has already been resolved - found a couple of them ;-)

  But my problem is, I need this script drilled down by Cluster Edition or Datacenter Edition. As I said I m completely new for this CLI stuff and Don t have any idea how to solve this problem...

  See you soon

  Markus

  Luke, you are right. I should have tested.

  There is a downside to the ForEach command that I almost never use. Normally I use the Foreach-Object cmdlet and that works very well with pipeing the output to Export-CSV.

  Markus, you must use option 2 in this case.

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