List of virtual machines in TIME using the query service

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• 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.

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  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,

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  Name

  Data Center

  Cluster

  Host

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  PowerState

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  Manufacturer

  Model

  ProcessorType

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  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

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  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.

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