Newbie question: list the Configuration of virtual machines and data warehouses

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  I noticed one of my virtual machines had two data warehouses listed under "Items" in the vSphere Client.

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• List of virtual machines in data warehouses

  Hi all

  I want to list all virtual machines in warehouses of data starting with "MDF".  I tried

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  Also some VM will have records on more than a logic unit number - I suppose that it is not translated here?

  Wouldn't be better to do the opposite?

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      $Report.Name = $_.Name
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    }
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  I'm looking for a script that will list all VM on specific data with the initial T1SDX1 letters warehouses. I tried to use a certain liners, I found, but they do not seem to work. Here's what I'm not, but it does not list the VM.

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  In fact, I found an old script I used who shot all s VM on all data warehouses. It works, I'll just filter across the worksheet.

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  Sorry, something went wrong with the copy - paste

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• Unable to start the virtual machine and snapshots are missing from snapshot Manager.

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  I think that the restoration was the best way to solve this problem. I actually checked the different files, but it looks like I missed something. In any case, create snapshots with the virtual machine in a state engine is my personal preference. It is not only to save disk space (since there is no need to preserve the current state of memory), but also provides a consistent state. As for the number of snapshots, you're always on the stop side, and if you are not having issue of performace with small changes you make you should be ok. In case there is a performance problem, you may consider to store the computer virtual on an SSD that will certainly help.

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  Post edited by: a.p. corrected fault, "SSD" instead of "SD".

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