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• Registry Toolkit VI powershell Cmdlets

  Right now I need to open the console Toolkit VI to use cmdlets to virtual machine.

  If I try to call one of them of PowerShell, cmdlets are not recognized. How can I register their PowerShell so I did not use the console Toolkit VI?

  You can use

  Add-PSSnapin -Name "VMware.VimAutomation.Core"
  

  Better is to put it in one of the files of profile, in this way that it will be loaded automatically when you start PS

• How to get to each use of the processor core using the powershell cmdlets?

  Can get stat used to get all the cpu cores use separately?

  Thank you

  REDA

  Of course, the cmdlet Get-Stat can, in addition to the real time statistics, also retrieve the metrics for each of the 4 historical intervals.

  You who control with the - IntervalMins (or - IntervalSecs), the - Start and settings - finish.

  A few examples

  # Historical interval 1
  $stats = Get-Stat -Entity (Get-VMHost ) -Stat cpu.usage.average -IntervalMins 5 -Start (Get-Date).addhours(-6) -Finish (Get-Date).addhours(-5) -MaxSamples 12
  $stats | where {$_.Instance -ne ""} | %{
       Write-Host "Core" $_.Instance "avg" $_.Value
  }
  

  # Historical interval 4
  $stats = Get-Stat -Entity (Get-VMHost ) -Stat cpu.usage.average -IntervalMins 1440 -Start (Get-Date).adddays(-2) -Finish (Get-Date).adddays(-1) -MaxSamples 24
  $stats | where {$_.Instance -ne ""} | %{
       Write-Host "Core" $_.Instance "avg" $_.Value
  }
  

• Extracted PowerCLI cmdlets for use in Windows PowerShell

  I'm not super familiar with PowerShell, but I'm trying to write a script with a monitoring tool that we use. I want to use this script to run a report of all the systems in our environment that have a snapshot.

  My script download the PowerCLI and trying to settle quietly (do not know why it does not work) I think that its because VIX wants to be installed and it is not silent 100%, you must click OK to acknowledge. I still can script the installation of VIX first, but I want to make the job easier. Among the other issues that I find is the 193MB file download large PowerCLI 5.5

  Is is possible to extract only the two the package to run in Windows PowerShell cmdlets?

  SE connect-VIServer vCenterServerName

  
  

  Get - vm | Get-snapshot | format-list

  
  

  
  

  
  

  If so it would make my life a lot easier
  

  I'm afraid that you can not install just 2 PowerCLI cmdlets.

  The PSSnapin PowerCLI is a collection of DLLs with interdependencies.

  But you should be able to install PowerCLI silently with VIX.

  Take a look at solution 2 in this article ITNinja.

• How do I powershell environment of default configuration that I can run scripts which the cmdlet Vsphere?

  I am a newbie for two worlds VSphere and Powershell.

  My requirement is to call a script that uses the Vsphere using default windows powershell cmdlet.

  What are the settings I must perform on Windows powershell so that I can run scripts that uses the VSphere cmdlet?

  You can as LucD said or you can even add this line @ the beginning of your script to make sure that the plugin is added whenever the script runs.

  Benefits of the approach of LucD profile, will it work on this one machine.  drawback is a little less portable.

  Backwards add it to the script will load the plug-in each time regardless of the profile.  downside, repetitive.

  Chris Nakagaki (Zsoldier)

  http://tech.zsoldier.com

• vWorkspace Powershell - find logon failed

  Does anyone know if it is possible to find logon failed "" for a machine through the Powershell cmdlets vWorkspace?

  As far as I know that there is no option for this in the get-qvwcomputer cmdlet and the qvwcomputer object.

  Thank you
  Hilbert

  Hi Hilbert,

  We will add this as a feature request! Thanks for the comments.

• Using Powershell V3 to change the status of the power supply using WS-Management through iDRAC (PE r.620)

  Hi all

  I've been playing with WS-Management on the DRAC with PowerShell V3. I wanted to try to see if I could do the simple things. The task that I started has get and change of power on a PowerEdge r.620 State. I thought it would be fairly easy...

  Theres a lot written on this topic, but the examples from here

  http://en.community.Dell.com/TechCenter/systems-management/w/wiki/4374.how-to-build-and-execute-wsman-method-commands.aspx

  and here

  http://en.community.Dell.com/TechCenter/Extras/m/white_papers/20206146.aspx

  both use WinRM in their examples

  I find it quite difficult to understand how I would achieve the same results using WinRM, but using the new v3 PowerShell cmdlets (get-CimInstance, New-CimInstance, Set-CimIntance, Invoke-CimMethod, etc.)

  I'm ok, get the basic information from the DRAC using these commands, but I must admit that I am a little lost in how to manage things from the endpoint reference (EPR). Each example of WinRM speak back EPR, then using those of the WinRM method call, but I just can't see how to do this with the new PowerShell commands

  IM asking if someone did or has examples of how do?

  It would be great if the authors of these documents could provide examples in PowerShell v3

  Hello jaydee180

  This document contains examples for powershell v3:

  http://en.community.Dell.com/CFS-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-components-postattachments/00-20-18-70-55/Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-CIM-cmdlets-with-Dell-iDRAC.PDF

  Thank you

• 12, WinPE 10 workstation: storage cmdlets work for non-virtual IDE, SCSI virtual

  I use Workstation 12 Pro to develop a code 10 WinPE for OS deployment/upgrades in service.   2 years without any problems, I have built several iterations.

  
  

  Some new hardware platforms must be built as VMware images using SCSI, instead of IDE virtual disks, as it has always been used previously.

  The VM with SCSI disks images works very well on XP Pro and POSReady 2009; However, when I boot to WinPE storage PowerShell cmdlets do not see the virtual SCSI disk, partitions, volumes, etc.   I was initially using WinPE 5.x with PowerShell 4.  I've recently updated to 10 WinPE and PowerShell 5, but still no joy.   On the two WinPE 5.x and WinPE 10, the only storage Cmdlet that works is Get-physical disk.

  In WinPE, diskpart and dos commands work fine with SCSI disks.  In PowerShell, the "Get-WmiObject Win32_DiskDrive" and "Get-WmiObject Win32_LogicalDisk" commands also work, but not the Cmdlets Get-disk storage, Get-Partition, Get-Volume, which all return a null output report.

  Any ideas or suggestions for debugging?

  Thanks in advance,

  vHomer

  Hello

  Thank you very much for the detailed information!

  I just tried your procedure using a VHD disk image. (P.s. "My physical machine can start on this VHD file, is not a broken image.)

  V2V converter can convert a VMDK image. Then, I created a computer virtual personalized by selecting this image VMDK file. But when I tried to convert it into a new virtual de VMware vCenter Converter Standalone machine, I got this error: "FAILED: could not find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible.

  Conversion to a system of physical hard disk to a virtual machine of closing is not officially supported by VMware vCenter Converter Standalone. P2V guide (physical disks or Partitions in Vmware vmdk (P2V) conversion ".ultrageek.") you provide has a few involved third-party tools. It is difficult to say what has caused the problem.

  So, to isolate the problem, could you please try to reproduce the problem with only VMware Workstation? For example:

  1. create a virtual machine with a VMDK of VMware Workstation file

  2. make custom configurations: you can do it by the workstation user interface, or you can also change the configuration files of virtual machine manually

  3. reproduce the problem

  I tried the following scenario:

  1 create a Windows VM 10 x 64 custom with IDE virtual drive, attach WinPE ISO

  2. power on the virtual machine, it will boot to WinPE

  3. check the storage Powershell cmdlets work well

  4. Run diskpart, create a partition, format the partition to NTFS

  5. power off the virtual machine

  6 remove the virtual drive IDE virtual machine settings

  7. Add a new virtual disk in the virtual machine settings, select SCSI type and using are virtual disk file

  8. Select the virtual disk file removed in step 6, save and close the virtual machine settings

  9. power on the virtual machine, it will boot to WinPE

  Result: Storage PowerShell cmdlets work well with virtual drive SCSI in WinPE

  This test reminds me of one thing, Win10 x 64 support only this controller of storage in VMware Workstation:

  scsi0.present = "TRUE"
  scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068"
  

  So please make sure that these two lines are in vmx file your virtual machine and they must be configured as indicated above. If this isn't the case, you can try to change.

  Kind regards

  Shawn

• The term 'Select-Object-property' is not recognized as a cmdlet, function, script file or executable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path has been included, make sure the path is correct, and then try again.

  I have a fairly new version of PowerCLI (5,5 Rel 1) 5.5 being ESXi and vCenter.

  I also checked that automation. Core is installed:

  PowerCLI C:\Windows\system32 > Get-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Name: VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  PSVersion: 2.0

  Description: This Windows PowerShell snap-in contains the Windows PowerShell cmdlet

  TS of vSphere management.

  but after connecting to vCenter, I get error trying to run:

  PowerCLI C:\Windows\system32 > $Results = ForEach ($DRSRule to $DRSRules)

  > > {}

  > > «|» Select-Object-Property @{N = 'Cluster'; E = {(Id-vue-Get $DRSRule.Clust)}

  amplifier. {{ID). name}}.

  > > @{N = "Name"; {E = {$DRSRule.Name}}.

  > > @{N = "enabled"; {E = {$DRSRule.Enabled}}.

  > > @{N = 'Type of DRS'; {E = {$DRSRule.KeepTogether}}.

  > > @{N = "MV"; E = {$VMIds = $DRSRule.VMIds - split ","}

  > > $VMs = ForEach ($VMId to $VMIds)

  > > {}

  > > (Get-View-Id $VMId). Name

  {> >}

  {{> > $VMs - join ","}}

  {> >}

  > >

  The term 'Select-Object-property' is not recognized as a cmdlet, fu

  function, script file or executable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if

  a path was included, make sure the path is correct and try again.

  On line: 3 char: 32

  +     "" | Select-Object-Property < < < < @{N = 'Cluster'; E = {(Get-view-Id $DRSRule

  . {{Cluster.Id). name}}.

  + CategoryInfo: ObjectNotFound: (Select-Object-property string :)

  [], CommandNotFoundException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: CommandNotFoundException

  PowerCLI C:\Windows\system32 > Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Is ' Select-Object-Property not installed?  If not, where I get it, please?

  see you soon

  KC

  Note, I received this Dean here code: PowerCLI: extraction rules DRS; Deans blog

  There should be a space between the - Property parameter and Select-Object

• View of the horizon - cmd Powershell for Description

  Hello

  Currently using:

  5.2.0 build-987719

  I had success by using the Get-DesktopVM and Get-pool for PowerShell cmdlets.  There is a cmdlet that will reveal the "Description" field that I can enter the pools on VM Admin view?  For example, if you navigate away from the Admin of VM window > inventory > pools > < poolID > is a Description field where we have notes on the pool.  I would like to retrieve this info so I can use it for further processing in additional systems.

  Please let me know if you need more information.  Is attached a screenshot of the computer virtual Admin window and the area I'm worried.

  Too bad

  The description field was actually available under Get-Pool.

• I just want to leave PowerCLI Powershell

  Hi, I have used the Windows PowerShell for a while but am new to VMware PowerCLI. I just installed PowerCLI version 5.5.  I know how to run the shell in the VMware program group, but I don't want to give away. I would like to administer from the PowerShell window. How you execute the PowerCLI of PowerShell cmdlets? I searched and you can't find any information on it.

  Thank you

  So here's the full answer:

  Go to this site:

  https://labs.VMware.com/flings/PowerCLI-extensions

  (For some reason, the VMware.VimAutomation.Extensions snap-in is not included in the PowerCLI install package itself)

  Follow these instructions:

  1. Download and install PowerCLI 5.5 R1 of this site or the VMware downloads page.
  2. Download the module PowerCLI Extensions since the download button on the above site
  3. To install the PowerShell (snap, extension) module - extract the ZIP file downloaded in your directory of modules, for example (C:\Users\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules) in my case it was C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules.  Alternatively, you can also extract to another location and copy the VMware.VimAutomation.Extensions folder in the directory modules.
  4. Make sure in the modules above the folder there is a subfolder called VMware.VimAutomation.Extensions .

  Once the module is extracted or copied in the directory modules, open Powershell and then run the following command:

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Now you should be able to run the VMware PowerCLI cmdlets.

• Get-QADComputer fails if run PowerShell script through Orchestrator workflow

  I use the "Get-QADComputer" cmdlet in my .ps1 script that is supposed to run via Orchestrator.  I have several PowerShell scripts started by Orchestrator and run on a host windows without any problem.  For this script, I have these 2 commands and still error.  The script does not error when run locally.

  Add-PSSnapin Quest.ActiveRoles.ADManagement - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  $Computer = get-QADComputer-identity "server01" | where {$_.name - eq "server01"}

  In troubleshooting, I ran Get-PSSnapin and can see that the snap for AD is loaded successfully.  I tried Connect-QADService and who also gives the same error, although it works very well on place.

  I use vCO 5.1.1. device.   On the hosts Windows where are the scripts PowerShell, the AD snap is version 1.6.0.2683.

  Here is the error in the logs Orchestrator...

  PowerShellInvocationError: Errors found during execution of script

  System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8007054B): the specified domain does not exist or could not be contacted.

  at Interop.ActiveDs.IADsOpenDSObject.OpenDSObject (String lpszUserName, String lpszPassword, String lpszDNName, Int32 lnReserved)

  to Quest.ActiveRoles.ArsPowerShellSnapIn.DirectoryAccess.AdsiDirectory.NativeBind (adsPath String, AuthenticationTypes bindFlags)

  at Quest.ActiveRoles.ArsPowerShellSnapIn.DirectoryAccess.AdsiDirectory.BindToObject (String dn)

  at Quest.ActiveRoles.ArsPowerShellSnapIn.DirectoryAccess.ConnectorFactory.Create (String serverName, user String, SecureString password, type of ConnectorType)

  to Quest.ActiveRoles.ArsPowerShellSnapIn.Powershell.Cmdlets.ConnectionAwareCmdlet.EstablishConnection (ConnectionProperties connectionProperties)

  at Quest.ActiveRoles.ArsPowerShellSnapIn.Powershell.Cmdlets.ConnectionAwareCmdlet.GetContainer)

  at Quest.ActiveRoles.ArsPowerShellSnapIn.Powershell.Cmdlets.GetUserCmdlet.BeginProcessing)

  at System.Management.Automation.Cmdlet.DoBeginProcessing)

  at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessorBase.DoBegin)

  (Name of the dynamic Script Module: invokeScript #14)

  Thanks for the info.  I use the workflow "Invoke an external script" to run many of my host admin PowerShell scripts.  It is easier for me to keep all .ps1 files in one place and not import them into Orchestrator.  The article prompted me to switch my connection to host basic Powershell to Kerberos.  To do this, I had to update /etc/krb5.conf on the device of the vCO.  I've referenced VMware KB2036986 to work around the problem "unable to get kdc for the Kingdom.  This issue was mainly because we couldn't have krb5 configured previously.

  Now, I got a different error during execution of the workflow after bouncing vCO.

  System.NullReferenceException: Object Reference not set to an instance of an object.

  Has pointed out me the need to first make the connection AD.  He has not worked before without Kerberos authentication.  Once I added these lines of code, Get-QADComputer finally worked without error!   Thanks for the help.

  $pass = ConvertTo-SecureString - AsPlainText-Force - String "password".

  Connect-QADService - "example.com\serviceaccount" ConnectionAccount - ConnectionPassword $pass

  $Computer = get-QADComputer-identity "server01" | where {$_.name - eq "server01"}

  Disconnect-QADService

• Missing cmdlets in the reference Site Online 4.1

  Can someone tell me why - http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/PowerCLI41U1/html/index.html - online reference site shows all the cmdlets that I get when I use the help command in my shell PowerCLI?

  For example, if I type 'eliminate' in my window Powercli, I return a list of "Remove Item" but the site above has not in his list. I would like to have a complete reference to understand all the controls and their uses.

  I'd appreciate comments.

  Hello, Alim786-

  Well, there are things in PowerShell called PSSnapins.  These snap-ins each provide their own set of cmdlets.  The online reference site that you mentioned is for the PowerShell cmdlets provided by VMware via the PSSnapin PowerCLI (IE, "VMware.VimAutomation.Core").

  The Remove-Item cmdlet is one of the cmdlets provided by the default PSSnapins that load with PowerShell.

  To see only the cmdlets provided by the PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core, you can use the parameter - with Get-Command Module, such as:

  Get-Command -Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core
  

  This, you should get exactly the cmdlets that are included on the reference site online that allude you.  Who help me?

• bugcheck on the Move-VM cmdlet

  Hi guys,.

  A project of vMotion storage/living, I'm working on a small script that will automate much of my nightlife.

  After searching for the major part of the internet I found already large chunks of code MikeD and Alain Renouf to help build the script, but now I am stuck at the part Move-VM. I know how to use Move-VM to move a virtual machine from a data store and how to make a move-VM to move the virtual machine from one host to another right after.

  What I can't find, but how can I do a bugcheck on this cmdlet. I want to know if the real move went OK, before continuing with the next action or VM.

  Jelle Kalf

  PowerShell cmdlets have common parameters like erroraction etc etc.

  So, for your actions, you can use...

  Move-VM   <......>  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable $myErr
  
  So $myErr will contain any errors that may have occured
  
  if( $myErr -eq $null ) {
   Write-Host "All OK"
  }
  Else{
   Write-Host "Error has occured $myErr"
  }
  

• Improvements to PowerShell

  Our company have a requirement to attempt an installation of light/zero touch the core C-ensure prior to deployment to other servers.

  We would like to have additional features added to powershell or we could accomplish the following:

  -Add repositories

  Add/configure the encryption keys

  -Create Boot ISOs

  -Configure the sizes and locations of deduplication

  It would help us greatly.

  Hi Stephen.wilding,

  1. to add repositories, you can use the cmdlet PowerShell New-repository (already implemented in 5.4.3.106)

  2. to create new encryption key - New-EncryptionKey PowerShell cmdlet (will be available in future releases)

  For the other Powershell cmdlets please create request feature here: en.community.dell.com/.../19596918

  Thank you

  Anton Kolomiiets