Shutdown - remove the floppy - boot

Hiya All

Am trying to create a script to perform the following operations

1 - stop loading of virtual machines

2. remove their readers

3 reboot again

So far, I have the following (I know this isn't the most effective script):

$servers = get-Content c:\test\vms.txt

$VMs = get - VM $servers

{ForEach ($VM to $VMs)

Stop-VMGuest - VM $vm - confirm: $false

}

{Foreach ($VM to $VMs)

$floppy = get-FloppyDrive - VM $VM

Remove-FloppyDrive-Floppy $floppy - confirm: $false

}

{ForEach ($VM to $VMs)

Start-VM - VM $vm

}

The problem I'm facing is as soon as the judgment is executed it goes directly into the loop "Remove diskette. Ideally I'd like the script to wait until the task of the judgment is made and then when a move completed on the other (even to start virtual machines all the disks have been removed). I think the applet 'wait-mission' command but do not know how to put in the script. (Also if there is a method more efficeint make this script which would also be really useful)

Thanks in advance

Munster

Sorry, my mistake, didn't see that one.

Try it like this

Get-Content c:\test\vms.txt | %{

     Get-VM $_ | Shutdown-VMGuest -Confirm:$false

     while((Get-VM $_).PowerState -ne "PoweredOff"){
          Sleep 5
     }

     Get-FloppyDrive -VM (Get-VM $_) | Remove-FloppyDrive -Confirm:$false

     while((Get-VM $_).FloppyDrives){
          Sleep 5
     }

     Start-VM -VM (Get-VM $_)
}

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