Virtual machines based on statement records

I'm looking to count the number of virtual machines that are contained in each of the top level folders in vCenter Server. For example, there are 10 top-level folders - in folder1 of higher level, there are 200 virtual machines (including all folders under this folder), and in the 2 top-level folder there are 250 mV and so on.

Any contribution appreciated - thank you!

Greetings, @TheVMinator-

This can be done quite easily by using the parameter - NoRecursion on Get-file. So, assuming that the folder structure is something like:

myVCenter
  smallDatacenter
    + topFolder0
    |   + subfolder0
    |   + anotherSubfolder
    + topFolder1
    |   + thisFolder0
    |   |   + deeperFolder
    |   + subfolderHere
    + topFolder2
    |...

You can use the following to get the top-level folder names and counting the number of VMS in each top-level folder and all their subfolders:

## get the given datacenter, then get the built-in "VM" folder, then get the top-level folders there, and foreach top-level folder
Get-Datacenter "smallDatacenter" | Get-Folder "VM" | Get-Folder -NoRecursion | %{
     ## create a new object that contains the folder name and the count of the VMs in this folder and all of its subfolders
     $oOutput = New-Object -Type PSObject -Property @{
          "FolderName" = $_.Name
          "VMCount" = @(Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine -SearchRoot (Get-View $_).MoRef -Property Name).Count
     } ## end New-Object
     ## write out the info
     $oOutput
} ## end Foreach-Object

This will display a single object by top-level folder, each with the name of the folder and the number of VM for the folder and all its subfolders.

Enjoy

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-rw - 1 root root 2147221504 2 May 20:31 colossus2 - f006.vmdk
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-rw - rr 1 root root 76388 Jan 11 23:21 vmware - 2.log
-rw - rr 1 root root 10161063 2 May 20:18 vmware.log
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#! / usr/bin/vmware
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floppy0. Present = "FALSE".
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pciBridge5.present = 'TRUE '.
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
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memsize = "4096".
scsi0:0. Present = 'TRUE '.
scsi0:0. FileName = "colossus2.vmdk".
IDE1:0. Present = "FALSE".
IDE1:0. FileName = ' / vmachines/colossus2/gparted-live-0.3.9-4.iso '.
IDE1:0. DeviceType = "cdrom-image".
IDE1:0.allowGuestConnectionControl = "FALSE".
ethernet0. Present = 'TRUE '.
ethernet0.allowGuestConnectionControl = "FALSE".
ethernet0. Features = "1".
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE".
ethernet0.networkName = "Bridged".
ethernet0. AddressType = 'generated '.
guestOS = "rhel3.
UUID. Location = "56 4 d 58 36 3 c 3F 0c 7 a - 96 cd 07 d5 b1 a8 e1 e0.
UUID. BIOS = "56 4 d 58 36 3 c 3F 0c 7 a - 96 cd 07 d5 b1 a8 e1 e0.
VC. UUID = "52 88 6f 19 b2 66 ae 20-28 5 c 6 b 8 b 96 a1 15 6 d.
scsi0:1.present = 'TRUE '.
scsi0:1.filename = "colossus2_2new.vmdk".
scsi0:1.writeThrough = 'TRUE '.
scsi0:2.present = 'TRUE '.
scsi0:2.filename = "colossus2_3new.vmdk".
scsi0:2.writeThrough = 'TRUE '.
scsi0:3.present = 'TRUE '.
scsi0:3.filename = "colossus2_4new.vmdk".
scsi0:3.writeThrough = 'TRUE '.
scsi0:4.present = 'TRUE '.
scsi0:4.filename = "colossus2_5new - 000001.vmdk".
scsi0:4.writeThrough = 'TRUE '.
IDE1:0.startConnected = 'TRUE '.
IDE1:0.clientDevice = "FALSE".
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00: 0C: 29:b1:a8:e1.
tools.syncTime = "TRUE".
scsi0:0. Redo = «»
scsi0:1.redo = «»
scsi0:2.redo = «»
scsi0:3.redo = «»
scsi0:4.redo = «»
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "16777216.
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17".
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21".
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22".
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23".
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24".
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16".
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32".
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33".
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = '0 '.
vmci0.ID = "-709777183".
sched.mem.pshare.Enable = "FALSE".
mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE".
MemTrimRate = '0 '.
MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE".
Could someone point me to a solution if there is? I have Saturday night here and I would not spend my Sunday to rebuild the server from scratch and have to explain Monday morning I lost 2 months of work for users little by relying on this virtual machine.
Thank you very much in advance!

bugjargal,

In the past if I had a VM that is displayed as invalid when you try to add it to the inventory, I usually just created a new virtual machine based on the original settings & attached the existing VMDK. Not sure how that will work with a virtual machine that has snapshots, but can be worth (nothing to lose)?

Doug.

Several virtual machines are running, but are not in stock

Hi all
I hope that someone has experienced this condition and can help.
Here's what I have.
I have 13 VMs (Windows-based) I did some tests with the help of EMC RP DR. All servers in a group to ensure consistency with the two LUNs. I was able to failover of the environment on the site of copy and then restore to the original location.
However, today when I didn't return the case I lost 4 virtual machines.
-J' have 9 virtual machines I see in vCenter Server
-The virtual machines that I've "lost" are running, and I can connect using RDP, but they do not appear in vCenter Server
-Virtual machines are in their records in their data warehouses. When I find the appropriate folder and try to add to the inventory, the option is grayed out. Which suggests that the VM is saved, but when I search I do not see the instance.
PowerCLI command revealed that the two Mas I have 9 powered on virtual machines. Like I said all 13 virtual machines are running.
I asked each his vmInventory.xml of the host in the cluster file servers registered on all hosts are 9 instead of 13.
I have not disassembled the DS during operations of RecoverPoint failover, power off just the virtual machines.
Fortunately, this environment is not in full production, but which is the right thing.
Someone at - he encountered this rather odd situation.
If relevant, Bay storage is EMC VNX and access is any block.
Kind regards

no problem you are welcome!

Instant return reconfigure virtual machine

I don't know if it's a bug or feature. anyway I can't find
documented.
symptoms:
1 reconfigured vm (ethernet0.startConnected = 'FALSE')
2. stop vm
3 - create the snapshot ('x')
4. turn on the virtual machine
5 reconfigured vm (ethernet0.startConnected = 'TRUE')
6 - work...
7 - back to the snapshot ('x')
8 turn on the virtual machine
Well, what is the status of ethernet0.startConnected? does goto #3
So FAKE (disconnected) or reconfiguration has nothing to do with
Snapshots is TRUE (logged)?
Well the result by me is false (disconnected) (but I would not trust
This is a feature and would save the *.vmx file eitherway)
no idea why? all changes to the virtual machine are NOT in the vmdk the vmx?

KB article 1009402...

A snapshot:
- Represents the State of a virtual machine at the point where she was taken.
- Includes files, and the memory of a guest virtual machine operating system state.
- Includes the settings and configuration of a virtual machine and its virtual hardware.*
- Is stored as a set of files in the same directory as the other files that make up a virtual computer.
- Must be taken when testing something with unknown or potentially harmful effects.
- Is not intended to be a robust backup and restore method. If a virtual machine files are lost, the snapshot files are also lost.
- A negative impact on the performance of a virtual machine. This is based on how long it has been in place and how the virtual machine and the guest operating system have changed since the time that it was taken. It is not recommended to run virtual machines of production out of shots on a permanent basis.
- Can take as much disk space as the virtual machine itself. If multiple snapshots are possible, the amount of disk space used increases with the number of snapshots in place.
VMware VCP4

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Maintain several XP Virtual Machines

Hello, I am a developer consultant from several different companies. I use a MacBook Pro bought this year and under snow leopard. I bought the merger in order to maintain a XP Pro environment for each of my clients that require XP Pro. In other words, for A Client I want to create an Image of XP for Client B I want to create XP Image B and so on.
The first thing I did with the merger was to create a 'Basic Install' of XP Pro SP2 image and included several configurations I want present on each of my customer environments.
Then, while this image was running, I took a snapshot.
Then she draws from the virtual machine, I added a new virtual machine by selecting the following options... Continue without disk > > use an existing virtual machine. My goal here was to create a new virtual machine for A Client, but I wanted to use previously created base virtual machine. Through the basic installation of hard file, I was able to create a virtual machine called A Client.
Accordingly, I then had two virtual machines to choose "Install XP core" and "customer A".
I have then boot the Client A virtual machine and install additional tools specific to the Client A. After installation, I stopped the machine.
In doing so, here are some of the questions that I ran...
- 'Install base XP' also has new applications, even thought that I installed on another virtual machine
- Cannot open disk '... vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on. Reason: The virtual disk parent has changed since the child was created.
What I am doing wrong? It seems that even if I use another image to create a new virtual machine, the new machine should be completely separated from the mother.
I was not able to find anything in help, Google or video tutorials on it.
Please help me to stop the madness.

When you select the vmdk creating the VM for A customer, that it will not create a snapshot based on this parent disk, rather he actually uses the disk parent (which explains why you get the error on the modification of the parent, because you have done this...)

Fusion does not support trees instant (he can't go 1 branch), then you can't have several VM built on a single State as you can do it with my computer.

Therefore, you will need to create a virtual machine from scratch (or simply copy it, launch it and then customize) for each of your Clients.

So, the best solution I see would be to create a basic disk, and then copy it, and THEN create a new virtual machine based on this disc copied.

Hope that clarifies things =)

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