using powercli to control limit disk iops
Hey there, I need to limit the iops of the disks connected to my virtual machines via powercli. I am using the following command :Get-VM 'vm_name' | Get-VMResourceConfiguration |...
View ArticleRDM LUN size mismatch
While listing the size of RDM LUNs for a MSCS/WFCS database VM, noticed one LUN's size that i got using a PowerCLI script is different (180GB) than what is listed on vSphere Client devices screen...
View ArticleList VMFS and RAW disks with naa.id and multipath policy
Hi everyone, I need a powercli script that lists fields below disk naa.id - shows it as RDM or VMFS - Multipath Policy (Fixed or RR) Could anyone help me out? Thanks a lot.
View ArticleCan I get the memory usage of each process on ESX through powercli?
Hi,Can I get the memory usage of process on ESX?Like what "esxtop" command can do: ID GID NAME MEMSZ GRANT CNSM SZTGT TCHD TCHD_W %ACTV %ACTVS...
View ArticleHow to create LAG and assign uplinks?
Anyone know how to create a lag on a distributed switch and assign uplinks to it with PowerCLI 6.3? I can't seem to figure this out and Google has not been much help. Is this even possible to do with...
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Powercli to get RAID level
Dear all,.In our environment, ESXi will be installed on the local harddisk of the server. So, I would like to get the RAID level of the harddisk where the esxi is installed .If above is not possible,...
View ArticlePowerCLI won't work after clean, fresh installation
Hi All, I was working on some nice Powershell scripts but after my laptop crash I cannot seem to get it working anymore.Several clean, fresh installations of Windows 10 still i get errors; my...
View Articlecluster name of a resource pool
I am trying to find the name of the Cluster of a Resource Pool in vCenter. Tried running Get-ResourcePool, but couldn't find cluster info. My input would be - > name of ResourcePool > name of...
View ArticleCustom DNS Suffixes
Hi All, How do I add a simple DNS suffix such as a wildcard "*.ldn" or even "ldn" to custom dns suffixes? I can add suffixes such as "mydomain.local" etc but not ldn on its own I have to manually add...
View ArticleRegistering copied VM in Power CLI 6.3 / vCenter 6 / ESXi6 fails
Power CLI script copies paused VM and registers clone to vcenter with new name. The script worked under vCenter 5.5, Power CLI 5.5 w/ ESXi 5.1, but on Vcenter 6.0 / Power CLI 6.3 / ESXi 6.0 this...
View ArticleIs there a way to specify the EXACT OS Version installed on your VMs?
I am looking to see what VMs I have that are Windows 2012 R2. I wrote a quick script (below) to list all of my 2012 VMs, but there are over 50 and I was looking for an easy way to only list the VMs...
View ArticleExport VM as an OVA file using powercli - unexpected error
I am trying to export an ova-file using powercli but with no success. It do work when I login with the same user in the vSphere client but not with powercli. Get-VM -Name "my test VM 150505 12345" |...
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Error while configuring Infrastructure Traffic Resource
hi, im trying to configure some Infrastructure Traffic Resource, but while creating a dpec object i get this error: $dvswitch = get-vdswitch | select -First 1 $spec = New-Object...
View ArticleSelecting specific value of a property
Get-VIEvent-Start (Get-Date).AddHours(-14) -MaxSamples ([int]::MaxValue) |where {$_.GetType().Name -eq"TaskEvent"} Lists all TaskEvents from the last 14 hours - goodHowever, I want to select...
View ArticleDisable VAAI ATS by powercli
Hi all, I like to disable VAAI ATS with the below KB. How Can I apply this to my specific HA cluster all at once? Thanks PowerCLI: Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity VMHost-Name -Name VMFS3.UseATSForHBOnVMFS5...
View ArticleHow do I list all the vApps (and VMs in each vApp) in all of an...
We are transitioning from vCloud Director 5.5 (VCD) to vRealize Automation 7 Standard (vRA). I am tasked with moving the 500 VMs that are in catalogs under VCD into vRA. Here is my psuedo code: foreach...
View ArticleVCD VM Migration
What is the best way to use PowerCLI to migrate a virtual machine from vCloud Director to vRealize automation?
View ArticlePowerCLI, vSphere 6.0 bug? Missing "disk.used.latest" StatType for interval 7200
I currently have a ticket open for this with VMware support and they keep giving me the runaround on this so I am hoping to enlist the members of this community to determine whether this is a bug or...
View ArticleEager Zeroed Thick Automation
Hello,I know that you can set a vmdk Eager Zeroed in the vc client but is there a way to set that value in vco or python for automation? As far as i know I can only set to either think or thin
View ArticleScript need
can any one please help me in writing the script for the below requirements. I am using the Power CLI Vesrion 2.0. Script 1(Cluster level):Number of Host in Cluster:Number of VM's in Cluster:Number of...
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