How to delete a broken VM which is still in 'Powered On' state?
This one is really a headscratcher gang. I have a VM which should have been removed from a vCenter long ago. I was attempting to remove it the normal way, but it wasn't going anywhere; just giving an...
View ArticlePowerCLI Export and Import
Dear Community, i want to export and import (after editing in excel) a csv file back to vCenter with PowerCLI.The following information should be exported all in one line so i can easy edit the...
View ArticleBug in PowerCLI 6.5R1 - HA settings break get-vm
I am currently running 6.5a (Build 4944578) with ESXi 6.0u2 hosts. I updated the PowerCLI on my Windows 7 computer to 6.5R1. At that point in time all my scripts were working OK. I then made some...
View ArticleScript to know how many VLAN access my ESXi have
Hi All,Not sure if any one came across such requirement. I am looking for a script which can show my esxi connected to how many active VLANs. Based on the NIC i should get the information on that NIC...
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Report VMHost, VMNIC, DVS and CDP info
Hello, I tried to create a Report wir these Information:Clustername, Hostname, VMNIC, PCI, DVS, CDP_Port, CDP_Device, CDP_Address Thats the actual script with a modified version of LucD `s Get-CDP...
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vSphere Replication monitor with PowerCLI
Hey folks, I'm looking to check, with PowerCLI, the VM status in incoming/outgoing replications (web client view: vCenter Server > Monitor > vSphere Replication)Any help out there would be very...
View ArticleVMware Powercli Get-Credentials / Secure String /Connect vi server related issue
Hello VMware Powercli Experts, I have a requirement to make sure the password for connect-viserver is secured via '-AsSecureString' or 'Get-Credential'. I have listed the below 3 cases. Please let me...
View ArticlePersistent disk management
Hi Expert I want to manage persistent disk using view powerCLI. I can find get-profiledisk commandlet, but remote-profiledisk did't found. Could you tell me how to manage persistent disk? Hiro
View ArticleNeed to find VMs Moved off host prior to being put in Maintenance Mode
I need to find what VMs were on a host prior to putting into maintenance mode. I had an issue and want to know if it is related to a particular VM. I figured using Get-VIevent to search the logs and...
View ArticleProperly load PowerCLI SnapIn or Module
Hello, With the new PowerCLI Version I need to write a new loading section for my Scripts. The loading part should work with all PowerCLI Versions. #region: Load VMware Snapin or Module (if not...
View ArticleImporting vSphere tags from CSV gets incorrectly applied if some values in...
Hi all, vCenter 6.0 and 6.5,PowerCli 6.5 r1 I need to import vSphere Tags from a csv into my vCenter and apply this to relevant VM's. Not all VM's should have tags assigned, some should have all tags....
View ArticleHelp with Host Profiles and PowerCLI needed
Hello, I have 2 questions on using PowerCLI to edit vSphere Host Profiles: 1) How can I clone a host profile, by using PowerCLI ? 2) How can I modify Host profiles, by using PowerCLI, to update these...
View ArticleEdit Host Profile to add a VM Port Group and LUN as datastore
Can anybody to help to create POWERCLI script to add a port group with vlan id to a host profile(with out reference host) and add a Lun as a datastore. Portgroup adding to a standard switch not to DVS...
View ArticleHow to Change a CDDrive to use a SATA Controller
I have figured out how to ADD a SATA Controller in PowerCLI, but I can't figure out how to change a CDDrive to use it.When you add a CDDrive with New-CDDrive, it by default attaches it to IDE(0:0). I...
View ArticleHow to assign an AD Group to an existing role in vSphere
I've tried several sites, several books and even Google, but I can't find the answer for something basically simple. I've created a script which opens all my vCenters simultaneously. Now I want to...
View ArticleHostProfile Policy Details
How can we get Policy ID and PolicyOption from the HostProfile.Can we Use queryPolicyMetadata Do we have any examples to get the details of 'PortgroupCreatePolicy' Thanks,Stanly.
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Move-VM with a Datastore Cluster
Hi All, I'm attempting to script the mass movement of VMs to new datastores that will be part of a datastore cluster. When I Google this it seems I should be able to specify a datastore cluster object...
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Multiple VMs Inventory using multitasking process ?
Hello, I was trying for long to make a script to fetch multiple VMs information from VC(s).I got success to build a script with desired format and properties BUT this will go one my one ForEach ($vm...
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Activation of replication services on vmkernel port through Powercli
Hello all I'm trying to automate the activation of services "vSphere replicaton traffic" and "vSphere Replication NFC traffic" on a vmkernel port and I can't find anywhere the option to do it in...
View ArticleIs RVTOOL certified by VMWARE?
HI all,is the RVTools offcialy certified and/or recommended by VMWARE? Best regards, Rudolf Klein
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