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+=== Ping All VM's On ESX ===
+Useful sanity check prior to and after network level changes
+<source lang="Powershell">
+$ESX = get-vmhost "ESXToTest"
+# Get list of VM's on $ESX
+$VMs = $ESX | get-vm | Where {$_.PowerState -eq "PoweredOn"} | Sort -property Name
+$objPing = New-Object system.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping
+Foreach ($VM in $VMs) {
+    Write-Host $VM.Name.PadRight(20) -nonewline
+    # Get guest's primary IP address
+    $ip = (Get-VMGuest -VM $vm).IPAddress[0]
+    if (!$ip) {
+        Write-Host "NULL - Skip" -Background DarkYellow -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        Continue
+    }
+    Write-Host $ip.PadRight(17) -nonewline
+    [string]$res = $objPing.Send($ip).Status
+    if ($res.CompareTo("Success")) {                    # Returns 1 if $res doesn't match "Success" !!
+        Write-Host $res -BackgroundColor DarkRed -ForegroundColor Red
+    } else {
+        Write-Host $res -BackgroundColor DarkGreen -ForegroundColor Green
+    }
 }
 </source>