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Revision as of 17:50, 24 January 2012
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Get VM within a specific folder (for when you've VM's with identical names if different folders) | Get VM within a specific folder (for when you've VM's with identical names if different folders) | ||
<source lang="powershell"> Get-VM -Name MyVM -Location (Get-Folder -Name "MyFolder") </source> | <source lang="powershell"> Get-VM -Name MyVM -Location (Get-Folder -Name "MyFolder") </source> | ||
==== Within a vApp ==== | |||
Get VM within a specific vApp | |||
<source lang="powershell"> Get-VM -Location (Get-vApp "vApp name") </source> | |||
=== Get VM guest Info === | === Get VM guest Info === | ||
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=== Get VM's VMX Path === | === Get VM's VMX Path === | ||
Get list of virtual machine config file paths in a particular vApp (for VM's in a folder use <code>Get-Folder</code> instead of <code>Get-vApp</code>) | Get list of virtual machine config file paths in a particular vApp (for VM's in a folder use <code>Get-Folder</code> instead of <code>Get-vApp</code>) | ||
<source lang="powershell"> Get-VM -Location (Get-vApp "vApp Name") | Get-View | %{$_.Config.Files.VmPathName} | Sort </source> | <source lang="powershell"> Get-VM -Location (Get-vApp "vApp Name") | Get-View | %{$_.Config.Files.VmPathName} | Sort </source> | ||
=== Get VM Power On/Off Events === | |||
Get Power On/Off times and events for VM | |||
<source lang="powershell"> get-VM MyVM | Get-VIEvent | Where {$_.fullFormattedMessage -like "*Power*"} </source> | |||
=== Storage vMotion === | === Migration === | ||
Storage vMotion (SvMotion) a VM to a different datastore | ==== Storage vMotion ==== | ||
Storage vMotion (SvMotion) a VM to a different datastore, most commonly used on ESX3 / VI3 where storage vMotion is supported by the infrastructure, but not the VI Client! | |||
<source lang="powershell"> Get-VM MyVM | Move-VM -datastore (Get-datastore "DestinationDatastore") </source> | <source lang="powershell"> Get-VM MyVM | Move-VM -datastore (Get-datastore "DestinationDatastore") </source> | ||
==== Move VMs to New PortGroup Network ==== | |||
The following will reconfigure all VM in the specified folder to move from network A to network B | |||
<source lang="powershell"> Get-VM -Location (Get-Folder "InThisFolder") | Get-NetworkAdapter | Where {$_.NetworkName -eq "Network A"} | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName "Network B" -Confirm:$false </source> | |||
Borrowed in part from http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/10/19/powercli-mass-vm-portgroup-change/ | |||
=== Gracefully Shutdown a VM === | === Gracefully Shutdown a VM === | ||
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<source lang="powershell"> Shutdown-VMGuest -VM (Get-VM -name "vserver1") </source> | <source lang="powershell"> Shutdown-VMGuest -VM (Get-VM -name "vserver1") </source> | ||
=== | === Snapshots === | ||
==== Get Snapshot info for a VM ==== | |||
=== Get Snapshot info for a VM === | |||
Get Snapshot size, date created, and other info for a VM | Get Snapshot size, date created, and other info for a VM | ||
<source lang="powershell"> Get-VM MyVM | Get-Snapshot | Select-Object -Property Name, Description, Created, SizeMB | Format-List * </source> | <source lang="powershell"> Get-VM MyVM | Get-Snapshot | Select-Object -Property Name, Description, Created, SizeMB | Format-List * </source> | ||
=== | ==== Start Snapshot on Multiple VMs ==== | ||
Assumes you've already got an array object of VMs containing the VM's you want to snapshot (eg <code>$VMs = Get-VM -Location (Get-Folder -Name "MyFolder")</code> for VM's in a particular folder, see [[#Get_list_of_VM.27s|Get_list_of_VM.27s]] for further info) | |||
<source lang="powershell"> | <source lang="powershell">New-Snapshot -Name "Pre change XYZ snapshot" -Description "Requested by TJ Hooker" -Memory -Quiesce -VM $vms </source> | ||
==== Roll-back to Snapshot on Multiple VMs ==== | |||
Rolls back VM's to snapshots previously taken (assumes you've already got an array object of VMs containing the VM's you want to rollback for) | |||
<source lang="powershell">foreach ($vm in $vms) {Set-VM -VM $vm -Snapshot (Get-Snapshot -VM $vm -Name "Pre change XYZ snapshot") -Confirm:$false}</source> | |||
==== Delete/Merge Snapshot on Multiple VMs ==== | |||
Deletes snapshots previously taken so that VMs continue as they are currently, but lose the ability to fall-back to the snapshot (assumes you've already got an array object of VMs containing the VM's you want to delete snapshots for) | |||
<source lang="powershell">foreach ($vm in $vms) {Remove-Snapshot -Snapshot (Get-Snapshot -VM $vm -Name "Pre change XYZ snapshot") -Confirm:$false}</source> | |||
== ESX Host == | == ESX Host == | ||