ESXi Powershell Commandlets - Revision history

Jhorne at 18:45, 27 February 2020

2020-02-27T18:45:00Z

Jhorne at 18:38, 27 February 2020

2020-02-27T18:38:25Z

Jhorne: /* ESXi Powershell Commandlets */

2020-02-14T15:24:06Z

‎ESXi Powershell Commandlets

Jhorne at 14:54, 14 February 2020

2020-02-14T14:54:35Z

Jhorne: /* Controlling SSH service */

2020-02-11T21:16:48Z

‎Controlling SSH service

Jhorne: /* Scope of This Document */

2020-02-11T21:16:18Z

‎Scope of This Document

Jhorne: /* ESXi Powershell Commandlets */

2020-01-31T16:38:34Z

‎ESXi Powershell Commandlets

Jhorne: /* ESXi Powershell Commandlets */

2018-11-13T16:32:11Z

‎ESXi Powershell Commandlets

Jhorne: /* ESXi Powershell Commandlets */

2018-11-13T15:35:48Z

‎ESXi Powershell Commandlets

Jhorne: /* ESXi Powershell Commandlets */

2018-05-21T20:50:26Z

‎ESXi Powershell Commandlets

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   $OutofDateVMs = Get-Cluster CLUSTERNAME  | Get-VM | % { get-view $_.id } |Where-Object {$_.Guest.ToolsVersionStatus -like "guestToolsNeedUpgrade"} |select name, @{Name="ToolsVersion"; Expression={$_.config.tools.toolsversion}}, @{ Name="ToolStatus"; Expression={$_.Guest.ToolsVersionStatus}}| Sort-Object Name
   ForEach ($VM in $OutOfDateVMs){Update-Tools -NoReboot -VM $VM.Name -Verbose}
+==Automatic VMtools Upgrade/Check at Boot==
 ==Get all VMs that have RDM disks in use==
   Get-VM | Get-HardDisk -DiskType "RawPhysical","RawVirtual" | Select Parent,Name,DiskType,ScsiCanonicalName,DeviceName | fl

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   get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Start-VMHostService
   get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Stop-VMHostService
 ==Get all VMs that have RDM disks in use==

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   get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Stop-VMHostService
-==ESXi Powershell Commandlets==
+==Get all VMs that have RDM disks in use==
 Get all VMs that have RDM disks in use
   Get-VM | Get-HardDisk -DiskType "RawPhysical","RawVirtual" | Select Parent,Name,DiskType,ScsiCanonicalName,DeviceName | fl
-Find all VMs with thick provisioned drives
+==Find all VMs with thick provisioned drives==
   Get-Datastore | Get-VM | Get-HardDisk | Where {$_.storageformat -eq "Thick" } | Select Parent, Name, CapacityGB, storageformat | FT -AutoSize
-Find all VMs that have other than vmxnet3 network adapter.
+==Find all VMs that have other than vmxnet3 network adapter==
   Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Where-object {$_.Type -ne "Vmxnet3"} | foreach ($_) {Write-Host $_.Parent.Name "("$_.Name") type:" $_.Type}
-Connect to your vCenter
+==Connect to your vCenter==
   Connect-VIServer -Server SERVERNAME
-Get all VMs that have snapshots
+==Get all VMs that have snapshots==
   Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Format-List vm,name,created
-Removing a snapshot from a specific VM
+==Removing a snapshot from a specific VM==
   Get-Snapshot VMNAME | Remove-Snapshot
   or
   Get-Snapshot VMNAME | Remove-Snapshot -Confirm:$false
-Check for any attached CDRom drives
+==Check for any attached CDRom drives==
   Get-VM | where { $_ | get-cddrive | where { $_.ConnectionState.Connected -eq "true" -and $_.ISOPath -like "*.ISO*"} } | select Name, @{Name=".ISO Path";Expression={(Get-CDDrive $_).isopath }}
-Disconnect any attached CDRom drives
+==Disconnect any attached CDRom drives==
   Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.ISOPath -ne $null} | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia -Confirm:$false
-Shutting down or powering up a VM
+==Shutting down or powering up a VM==
   Get-VM VMNAME | Shutdown-VMGuest
   Get-VM VMNAME | Start-VM

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 ==Scope of This Document==
 This document covers ESXi powershell commands that I find useful
 ==Controlling SSH service==
   get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | select VMHost, Label, Running

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 This document covers ESXi powershell commands that I find useful
 ==Controlling SSH service==
-get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | select VMHost, Label, Running
+ get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | select VMHost, Label, Running
-get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Start-VMHostService
+ get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Start-VMHostService
-get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Stop-VMHostService
+ get-cluster dfw-mx740c-new | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostService | Where { $_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Stop-VMHostService
 ==ESXi Powershell Commandlets==