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==ESXi Powershell Commandlets==
 
==ESXi Powershell Commandlets==
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Find all VMs that have other than vmxnet3 network adapter.
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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
 
  Connect-VIServer -Server SERVERNAME

Revision as of 15:35, 13 November 2018

Scope of This Document

This document covers ESXi powershell commands that I find useful

ESXi Powershell Commandlets

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-VIServer -Server SERVERNAME

Get all VMs that have snapshots

Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Format-List vm,name,created

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

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

Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.ISOPath -ne $null} | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia -Confirm:$false

Shutting down or powering up a VM

Get-VM VMNAME | Shutdown-VMGuest
Get-VM VMNAME | Start-VM