ForwardOrReverse

Function Get-VIHumanReadablePath
{
    param
    (
        $target
    )
 
    try
    {
        if ($target.GetType().BaseType -ne [VMware.Vim.ManagedEntity])
        {
            $target = $target | Get-View -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        }
    }
    catch
    {
        $target = $null
    }
 
    if (!$target)
    {
        throw "Get-VIHumanReadablePath: Could not get the Managed Entity representation of -target"
    }
 
    $path = $target.Name
    while ($target.Parent)
    {
        $target = Get-View $target.Parent  
        $path = $target.Name + "/" + $path           
    }
 
    $path
}

Get-VIHumanReadablePath (Get-Folder Linux)
Get-VIHumanReadablePath (Get-VM LinuxTemp01)
Get-VIHumanReadablePath (Get-VM LinuxTemp01 | Get-View)
Get-VIHumanReadablePath (Get-ResourcePool Prod)
Get-VIHumanReadablePath (Get-VM LinuxTemp01 | Get-ResourcePool)
Get-VIHumanReadablePath (Get-VMHost esx001.local)

//Throw it away with 2>NUL
command = new Command("cmd.exe /c powershell.exe -File c:\\orchestrator\\test.ps1 < NUL 2>NUL");
 
//Log it to a new file with 2> filename
command = new Command("cmd.exe /c powershell.exe -File c:\\orchestrator\\test.ps1 < NUL 2>c:\\orchestrator\\stderr.log");
 
//Send it wherever standard output goes using 2>&1
command = new Command("cmd.exe /c powershell.exe -File c:\\orchestrator\\estest.ps1 < NUL 2>&1");

// Run a command
command = new Command("cmd /c powershell.exe -Command dir variable: >> c:\\orchestrator\\input.out < NUL");
command.execute(true);
 
//Run a script
command = new Command("cmd /c powershell.exe -File c:\\orchestrator\\input.ps1 < NUL");
command.execute(true);

# Adds the base cmdlets
Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core
# Add the following if you want to do things with Update Manager
Add-PSSnapin VMware.VumAutomation
# This script adds some helper functions and sets the appearance. You can pick and choose parts of this file for a fully custom appearance.
. "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-VIToolkitEnvironment.ps1"

 
# List all VMs
Get-VM
 
# Get one VM
Get-VM ubuntu01
 
# Get VMs that match
Get-VM ubuntu*
 
# List VMs in a Datacenter
Get-Datacenter dc001 | Get-VM
 
# List VMs in a cluster
Get-Cluster cluster001 | Get-VM
 
# Get 2 CPU or larger VMs
Get-VM | Where-Object {$_.NumCPU -ge 2}
 
# Get 2 GB RAM or larger VMs
Get-VM | Where-Object {$_.MemoryMB -ge 2048}
 
# Getting information about what you can do
Get-VICommand
Get-Command
Get-Help Get-VM
Get-Member
Get-VM | Get-Member
 
# Save a report of VM CPU/MEM configuration information
Get-VM | Select-Object Name, NumCPU, MemoryMB | Export-Csv "VM_CPU_Memory_20100720.csv" -NoTypeInformation
 
# List VMs with connected CD-ROMs
Get-VM | Where-Object {$_ | Get-CDDrive | Where-Object {$_.ConnectionState.Connected}}
 
# Disconnect all connected CD-ROMs
Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where-Object {$_.ConnectionState.Connected} | Set-CDDrive -Connected $false -Confirm:$false
 
# Migrate a template to another host
Get-Template ubuntu | Set-Template -ToVM | Move-VM -Destination (Get-VMHost esx001.lab.local) | Set-VM -ToTemplate -Confirm:$false
 
# Report on Storage
Get-Datastore | Select-Object Name, FreeSpaceMB, CapacityMB | Export-Csv "Datastores_20100720.csv" -NoTypeInformation
 
# Storage VMotion ALL VMs from one LUN to another (All at the same time) COULD BE BAD
Get-Datastore "cla_nonrep_01" | Get-VM | Move-VM -Datastore (Get-Datastore "cla_nonrep_00")
 
# Storage VMotion ALL VMs from one LUN to another (One at a time)
Get-Datastore "cla_nonrep_01" | Get-VM | ForEach-Object {Move-VM -VM $_ -Datastore (Get-Datastore "cla_nonrep_00")}
 
# Set all limited CPU reservations to unlimted
Get-VM | Get-VMResourceConfiguration | Where-Object { $_.CpuLimitMhz -ne -1} | Set-VMResourceConfiguration -CpuLimitMhz $null
 
# Set all limited memory reservations to unlimited
Get-VM | Get-VMResourceConfiguration | Where-Object { $_.MemLimitMB -ne -1} | Set-VMResourceConfiguration -MemLimitMB $null
 
# Configure a new network on a host
Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost esx003.lab.local -Name vSwitch0 | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name "VGT Test" -VLanId 4095
 
# Configure a new network on a cluster
Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost (Get-Cluster cluster001 | Get-VMHost) -Name vSwitch0 | New-VirtualPortGroup -Name "VGT Test" -VLanId 4095
 
# Generate a diagnostic log bundle
Get-Log -VMHost esx001.lab.local -Bundle -DestinationPath c:\hostlogs
 
# List the entries in vmkwarning
(Get-Log -VMHost esx001.lab.local -Key vmkwarning).Entries
 
# Find something in a log
(Get-Log -VMHost esx001.lab.local -Key vmkernel).Entries | Select-String "Error"
 
# What logs are available?]
Get-LogType -VMHost esx001.lab.local
 
# Find VMs with snapshots (Pretty slow - could be optimized)
Get-VM | Where-Object {$_ | Get-Snapshot}
 
#Verify advanced settings
# http://wannemacher.us/?p=135
 
# Change advanced settings
# http://wannemacher.us/?p=104
 
# Change the root password across multiple hosts
# http://wannemacher.us/?p=304

Function Export-OSCustomizationSpec {
    param (
        [string]$specName,
        [string]$exportFile = "$specname.xml"
    )
    $csmgr = Get-View CustomizationSpecManager
 
    if ($csmgr.DoesCustomizationSpecExist($specName)) {
        $spec = $csmgr.GetCustomizationSpec($specName)
        $csmgr.CustomizationSpecItemToXml($spec) | Out-File $exportFile
    }
    else {
        throw "Spec $specName not found"
    }
}
 
Function Import-OSCustomizationSpec {
    param (
        [string]$importFile,
        [string]$specName #Use to change the spec name from that defined in the file
    )
 
    $specXml = Get-Content $importFile
    $csmgr = Get-View CustomizationSpecManager
    $spec = $csmgr.XmlToCustomizationSpecItem($specXml)
 
    # Change the name if a new one was given.
    if ($specName) {
        $spec.Info.Name = $specName
    }
 
    if ($csmgr.DoesCustomizationSpecExist($spec.Info.Name)) {
        throw "Spec $specName already exists."
    }
    else {
        $csmgr.CreateCustomizationSpec($spec)
    }
}