ForwardOrReverse

 
# 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