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<pre>$esxis = Get-VMHost | <pre>$esxis = Get-VMHost | ||
Get-ViEvent -entity $esxis -Start (Get-Date "10:00 10/09/2016") -Finish (Get-Date "15:00 10/09/2016") -MaxSamples ([int]::MaxValue) | Where {$_.FullFormattedMessage -eq "Host has booted."} | Get-ViEvent -entity $esxis -Start (Get-Date "10:00 10/09/2016") -Finish (Get-Date "15:00 10/09/2016") -MaxSamples ([int]::MaxValue) | Where {$_.FullFormattedMessage -eq "Host has booted."} | ||
</pre> | |||
Example output: | |||
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EventTypeId : esx.audit.host.boot | |||
Severity : | |||
Message : | |||
Arguments : | |||
ObjectId : host-155553 | |||
ObjectType : HostSystem | |||
ObjectName : vsphere-host-01 | |||
Fault : | |||
Key : 117978286 | |||
ChainId : 117978286 | |||
CreatedTime : 10/09/2016 13:11:21 | |||
UserName : | |||
Datacenter : VMware.Vim.DatacenterEventArgument | |||
ComputeResource : VMware.Vim.ComputeResourceEventArgument | |||
Host : VMware.Vim.HostEventArgument | |||
Vm : | |||
Ds : | |||
Net : | |||
Dvs : | |||
FullFormattedMessage : Host has booted. | |||
ChangeTag : | |||
DynamicType : | |||
DynamicProperty : | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 15 March 2019
Powercli
Useful Commands
Update vmTools with no reboot
Get-VM "<vm_name>" | Update-Tools -NoReboot
Create snapshot
new-snapshot -vm <vm_name> -name snapshot_test
Remove snapshot
get-snapshot -vm <vm_name> | remove-snapshot
vMotion
get-vm -Name <vm_name> | move-vm -Destination <hostname_or_host_ip>
Storage vMotion
Get-VM "<vm_name>" | Move-VM -Datastore <datastore_name>
List all virtual machines with snapshots
get-vm | get-snapshot | format-list vm,name
List vmx file locations for vm's
Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine | % { $_.Config.Files.VmPathName }
Get host boot up time/date
$esxis = Get-VMHost
Get-ViEvent -entity $esxis -Start (Get-Date "10:00 10/09/2016") -Finish (Get-Date "15:00 10/09/2016") -MaxSamples ([int]::MaxValue) | Where {$_.FullFormattedMessage -eq "Host has booted."}
Example output:
EventTypeId : esx.audit.host.boot Severity : Message : Arguments : ObjectId : host-155553 ObjectType : HostSystem ObjectName : vsphere-host-01 Fault : Key : 117978286 ChainId : 117978286 CreatedTime : 10/09/2016 13:11:21 UserName : Datacenter : VMware.Vim.DatacenterEventArgument ComputeResource : VMware.Vim.ComputeResourceEventArgument Host : VMware.Vim.HostEventArgument Vm : Ds : Net : Dvs : FullFormattedMessage : Host has booted. ChangeTag : DynamicType : DynamicProperty :