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DavidMcKnight
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List VMs that are replicated from linked clone.

So I've created a bunch of VMs using Linked Clones with PowerCLI (no View).  That works great.  I want a way to list the VMs that are tied to a particular snapshot on a particular replica.  I found code that will let me check if particular VM is a linked clone and what replica VM it is based on but I can't figure out how to go the other direction.  From the replica to it snapshots to the VMs that are linked to that snapshot.

Any idea on where to start?

Thanks,

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LucD
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Have a look at Listing all linked clones on your vCenter Server


Blog: lucd.info  Twitter: @LucD22  Co-author PowerCLI Reference

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DavidMcKnight
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Right, that's the code that will let me check if particular VM is a linked clone.  Having to chew through hundreds of VMs to find a hand full that are associated to a particular replica sounds very inefficient.  I was hoping there was some property of some variable on the replica's end I could query.  If this is all I have to work with then so be it.

Thanks.

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