Is it Possible to get vcenter/host info from .vmx file

[Sany_1973]

Hi,

Is it possible to get the details for registered vcenter / host info from the VM's .vmx file?

Thanks

[LucD]

Afaik, that would require accessing the vCenter database.

And the schema for the vCenter databse is not public.

[Sany_1973]

Just Checking, when we register a VM to a vCenter, it is writing any info about the vCenter/Host to .VMX file (like UUID)

[LucD]

Yes, afaik the vc.uuid is changed.

[Sany_1973]

So by looking a vmx file, we can't say whether it registered with a vCenter?

[LucD]

No, when you unregister a VM, the vc.uuid entry is not cleared or removed.
Only when it will be registered to a vCenter will the vc.uuid value be updated.

The only thing you can conclude from the vc.uuid is that the VM is or was registered to a vCenter.