script to check a setting in a vmx file for specific entry

[sachink0312]

HI Friends,

I am wondering if it is possible to check the specific entry in VMX file through powercli script. Actually i wanted to search set of VMs which has "scsi0:1.writeThrough = "true" in VMX file. Can you guys please help me.

[life4dummies]

It downloaded/create a dpacsdicmp01.vmx file, but it's blank.

[LucD]

And is there something in the VMX file on the source datastore?

[life4dummies]

Yep. Full of all of the normal info, including the string I'm searching for.

[life4dummies]

Any chance I could be missing a PS module that is required, or something like that?

[LucD]

What does this how?

Get-Module -Name VMware* -ListAvailable

[life4dummies]

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands                                                                          

---------- -------    ----                                ----------------                                                                          

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.DeployAutomation             {Add-DeployRule, Add-ProxyServer, Add-ScriptBundle, Copy-DeployRule...}                   

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.ImageBuilder                 {Add-EsxSoftwareDepot, Add-EsxSoftwarePackage, Compare-EsxImageProfile, Export-EsxImageP...

Manifest   6.5.3.6... VMware.PowerCLI                                                                                                               

Binary     6.5.3.6... VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core       {Connect-CisServer, Disconnect-CisServer, Get-CisService}                                 

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud          {Add-CIDatastore, Connect-CIServer, Disconnect-CIServer, Get-Catalog...}                  

Manifest   6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Common                                                                                                   

Binary     6.5.2.6... VMware.VimAutomation.Core           {Add-PassthroughDevice, Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VMHost, Add-VMHostN...

Binary     6.0.0.5... VMware.VimAutomation.HA             Get-DrmInfo                                                                               

Binary     7.1.0.5... VMware.VimAutomation.HorizonView    {Connect-HVServer, Disconnect-HVServer}                                                   

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.License        Get-LicenseDataManager                                                                    

Binary     2.0.0.6... VMware.VimAutomation.Nsxt           {Connect-NsxtServer, Disconnect-NsxtServer, Get-NsxtService}                              

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.PCloud         {Connect-PIServer, Disconnect-PIServer, Get-PIComputeInstance, Get-PIDatacenter}          

Manifest   1.0.0.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk            {Get-PSVersion, Get-InstallPath}                                                          

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Srm            {Connect-SrmServer, Disconnect-SrmServer}                                                 

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Storage        {Copy-VDisk, Export-SpbmStoragePolicy, Get-NfsUser, Get-SpbmCapability...}                

Script     1.0        VMware.VimAutomation.StorageUtility Update-VmfsDatastore                                                                      

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.Vds            {Add-VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter, Add-VDSwitchVMHost, Export-VDPortGroup, Export-VDSw...

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VimAutomation.vROps          {Connect-OMServer, Disconnect-OMServer, Get-OMAlert, Get-OMAlertDefinition...}            

Binary     6.5.1.5... VMware.VumAutomation                {Add-EntityBaseline, Copy-Patch, Get-Baseline, Get-Compliance...}        

[life4dummies]

Welp, I owe you a case of beer.

Turns out, the VDI which I was running these commands from has/had an outdated version or was missing something. Went to a mgmt server with VScode, script ran fine.

THANK YOU for all of your help. So sorry for wasting your time.

[LucD]

No problem, glad you found the solution

[Faizan2]

@LucD  Hi Lucd ,

Can you please help if I want to make change in .VMX file using Powercli in same script ?

I want to set one property of VM as:   uuid.action = "keep"

[LucD]

That kind of question was already answered a couple of times in this community.
See Solved: modifiy the vmx file by copying it to local - VMware Technology Network VMTN

and how can modify/change key in VMX file - VMware Technology Network VMTN