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    <title>topic Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764611#M13928</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have a powershell script that emails me daily each VM that has a snapshot and the snapshot name. It integrates with powerCLI.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I use it to clean up stale/obsolete snapshots other admins forget about.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Get-VM | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name | Out-File "C:\scripts\VMList.txt"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Get-Snapshot -VM (Get-Content C:\scripts\VMList.txt) | Select-Object VM,Name | Format-List | Out-file C:\scripts\ssmail.txt&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:45:43 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Cyberfed27</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2014-08-11T18:45:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764608#M13925</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Has anyone tried this? And or have been successful? Simply trying to retrieve all snapshots of VM's and generate a list.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:48:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764608#M13925</guid>
      <dc:creator>airinaga</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-08T17:48:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764609#M13926</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;you can use simply RVtools to findout the snapshots and snapshot vm. and aslo you can use power cli as below $myVMs = Get-VM $VMsWithSnaps = @() foreach ($vm in $myVMs) {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmView = $vm | Get-View&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; if ($vmView.snapshot -ne $null) {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Write-Host "VM $vm has a snapshot"&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $SnapshotEvents = Get-VIEvent -Entity $vm -type info -MaxSamples 1000 | Where {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $_.FullFormattedMessage.contains("Create virtual machine snapshot")}&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; try {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $user = $SnapshotEvents[0].UserName&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $time = $SnapshotEvents[0].CreatedTime&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; } catch [System.Exception] {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $user = $SnapshotEvents.UserName&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $time = $SnapshotEvents.CreatedTime&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VMInfo = “” | Select "VM","CreationDate","User"&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VMInfo."VM" = $vm.Name&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VMInfo."CreationDate" = $time&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VMInfo."User" = $user&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VMsWithSnaps += $VMInfo&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; } } $VMsWithSnaps | Sort CreationDate&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2014 08:29:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764609#M13926</guid>
      <dc:creator>dhanarajramesh</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-09T08:29:50Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764610#M13927</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Is it possible to send a generic email every time a snapshot is created to a designated email address, specifying the username of who created the snapshot and the VM the snapshot was created on?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks for all the help so far.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:16:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764610#M13927</guid>
      <dc:creator>airinaga</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-11T17:16:54Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764611#M13928</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have a powershell script that emails me daily each VM that has a snapshot and the snapshot name. It integrates with powerCLI.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I use it to clean up stale/obsolete snapshots other admins forget about.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Get-VM | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name | Out-File "C:\scripts\VMList.txt"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Get-Snapshot -VM (Get-Content C:\scripts\VMList.txt) | Select-Object VM,Name | Format-List | Out-file C:\scripts\ssmail.txt&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:45:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764611#M13928</guid>
      <dc:creator>Cyberfed27</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-11T18:45:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764612#M13929</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Awesome! that is exactly what I'm trying to do. Please excuse my inexperience with powerCLI as I am just figuring out how all of this works.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Is this how you are sending the report to yourself?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="alt2 number5 index4 line"&gt;&lt;CODE class="variable powershell"&gt;$Report&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="plain powershell"&gt;= &lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;CODE class="functions powershell"&gt;Get-VM&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="plain powershell"&gt;| &lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;CODE class="functions powershell"&gt;Sort-Object&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="color1 powershell"&gt;-Property&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="plain powershell"&gt;Name | &lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;CODE class="functions powershell"&gt;Out-String&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="alt1 number6 line index5"&gt;&lt;CODE class="functions powershell"&gt;Send-MailMessage&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="color1 powershell"&gt;-from&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="variable powershell"&gt;$MailSender&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="color1 powershell"&gt;-to&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="string powershell"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:you@yourdomain.com"&gt;you@yourdomain.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="color1 powershell"&gt;-subject&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="string powershell"&gt;"Sending the vSphere report"&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="color1 powershell"&gt;-body&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="variable powershell"&gt;$Report&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="color1 powershell"&gt;-smtpServer&lt;/CODE&gt; &lt;CODE class="variable powershell"&gt;$MailSmtpServer &lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="alt1 number6 line index5"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="alt1 number6 line index5"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="alt1 number6 line index5"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="alt1 number6 line index5"&gt;&lt;CODE class="variable powershell"&gt;Thanks for all the help!&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:59:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764612#M13929</guid>
      <dc:creator>airinaga</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-11T19:59:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764613#M13930</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Take the time to learn some basic powershell. PowerCLI is just powershell commands for VMware. Just an added module with a bunch of cmdlets.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Send-MailMessage -To "&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:email@domain.com"&gt;email@domain.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;" -From "&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:Noreply@domain.com"&gt;Noreply@domain.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;" -SmtpServer "IP address of email server or DNS name" - Subject "Snapshot Report" -Attachments C:\scripts\ssmail.txt&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:11:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764613#M13930</guid>
      <dc:creator>Cyberfed27</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-11T20:11:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764614#M13931</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;get-vm | get-snapshot | select name,vm,sizemb &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 23:19:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764614#M13931</guid>
      <dc:creator>warring</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-11T23:19:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764615#M13932</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;This is the Orchestrator community right? Here, did you see this thread - and package I provided?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://communities.vmware.com/thread/483628"&gt;List all snapshots wth orchestator with&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:55:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764615#M13932</guid>
      <dc:creator>Burke-</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-12T14:55:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764616#M13933</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Hey there, Thanks for all the help so far. This is what I have for my snapshot report:&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$&lt;SPAN&gt;myVMs&lt;/SPAN&gt; = Get-&lt;SPAN&gt;VM&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$&lt;SPAN&gt;VMsWithSnaps&lt;/SPAN&gt; = @()&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;foreach&lt;/SPAN&gt; ($&lt;SPAN&gt;vm&lt;/SPAN&gt; in $&lt;SPAN&gt;myVMs&lt;/SPAN&gt;) {&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $&lt;SPAN&gt;vmView&lt;/SPAN&gt; = $&lt;SPAN&gt;vm&lt;/SPAN&gt; | Get-View&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; if ($&lt;SPAN&gt;vmView&lt;/SPAN&gt;.snapshot -&lt;SPAN&gt;ne&lt;/SPAN&gt; $null) {&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Write-Host "&lt;SPAN&gt;VM&lt;/SPAN&gt; $&lt;SPAN&gt;vm&lt;/SPAN&gt; has a snapshot"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $&lt;SPAN&gt;SnapshotEvents&lt;/SPAN&gt; = Get-&lt;SPAN&gt;VIEvent&lt;/SPAN&gt; -Entity $&lt;SPAN&gt;vm&lt;/SPAN&gt; -type info -&lt;SPAN&gt;MaxSamples&lt;/SPAN&gt; 1000 | Where { &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $_.&lt;SPAN&gt;FullFormattedMessage&lt;/SPAN&gt;.contains("Create virtual machine snapshot")}&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; try {&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $user = $&lt;SPAN&gt;SnapshotEvents&lt;/SPAN&gt;[0].&lt;SPAN&gt;UserName&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $time = $&lt;SPAN&gt;SnapshotEvents&lt;/SPAN&gt;[0].&lt;SPAN&gt;CreatedTime&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; } catch [System.Exception] {&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $user = $&lt;SPAN&gt;SnapshotEvents&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;UserName&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $time = $&lt;SPAN&gt;SnapshotEvents&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;CreatedTime&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $&lt;SPAN&gt;VMInfo&lt;/SPAN&gt; = “” | Select "&lt;SPAN&gt;VM&lt;/SPAN&gt;","&lt;SPAN&gt;CreationDate&lt;/SPAN&gt;","User"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $&lt;SPAN&gt;VMInfo&lt;/SPAN&gt;."&lt;SPAN&gt;VM&lt;/SPAN&gt;" = $&lt;SPAN&gt;vm&lt;/SPAN&gt;.Name&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $&lt;SPAN&gt;VMInfo&lt;/SPAN&gt;."&lt;SPAN&gt;CreationDate&lt;/SPAN&gt;" = $time&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $&lt;SPAN&gt;VMInfo&lt;/SPAN&gt;."User" = $user&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $&lt;SPAN&gt;VMsWithSnaps&lt;/SPAN&gt; += $&lt;SPAN&gt;VMInfo&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Get-&lt;SPAN&gt;VM&lt;/SPAN&gt; | Select-Object -&lt;SPAN&gt;ExpandProperty&lt;/SPAN&gt; Name | Out-File "&lt;SPAN&gt;C&lt;/SPAN&gt;:\scripts\&lt;SPAN&gt;VMList&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;txt&lt;/SPAN&gt;"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Get-Snapshot -&lt;SPAN&gt;VM&lt;/SPAN&gt; (Get-Content &lt;SPAN&gt;C&lt;/SPAN&gt;:\scripts\&lt;SPAN&gt;VMList&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;txt&lt;/SPAN&gt;) | Select-Object &lt;SPAN&gt;VM&lt;/SPAN&gt;,Name,Created,&lt;STRONG&gt;$user&lt;/STRONG&gt; | Format-List | Out-file &lt;SPAN&gt;C&lt;/SPAN&gt;:\scripts\&lt;SPAN&gt;ssmail&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;txt&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;}&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$&lt;SPAN&gt;VMsWithSnaps&lt;/SPAN&gt; | Sort &lt;SPAN&gt;CreationDate&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;*****************************************************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;This is my ssmail.txt output:&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;TABLE&gt;&lt;TBODY&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;VM&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: Lab-vCO VM&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;Name&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: test&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;Created&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: 8/7/2014 2:01:38 PM&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Adam: &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;TABLE&gt;&lt;TBODY&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;VM&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: Lab-vCO VM&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;Name&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: test1&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;Created&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: 8/11/2014 1:18:39 PM&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Adam:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;TABLE&gt;&lt;TBODY&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;VM&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: Lab-vCO VM&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;Name&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: test2&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;Created&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: 8/12/2014 9:38:36 AM&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Adam:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;TABLE&gt;&lt;TBODY&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;VM&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: Test VM&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;Name&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: test&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;Created&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;: 8/13/2014 9:49:42 AM&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Adam:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;********************************************************&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It seems that the last person to create a snapshot will have their username populated with every snapshot output. For example: It say's "Adam" created all the snapshots, when this is not true, any suggestions?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:09:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764616#M13933</guid>
      <dc:creator>airinaga</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-08-13T17:09:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764617#M13934</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Sorry for pushing up that article again...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In the past I was very happy with the Snapshot Reminder from &lt;A href="http://virtu-al.net/" title="http://virtu-al.net/"&gt;http://virtu-al.net/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;But now as I need some &lt;STRONG&gt;exclusions&lt;/STRONG&gt; in the reminder script, I did find the script of &lt;A href="http://iislogs.com/steveschofield/author/steveschofield/"&gt;Steve Schofield&lt;/A&gt; which also uses the &lt;STRONG&gt;"function &lt;SPAN style="text-align: left; color: #373737; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; float: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;GetSnapList"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt;As Backup makes a Snapshot for VBA every day, this function does not display the "REAL" Snapshot creation date (still old snapshot active) and not the Real User.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt;It displays the date of yesterday and the backupuser. Unusable! Any suggestions? Did you find a fix for this issue? &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:06:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/1764617#M13934</guid>
      <dc:creator>ChrZi</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-11-22T14:06:54Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve snapshots of all VM's</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/2891344#M25631</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I get the following error when I run the command from powershell:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;virtualMwsnapshots.ps1:1 char:50&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+ $myVMs = Get-VM $VMsWithSnaps = @() foreach ($vm in $myVMs) {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vm ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~~&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unexpected token 'in' in expression or statement.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;At C:\users\*******\desktop\virtualMwsnapshots.ps1:1 char:49&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+ $myVMs = Get-VM $VMsWithSnaps = @() foreach ($vm in $myVMs) {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vm ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Missing closing ')' in expression.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;At C:\users\********\desktop\virtualMwsnapshots.ps1:1 char:59&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+ $myVMs = Get-VM $VMsWithSnaps = @() foreach ($vm in $myVMs) {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vm ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unexpected token ')' in expression or statement.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;At C:\users\*******\desktop\virtualMwsnapshots.ps1:1 char:408&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+ ... y {&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $user = $SnapshotEvents[0].UserName&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $time = $Snap ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~~~~~&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unexpected token '$time' in expression or statement.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;At C:\users\*******\desktop\virtualMwsnapshots.ps1:1 char:541&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+ ...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $user = $SnapshotEvents.UserName&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $time = $Snap ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~~~~~&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unexpected token '$time' in expression or statement.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;At C:\users\******\desktop\virtualMwsnapshots.ps1:1 char:791&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+ ...&amp;nbsp; $user&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VMsWithSnaps += $VMInfo&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; } } $VMsWithSnaps | Sort&amp;nbsp; ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;+&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unexpected token '$VMsWithSnaps' in expression or statement.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; + CategoryInfo&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; : ParserError: (:) [], ParseException&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Aria-Automation/Retrieve-snapshots-of-all-VM-s/m-p/2891344#M25631</guid>
      <dc:creator>pedro2022</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-02-01T16:33:09Z</dc:date>
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