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powershell command output include host name

GodfatherHTLF — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:18:32 GMT

when i use the fallowing command it outputs the results, but doesn't tell me what host the results happened on. How can i modify the command to display the name of the server/host that pairs w/ the output?

Get-VMhost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.logDirUnique | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value $True -Confirm:$False | ft -AutoSize

this is my output

I'd like another column that would state the server name.

Re: powershell command output include host name

LucD — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:32:36 GMT

With a calculated property you can access the $_.Entity.Name value

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.logDirUnique | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value $True -Confirm:$False | Select @{N='VMHost';E={$_.Entity.Name}},Name,Value,Type,Description | Format-Table -AutoSize

Re: powershell command output include host name

GodfatherHTLF — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:53:09 GMT

can we kind of break this down a bit, I'm kind of PowerShell dumb/noob.

When the Get-VMHost command gets piped into the Get-AdvancedSettings command is that executed for each host like a for next loop, or are the values all cached in something like an array and executed all at once after all vmhosts are contacted?

Re: powershell command output include host name

LucD — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:52:34 GMT

A PowerShell, and PowerCLI, cmdlet returns objects that are placed one-by-one in the pipeline.
That pipeline passes these objects, again one-by-one, to the next cmdlet in the chain.

A calculated property on a Select-Object cmdlet allows you to specify an expression (in the E part).
That expression can refer to a nested property, or can even a complete code block.