Checking for VMware tools

[TheVMinator]

How can I modify this script to contain only the VMs that have VMware tools installed:

get-vm | where-object {$_ [checkfortools]}

Thanks!

[schepp]

Hi,

you can check different things as "installed" does not mean it's always good. The tools can be installed but can be old.

Here's an example of the different tool states you can check:

ToolsStatus         : toolsOld

ToolsVersionStatus  : guestToolsNeedUpgrade

ToolsVersionStatus2 : guestToolsTooOld

ToolsRunningStatus  : guestToolsRunning

And here's a snippet example on how to check it:

get-vm | Where-Object { (get-vm -Name $_.name).Extensiondata.Summary.Guest.ToolsStatus -eq "toolsOk" }

So you can build your own check that meets your requirements ( tools running/ old / need update / etc.)

Regards

[LucD]

Great explanation and script, but I think you can make it a bit faster by dropping 1 Get-VM

Get-VM | Where-Object { $_.Extensiondata.Summary.Guest.ToolsStatus -eq "toolsOk" }

[schepp]

Hey Luc,

I thought so too but when I tried it I got an error. Maybe it was just a typo

Thanks for stating this.

Tim