Error, while running the powershell script.

[ganapa2000]

I am a newbie to Powershell, Please help, as I am getting below error while running the script

Get-VM sql01 | Select Name, PowerState,

@{N="IP Address";E={@($_.guest.IPAddress[0])}}, `

@{N="Cluster";E={Get-Cluster -VM $_}}, `

@{N="ESX Host";E={Get-VMHost -VM $_}}, `

@{N="Folder";E={$_.Folder.Name}}, `

@{N="Datastore";E={Get-Datastore -VM $_}} | `

@{N="Disk Size";E={Get-HardDisk -VM $_ | Measure-Object -Property CapacityGB -Sum | Select -ExpandProperty Sum}} | `

Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation C:\VM.csv

I am getting the below error, please help

At C:\VM.ps1:7 char:1

+ @{N="Disk Size";E={Get-HardDisk -VM $_ | Measure-Object -Property CapacityGB -Su ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Expressions are only allowed as the first element of a pipeline.

    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParseException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ExpressionsMustBeFirstInPipeline

[LucD]

Try like this

There was an extra pipe symbol on line 6.

No need to have a tick mark when the line ends with a comma or pipe symbol.

Get-VM sql01 | Select Name, PowerState,

@{N="IP Address";E={@($_.guest.IPAddress[0])}},

@{N="Cluster";E={Get-Cluster -VM $_}},

@{N="ESX Host";E={Get-VMHost -VM $_}},

@{N="Folder";E={$_.Folder.Name}},

@{N="Datastore";E={Get-Datastore -VM $_}},

@{N="Disk Size";E={Get-HardDisk -VM $_ | Measure-Object -Property CapacityGB -Sum | Select -ExpandProperty Sum}} |

Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation C:\VM.csv

[ganapa2000]

Thanks a lot for your quick reply.

I would like to list Harddisks and RDM`s along with its size. how do I get ?

Please help.