Get-VIEvent "vSphere HA restarted virtual machine"

[vin01]

Hi floks

Can anyone help me to complete this script

Get-Cluster "test" |Get-VM | Get-VIEvent |Where-Object {$_.FullFormattedMessage -LIKE 'vSphere HA restarted virtual machine *'} |select ObjectName,@{N="IP addr";E={($_.Guest.IpAddress)}},CreatedTime,FullFormattedMessage

Out put :

ObjectName                          IP addr                             CreatedTime                        FullFormattedMessage             

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

VM1                                                         05-Sep-14 4:14:29 PM               vSphere HA restarted virtual ma...

VM2                                                           05-Sep-14 4:14:25 PM               vSphere HA restarted virtual ma...

VM3                                                       05-Sep-14 4:14:25 PM               vSphere HA restarted virtual ma...

Unable to get ipaddress on this script.

pls provide if any good script to get vSphere HA restarted event  when host failure.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Try like this

Get-Cluster "test" | Get-VM |

Get-VIEvent |

where {$_.FullFormattedMessage -match "vSphere HA restarted virtual machine"} |

select ObjectName,@{N="IP addr";E={(Get-view -Id $_.Vm.Vm).Guest.IpAddress}},CreatedTime,FullFormattedMessage 

Not sure which property you are trying to get with ObjectName.

[vin01]

Thanks guru I will try this..when I try with Get-VIEvent for a single vm in object name property I got VM name so I selected objectname,I'm learner just stared to develop few scripts..Ignore if  any mistake and is this  correct way to find VMs which are restated by HA after host failure in a cluster or any better way pls suggest.I need output as given above

[vin01]

Hi Luc

Still not showing IP address with the given script in output.

Below is the attached output.

[LucD]

Most of the values under the Guest property depend on the fact that the VMware Tools are installed.

Is that the case ? Are the VMware Tools installed ?

[vin01]

Yes Luc, Tool are OK for these vms.

[LucD]

There was a typo in the previous code, I corrected it.

Please try again.

[vin01]

Excellent Luc It works perfectly.A small info is this correct way to find VMs which are restated by HA after host failure in a cluster or any better suggession.

[LucD]

Your method is ok (there is no "best" solution in PowerShell).

But I would test on the EventTypeId, that would make the script more independent of the string format in future vSphere releases.

As a matter of fact, I have a post on exactly this. See HA VM failover tracking

With my Get-VIEventPlus function you can directly specify the EventTypeId

[vin01]

Thanks Luc for update.Ill go through the link given.