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Get-VM | Get-OMResource | Get-OMStat | Select-Object | Sort-Object

Create an array of VMs and sort on OMStat Key value fails. Goal is highest Value at top of array/list of VMs.

[array]($vms2rs = Get-VM -Tag yes | where{(Get-VM -Tag test).Name -Contains $_.Name}).Name

ForEach ($item in $vms2rs) {
$Name = $item.Name
[array]($deltascore = Get-VM -Name $Name | Get-OMResource |
Get-OMStat -Key "Super Metric|sm_6dcf4b1d-fa56-4119-bef8-b197df54b70a" -From ([DateTime]::Now).AddMinutes(-120) |
Select-Object Resource, Value -Last 1 | Sort-Object Value)
}

Output:

rhel79-test
2016test
tstviewcs
tstviewss

Resource : rhel79-test
Value : 2


Resource : 2016test
Value : 5


Resource : tstviewcs
Value : 6


Resource : tstviewss
Value : 3

 

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I think there was a mistake in that code, try like this

$data = ForEach ($item in $vms2rs) {
  $Name = $item.Name
  Get-VM -Name $Name | Get-OMResource |
  Get-OMStat -Key "Super Metric|sm_6dcf4b1d-fa56-4119-bef8-b197df54b70a" -From ([DateTime]::Now).AddMinutes(-120) |
  Select-Object @{N='VM';E={$name}},Resource, Value -Last 1
  }
$data | Sort-Object -Property Value | select -Property VM

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You only take the last sample returned by Get-OMStat.
With the -Last 1 the Sort-Object doesn't really make any sense


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I only want to know the latest, real-time value of the supermetric, and sort on that. Removing the -Last 1 from the Select-Object returns all values of the supermetric from vrops.

***-rhel79-test
*****2016test
***tstviewcs
***tstviewss

Resource : ***-rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : ***-rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : ***-rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : ***-rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : ***-rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : ***-rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : ***-rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : ***-rhel79-test
Value : 2
Ad Infinitum...

 

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But if you want the highest value you should first do the sort, and then select the last one.
Now you are only providing 1 object to the sort.


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I probably didn't explain the desired result well enough: I'm attempting to get a list of VMs from vCenter, get the latest value of a supermetric for each VM from vROps, and sort the list of VMs based on that latest supermetric value. For example, I get VMx, VMy, and VMz from vCenter, I get a supermetric value of 2 for VMx, 7 for VMy, and 5 for VMz. I want to make an array or a list of the VMs with VMy first, VMz second, and VMx third.

VMy 7

VMz 5

VMx 2

Make sense? I'm probably doing it the wrong way, so I'm happy to take suggestions.

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I don't want to sort on the range of supermetric values that vrops returms for one VM and pick the highest one. I want to take the latest supermetric value from vrops and sort my list of VMs on that..

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In that case your sort is still out of place.
You will have to sort on the value after the foreach loop on all returned objects


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Ok, sort after the for loop:

ForEach ($item in $vms2rs) {
$Name = $item.Name
[array]($deltascore = Get-VM -Name $Name | Get-OMResource |
Get-OMStat -Key "Super Metric|sm_6dcf4b1d-fa56-4119-bef8-b197df54b70a" -From ([DateTime]::Now).AddMinutes(-120) |
Select-Object Resource, Value -Last 1)
}
Sort-Object -Property Value

Returns:
oit-rhel79-test
2016test
oittstviewcs
oittstviewss

Resource : rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : 2016test
Value : 5
Resource : tstviewcs
Value : 6
Resource : tstviewss
Value : 3

Desired output would be 
6
5
3
2

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More specifically:
tstviewcs
2016test
tstviewss
rhel79-test

In that order

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Since foreach doesn't place anything in the pipeline, you didn't sort anything.
Try something like this

$data = ForEach ($item in $vms2rs) {
  $Name = $item.Name
  [array]($deltascore = Get-VM -Name $Name | Get-OMResource |
  Get-OMStat -Key "Super Metric|sm_6dcf4b1d-fa56-4119-bef8-b197df54b70a" -From ([DateTime]::Now).AddMinutes(-120) |
  Select-Object Resource, Value -Last 1)
  }
$data | Sort-Object -Property Value


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Yes, that works, and thank you:

rhel79-test
2016test
tstviewcs
tstviewss

Resource : rhel79-test
Value : 2
Resource : tstviewss
Value : 3
Resource : 2016test
Value : 5
Resource : tstviewcs
Value : 6

Two questions: How can we return just the VM names? And more generally, when posting a new question to the board, should I post only my question like "How do I Get VMs from vCenter and sort on vROps supermetrics"? Or should I post my attempt at the script along with what I am solving for like I did in this discussion?

Thanks again.

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Something like this

$data = ForEach ($item in $vms2rs) {
  $Name = $item.Name
  [array]($deltascore = Get-VM -Name $Name | Get-OMResource |
  Get-OMStat -Key "Super Metric|sm_6dcf4b1d-fa56-4119-bef8-b197df54b70a" -From ([DateTime]::Now).AddMinutes(-120) |
  Select-Object @{N='VM';E={$name}},Resource, Value -Last 1)
  }
$data | Sort-Object -Property Value | select -Property VM


I always prefer when the one asking a question has at least tried to find a solution.
Just posting a question for a script makes this community look too much like a scripting service.
And I will, most of the time, reply with "What have you already tried?"


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$data | Sort-Object -Property Value | select -Property VM

returned:
VM :
VM :
VM :
VM :

I tried $data | Sort-Object -Property Value -Descending | Select Resource
that returned:
Resource : tstviewcs
Resource : 2016test
Resource : tstviewss
Resource : rhel79-test

Now if I could just get the VM names without "Resource :"

And last question: do I mark responses with "correct answer" or do you?
Thanks

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I think there was a mistake in that code, try like this

$data = ForEach ($item in $vms2rs) {
  $Name = $item.Name
  Get-VM -Name $Name | Get-OMResource |
  Get-OMStat -Key "Super Metric|sm_6dcf4b1d-fa56-4119-bef8-b197df54b70a" -From ([DateTime]::Now).AddMinutes(-120) |
  Select-Object @{N='VM';E={$name}},Resource, Value -Last 1
  }
$data | Sort-Object -Property Value | select -Property VM

Normally the one who asks the question marks the correct answer.


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Thank you. Much appreciated.

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