Get-VirtualSwitch on VM return only 1 info

[BigMax]

Hello at all,

i try to use VI Toolkit 4 Win.

When i use Get-VirtualSwitch, i receive anly 1 info, but my VM have 3 Network.

Example:

$MyVC = Get-VC <myserver>

$MyVM = Ge-VM "VIRTUALCENTER"

Get-NetworkAdapter $MyVM

MacAddress : 00:50:56:a9:73:8c

WakeOnLanEnabled : False

NetworkName : Lan0

ConnectionState : VMware.VimAutomation.Client20.ConnectInfoImpl

ID : VirtualMachine-vm-1442/4000

Name : Network Adapter 1

MacAddress : 00:50:56:a9:67:c4

WakeOnLanEnabled : False

NetworkName : Isolate0 TAG

ConnectionState : VMware.VimAutomation.Client20.ConnectInfoImpl

ID : VirtualMachine-vm-1442/4001

Name : Network Adapter 2

MacAddress : 00:0c:29:ca:f5:13

WakeOnLanEnabled : True

NetworkName : Isolate0

ConnectionState : VMware.VimAutomation.Client20.ConnectInfoImpl

ID : VirtualMachine-vm-1442/4002

Name : Network Adapter 3

Get-VirtualSwitch -VM $MyVM

vSwitch0 32 22 0 key-vim.host.VirtualSwitch-...

Moreover, how can I have the association PortGroup on vSwitch?

Thanks to all

BigMax

[admin]

Do you want to use Get-VMHostNetwork rather than Get-VirtualSwitch?

[BigMax]

Hello c_shanklin,

thanks, but i need to found VirtualMachine VNetCard -> PortGroup -> VirtualSwitch -> Physical NetCard.

Example:

VM FreeSCO with 2 VNetCard, 1 on PortGroup LAN0 on vSwitch1 on Physical NetCard vmnic0, 1 on PortGroup DMZ0 on vSwitch2 on Physical NetCard vmnic1.

I have found associaton with VNetCard -> PortGroup and association with VirtualSwitch -> Physical NetCard, but no PortGroup -> VirtualSwitch.

The command Get-VirtualSwitch, as described in the 'help, should see a list of VirtualSwitch used by a VM, but always displays only the first.

The command Get-VMHostNetwork Instead, always return the full networking by Host, but no portgroup.

[LucD]

To get the link vNic - Portgroup - vSwitch - pNIC one has to revert to the SDK.

This script is a quick and dirty attempt to list this link for all guests.

Get-VM | %{Get-View $_.ID} | %{
  write-host "VM : " $_.Name
  foreach($nicImpl in $_.Network){
    $nic = Get-View $nicImpl
    Write-Host "Portgroup : " $nic.Name
    $esx = Get-View $nic.Host[0]
    foreach($hnet in $esx.Config.Network.Portgroup){
      <b>if</b>($hnet.Spec.Name -eq $nic.Name){
        Write-Host "vSwitch : " $hnet.Spec.VswitchName
        <b>if</b>($hnet.ComputedPolicy.NicTeaming.NicOrder.ActiveNic -is [array]){
          foreach($pnic in $hnet.ComputedPolicy.NicTeaming.NicOrder.ActiveNic){
            Write-Host "pNIC : " $pnic
	  }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Since a portgroup can be defined on multiple ESX servers (clustering) I use by default the first ESX server to get at the portgroup and pNICs.

[BigMax]

Hello LucD,

thanks for replay.

I test your script, but always i receive a "MoRef is null".

I try this:

Get-vc <myserver>

$MyVM = Get-VM VirtualCenter

$MyView1 = Get-View $MyVM.ID

Get-View $MyView1.Network generate error MoRef is null

$MyView1.Name is empty.

I'm something wrong?

Thanks

[LucD]

Are you testing this from within the PowerShellPlus editor ?

Can you stop/start your PowerShellPlus session and try again.

Or test under a "VMware VI Toolkit (for Windows)" session.

[BigMax]

Hi LucD,

i test in VMWare VI Toolkit (For WIndows) session (ps1 file), but receive error.

When i test on PowerGUI script editor, script work!

Thanks 4 help.

[LucD]

Did you also try after a stop/start of the "VMware VI Toolkit (For Windows)" session ?

[BigMax]

Hi LucD,

oops, my bad.

I Stop and start session and ... ok, all work.

Thanks.