Getting Blank Output without any Error

[ganapa2000]

Hi,

I am trying to get the VMs which has more than 1 NIC card with its detailed info. I tried using below and getting blank output.

Please help!!

Get-VM -PipelineVariable vm | Get-NetworkAdapter | Where-Object {$_.Parent.NetworkAdapters.Count -gt 1} |
Select @{N='Folder';E={$vm.Folder}},
@{N='VM';E={$vm.Name}},
@{N="VM PowerState";E={($vm.PowerState)}},
@{N="Operating System"; E={@($vm.guest.OSFullName)}},
@{N='NW_Name';E={$_.Name}},
@{N="Port Group"; E={$_.NetworkName}},
@{N="IP Address";E={$nic = $_; ($vm.Guest.Nics | where{$_.Device.Name -eq $nic.Name}).IPAddress -join '|'}},
@{N='MAC_Address';E={$_.MacAddress}},
@{N='MAC_Model';E={$_.Type}},
@{N='MAC_Mode';E={$_.extensiondata.AddressType}},
@{N='Connected';E={$_.extensiondata.Connectable.Connected}},
@{N='Status';E={$_.extensiondata.Connectable.Status}} | ft -auto

[LucD · Accepted solution]

There is no NetworkAdapters property on the VM object.

You could do any of the following.

No VMware Tools installed or VM powered off.

Get-VM -PipelineVariable vm |
Where-Object { ($vm.ExtensionData.Config.Hardware.Device.where{ $_ -is [VMware.Vim.VirtualEthernetCard] }).Count -gt 1 } |
Get-NetworkAdapter |
Select @{N='Folder';E={$vm.Folder}},
@{N='VM';E={$vm.Name}},
@{N="VM PowerState";E={($vm.PowerState)}},
@{N="Operating System"; E={@($vm.guest.OSFullName)}},
@{N='NW_Name';E={$_.Name}},
@{N="Port Group"; E={$_.NetworkName}},
@{N="IP Address";E={$nic = $_; ($vm.Guest.Nics | where{$_.Device.Name -eq $nic.Name}).IPAddress -join '|'}},
@{N='MAC_Address';E={$_.MacAddress}},
@{N='MAC_Model';E={$_.Type}},
@{N='MAC_Mode';E={$_.extensiondata.AddressType}},
@{N='Connected';E={$_.extensiondata.Connectable.Connected}},
@{N='Status';E={$_.extensiondata.Connectable.Status}} | ft -auto

With VMware Tools installed and the VM is powered on.

Get-VM -PipelineVariable vm |
Where-Object { $_.Guest.Nics.Count -gt 1 } |
Get-NetworkAdapter |
Select @{N='Folder';E={$vm.Folder}},
@{N='VM';E={$vm.Name}},
@{N="VM PowerState";E={($vm.PowerState)}},
@{N="Operating System"; E={@($vm.guest.OSFullName)}},
@{N='NW_Name';E={$_.Name}},
@{N="Port Group"; E={$_.NetworkName}},
@{N="IP Address";E={$nic = $_; ($vm.Guest.Nics | where{$_.Device.Name -eq $nic.Name}).IPAddress -join '|'}},
@{N='MAC_Address';E={$_.MacAddress}},
@{N='MAC_Model';E={$_.Type}},
@{N='MAC_Mode';E={$_.extensiondata.AddressType}},
@{N='Connected';E={$_.extensiondata.Connectable.Connected}},
@{N='Status';E={$_.extensiondata.Connectable.Status}} | ft -auto

[ganapa2000]

LucD,

I tried the below one, this is showing all the VMs which has more than 1 nic along with VMs which dont have more than 1 nic.

Get-VM -PipelineVariable vm |
Where-Object { $_.Guest.Nics.Count -gt 1 } |
Get-NetworkAdapter |
Select @{N='Folder';E={$vm.Folder}},
@{N='VM';E={$vm.Name}},
@{N="VM PowerState";E={($vm.PowerState)}},
@{N="Operating System"; E={@($vm.guest.OSFullName)}},
@{N='NW_Name';E={$_.Name}},
@{N="Port Group"; E={$_.NetworkName}},
@{N="IP Address";E={$nic = $_; ($vm.Guest.Nics | where{$_.Device.Name -eq $nic.Name}).IPAddress -join '|'}},
@{N='MAC_Address';E={$_.MacAddress}},
@{N='MAC_Model';E={$_.Type}},
@{N='MAC_Mode';E={$_.extensiondata.AddressType}},
@{N='Connected';E={$_.extensiondata.Connectable.Connected}},
@{N='Status';E={$_.extensiondata.Connectable.Status}} | ft -auto

[LucD]

I see a couple of those as well.
In my case that is caused by the Guest OS having one or more "ghost" network adapters.

The other option, based on ExtensionData.Config.Hardware is what vSphere sees, not what the Guest OS shows.

[ganapa2000]

Now I got it. Thank you very much LucD 🙂