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Is there any powercli command or script available from which i can pull vcenter version and esxi host belogs to which vcenter server?

Is there any powercli command or script available from which i can pull vcenter version and esxi host belogs to which vcenter server?

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LucD
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Not sure if are looking for the ESXi version or the vCenter version.

Get-VMHost  |
Select Name,Version,@{N="vCenter";E={$_.ExtensionData.CLient.ServiceUrl.Split('/')[2]}}


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kunaludapi
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Many Thanks LucD,

Perfect, I tried it and able to pull vcenter name that esxi host belongs to.

I need to pull vCenter version, not esxi server version.

Regards,

Kunal udapi

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LucD
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Try something like this

foreach($esx in Get-VMHost){
 
$esx | Select Name,
 
@{N="vCenter";E={$_.ExtensionData.CLient.ServiceUrl.Split('/')[2]}},
 
@{N="vCenter version";E={
     
$global:DefaultVIServers |
     
where {$_.Name -eq ($esx.ExtensionData.CLient.ServiceUrl.Split('/')[2])} |
     
%{"$($_.Version) build $($_.Build)"}
    }}
}


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nava_thulasi39

Hi LucD,

It will be more helpful if you can please clarify this  'split line'

[vSphere PowerCLI] C:\> $h.ExtensionData.Client.ServiceUrl

https://vc01/sdk

So while spliting, $h.ExtensionData.Client.ServiceUrl.split('/')[2], how VC name becomes 3 rd value in the array.

1st value is https and 2nd value shows "blank"

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LucD
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Sure, the URL looks something like this "http://server/whatever"

By splitting on the '/' character, you will get an array of values:

1 - "http"

2 - empty string (there is nothing between the 2 slashes

3 - "server"

4 - ...

We want the servername, and since a PowerShell arrays start indexing from 0, we need to use the index 2 to get it.


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K_A1
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You can get the VC version with  $global:DefaultVIServer.ExtensionData.Content.About after you connect to VC

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justinbennett
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I liked this. I changed it a little so you can capture the output to a $variable and added the ESXi's version and build too.

$myESXiHosts = Get-VMHost | %{ $_ | Select Name,

  @{N="ESXi Version";E={"$($_.Version) build $($_.Build)"}},

  @{N="vCenter";E={$_.ExtensionData.CLient.ServiceUrl.Split('/')[2]}},

  @{N="vCenter version";E={

      $global:DefaultVIServers |

      where {$_.Name -eq ($_.ExtensionData.CLient.ServiceUrl.Split('/')[2])} |

      %{"$($_.Version) build $($_.Build)"}

    }}

}

PowerCLI/Get-ESXi-Hosts-and-vCenter-Builds.ps1 at master · cajeeper/PowerCLI · GitHub

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tdubb123
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Hi

Is there a way to get the output of the vcenter name as well with

$global:Defausltviservers.extensiondata.content.about | ft -auto

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tdubb123
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ok I think I got it.

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