PowerCLI Function to get the version of ESX(i) VMware Tools corresponds to (Get-VMToolsMapped)

[Shoganator]

Hi all,

I made a fairly simple function for PowerCLI last night that will help you identify the version of ESX(i) that VMware Tools corresponds to. Usually it is easy enough to get the "Internal" build number of VMware Tools using PowerCLI (it can be exposed by using $var.ExtensionData.Config.Tools.ToolsVersion), however this is just a four digit internal build number of VMware Tools.

This script aims to provide you with an extra column of data to show the version of ESX/ESXi it corresponds to using a Switch statement. You can read more on my blog post for this function at http://www.shogan.co.uk/?p=1219

Here is a link to the Script/Document here on the communities site: http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-18645

Hope it is useful!

Cheers,

Sean

[alanrenouf]

Nice work Sean, thanks for sharing it.

[Shoganator]

Thanks Alan, (and thanks for pointing out Switch to me). Hope to share more as I learn and create more.

[bouke]

Nice and nifty little function - thanks for sharing!