VMWare Tools "Set to Manual" Scirpt

[billymonroe]

Good Morning,

I'm having some trouble building a Power CLI script to set all VM's in each "Datacenter" to manual.  I do not want the option checked where it checks for updated tools and powercycle option.  If anyone has a script out there "That Works", I would be extremely appreciative.

Thanks,

billy

[RvdNieuwendijk · Accepted solution]

Hi Billy,

the following PowerCLI script will set the option "Check and upgrade Tools during power cycling" to manual for all of your virtual machines.

$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

$spec.tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo

$spec.tools.toolsUpgradePolicy = "manual"

Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine -Filter @{"Config.Template"="False";"Config.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy"="^((?!manual).*)$"} | `

ForEach-Object {

  if ($_) {

    $_.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)

  }

}

[billymonroe]

Thanks a bunch!!! That worked!  I also appreciate your quick response.

[billymonroe]

Actually to change it back to enabled, do I just use "automatic" instead of manual?

[RvdNieuwendijk]

To change it back to enabled, you have to replace "manual" by "upgradeAtPowerCycle" on two places in the script.