finding and deleting snapshot_powercli(get-view)

[jvm2016]

Hi Luc ,

could you check the following code. this is to find vms with snapshot in cluster using get-view commands and then delet it .

i have issue in blue color line where in i want to call method to delete snapshot as i cant use $vm_snapshot|remove-snapshot .

what method and how to find it in api explorer or anywhere else.

also this is how  i want to remediate our environent and this is one of the requirements.

$conn=$global:defaultviserver

if ($conn -cne $null)

{

write-output "there is already session to" $conn.name

disconnect-viserver "*" -force -confirm:$true

}

$vc=read-host "provide the vcenter name"

connect-viserver -server $vc -username "administrator@vsphere.local" -password ""

$cluster ="provide the cluster name"

$vm_snapshot=Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine -Property Name,snapshot -SearchRoot $cluster.MoRef|?{$_.snapshot -cne $null}

$vm_snapshot.name

$rem=read-host "do yu want to remediate it"

if ($rem -eq "yes")

{

write-output "deleting snapshot please wait"

$vm_snapshot.RemoveAllSnapshots

}

thanks for your help .

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Try like this.

A method call shall always have parenthesis, and this specific method requires 1 parameter, to say if consolidation is needed or not.

$conn=$global:defaultviserver

if ($conn -cne $null)

{

    Write-Output "there is already session to" $conn.name

    Disconnect-VIServer "*" -force -confirm:$true

}

$vc=Read-Host "provide the vcenter name"

Connect-VIServer -server $vc -username "administrator@vsphere.local" -password ""

$cluster ="provide the cluster name"

Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine -Property Name,snapshot -SearchRoot $cluster.MoRef |?{$_.snapshot -cne $null} | %{

    $_.name

    $rem=Read-Host "do you want to remediate it"

    if ($rem -eq "yes")

    {

        Write-Output "deleting snapshot please wait"

        $_.RemoveAllSnapshots($true)

    }

}

[jvm2016]

thanks  Luc it worked.

is the below document  and powercli screenshot related to this method ?? .its little harder to understand initially.

vSphere Web Service API - VMware API Explorer - VMware {code}

[LucD]

Correct, hat's where the methods on the vSphere objects are documented.

There is also a Programmer's Guide, that helps understanding the concept a bit.

But no PowerCLI examples I'm afraid.

[jvm2016]

Thanks ,

iam checking this .