how to i find if my list of vms have usb/floppy/cdrom attached?

[tdubb123]

how to i find if my list of vms have usb/floppy/cdrom attached?

[LucD]

Use a script

[tdubb123]

how do i feed my list of vms from txt file to this?

Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine -Property Name,'Config.Hardware' | Where-Object { $_.Config.Hardware.Device.Where({$_.gettype().name -match 'VirtualUSBController'}) } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name

[LucD · Accepted solution]

The Filter parameter on the Get-View cmdlet accepts a RegEx on the right-hand side.
You can use the RegEx or operator.

$vmNames = (Get-Content -Path .\vmnames.txt) -join '|'
Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine -Property Name,'Config.Hardware' -Filter @{Name=$vmNames} | 
Where-Object { $_.Config.Hardware.Device.Where({$_.gettype().name -match 'VirtualUSBController'}) } | 
Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name

[tdubb123]

nice. Thanks Luc