get-template guestOS

[MRoushdy]

I'd like to get the GuestOS of a template.

One more, how could I learn about the "library", or reference of "ExtensionData.xx"?

Thank you,

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Since a template normally doesn't hold the information obtained by the VMware Tools, you can only discover the configured guest OS.

Like this

Get-Template |

Select-Object Name,

   @{N = 'OSConfigured'; E = { $_.ExtensionData.Config.GuestId } }

The ExtensionData maps the information contained in the vSphere objects.

These are documented in the VMware vSphere API Reference Documentation

There is a VMware vSphere Web Services SDK Programming Guide but that one is not really geared towards PowerCLI users.

There is a chapter on the use of the API in the PowerCLI Reference.

[trevez]

Hey

This needs updating to get correct info- use :

Get-Template |Select-Object Name,@{N = 'OSConfigured'; E = { $_.ExtensionData.config.GuestFullName} }

[LucD]

I suspect you missed the 1st line of my reply "Since a template normally doesn't hold the information obtained by the VMware Tools, you can only discover the configured guest OS"

If the VM on which the template is based never had a chance to run the VMware Tools or the data obtained by the VMware Tools has expired, the GuestFullName property will be empty.

[trevez]

nope didnt miss it- just wanted to post what worked for me.

Now others trying to find this info will have alternate options to get OS info either way. Go team 🙂