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    <title>article Retrieve and Set VM Advanced Configuration (VMX) settings in VMware PowerCLI Documents</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/ta-p/2776563</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;UPDATE: From PowerCLI 5.1 these functions are no longer required as they have been included in the *-AdvancedSetting cmdlets.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The following functions are used to retrieve infromation from a VM or multiple VM's advanced configuration or VMX file and also used to Set a configuration for a single or multiple VMs.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Note: The first function was taken from the "VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference" book which can be found here: &lt;A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://PowerCLIBook.com"&gt;http://PowerCLIBook.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_code"&gt;function Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration { &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;lt;#&lt;BR /&gt;.SYNOPSIS&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Sets an advanced configuration setting (VMX Setting) for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.DESCRIPTION&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The function will set a VMX setting for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.NOTES&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Source:&amp;nbsp; Automating vSphere Administration&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Authors: Luc Dekens, Arnim van Lieshout, Jonathan Medd,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Alan Renouf, Glenn Sizemore&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Adjusted: 07 June 2012 by Alan Renouf to accept a list of options&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; A virtual machine or multiple virtual machines&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER Key&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The Key to use for the advanced configuration&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER Value&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The value of the key&lt;BR /&gt;.EXAMPLE 1&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -key log.rotatesize -value 10000&lt;BR /&gt;.EXAMPLE 2&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; $file = Import-Csv c:\tmp\Settings.txt -Header Key,Value&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -vm $VM -OptionList $file&lt;BR /&gt;#&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; param(&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vm,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [String]$key,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [String]$value,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [Array]$OptionList&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; )&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; process{ &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec = new-object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If ($OptionList) {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $OptionList | Foreach {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Values = new-object vmware.vim.optionvalue&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Values.key=$_.key&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Values.value=$_.value&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec.ExtraConfig += $Values&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Write-Host "Adding $($_.Key) = $($_.Value)"&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; } Else {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec.ExtraConfig += new-object VMware.Vim.OptionValue&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec.ExtraConfig[0].key = $key&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec.ExtraConfig[0].value = $value&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Write-Host "Adding $Key = $Value"&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; foreach ($singlevm in $vm) {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Task = ($singlevm.ExtensionData).ReconfigVM_Task($vmConfigSpec)&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Write "Set Advanced configuration for $($singleVM.Name)"&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; } &lt;BR /&gt;}&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_code"&gt;&lt;P&gt;function Get-VMAdvancedConfiguration { &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;lt;#&lt;BR /&gt;.SYNOPSIS&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Lists advanced configuration setting (VMX Setting) for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.DESCRIPTION&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The function will list a VMX setting for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; A virtual machine or multiple virtual machines&lt;BR /&gt;.EXAMPLE 1&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; Get-VM MyVM1 | Get-VMAdvancedConfiguration&lt;BR /&gt;#&amp;gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; param(&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vm,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [String]$key&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; )&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; process{ &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; if ($key) {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VM | Foreach {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $_.ExtensionData.Config.ExtraConfig | Select * -ExcludeProperty DynamicType, DynamicProperty | Where { $_.Key -eq $key }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; } Else {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VM | Foreach {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $_.ExtensionData.Config.ExtraConfig | Select * -ExcludeProperty DynamicType, DynamicProperty&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; } &lt;BR /&gt;}&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:46:45 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>alanrenouf</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2012-03-06T16:46:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Retrieve and Set VM Advanced Configuration (VMX) settings</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/ta-p/2776563</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;UPDATE: From PowerCLI 5.1 these functions are no longer required as they have been included in the *-AdvancedSetting cmdlets.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The following functions are used to retrieve infromation from a VM or multiple VM's advanced configuration or VMX file and also used to Set a configuration for a single or multiple VMs.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Note: The first function was taken from the "VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference" book which can be found here: &lt;A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://PowerCLIBook.com"&gt;http://PowerCLIBook.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_code"&gt;function Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration { &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;lt;#&lt;BR /&gt;.SYNOPSIS&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Sets an advanced configuration setting (VMX Setting) for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.DESCRIPTION&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The function will set a VMX setting for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.NOTES&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Source:&amp;nbsp; Automating vSphere Administration&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Authors: Luc Dekens, Arnim van Lieshout, Jonathan Medd,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Alan Renouf, Glenn Sizemore&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Adjusted: 07 June 2012 by Alan Renouf to accept a list of options&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; A virtual machine or multiple virtual machines&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER Key&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The Key to use for the advanced configuration&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER Value&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The value of the key&lt;BR /&gt;.EXAMPLE 1&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -key log.rotatesize -value 10000&lt;BR /&gt;.EXAMPLE 2&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; $file = Import-Csv c:\tmp\Settings.txt -Header Key,Value&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -vm $VM -OptionList $file&lt;BR /&gt;#&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; param(&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vm,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [String]$key,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [String]$value,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [Array]$OptionList&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; )&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; process{ &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec = new-object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If ($OptionList) {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $OptionList | Foreach {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Values = new-object vmware.vim.optionvalue&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Values.key=$_.key&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Values.value=$_.value&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec.ExtraConfig += $Values&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Write-Host "Adding $($_.Key) = $($_.Value)"&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; } Else {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec.ExtraConfig += new-object VMware.Vim.OptionValue&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec.ExtraConfig[0].key = $key&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vmConfigSpec.ExtraConfig[0].value = $value&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Write-Host "Adding $Key = $Value"&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; foreach ($singlevm in $vm) {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Task = ($singlevm.ExtensionData).ReconfigVM_Task($vmConfigSpec)&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Write "Set Advanced configuration for $($singleVM.Name)"&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; } &lt;BR /&gt;}&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_code"&gt;&lt;P&gt;function Get-VMAdvancedConfiguration { &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;lt;#&lt;BR /&gt;.SYNOPSIS&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Lists advanced configuration setting (VMX Setting) for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.DESCRIPTION&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The function will list a VMX setting for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; A virtual machine or multiple virtual machines&lt;BR /&gt;.EXAMPLE 1&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; Get-VM MyVM1 | Get-VMAdvancedConfiguration&lt;BR /&gt;#&amp;gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; param(&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vm,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [String]$key&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; )&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; process{ &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; if ($key) {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VM | Foreach {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $_.ExtensionData.Config.ExtraConfig | Select * -ExcludeProperty DynamicType, DynamicProperty | Where { $_.Key -eq $key }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; } Else {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VM | Foreach {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $_.ExtensionData.Config.ExtraConfig | Select * -ExcludeProperty DynamicType, DynamicProperty&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; } &lt;BR /&gt;}&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:46:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/ta-p/2776563</guid>
      <dc:creator>alanrenouf</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-06T16:46:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve and Set VM Advanced Configuration (VMX) settings</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776564#M76</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hey Alan,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I made a few tweaks to your function call, not sure if you would think its better/worse. I just didnt like that FE loop stuck in there. Let me know what you think, now if we could only get a "Remove-VMAdvancedConfiguration" to work &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://communities.vmware.com/html/@85D139AC261D42A05659FEAFD6D61658/emoticons/1f61c.png" alt=":winking_face_with_tongue:" title=":winking_face_with_tongue:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also I changed the display to show "Setting" instead of Key but that obviously could be changed back&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-----&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Function Get-VMAdvancedConfiguration { &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;lt;#&lt;BR /&gt;.SYNOPSIS&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Lists advanced configuration setting (VMX Setting) for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.DESCRIPTION&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; The function will list a VMX setting for a VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; or multiple VMs&lt;BR /&gt;.PARAMETER VM&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; A virtual machine or multiple virtual machines&lt;BR /&gt;.EXAMPLE 1&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; Get-VM MyVM1 | Get-VMAdvancedConfiguration&lt;BR /&gt;.EXAMPLE 2&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; PS&amp;gt; Get-VMAdvancedConfiguration MyVM2 -Setting RemoteDisplay.maxConnections&lt;BR /&gt;#&amp;gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; param(&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $vm,&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [String]$setting&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; )&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; process{ &lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If ($setting){(((Get-VM $VM).ExtensionData).Config).ExtraConfig | Where { $_.Key -match $setting } | Select @{n="Setting";e="Key"}, Value}&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Else {(((Get-VM $VM).ExtensionData).Config).ExtraConfig | Select @{n="Setting";e="Key"}, Value}&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; } &lt;BR /&gt;}&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776564#M76</guid>
      <dc:creator>IgnitionUSMC</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-24T16:48:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve and Set VM Advanced Configuration (VMX) settings</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776565#M77</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks for this script. I get the error message&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.&lt;BR /&gt;At C:\Batch\Scripts\Sven\Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration.ps1:54 char:56&lt;BR /&gt;+&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $Task = ($singlevm.ExtensionData).ReconfigVM_Task &amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt; ($vmConfigSpec)&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; + CategoryInfo&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; : InvalidOperation: (ReconfigVM_Task:String) [], RuntimeException&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;the command was&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -VM MyVM -key isolation.tools.guestInitiatedUpgrade.disable -value false&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;best regards, Sven&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776565#M77</guid>
      <dc:creator>xooops</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-07-27T12:07:20Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve and Set VM Advanced Configuration (VMX) settings</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776566#M78</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi Alan,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have bought the PowerCLI Book and use the above mentioned functions to configure a VMs for a Lab which will run Hyper-V 2012. I used the following commands to configure the necessary VM properties:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VM | Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -key "mce.enable"&amp;nbsp; -value "TRUE"&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VM | Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -key "featMask.vm.hv.capable"&amp;nbsp; -value "Min:1"&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VM | Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -key "hypervisor.cpuid.v0"&amp;nbsp; -value "FALSE"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; $VM | Set-VMAdvancedConfiguration -key "vhv.enable"&amp;nbsp; -value "TRUE"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The first 3 work as expected butthe last doesn't at anything to the VMs VMX file.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I use ESXi 5.1 last Build with the latest vCenter Appliance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Any help will be highly appreciated.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Best regards&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Paul Kratz&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:19:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776566#M78</guid>
      <dc:creator>pkratz</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-02-02T14:19:55Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve and Set VM Advanced Configuration (VMX) settings</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776567#M79</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;As a note, from PowerCLI 5.1 these functions are no longer needed as they are covered by the *-AdvancedSetting cmdlets&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:42:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776567#M79</guid>
      <dc:creator>alanrenouf</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-03-18T19:42:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve and Set VM Advanced Configuration (VMX) settings</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776568#M80</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Alan,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The AdvancedSetting cmdlets in PowerCLI 5.1 do not support Import-csv as the function does. This is a very useful feature when trying to add or replace multiple VMX settings.&amp;nbsp; I realize that the new cmdlets could be used in a set of loops to accomplish this task but would very inconvenient compared to the ease of the function. I would recommend VMware consider adding the Import-csv support to a future release of PowerCLI. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Mike&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;#wpavmug&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Documents/Retrieve-and-Set-VM-Advanced-Configuration-VMX-settings/tac-p/2776568#M80</guid>
      <dc:creator>mweigand</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-05-31T00:12:46Z</dc:date>
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