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posted by Richard Giles

02-27-2009

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Add-VMSnapshotCount

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# Script created by Hugo Peeters  
# http://www.peetersonline.nl/index.php/vmware/add-custom-fields-to-vi-client-with-powershell-samples/ 
# Add Snapshot Count to a VI Client 
# Requires: VI Toolkit 
############################## 
 
# Variables 
$VCServerName = "MYVCSERVER" 
$CustomFieldName = "Snapshots" 
$ManagedObjectType = "VirtualMachine" 
 
# Script 
$VC = Connect-VIServer $VCServerName 
$SI = Get-View ServiceInstance 
$CFM = Get-View $SI.Content.CustomFieldsManager 
 
$myCustomField = $CFM.Field | Where {$_.Name -eq $CustomFieldName} 
If (!$myCustomField) 
    { 
    # Create Custom Field 
    $FieldCopy = $CFM.Field[0] 
    $CFM.AddCustomFieldDef($CustomFieldName,$ManagedObjectType,$FieldCopy.FieldDefPrivileges,$FieldCopy.FieldInstancePrivileges) 
    } 
     
# Fill Custom Fields 
$VMs = Get-VM 
ForEach ($VM in $VMs) 
    { 
    $SnapshotCount = (Get-Snapshot -VM $VM | Measure-Object).Count 
    # Compare value to current value 
    $VMView = $VM | Get-View 
    If ($SnapShotCount -ne ($VMView.CustomValue | ?{$_.Key -eq $myCustomField.Key}).Value) 
        { 
        # Set Custom Value 
        $VMView.setCustomValue($CustomFieldName,$SnapShotCount) 
        } 
    } 
Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$False 

Filed under: VMware, Snapshot Count

Add Snapshot Count to a VI Client

Attributed To: Hugo Peeters

URL: http://www.peetersonline.nl/index.php/vmware/add-custom-fields-to-vi-client-with-powershell-samples/