This post details a PowerShell script designed to retrieve and display vital information about virtual machines (VMs) in a VMware vSphere environment. By automating this process, you can easily monitor VM configurations and performance.
powershell
# Define vCenter Server details
$vcServer = "vcenter_server_IP_or_FQDN"
$vcUser = "username"
$vcPassword = "password"
# Connect to the vCenter Server
Connect-VIServer -Server $vcServer -User $vcUser -Password $vcPassword
# Retrieve all virtual machines
$vms = Get-VM
# Display information for each VM
foreach ($vm in $vms) {
Write-Host "VM Name: $($vm.Name)"
Write-Host "Power State: $($vm.PowerState)"
Write-Host "CPU Count: $($vm.NumCpu)"
Write-Host "Memory Size (MB): $($vm.MemoryMB)"
Write-Host "-------------------------------------"
}
# Disconnect from the vCenter Server
Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vcServer -Confirm:$falseRun it across your fleet
This script runs as-is on a single host. Paste it into ServerEngine to schedule it, run it on a whole server group in parallel, and keep the credentials out of the file — see the scripts documentation and the credential store.
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