Powercli-To get VM's VMware tools details in vCenter.

 Powercli-To get VM's VMware tools details in vCenter.

This article describes how to collect vCenter information through powercli command.

Login powercli and run the below details.

# Connect-VIserver

enter the VCSA name

Below command to get all vm's VMware tools version details

# Get-VM | Select-Object -Property Name,@{Name='ToolsVersion';Expression={$_.Guest.ToolsVersion}},@{Name='VMHostVersion';Expression={$_.VMHost.Version}},HardwareVersion,@{Name='GuestFamily';Expression={$_.Guest.GuestFamily}}

For exporting on csv file on location, run the below command.

# Get-VM | Select-Object -Property Name,@{Name='ToolsVersion';Expression={$_.Guest.ToolsVersion}},@{Name='VMHostVersion';Expression={$_.VMHost.Version}},HardwareVersion,@{Name='GuestFamily';Expression={$_.Guest.GuestFamily}} | Export-CSV D:\reports\VMwareToolsStatus.csv

To get VM's VMware tools details in vCenter on specific VM's:-

First of all,  collect the required VM's on notepad and save it.

To verify the list of vm's on command.

# Get-Content D:\reports\vmlist

 Then, make as following representative command

# $VM = Get-Content D:\reports\vmlist

# Get-VM $VM | Select-Object -Property Name,@{Name='ToolsVersion';Expression={$_.Guest.ToolsVersion}},@{Name='VMHostVersion';Expression={$_.VMHost.Version}},HardwareVersion,@{Name='GuestFamily';Expression={$_.Guest.GuestFamily}} | Export-CSV D:\scripts\VMwareToolsStatus.csv

All vm's information will be save on given path location.