VMware PowerCLI 10 part2

Managing vSphere with PowerCLI 

Connect to a vCenter Server System

Connect-VIServer -Server 'vCentername or IP address' -Protocol http -User 'MyAdministratorUser' -Password 'MyPassword'

In my environment I’m not using any sort of certificates. But I don’t want to be bothered with the warning, so I’ll follow the suggestion and use the Set-PowerCLIConfiguration cmdlet                                                                                                                   

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction ignore

Get all esxi host with all information(Name,ConnectionState,PowerState,NumCpu ,CpuUsageMhz ,CpuTotalMhz ,MemoryUsageGB ,MemoryTotalGB ,Version) using the following

Get-VMHost

View all virtual machines on the target system

get-VM

 

Get All IP addresses for all VM’s

Get-VM | Select Name, @{N=”IP Address”;E={@($_.guest.IPAddress[0])}}

Using the following guide you will find helpful cmdlets Managing vSphere with VMware PowerCLI