Comments on: Add Custom Fields to VI Client with Powershell (Samples)

By: admin

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:50:22 +0000

That’s new since vSphere 4.0. Behind this line:
$fileQueryFlags.FileSize = $true
Add the following line:
$fileQueryFlags.FileOwner = $false

This tells the SearchDatastore method not to return file owners in the query.
Hugo

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:51:02 +0000

Hi there,
since our migation to vSphere i get the following error when i run your skript:

Exception calling “SearchDatastoreSubFolders” with “2″ argument(s): “Not initialized: boolean fileOwner”
At :line:33 char:53
+ $searchResult = $dsBrowser.SearchDatastoreSubFolders <<<< ($SnapshotDirectory, $searchSpec)

You have any idea for me?

Best regards

By: Methone

Methone — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:15:11 +0000

Hello !
thanks ! I tried it with cluster and it works. Is there also a way to fill the custom field for templates ?
Best regards

By: admin

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:42:19 +0000

Hello Methone,
You can modify the line below # Fill Custom Fields to make sure only a few VMs or VMHosts are included. For instance:
$VMHosts = Get-VMHost -Location (Get-Cluster “MyCluster”)
or
$VMs = Get-VM -Location (Get-VMHost “ESX12″)

Hope this helps,
Hugo

By: Methone

Methone — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:05:12 +0000

Hello ! Great Job,

how is it possible to determine in this script that the custom field is only changed for a special data center or cluster.

many thanks in advance.

best regards

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:45:01 +0000

Great Job, I am new to all of this scripting and love it. Your scripts are great. Just have a question, I put in the custom fields for total snapshots and snapshot size. When I view at a site location that shows all of my virtual machines the fields are not populated. When I drill down to a cluster level the fields are populated. Is ther another command I need to ad to populate at the site level?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:12:14 +0000

@Glen
$VM = Get-VM “MY_VM”
$VMView = $VM | Get-View
$VMView.setCustomValue(“My_CustomFieldName”,”My_NewValue”)

The note field: Set-VM “MY_VM” -Description “My_NewValue”

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:06:20 +0000

I almost have this.. but what if I want to edit or place information in a custom field of a specific vm (TESTDPLY-VT01) where the custom field already exists. EX:
I have the custom fields named:
Application
Memory
Disk
How do I edit those…
I thought I had it..but I was wrong..
I am guessing the NOTE field is edited differently…
Thank you
Glen

By: kdonofrio

kdonofrio — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:09:46 +0000

@admin that worked perfect, thank you very much

By: admin

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:38:52 +0000

@kdonofrio
#REMOVING A CUSTOM FIELD DEFINITION:
$VCServerName = “MYVCSERVER”
$CustomFieldName = “LUNs”
$VC = Connect-VIServer $VCServerName
$SI = Get-View ServiceInstance
$CFM = Get-View $SI.Content.CustomFieldsManager
$myCustomField = $CFM.Field | Where {$_.Name -eq $CustomFieldName}
If ($myCustomField)
{
$CFM.RemoveCustomFieldDef($myCustomField.Key)
}