Get-vm with certian custom Attributes

[vespavbb]

Hi

I want to create an arry or csv of vm´s with certian attributes.

The script basically works, but the output is strange, i want to cut the output to the value only

$vms = Get-cluster C01-Test* | get-vm

$myCol=@()

foreach($vm in $vms)

{

$col =  "" | select Name, Att1,Att2, Att3

$col.name = $vm.name

$col.Att1 = $vm | select {$_.CustomFields.Item("test-APP")}

$col.Att2 = $vm | select {$_.CustomFields.Item("test-System")}

$col.Att3 = $vm | select {$_.CustomFields.Item("test-Produkt")}

$myCol += $col

}

$mycol

[LucD]

That is due to the Select you use.
Try like this

$vms = Get-Cluster C01-Test* | Get-VM

$myCol = @()

foreach ($vm in $vms) {

    $col = "" | Select-Object Name, Att1, Att2, Att3

    $col.name = $vm.name

    $col.Att1 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-APP")

    $col.Att2 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-System")

    $col.Att3 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-Produkt")

    $myCol += $col

}

$mycol

[vespavbb]

cool thanks

i have a secound question and secound script...

the oupt is fine, I get all VMs with all Attributes. but how can i modify the $valueList to select only certian Attributes, mostly like the script before. just different

$valueList =@()

Get-cluster C01-Test | get-vm  | % {

for($i = 0; $i -lt $_.CustomFields.Count; $i ++ ){

$row = “” | Select vmname, FieldKey, FieldValue

$row.VMname = $_.Name

$row.FieldKey = $_.CustomFields.Keys[$i]

$row.FieldValue = $_.CustomFields.Values[$i]

$valueList += $row

}

}

$valueList

### maybe it works if i can do a select from the $valueList and select only vmname and some fieldkeys I want to

$valueList  | select-object vmname,  Fieldkey where value like ""TEST-Value"...

[LucD]

You could use a Where-clause.
Something like this

$valueList  |

where{$_.FieldKey -eq 'Your-CA'} |

select-object -Property *

You can also select multiple keys by adapting the Where-clause

$valueList  |

where{'CA1','CA2','CA3' -contains $_.FieldKey} |

select-object -Property *

And you also use the Where-clause on the Value instead of the Key

$valueList  |

where{$_.FieldValue -eq 'Test-Value'} |

select-object -Property *

[vespavbb]

ah ok thanks, thats nice

but I think the first script is easier

now lets get deeper.

If I modify the csv file ( only the FieldValue) and I want to import the csv file back to overwrite the values of all vm´s

how could I do it?

a foreach loop with set-annotation ??

$vms = Get-Cluster C01-Test* | Get-VM

$myCol = @()

foreach ($vm in $vms) {

    $col = "" | Select-Object Name, Att1, Att2, Att3

    $col.name = $vm.name

    $col.Att1 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-APP")

    $col.Att2 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-System")

    $col.Att3 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-Produkt")

    $myCol += $col

}

$mycol | Export-Csv “C:\00-Scripts\vms-attributes-value.csv” -NoTypeInformation

[LucD]

You could do something like this.
Wherever a Custom Attribute value in the CSV is different from the actual CA value on the VM, the script will update the value.

Import-Csv -Path .\your.csv -UseCulture -PipelineVariable row |

ForEach-Object -Process {

    $vm = Get-VM -Name $row.Name

    $row | Get-Member -MemberType NoteProperty |

    where{$_.Name -ne 'Name'} |

    ForEach-Object -Process {

        $ca = Get-Annotation -Entity $vm -CustomAttribute $_.Name

        if($ca.Value -ne $row."$($_.Name)"){

            Set-Annotation -Entity $vm -CustomAttribute $ca.Name -Value $row."$($_.Name)" -Confirm:$false

        }

    }

}

[vespavbb]

thanks Luc,

I will try

[vespavbb]

Hi Luc,

an other question, here is an example to export all attributes of all vms´. the output looks different, but ok.

How could i import this list and set it on all vm´s. Like a backup and restore thing...

$valueList =@()

Get-cluster  | get-vm  | % {

for($i = 0; $i -lt $_.CustomFields.Count; $i ++ ){

$row = “” | Select Name, FieldKey, FieldValue

$row.name = $_.Name

$row.FieldKey = $_.CustomFields.Keys[$i]

$row.FieldValue = $_.CustomFields.Values[$i]

$valueList += $row

}

}

$valueList | Export-Csv “C:\00-Scripts\exported-attributes-value.csv” -NoTypeInformation

[LucD]

You could do something like this.

The try-catch makes sure that the Custom Attribute is created, shouldn't it exist yet.

Import-Csv -Path 'C:\00-Scripts\exported-attributes-value.csv' -UseCulture |

ForEach-Object -Process {

    try{

        $ca = Get-CustomAttribute -Name $row.FieldKey -TargetType VirtualMachine -ErrorAction Stop

    }

    catch{

        $ca = New-CustomAttribute -Name $row.FieldKey -TargetType VirtualMachine -Confirm:$false

    }

    Get-Vm -Name $row.Name | Set-Annotation -CustomAttribute $ca -Value $row.FieldValue -Confirm:$false

}

[vespavbb]

 

Hi Luc,

this Script is great, but I have a new challenge, 

If a Attribute Value is empty this script will write an empty value to the Attribute, but I want to make sure, if it is empty , skip the SET

 

 

Import-Csv -Path .\your.csv -UseCulture -PipelineVariable row |
ForEach-Object -Process {

    $vm = Get-VM -Name $row.Name

    $row | Get-Member -MemberType NoteProperty |

    where{$_.Name -ne 'Name'} |

    ForEach-Object -Process {

        $ca = Get-Annotation -Entity $vm -CustomAttribute $_.Name

        if($ca.Value -ne $row."$($_.Name)"){

            Set-Annotation -Entity $vm -CustomAttribute $ca.Name -Value $row."$($_.Name)" -Confirm:$false

        }

    }

}

 

[LucD]

You can add this to the IF

if ($row."$($_.Name)" -ne '' -and $ca.Value -ne $row."$($_.Name)") {

[vespavbb]

Hi Luc,

is it better to create a new topic or just ask on an existing?

here is my question about attribute

I want to check the attributes of some vm´s, and if some item´s are empty, the array should output "empty" for this item.

but for this example with att3 the Syntax is not working.

 

$vms = Get-Cluster my-Test* | Get-VM

$myCol = @()

foreach ($vm in $vms) {

    $col = "" | Select-Object Name, Att1, Att2, Att3

    $col.name = $vm.name

    $col.Att1 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-APP")

    $col.Att2 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-System")

    $col.Att3 = if ($vm.CustomFields.Item("test-Produkt") -like $null) {$col.Att3  = "missing"} else {$col.Att3 = $vm.CustomFields.Item("test-Produkt")}
   
    $myCol += $col

}

$mycol 

[LucD]

Comparing with $null is mostly not a good idea.
Try the condition like this

-not ($vm.CustomFields.Item("test-Produkt"))

That way $null, but also an empty String, will succeed 

[vespavbb]

ok,  but I dont understand why this is not working. asuming the value  is empty it should, or?. If I check the "if" it says True

 $col.Att3 = if (!$vm.CustomFields.Item("test-Produkt")) {$col.Att3  = "missing"} 

 

[LucD]

What actually is in there?

$vm.CustomFields.Item("test-Produkt") | Get-Member

[vespavbb]

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[LucD]

This value is a string, when there is no value it is an empty string.
An empty string is not the same as $null.
Also, use the -eq operator, not the -like operator

[vespavbb]

still having problems here...

 

##work

$var1

if (-not $var1) {$var1 = "mytext"}

$var1


##doesn´t work

 if ( -not $vm.CustomFields.item("Size") ) { write-host "empty" $var1 = "mycomplextext"}

here the if jumps in and write´s 'empty' but the $var1 will not be created..? I´m struggling

[LucD]

Is there CR missing in 

write-host "empty" $var1 = "mycomplextext"