Issue getting VM Snapshots Info

[ganapa2000]

Hi,

I would like to get the VM details where a particular snapshot with name (24Sep2022_Before_Patching) is missing. this way I can get to know where the particular snapshot is missed or not taken. Using the below, I am getting all the VMs with and without snapshots.

Please help!

Get-Folder POC | Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Where-Object {$_.Name -ne "*24Sep2022_Before_Patching*" -and $_.VM.Guest.OSFullName -notmatch 'Microsoft'} | Select @{N='Folder';E={$_.Vm.Folder}},

@{N='VM';E={$_.Vm.Name}},

@{N='OS';E={$_.VM.Guest.OSFullName}},

Name, Created, PowerState | ft -auto

[LucD]

I'm not sure I understand why you do $_.Name -ne "*24Sep2022_Before_Patching*" when you are looking for a snapshot named '24Sep2022_Before_Patching'.
Shouldn't that -ne be an -eq?

[ganapa2000]

LucD,

I am using below script to take the snapshots but on few VMs the snapshot creation failed, hence I would like to know the VM names where Snapshot is not created.

Import-Csv -Path .\vmnames.csv |
ForEach-Object -Process {
Get-VM -Name $_.VMName | New-Snapshot -Name "24Sep2022_Before_Patching" -Confirm:$false
}

[LucD]

Ok, that could happen when you have VMs with multiple snapshots, including the "24Sep2022_Before_Patching" one.

One way to avoid that could be

Get-Folder POC | Get-VM | 
Where-Object{$_.Guest.OSFullName -notmatch 'Microsoft'} |
Where-Object {(Get-Snapshot -VM $_).Name -notcontains "24Sep2022_Before_Patching"} | 
Get-Snapshot |
Select @{N='Folder';E={$_.Vm.Folder}},
@{N='VM';E={$_.Vm.Name}},
@{N='OS';E={$_.VM.Guest.OSFullName}},
Name, Created, PowerState | 
Format-Table -auto

 

[ganapa2000]

Hi LucD,

That worked but while retrieving the VMs with particular Snapshot name, if a VM has multiple snapshots, it shows all the other snapshots Name along with requested particular snapshot. I dont want to get the other snapshot information which I am not requested from a VM.

Get-Folder POC | Get-VM | Where-Object{$_.Guest.OSFullName -notmatch 'Microsoft'} | Where-Object {(Get-Snapshot -VM $_).Name -contains "24Sep2022_Before_Patching"} | Get-Snapshot | Select @{N='Folder';E={$_.Vm.Folder}}, @{N='VM';E={$_.Vm.Name}}, @{N='OS';E={$_.VM.Guest.OSFullName}}, Name, Created, PowerState | Format-Table -auto

 

Example : I want to get the VM with particular Snapshot name only without getting any other snapshots info.

 

 

 

[LucD]

At the start you stated you wanted to get all the VMs that didn't have that particular snapshot.
How can it show that snapshot when it is not there?

[ganapa2000]

LucD,

Below script which you helped, I am able to get the VMs which doesnt have particular Snapshot

Get-Folder POC | Get-VM | 
Where-Object{$_.Guest.OSFullName -notmatch 'Microsoft'} |
Where-Object {(Get-Snapshot -VM $_).Name -notcontains "24Sep2022_Before_Patching"} | 
Get-Snapshot |
Select @{N='Folder';E={$_.Vm.Folder}},
@{N='VM';E={$_.Vm.Name}},
@{N='OS';E={$_.VM.Guest.OSFullName}},
Name, Created, PowerState | 
Format-Table -auto

 

But If I want to get VMs with which has particular snapshot created, then I am getting the other snapshot information along with the snapshot, now how can I suppress other snapshot information of a VM and get only requested snapshot info - 24Sep2022_Before_Patching?

Get-Folder POC | Get-VM | 
Where-Object{$_.Guest.OSFullName -notmatch 'Microsoft'} |
Where-Object {(Get-Snapshot -VM $_).Name -contains "24Sep2022_Before_Patching"} | 
Get-Snapshot |
Select @{N='Folder';E={$_.Vm.Folder}},
@{N='VM';E={$_.Vm.Name}},
@{N='OS';E={$_.VM.Guest.OSFullName}},
Name, Created, PowerState | 
Format-Table -auto

 

[LucD]

Then you could do

Get-Folder POC | Get-VM | 
Where-Object{$_.Guest.OSFullName -notmatch 'Microsoft'} |
Get-Snapshot |
Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "24Sep2022_Before_Patching"} | 
Select @{N='Folder';E={$_.Vm.Folder}},
@{N='VM';E={$_.Vm.Name}},
@{N='OS';E={$_.VM.Guest.OSFullName}},
Name, Created, PowerState | 
Format-Table -auto

[ganapa2000]

That worked perfectly Thank you very much.