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  • 1.  list of VMs with a specific ISO attached

    Posted Nov 06, 2008 04:54 PM

    I'm trying to create a list of VMs whish a specific ISO attached. However when I run the following, it does not tell me the name of the VM. I need the VM name to verify with the VM owner that I can remove the ISO as they may using the ISO.

    PS C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows> $vms | get-cddrive | where {$_.ISOPath -like "*2.0.8.iso*"}

    Here is a snippet of the results:

    IsoPath         : [TestSAN-DC1-Vol1] ISOs/SMG_WinPE20_x86_v2.0.8.iso
    HostDevice      :
    RemoteDevice    :
    ConnectionState : VMware.VimAutomation.Client20.ConnectInfoImpl
    Id              : VirtualMachine-vm-1148/3000
    Name            : CD/DVD Drive 1

    Message was edited by: halr9000: used code and noformat tags to pretty it up



  • 2.  RE: list of VMs with a specific ISO attached

    Posted Nov 06, 2008 05:33 PM

    I'd try something like this:

    foreach ($vm in $vms) {
    	if ( $vm | get-cddrive | where {$_.ISOPath -like "*2.0.8.iso*"} ) {
    		Write-Output $vm
    	}
    }






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  • 3.  RE: list of VMs with a specific ISO attached

    Posted Nov 06, 2008 05:50 PM

    This might work:

    
    Get-VM | Where-Object { $Null -ne ($_ | Get-CDdrive | Where-Object { $_.ISOPath -like "*2.0.8.iso*"})}
    
    
    

    Oops: Just saw Hal's. It looks like it will work too.