SRM status and fault detail

[mrrmike]

Working on a script to show SRM protection status of VMs.

I adapted the basic code from here to add more detail.
https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/847b8d79-9752-43d3-8217-8270ab647679/1e992a3d-ac47-4453-8182-457145215c40/GUID-95273F92-CAE5-45F4-9DE9-E8C20B022185.html

Here's my code. All seems to be working except if there is a fault, the Faults column shows {VMware.Vim.LocalizedMethodFault} instead of what the fault is. I can't figure out how to expand this to show fault details.

 

$VMWCreds = Get-Credential -Message 'Please provide credentials'
Connect-VIServer -Server 'VC.domain.com' -Protocol 'https' -Credential $VMWCreds
$srmConnection = Connect-SrmServer -SrmServerAddress 'SRM.domain.com' -Protocol 'https' -Credential $VMWCreds
$srmApi = $srmConnection.ExtensionData
$protectionGroups = $srmApi.Protection.ListProtectionGroups()

[System.Collections.ArrayList] $VMProtectionDataAll = @()
$protectionGroups | % {
    $protectionGroup = $_
    $protectionGroupInfo = $protectionGroup.GetInfo()
    
    # The following command lists the virtual machines associated with a protection group
    $protectedVms = $protectionGroup.ListProtectedVms()
    # The result of the above call is an array of references to the virtual machines at the vSphere API
    # To populate the data from the vSphere connection, call the UpdateViewData method on each virtual machine view object
    $protectedVms | % { $_.Vm.UpdateViewData() }
    
	# After the data is populated, use it to generate a report	
    ForEach ( $tmpVM in $protectedVms ) {
		[void] $VMProtectionDataAll.Add([PSCustomObject][Ordered] @{
			'VMName' = $tmpVM.VmName
			'ProtectionGroup' = $protectionGroupInfo.Name
			'State' = $tmpVM.State
			'PeerState' = $tmpVM.PeerState
			'NeedsConfiguration' = $tmpVM.NeedsConfiguration
			'Faults' = $tmpVM.Faults
		})
	}

} 
$VMProtectionDataAll | Format-Table -A

 

 

[mrrmike]

Here's a hackish variation that shows the contents of $error.exception. In my example, the code below shows the error as:

"The object 'vim.VirtualMachine:vm-363' has already been deleted or has not been completely created"

 

The SRM mgmt page shows protection status as:

"Invalid: Virtual machine 'SERVER01' is no longer protected. VM 'SERVER01' is not replicated by VR. Protected VM deleted."

I'd like to capture that detail message if possible.

 

 

$VMWCreds = Get-Credential -Message 'Please provide credentials'
Connect-VIServer -Server 'VC.domain.com' -Protocol 'https' -Credential $VMWCreds
$srmConnection = Connect-SrmServer -SrmServerAddress 'SRM.domain.com' -Protocol 'https' -Credential $VMWCreds
$srmApi = $srmConnection.ExtensionData
$protectionGroups = $srmApi.Protection.ListProtectionGroups()

[System.Collections.ArrayList] $VMProtectionDataAll = @()
$protectionGroups | % {
    $protectionGroup = $_
    $protectionGroupInfo = $protectionGroup.GetInfo()
    
    # The following command lists the virtual machines associated with a protection group
    $protectedVms = $protectionGroup.ListProtectedVms()
    # The result of the above call is an array of references to the virtual machines at the vSphere API
    # To populate the data from the vSphere connection, call the UpdateViewData method on each virtual machine view object
    #$protectedVms | % { $_.Vm.UpdateViewData() }
    
	# After the data is populated, use it to generate a report	
    ForEach ( $tmpVM in $protectedVms ) {

		$Error.Clear()
		$tmpVM.Vm.UpdateViewData()
		If ( $null -ne $Error.Exception ) {
			$tmpErrorMsg = ($Error.Exception.Message ).Replace("Exception calling `"UpdateViewData`" with `"0`" argument(s):",'')
		} Else {
			$tmpErrorMsg = $null
		}
		[void] $VMProtectionDataAll.Add([PSCustomObject][Ordered] @{
			'VMName' = $tmpVM.VmName
			'ProtectionGroup' = $protectionGroupInfo.Name
			'State' = $tmpVM.State
			'PeerState' = $tmpVM.PeerState
			'NeedsConfiguration' = $tmpVM.NeedsConfiguration
			'Faults' = $tmpVM.Faults
			'ErrorDetail' = $tmpErrorMsg
		})
	}

}
$VMProtectionDataAll | Format-Table -A

 

 

[kwhornlcs]

For your Faults, line, try the following:

'Faults' = If ($tmpVM.Faults){$tmpVM.Faults.localizedMessage} Else {$null}

 

I haven't been able to test this myself (couldn't find faults to test against in SRM), but referencing the properties for vim.vim.LocalizedMethod.Fault led me to the dataobject reference as having a property localizedMessage - type string.