Install

Windows 2008R2

• NetFramework4.5.2 or later

• Windows Management Framework 5.1

Install-Module VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser

Configration

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -ProxyPolicy NoProxy
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore

Use

Connect-VIServer -server 192.168.25.60 -Protocol https -Username 'administrator@vsphere.local'

PowerCLI to quickly retrieve the time setting on all the hosts managed by specific vCenter instances

foreach ($esx in (get-vmhost)) {$esx.Name + " -> " + (get-view $esx.ExtensionData.ConfigManager.DateTimeSystem).QueryDateTime().ToLocalTime()}

Script to list VM Network Adapter Type, exporting issue

Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | 
Where-object {$_.Type -ne "Vmxnet3"} | 
Select @{N="VM";E={$_.Parent.Name}},Name,Type |
export-Csv  c:\Network_Interface.csv -NoTypeInformation

Deploy VMs from template PowerCLI Script

• https://communities.vmware.com/thread/582052

Name    IP      SUBNET  GATEWAY DNS1    DNS2    vmhost  template        cluster csm     datastore
testVM1 192.168.1.2     255.255.240.0   192.168.1.1     192.168.1.7     192.168.1.8     testVMHost.domain.local testVMTemplate  test VM Cluster testCustomizationSpec   test Datastore
testVM2 192.168.1.3     255.255.240.0   192.169.1.1     192.168.1.7     192.168.1.8     testVMHost.domain.local testVMTemplate

Get/Change CPUID

Winodws script

http://vknowledge.net/2014/04/17/how-to-fake-a-vms-guest-os-cpuid/

• Enable excution

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-ExecutionPolicy
Restricted

PS C:\Users\Administrator>   set-executionpolicy remotesigned

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• Get cpuid

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WmiObject Win32_Processor | select ProcessorId

ProcessorId
-----------
0FABFBFF000106A5
0FABFBFF000006A5

• convert HEX to ascii