VI Toolkit Extensions

Today I tested the VI Toolkit extensions.  The VI Toolkit extensions are cmdlets that makes your life easier. Here are some functions of what the cmdlets can do:

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The VI toolkit extensions require PowerShell V2 CTP 2 and the VI Toolkit.

Example:

list all VMs by name and list the size of the snapshots

  • Open VI-toolkit
  • Connect-VIserver VCservername
  • To add the extension, use the following command:
Add-Module "D:\\Scripts\\viToolkitExtensions.psm1"
Get-VM | Get-TkeSnapshotExtended | select Name, VM, SizeMB

Output:

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