Get-VMGuestHardwareDetails.ps1
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function Get-VMGuestHardwareDetails {
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(
ValueFromPipeline = $true,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true
)]
[string[]]$VMName
)
Process {
foreach ($name in $VMName) {
try {
# This can return multiple VMs if $name is a wildcard
$vmList = Get-VM -Name $name -ErrorAction Stop
foreach ($vm in $vmList) {
# Build an array of disk info
$hardDisks = $vm.ExtensionData.Config.Hardware.Device |
Where-Object { $_.DeviceInfo.Label -like 'Hard disk*' } |
ForEach-Object {
[PSCustomObject]@{
Name = $_.DeviceInfo.Label
CapacityGB = [Math]::Round($_.CapacityInKB / 1MB, 2)
}
}
# Build an array of NIC info (excluding NetworkName if you prefer)
$nicDevices = $vm.ExtensionData.Config.Hardware.Device |
Where-Object { $_ -is [VMware.Vim.VirtualEthernetCard] } |
ForEach-Object {
[PSCustomObject]@{
Name = $_.DeviceInfo.Label
MacAddress = $_.MacAddress
}
}
# Retrieve IP addresses from the Guest property (can be null)
$ipList = if ($vm.Guest -and $vm.Guest.IPAddress) {
$vm.Guest.IPAddress
} else {
@('N/A')
}
# Construct the final custom object
$vmInfo = [PSCustomObject]@{
VMName = $vm.Name
PowerState = $vm.PowerState
NumCPU = $vm.NumCPU
MemoryGB = $vm.MemoryGB
GuestOS = $vm.Guest.OSFullName
ToolsStatus = $vm.ExtensionData.Guest.ToolsStatus
IPAddresses = $ipList
HardDisks = $hardDisks
Networks = $nicDevices
}
# Emit the object
Write-Output $vmInfo
}
}
catch {
Write-Warning "Failed to retrieve details for VM '$name': $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
}
}
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