# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Update VM Tools
# description: A VI toolkit script to update all VM Guests on the selected hosts
# version: 0.1
# type: script
# author: Brian English
# license: CC0
# x-poshcode-id: 5155
# x-archived: 2014-05-24T12:24:12
# x-published: 2014-05-09T19:28:00
#
#
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# Created by Brian English
# Brian.English@charlottefl.com
# eddiephoenix@gmail.com
#
# for Charlotte County Government
# No warranty suggested or implied
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# Purpose: Cycle through all VMs on a Virtualcenter Server
# and update the VMTools after Virtualcenter update
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# Notes: VMware Tools must be installed prior to updating
# it. After VMware Tools is updated, the virtual
# machine is restarted if needed. See Vi Toolkit
# CmdLets Reference: Update-Tools
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#connect to VirtualCenter server (i.e. virtual-center-1)
if ($args[0] -eq $null)
{$hostName = Read-Host "What host do you want to connect to?"}
else
{$hostName = $args[0]}
#connect to selected Virtualcenter or host server
Connect-VIServer $hostName
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#get all vms listed in virtualcenter
$vms = get-vm
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#check power state on each vm
#if 'On' update tools
Foreach ($i in $vms)
{ #if virtualcenter is virtualized skip it
# a system restart would stop this script
if ((get-vm -name $i).Name -eq $hostname)
{"Skipping " + $hostname}
#if primary DC or DNS is virtualized skip it too
#elseif ((get-vm -name $i).Name -eq "DNS/DC/DHCP")
#{"Skipping DNS/DC/DHCP server name"}
else
{
if ((get-vm -name $i).PowerState -eq "PoweredOn")
{ $i
Get-Date -format "hh:mm:ss"
update-tools -guest (get-vmguest -vm (get-vm -name $i))
Get-Date -format "hh:mm:ss"
}#if
#}#if
}#foreach