# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Get-SerialNumber
# description: Get ESX server serial numbers.
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# author: Carter Shanklin
# license: CC0
# function: Get-SerialNumber
# x-poshcode-id: 1337
# x-archived: 2013-10-10T08:24:50
# x-published: 2009-09-22T09:17:00
#
#
function Get-SerialNumber {
param([VMware.VimAutomation.Types.VMHost[]]$InputObject = $null)
process {
$hView = $_ | Get-View -Property Hardware
$serviceTag = $hView.Hardware.SystemInfo.OtherIdentifyingInfo | where {$_.IdentifierType.Key -eq "ServiceTag" }
$assetTag = $hView.Hardware.SystemInfo.OtherIdentifyingInfo | where {$_.IdentifierType.Key -eq "AssetTag" }
$obj = New-Object psobject
$obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name VMHost -Value $_
$obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name ServiceTag -Value $serviceTag.IdentifierValue
$obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name AssetTag -Value $assetTag.IdentifierValue
Write-Output $obj
}
}