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===Connect to environment===

- Connect-VIServer -Server vcenter01 -User admin -Password pass**

or

- Connect-VIServer -Server vcenter01**

See https://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2013/03/back-to-basics-connecting-to-vcenter-or-a-vsphere-host.html

Disconnect from all servers: - Disconnect-Viserver -Server ***

===Create VMs===

Get Guest ID from all VMs currently in the vSphere:

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(get-vm | get-vmguest).GuestID | sort | unique

Get guest ID from template to set when using New-VM:

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Get-Template -Name "name_of_your_template"
$template.ExtensionData.Config.GuestId

==VM Management== ===Disk Management===

Add new Hard disk:

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New-HardDisk -VM  -CapacityGB 100

See: https://developer.vmware.com/docs/powercli/latest/vmware.vimautomation.core/commands/new-harddisk/#CreateNew

Get Snapshots

Get all snapshots in vSphere environment with the following command:

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Get-Snapshot * | Select-Object -Property VM, Name, SizeGB, Children | Sort-Object -Property sizeGB -Descending | ft -AutoSize

Get VM information

Get vm creation date:

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 (get-vm -name "").ExtensionData.config.createdate