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Method for sorting VMWareVMs by annotation fields
New config maximums for VSphere Update 1Sorting IPv4 AddressesUnix sort for partially ordered data setsEquivalent of \tsclient for VMWare vSphere ConsoleContinual tailing and sorting of multiple files on linux?Sorting large binary filesCan't setup HA cluster for VMWareESXi network setup for isolated internal virtual machinesConfiguration Defaults for VMWare vSphere Virtual MachinesVMware licnesing for vdi and server virtualisation
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Background:
One of the policies of our vCenter cluster is for (almost) every VM to have an "expiration date". This is a custom field in the annotations panel that is mainly a reminder to contact the owner of the VM and verify the system is still relevant.
My question: What is the best way to sort through a group of VMs by a particular annotation field? Are there any tools that VMWare provides to view VMs by their annotation summaries? Or is there a better way to accomplish the goal of tracking VM lifespans altogether?
virtual-machines vmware-vsphere sort
asked Mar 8 '12 at 22:56
JackJack
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Background:
One of the policies of our vCenter cluster is for (almost) every VM to have an "expiration date". This is a custom field in the annotations panel that is mainly a reminder to contact the owner of the VM and verify the system is still relevant.
My question: What is the best way to sort through a group of VMs by a particular annotation field? Are there any tools that VMWare provides to view VMs by their annotation summaries? Or is there a better way to accomplish the goal of tracking VM lifespans altogether?
virtual-machines vmware-vsphere sort
asked Mar 8 '12 at 22:56
JackJack
16229
That's got perl sdk written all over it I'm afraid, nothing in the standard tool set sorry
– Chopper3
Mar 8 '12 at 23:38
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Background:
One of the policies of our vCenter cluster is for (almost) every VM to have an "expiration date". This is a custom field in the annotations panel that is mainly a reminder to contact the owner of the VM and verify the system is still relevant.
My question: What is the best way to sort through a group of VMs by a particular annotation field? Are there any tools that VMWare provides to view VMs by their annotation summaries? Or is there a better way to accomplish the goal of tracking VM lifespans altogether?
virtual-machines vmware-vsphere sort
asked Mar 8 '12 at 22:56
JackJack
16229
Background:
One of the policies of our vCenter cluster is for (almost) every VM to have an "expiration date". This is a custom field in the annotations panel that is mainly a reminder to contact the owner of the VM and verify the system is still relevant.
My question: What is the best way to sort through a group of VMs by a particular annotation field? Are there any tools that VMWare provides to view VMs by their annotation summaries? Or is there a better way to accomplish the goal of tracking VM lifespans altogether?
virtual-machines vmware-vsphere sort
virtual-machines vmware-vsphere sort
asked Mar 8 '12 at 22:56
JackJack
16229
asked Mar 8 '12 at 22:56
JackJack
16229
asked Mar 8 '12 at 22:56
JackJack
16229
asked Mar 8 '12 at 22:56
JackJack
16229
asked Mar 8 '12 at 22:56
JackJack
16229
16229
That's got perl sdk written all over it I'm afraid, nothing in the standard tool set sorry
– Chopper3
Mar 8 '12 at 23:38
add a comment |
That's got perl sdk written all over it I'm afraid, nothing in the standard tool set sorry
– Chopper3
Mar 8 '12 at 23:38
That's got perl sdk written all over it I'm afraid, nothing in the standard tool set sorry
– Chopper3
Mar 8 '12 at 23:38
That's got perl sdk written all over it I'm afraid, nothing in the standard tool set sorry
– Chopper3
Mar 8 '12 at 23:38
add a comment |
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powercli handles this pretty easily. http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | sort -property value
or if you want to export to csv and work with the data there:
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | select annotatedentity, name, value | export-csv -notypeinformation
answered Oct 16 '12 at 15:55
rorrrorr
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powercli handles this pretty easily. http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | sort -property value
or if you want to export to csv and work with the data there:
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | select annotatedentity, name, value | export-csv -notypeinformation
answered Oct 16 '12 at 15:55
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powercli handles this pretty easily. http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | sort -property value
or if you want to export to csv and work with the data there:
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | select annotatedentity, name, value | export-csv -notypeinformation
answered Oct 16 '12 at 15:55
rorrrorr
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powercli handles this pretty easily. http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | sort -property value
or if you want to export to csv and work with the data there:
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | select annotatedentity, name, value | export-csv -notypeinformation
answered Oct 16 '12 at 15:55
rorrrorr
49727
powercli handles this pretty easily. http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | sort -property value
or if you want to export to csv and work with the data there:
get-vm | get-annotation -customattribute $my_annotation | select annotatedentity, name, value | export-csv -notypeinformation
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That's got perl sdk written all over it I'm afraid, nothing in the standard tool set sorry
– Chopper3
Mar 8 '12 at 23:38