public/Get-rVM.ps1
function Get-rVM { <# .SYNOPSIS Perform Rest API call to retrieve VM information from vCenter. .DESCRIPTION Perform Rest API call to retrieve VM information from vCenter. .PARAMETER vCenter A valid vCenter IP/Name is required at this time. .PARAMETER Headers Valid Headers need to be passed in. .PARAMETER Session Valid Session needs to be passed in. .EXAMPLE $vms = Get-rVM .NOTES No notes. #> try { # Perform RestAPI call to vCenter to retrieve VM data. $ReturnData = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://$global:vCenter/rest/vcenter/vm -Method Get -Headers $global:session -UseBasicParsing $vms = (ConvertFrom-Json $ReturnData.Content).value $mydata = $vms | Format-Table name, Power_State, cpu_count, memory_size_MiB -AutoSize return $mydata } Catch { $ErrorMessage = $_.Exception.Message $FailedItem = $_.Exception.ItemName Write-Error "Error: $ErrorMessage $FailedItem" BREAK } } |