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Function to get VM Guest Information from Hyper-V Server
# Source: http://www.yusufozturk.info/virtual-machine-manager/getting-virtual-machine-guest-information-from-hyper-v-server-2012r2.html
# Usage example: Get-VMGuestInfo -VMName TEST01 -HyperVHost VMHOSTT01
function Get-VMGuestInfo
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Gets virtual machine guest information
.EXAMPLE
Get-VMGuestInfo -VMName Test01
.EXAMPLE
Get-VMGuestInfo -VMName Test01 -HyperVHost Host01
.NOTES
Author: Yusuf Ozturk
Website: http://www.yusufozturk.info
Email: ysfozy[at]gmail.com
#>
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
param (
[Parameter(
Mandatory = $true,
HelpMessage = 'Virtual Machine Name')]
$VMName,
[Parameter(
Mandatory = $false,
HelpMessage = 'Hyper-V Host Name')]
$HyperVHost = "localhost",
[Parameter(
Mandatory = $false,
HelpMessage = 'Debug Mode')]
[switch]$DebugMode = $false
)
# Enable Debug Mode
if ($DebugMode)
{
$DebugPreference = "Continue"
}
else
{
$ErrorActionPreference = "silentlycontinue"
}
$VMState = (Get-VM -ComputerName $HyperVHost -Name $VMName).State
if ($VMState -eq "Running")
{
filter Import-CimXml
{
$CimXml = [Xml]$_
$CimObj = New-Object -TypeName System.Object
foreach ($CimProperty in $CimXml.SelectNodes("/INSTANCE/PROPERTY"))
{
if ($CimProperty.Name -eq "Name" -or $CimProperty.Name -eq "Data")
{
$CimObj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name $CimProperty.NAME -Value $CimProperty.VALUE
}
}
$CimObj
}
$VMConf = Get-WmiObject -ComputerName $HyperVHost -Namespace "root\virtualization\v2" -Query "SELECT * FROM Msvm_ComputerSystem WHERE ElementName like '$VMName' AND caption like 'Virtual%' "
$KVPData = Get-WmiObject -ComputerName $HyperVHost -Namespace "root\virtualization\v2" -Query "Associators of {$VMConf} Where AssocClass=Msvm_SystemDevice ResultClass=Msvm_KvpExchangeComponent"
$KVPExport = $KVPData.GuestIntrinsicExchangeItems
if ($KVPExport)
{
# Get KVP Data
$KVPExport = $KVPExport | Import-CimXml
# Get Guest Information
$VMOSName = ($KVPExport | where {$_.Name -eq "OSName"}).Data
$VMOSVersion = ($KVPExport | where {$_.Name -eq "OSVersion"}).Data
$VMHostname = ($KVPExport | where {$_.Name -eq "FullyQualifiedDomainName"}).Data
}
else
{
$VMOSName = "Unknown"
$VMOSVersion = "Unknown"
$VMHostname = "Unknown"
}
}
else
{
$VMOSName = "Unknown"
$VMOSVersion = "Unknown"
$VMHostname = "Unknown"
}
$Properties = New-Object Psobject
$Properties | Add-Member Noteproperty VMName $VMName
$Properties | Add-Member Noteproperty VMHost $HyperVHost
$Properties | Add-Member Noteproperty VMState $VMState
$Properties | Add-Member Noteproperty VMOSName $VMOSName
$Properties | Add-Member Noteproperty VMOSVersion $VMOSVersion
$Properties | Add-Member Noteproperty VMHostname $VMHostname
Write-Output $Properties
}
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