vmware-restore-inaccessible-vms.ps1

# From http://blog.mattvogt.net/2013/02/08/vms-grayed-out-after-nfs-datastore-restored/
#Get Inaccessible Virtual Machines
$VMs = Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine | ?{$_.Runtime.ConnectionState -eq "invalid" -or $_.Runtime.ConnectionState -eq "inaccessible"} | select name,@{Name="GuestConnectionState";E={$_.Runtime.ConnectionState}}
 
write-host "---------------------------"
Write-host "Inaccessible VMs"
write-host "---------------------------"
 
$VMs
 
#Reload VMs into inventory
Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine | ?{$VMs} | %{$_.reload()}
 
#Show new state of reloaded VMs
$ReloadedVMs = Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine | ?{$VMs} | select name,@{Name="GuestConnectionState";E={$_.Runtime.ConnectionState}}
 
write-host "---------------------------"
write-host "Reloaded VMs"
write-host "---------------------------"
 
$ReloadedVMs