Get VMware Datacenter from veeam powershell

[jcolonfzenpr]

Hello again,

I am working on a diagramming tool for veeam backup and replication using powershell, psgraph and graphviz. So now I am in the process of building the backup proxy infrastructure diagram and I want to know if there is any way to get the vsphere infrastructure hierarchy information through the veeam powershell module. I know I can use Powercli but I want to simplify the code and dependencies.

Currently I can get the information about vcenter, esxi host etc. but I need to know if it is possible to get the full hierarchy (Datacenter, Cluster, Resources Pool etc..).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[HannesK]

Hello,
first of all: fancy output

I know I can use Powercli

looking at the Veeam PowerShell reference, PowerCLI is the way to go.

Best regards,
Hannes

[Eamonn Deering]

Hi jcolonfzenpr
Perhaps something in this basic script might help or point you in some direction.
Might need some testing/validation/optimization/dev/corrections etc..

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# Eamonn Deering
# A quick attempt to gather vCenter info through Veeam
# 01082022
#


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# Eamonn Deering
# A quick attempt to garther vCenter info through Veeam
# 01082022
#
#Create an array
$vCenterServers = @()
# Collect all the vCenter servers mapped to this VBR
$vCenterServers= Get-VBRServer -Type vc

# Display all the vCenter names

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "vCenter Names "
Write-Host "----------------------------"
$vCenterServers.name

# Display systems connected to each vcenter
Foreach ($vCenter in $vCenterServers){
$VMs = Find-VBRViEntity -server $vCenter | where {($_.type -eq "vm")}
$ESXis = Find-VBRViEntity -server $vCenter | where {($_.type -eq "esx")}
$Clusters = Find-VBRViEntity -server $vCenter | where {($_.type -eq "cluster")}

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "vCenter Name "
Write-Host "----------------------------"
$vCenter.name |sort

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Cluster's in this vCenter "
Write-Host "---------"
$Clusters.Name |sort

$Datastores = Find-VBRViEntity -Server $vCenter -DatastoresAndVMs  | where {($_.type -eq "Datastore")}
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Datastor Names in the vCenter " 
Write-Host "--------------"
$Datastores.Name |sort

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "ResourcePools in the vCenter " 
Write-Host "--------------"
$ResourcePools = Find-VBRViEntity -Server $vCenter -ResourcePools  | where {($_.type -eq "ResourcePool")}|sort path
$ResourcePools | Select Name, Path |Ft


<#
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "ESXi Hosts"
$ESXis.Name |sort
Write-Host ""
#Write-Host "VM Names"
#$Vms.Name
#Write-Host ""
#>
}



foreach ($cluster in $Clusters){
Write-Host " "
Write-Host " "
Write-Host "Cluster Name " 
Write-Host "------------ "
$cluster.name 

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "ResourcePools in the Cluster " 
Write-Host "----------------------------"
$ResourcePools.path -match $cluster.Name |Sort


# Datastore path does not list the Cluster
#Write-Host ""
#Write-Host "Datastor Names in the Cluster " 
#Write-Host "--------------"
#$Datastores.path -match $cluster.Name |sort



$ClusterESXis =$ESxis.path -match $cluster.name |sort

$x=1
Foreach ($ESXi in $ClusterESXis |sort){ #$ESXi.split("\")[-1]

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "ESXi Servers in this cluster "$x "  Of  " $ClusterESXis.count
Write-Host "----------------------------"
$x++
Write-Host ""
Write-Host $ESXi.split("\")[-1]

#$PowerOnVMs = Find-VBRViEntity -server $vCenter |  where {($_.VmHostName -match $ESXi.split("\")[-1])} | where {($_.PowerState -eq "PoweredON")}
#$PowerOffVMs = Find-VBRViEntity -server $vCenter |  where {($_.VmHostName -match $ESXi.split("\")[-1])} | where {($_.PowerState -eq "PoweredOff")}
$PowerOnVMs 	= $VMs |  where {($_.VmHostName -match $ESXi.split("\")[-1])} | where {($_.PowerState -eq "PoweredON")}
$PowerOffVMs 	= $VMs |  where {($_.VmHostName -match $ESXi.split("\")[-1])} | where {($_.PowerState -eq "PoweredOff")} 

Write-host ""
Write-host "Powered on VM's"
Write-Host "----------------"
$PowerOnVMs.name |sort

Write-host ""
Write-host "Powered Off VM's"
Write-Host "----------------"
$PowerOffVMs.name |sort

}

}
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#Edited by MOD: added /code Tags for visability

[jcolonfzenpr]

Thanks.

This is a good example of the difference between software development and software engineering.

Engineering is the ability to provide solutions to complex problems.

Nice catch!