Didn't want to post to another community only (not sure if that's ok or not) so here is the script:
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Simple script to retrieve a screenshot of a virtual server.
.DESCRIPTION
Simple script that accepts input from parameter or the pipeline and will
start up a web page with a screenshot of the console page for the specified
virtual machines.
This is a capability already present in VMware vSphere 5 and this script
just simplifies getting the proper information.
Requirments: VMware vSphere 5 or greater
VMware PowerCLI
Don't forget to edit the PARAM section (specifically $VMHost) to match
your environment.
Special Thanks to Hubba Bubba at Spiceworks for testing this for me.
.PARAMETER Name
Name, or names for the virtual servers you wish to view. Accepts input
from the pipeline or it will prompt you. Can be many servers.
.PARAMETER VMHost
Name of your vCenter server, or the vSphere host server.
.EXAMPLE .\Get-VMScreenshots.ps1 -Name myvm -VMHost myvCenter
Will open your default browser and show the current console screen for "myvm".
.EXAMPLE Get-Content Servers.txt | .\Get-VMScreenshots.ps1
Will pull each server name out of Servers.txt and display the screen shot
for those VM's.
.EXAMPLE Get-VM *TEST* | .\Get-VMScreenshots.ps1
Will execute the Get-VM cmdlet, searching for all VM's with TEST in their
names and display those screen shots.
.NOTES
Author: Martin Pugh
Twitter: @thesurlyadm1n
Spiceworks: Martin9700
Blog: www.thesurlyadmin.com
Changelog:
1.0 Initial release
.LINK
http://community.spiceworks.com/scripts/show/1748-get-vmscreenshot-get-screen-shots-from-the-console-session-of-your-vm-s
.LINK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flo0bMs6hjY
#>
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,
ValueFromPipeline=$true,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)]
[String[]]$Name,
[string]$VMHost = "vCenterServer"
)
Begin {
#Load VMWare CLI cmdlets
Try {
If (-not (Get-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core))
{ Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction Stop
}
}
Catch {
Write-Host "`n`nUnable to load VMware CLI cmdlets, are they installed on this host?"; Break
}
#Now connect to vCenter using your credentials
Connect-VIServer $VMHost -ErrorAction Stop
}
Process {
Foreach ($VM in $Name)
{ $MoRef = (Get-VM $VM).ExtensionData.MoRef.Value
Start-Process -FilePath "https://$VMHost/screen?id=$MoRef"
}
}Get-Content servers.txt | .\Get-VMScreenshot.ps1
Get-VM *Test* | .\Get-VMScreenshot.ps1
.\Get-VMScreenshot.ps1 -Name "server1","server2"
Enjoy!