So while trying to work/modify scripts that already exist; to identify and "remediate if possible" unwanted hardware (Serial, USB, etc...) If found some gotcha type issues. *Previous scripts also based on http://communities.vmware.com/thread/137257 - $VM.ReconfigVM_Task($Spec)
If the target VM has unwanted devices that are only USB controllers, the script will work with out issue (Script generated by Onyx.) It will remove the USB controllers whether the VM is powered on/off
Now if I repeat this process and the VM has some unwanted devices that include USB controllers. Now I also include floppy, serial, and parallel, then the script will error out when I modify it to remove devices based on an list of "unwanted hardware." This happens whether or not I skip over all unwanted hardware that isnt USB. The error comes from the vCenter task & events, not powershell. I even used onyx to compare removing the USB from the GUI and it still gave the same output.
Now this is the slightly modified version that I could use to achieve what I want, if it wouldnt error out:
$NotWantedHardware = "USB|Parallel|Serial|Floppy"
$ConfigureVM=$true
$VMs = Get-VM $args[0]
Write-Host "Unwanted VM hardware Report & Remove."
foreach ($vmx in $VMs){ $vUnwantedHw = @() $vmxv = $vmx | Get-View $vmxv.Config.Hardware.Device | where {$_.DeviceInfo.Label -match $NotWantedHardware} | %{ $myObj = "" | select Hardware, Key, RemoveDev $myObj.Hardware = $_.DeviceInfo.Label $myObj.Key = $_.Key if ($vmx.powerstate -notmatch "PoweredOn" -or $_.DeviceInfo.Label -match "USB"){$MyObj.RemoveDev = $true} else {$MyObj.RemoveDev = $false} $vUnwantedHw += $myObj | Sort Hardware } Write-Host "Here is $($VMX)'s unwanted hardware" $vUnwantedHw | Select Hardware, @{N="Can be Removed";E="RemoveDev"} | ft -AutoSize #Output for display if($ConfigureVM){# Unwanted Hardware is configured for removal $i=0 $vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec foreach($dev in $vUnwantedHw){ if($dev.RemoveDev -eq $true){ $vmConfigSpec.DeviceChange += New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec $vmConfigSpec.DeviceChange[$i].device = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDevice $vmConfigSpec.DeviceChange[$i].device.key = $dev.Key $vmConfigSpec.DeviceChange[$i].operation = "remove" $i++ $vmxv.ReconfigVM_Task($vmConfigSpec) #!#New Location, attempting to bypass error Write-Host "Removed $($dev.Hardware)" } }
# $vmxv.ReconfigVM_Task($vmConfigSpec) #!#Old location, attempting to bypass error }# Unwanted Hardware is configured for removal
}
Anyone else face this issue, or do I just have to be content with removing everything while its powered off, while scripting?