Power CLI script to take snapshots from a list of VMs.

The text file needs to contain a list of VMs 1 per row.

Example:
vm1
vm2
vm3

This script will perform several functions. First it will shut the vm down, second it verifies the vms are shut down ( user intervention ), third it will snapshot each vm in order and finally will power each vm back on. This is the safest way I have been able to find to do snapshots. 

#Connecting to VI-Server

Connect-Viserver -Server vCenterServer




####Variables####


$VMs = get-content "C:\Lists\vms.txt"

$Today = (Get-Date).ToString(“MM-d-yy”)

$SnapshotName = "$Today - Snapshot"




####Functions####

#This Function Shutsdown the VM's in the $VMs List


Function Shutdown{

foreach ($VM in $VMs){

get-vm -Name $VM | Shutdown-VMGuest -confirm:$false

Write-Host "Shutting $VM down."



}

Write-Host "Waiting 2 minutes for VM's to shutdown"

Sleep 120



}

#This Function Lists Power State of all the VMs then Verifies with the User that all VMs are shutdown


Function ShutdownVerify{

Write-Host "Verifying all VM's in $VMs are Powered Off."





foreach ($VM in $VMs){

$pwr = (Get-VM $VM).PowerState

if ($pwr -eq "PoweredOn"){

Write-Host -Foregroundcolor red "$VM is $Pwr"

}elseif ($pwr -eq "PoweredOff"){

Write-Host -Foregroundcolor green "$VM is $Pwr"



}

}

$u = Read-Host = "Any VMs Still Powered on? [Yes] or [No] (Case Sensitive)"

if ($u -match "No"){

Write-Host "Running Snapshot Script...."

}elseif ($u -match "Yes") {

Write-Host "Waiting 2 minutes..."

Sleep 120

ShutdownVerify



}

}

#This Function Snapshots each server in the $VMs list.


Function Snapshot{

ForEach ($VM in $VMs)



{

#Create snapshot for today

New-Snapshot -Name $SnapshotName -VM $VM

Write-host "$VM Snapped"



}

Sleep 5



}

#This Function Power's on all the VMs in the $VMs List


Function PowerOn{

foreach ($VM in $VMs){

Write-Host "Starting $VM"

Start-VM -VM $VM

Write-Host "$VM started"



}

}

#Calling each function in order


Shutdown

ShutdownVerify

Snapshot

PowerOn

Active Directory Powershell Function - Get-UserLockout

The function below is used for looking up the Locked out status of an Active Directory User. Usage is:

Get-UserLockout username

Active Directory Powershell Module required.
 

function Get-UserLockout
{
 Param(

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,Position=1)]

[string]$Username
)
  Get-ADUser $Username -Properties * | Select Lockedout }


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