Get The List of All VMs in Hyper-V Cluster and Their Virtual Hard Disks

Updated – 29/09/2023 – The tool was updated to include the disk identifier for each VM/VHDX in the Hyper-V Cluster.

Updated – 06/03/2023 – The tool was updated to include memory, CPU, and network IP addresses for each VM in the Hyper-V Cluster.

In this article, we will share with you how to get the list of all VMs in the Hyper-V Cluster and their Virtual Hard Disks with PowerShell.

Introduction

A while ago, I published a PowerShell script that will query System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) to get all Virtual Machines including their Virtual Hard Disks, then it will calculate the size and percentage used for each VHD(X), and finally send you a nicely formatted HTML report. You can read all about it here.

In this blog post, we will share with you how to get the same report in comma-separated value (CSV) format and without SCVMM.

This comes in handy when working with a large Hyper-V cluster with many VMs, and you want to know the type of each virtual hard disk attached to every VM including their footprint size on the disk, and the remaining disk space so you know before the VM runs out of disk space.

Prerequisites

To run the function below successfully, you should note the following points:

1) You need to have Failover Cluster Module for Windows PowerShell installed on your machine:

Install-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell

2) You need to have Hyper-V Module for Windows PowerShell installed on your machine:

Install-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-V-PowerShell

3) Make sure to run (execute) the entire script first before you run it against your Cluster because this is a PowerShell function.

If you are working interactively in the console then the entire function can be copied and pasted into that session, then it will be available for the duration of that session.

I find this easier to do via the PowerShell ISE or Visual Studio Code than the standard PowerShell console.

So, you need to copy the function into the script pane, then click the Green Run Script or hit the F5 button. The function will be available for use and if using the ISE will appear interactively when you start typing the name as shown in the figure below:

Now, if the function below is something that you wish to use regularly in your interactive PowerShell sessions, then you can place it in your PowerShell Profile and it will be available every time you open your PowerShell console.

Learn more about PowerShell profiles and how to create one. Once you have created a PowerShell profile, place the function below in your profile and save it. Now every time you open your PowerShell console, the function will be available to use.

Another option is you store the function in a module. Using a PowerShell module is a more advanced significantly more structured and powerful method.

4) Last, you can run the function as follows:

 Get-VMVHDs -ClusterName "HyperV-Cluster-Name"

Get The List of All VMs in a Hyper-V Cluster

Here is the PowerShell function that will do the job for you:

Function Get-VMVHDs {

<#
   .Synopsis
       A script used to find all VHD(X) files for all VMs in a Hyper-V Cluster
    
   .DESCRIPTION
       A function used to find all VHD(X) files for all VMs in a Hyper-V Cluster,
       including the type of each virtual hard disk attached to every VM with their footprint size on disk,
       and the remaining disk space, so you know before the VM runs out of disk space.
       Finally, it will export the report into a CSV file.
       The report will also include the IP addresses, virtual memory and virtual CPU for each VM.
            
   .Notes
       Created   : 03-12-2018
       Updated   : 29-09-2023
       Version   : 3.2
       OS        : Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 Hyper-V or later
       Author    : Charbel Nemnom
       Twitter   : @CharbelNemnom
       Blog      : https://charbelnemnom.com
       Disclaimer: This script is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
    
   .EXAMPLE
       . .\Get-VMVHDs.ps1
       Get-VMVHDs -Cluster "Cluster-Name"
#>   
    
    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
    Param(
        [string]$ClusterName
    )
    
    Get-ClusterGroup -Cluster $ClusterName | ? { $_.GroupType -eq 'VirtualMachine' } | Get-VM | `
        % { $vhd = Get-VHD -ComputerName $_.ComputerName -VmId $_.VmId; $vhd | `
           Add-Member -NotePropertyName "Name" -NotePropertyValue $_.Name; $vhd | `
           Add-Member -NotePropertyName "ProcessorCount" -NotePropertyValue $_.ProcessorCount; $vhd | `
           Add-Member -NotePropertyName "MemoryStartup" -NotePropertyValue $_.MemoryStartup; $vhd   | `
           Add-Member -NotePropertyName "NetworkAdapters" -NotePropertyValue $_.NetworkAdapters.IPAddresses; $vhd } | `
           Select-Object @{label = 'VM Name'; expression = { $_.Name } }, `
           @{label = 'vCPU'; expression = { $_.ProcessorCount } }, `
           @{label = 'vMem (GB)'; expression = { $_.MemoryStartup / 1gb –as [int] } }, `
           @{label = 'IP Addresses'; expression = { $_.NetworkAdapters } }, `
           @{label = 'Host Name'; expression = { $_.ComputerName } }, `
           Path, VhdFormat, VhdType, `
           @{label = 'Size On Physical Disk (GB)'; expression = { $_.FileSize / 1gb –as [int] } }, `
           @{label = 'Max Disk Size (GB)'; expression = { $_.Size / 1gb –as [int] } }, `
           @{label = 'Remaining Space (GB)'; expression = { ($_.Size / 1gb - $_.FileSize / 1gb) –as [int] } }, `
           @{label='Disk Identifier'; expression={$_.DiskIdentifier}} | `
           Export-Csv -Path "C:\$($ClusterName)-VHDReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation -Force

}

And here is the final report in CSV format:

This is version 3.2, do you want additional features? Please feel free to leave a comment below.

Make sure to check my recent Windows Server Hyper-V Cookbook for in-depth details about Hyper-V!

Enjoy :)

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-Charbel Nemnom-