This is the best one which is mostly asked by customers .

$SqlServer = "SQLSERVER";
$SqlDB = "VCDB";
$MYVM = "TEST"
$TypeofEvent = "vim.event.VmRemovedEvent"
# The vim.event.VmRemovedEvent is a Removed action from VC you can also use :
# vim.event.VmGuestShutdownEvent
# vim.event.VmPoweredOffEvent
# vim.event.VmConnectedEvent
 
Function Read-VIDB ($SqlQuery)
{
# Setup SQL Connection
$SqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$SqlConnection.ConnectionString = "Server = $SqlServer; Database = $SqlDB; Integrated Security = True"
 
# Setup SQL Command
$SqlCmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$SqlCmd.CommandText = $SqlQuery
$SqlCmd.Connection = $SqlConnection
 
# Setup .NET SQLAdapter to execute and fill .NET Dataset
$SqlAdapter = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
$SqlAdapter.SelectCommand = $SqlCmd
$DataSet = New-Object System.Data.DataSet
 
#Execute and Get Row Count
$nRecs = $SqlAdapter.Fill($DataSet)
 
if ($nRecs -gt 0)
{
# Do Stuff
$dataSet.Tables | Select-Object -Expand Rows
}
}
 
$SqlQuery = "SELECT CREATE_TIME, USERNAME, VM_NAME, HOST_NAME, EVENT_TYPE FROM VMWareDS.VPX_EVENT WHERE (VM_NAME = N'$MYVM') AND (EVENT_TYPE = '$TypeofEvent')"
$MyResults = Read-VIDB $SqlQuery
$MyResults

 

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