Validate VM running on snapshots with 2 delta files and prompt for consolidation

To validate VMs with more than 2 snapshots, print the delta files, and prompt for snapshot consolidation using both PowerShell and Python scripts in VMware, we can follow these steps:

PowerShell Script:

# Install VMware PowerCLI (if not already installed)
# The script requires VMware PowerCLI module to interact with vSphere.

# Connect to vCenter Server
Connect-VIServer -Server <vCenter-IP-Address> -Credential (Get-Credential)

# Get all VMs with more than 2 snapshots
$VMs = Get-VM | Get-Snapshot | Group-Object -Property VM | Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 2 } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name

foreach ($VM in $VMs) {
    Write-Host "VM: $VM"
    
    # Get all snapshots for the VM
    $snapshots = Get-VM -Name $VM | Get-Snapshot
    
    # Print information about each snapshot
    foreach ($snapshot in $snapshots) {
        Write-Host "  Snapshot: $($snapshot.Name)"
        Write-Host "  Created: $($snapshot.Created)"
        Write-Host "  Size: $($snapshot.SizeMB) MB"
        Write-Host "  Description: $($snapshot.Description)"
        
        # Check if it is a delta disk
        if ($snapshot.IsCurrent -eq $false) {
            Write-Host "  Delta file: $($snapshot.DeltaDiskFile)"
        }
    }
    
    # Prompt for snapshot consolidation
    $response = Read-Host "Do you want to consolidate snapshots for this VM? (Y/N)"
    
    if ($response -eq "Y" -or $response -eq "y") {
        Write-Host "Consolidating snapshots..."
        Get-VM -Name $VM | Get-Snapshot | Where-Object { $_.IsCurrent -eq $false } | Consolidate-Snapshot -Confirm:$false
    }
    
    Write-Host ""
}

# Disconnect from vCenter Server
Disconnect-VIServer -Server <vCenter-IP-Address> -Confirm:$false

Python Script:

from pyVim.connect import SmartConnect, Disconnect
from pyVmomi import vim
import ssl

# Function to get all VMs with more than 2 snapshots
def get_vms_with_more_than_2_snapshots(content):
    vm_snapshots = {}
    for vm in content.viewManager.CreateContainerView(content.rootFolder, [vim.VirtualMachine], True).view:
        snapshots = vm.snapshot.rootSnapshotList
        if snapshots:
            num_snapshots = len(snapshots)
            if num_snapshots > 2:
                vm_snapshots[vm.name] = snapshots
    return vm_snapshots

# Function to print information about snapshots
def print_snapshot_info(vm_snapshots):
    for vm_name, snapshots in vm_snapshots.items():
        print("VM:", vm_name)
        for snapshot in snapshots:
            print("  Snapshot:", snapshot.name)
            print("  Created:", snapshot.createTime)
            print("  Size:", snapshot.snapshotSize)
            print("  Description:", snapshot.description)
            if snapshot.childSnapshotList:
                print("  Delta file:", snapshot.childSnapshotList[0].backing.fileName)
        print()

# Function to prompt for snapshot consolidation
def prompt_for_snapshot_consolidation(vm_snapshots):
    for vm_name, snapshots in vm_snapshots.items():
        response = input(f"Do you want to consolidate snapshots for VM '{vm_name}'? (Y/N): ")
        if response.lower() == "y":
            print("Consolidating snapshots...")
            for snapshot in snapshots:
                if snapshot.childSnapshotList:
                    snapshot.ConsolidateVMDisks_Task()

# Disable SSL certificate verification (for self-signed certificates)
context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE

# Connect to vCenter Server
vcenter_ip = "<vCenter-IP-Address>"
username = "<username>"
password = "<password>"
service_instance = SmartConnect(host=vcenter_ip, user=username, pwd=password, sslContext=context)
content = service_instance.RetrieveContent()

# Get VMs with more than 2 snapshots
vm_snapshots = get_vms_with_more_than_2_snapshots(content)

# Print snapshot information
print_snapshot_info(vm_snapshots)

# Prompt for snapshot consolidation
prompt_for_snapshot_consolidation(vm_snapshots)

# Disconnect from vCenter Server
Disconnect(service_instance)

Please replace <vCenter-IP-Address>, <username>, and <password> with the actual credentials to connect to your vCenter Server. The Python script requires the pyVmomi library, which can be installed using pip (pip install pyvmomi). Also, make sure to test the scripts in a non-production environment before using them in production to avoid any unintended consequences.

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