Does running PowerCLI Scripts against...

ganapa2000 33 posts since Jan 3, 2007

Does running PowerCLI Scripts against vCenter occupy Database space in vCenter ? Aug 31, 2015 5:22
AM
Hi All,
Can someone confirm, running or gathering data using PowerCLI against vCenter occupy or consume vCenter
database space ?

Craig Baltzer 505 posts since Oct 3, 2005

Re: Does running PowerCLI Scripts against vCenter occupy Database space in vCenter ? Aug 31, 2015
8:20 PM
Certain commands (typically things that create, modify (including power on/off/suspend/move/run, etc.). or
delete) will create event entries that will be stored in the vCenter database. Others that may are ConnectVIServer as well as may also log an event. "Get" cmdlets won't create event entries
You can spot those by having the VI Client open and seeing if the script causes any events to appear in the
bottom pane and/or by running Get-VIEvent against the vCenter server after your script has run (look for
events based on UserName)