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  1. NamedJason revised this gist Oct 16, 2015. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
    2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Find-Orphans.ps1
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    @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ foreach ($strDatastore in $arrDS) {
    {
    if (-not ($fileResult.Path.contains("ctk.vmdk"))) #Remove Change Tracking Files
    {
    if (-not ($arrUsedDisks -contains ($folder.FolderPath + $fileResult.Path)))
    if (-not ($arrUsedDisks -contains ($folder.FolderPath.trim('/') + '/' + $fileResult.Path)))
    {
    $row = "" | Select DS, Path, File, Size, ModDate
    $row.DS = $strDatastore.Name
  2. NamedJason created this gist Oct 16, 2015.
    65 changes: 65 additions & 0 deletions Find-Orphans.ps1
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    # Powershell script to discover VMDK files that are not referenced in any VM's VMX file.
    # Warning - I've heard reports that this doesn't work on some versions of ESXi and have no had time to troubleshoot/test it.
    # Also detects VMDKs from machines that need snapshot consolidation (from differentials that exist but are not part of the tree).
    # Author: HJA van Bokhoven
    # Modifications: LucD

    function LoadSnapin{
    param($PSSnapinName)
    if (!(Get-PSSnapin | where {$_.Name -eq $PSSnapinName})){
    Add-pssnapin -name $PSSnapinName
    }
    }

    # Load PowerCLI snapin
    LoadSnapin -PSSnapinName "VMware.VimAutomation.Core"

    # Variables
    [string] $vCenter = "vcenter.domain.local" # vCenter FQDN
    # Connect to vCenter
    Connect-VIServer -Server $vCenter

    $report = @()
    $arrUsedDisks = Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine | % {$_.Layout} | % {$_.Disk} | % {$_.DiskFile}
    $arrDS = Get-Datastore | Sort-Object -property Name
    foreach ($strDatastore in $arrDS) {
    Write-Host "Checking" $strDatastore.Name "..."
    $ds = Get-Datastore -Name $strDatastore.Name | % {Get-View $_.Id}
    $fileQueryFlags = New-Object VMware.Vim.FileQueryFlags
    $fileQueryFlags.FileSize = $true
    $fileQueryFlags.FileType = $true
    $fileQueryFlags.Modification = $true
    $searchSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.HostDatastoreBrowserSearchSpec
    $searchSpec.details = $fileQueryFlags
    $searchSpec.matchPattern = "*.vmdk"
    $searchSpec.sortFoldersFirst = $true
    $dsBrowser = Get-View $ds.browser
    $rootPath = "[" + $ds.Name + "]"
    $searchResult = $dsBrowser.SearchDatastoreSubFolders($rootPath, $searchSpec)

    foreach ($folder in $searchResult)
    {
    foreach ($fileResult in $folder.File)
    {
    if ($fileResult.Path)
    {
    if (-not ($fileResult.Path.contains("ctk.vmdk"))) #Remove Change Tracking Files
    {
    if (-not ($arrUsedDisks -contains ($folder.FolderPath + $fileResult.Path)))
    {
    $row = "" | Select DS, Path, File, Size, ModDate
    $row.DS = $strDatastore.Name
    $row.Path = $folder.FolderPath
    $row.File = $fileResult.Path
    $row.Size = $fileResult.FileSize
    $row.ModDate = $fileResult.Modification
    $report += $row
    }
    }
    }
    }
    }
    }

    # Print report to console
    $report