Here is a PowerCLI script that will retrieve vcenter error events from the last 2 days from the vCenter server:
This script connects to the vCenter server, gets the current date and time, calculates the date and time for 2 days ago, and then retrieves the error events from the vCenter server using the Get-VIEvent
cmdlet.
The Where-Object
cmdlet is used to filter the events and only include those with a level of “Error”. Finally, the error events are displayed using the $errorEvents
variable.
You can modify this script as needed to fit your specific requirements. For example, you could change the -Start
and -Finish
parameters of the Get-VIEvent
cmdlet to specify different time periods, or you could use the -Entity
parameter to specify a specific entity (such as a virtual machine) to retrieve events for.
# Connect to the vCenter server
Connect-VIServer -Server vcenter.example.com
# Get the current date and time
$currentDate = Get-Date
# Calculate the date and time for 2 days ago
$twoDaysAgo = $currentDate.AddDays(-2)
# Get the error events from the last 2 days
$errorEvents = Get-VIEvent -Start $twoDaysAgo -Finish $currentDate | Where-Object {$_.Level -eq “Error”}
# Display the error events
$errorEvents