Alan Renouf has created a really cool PowerShell script at http://virtu-al.net
This script will save you time and resources.
I have been using this script for the past month and it has highlighted a number of issues which would have been harder to find without it.
Daily Report does what it says on the tin, it runs as a scheduled task before you get into the office to present you with key information about your infrastructure in a nice easily readable format.
This script picks on the key areas of the virtual infrastructure and reports it all in one place so all you do in the morning is check your email.
One of they key things about this report is if there is no issue in a particular place you will not receive that section in the email, for example if there are no datastores with less than 5% free space (configurable) then the disk space section will not show in the email, this ensures that you have only the information you need in front of you when you get into the office.
So what areas does this script report on ?
Firstly it will give you a very brief summary detailing some of the critical information, it does not list every name and how many cpu’s or how much memory your vms and hosts have as that would be a audit report not a daily report.
http://www.virtu-al.net/2009/07/14/powercli-daily-report/
