PowerCLI: Return Datastore name by Canonical name

By Arne Fokkema - ICT-Freak.nl

When you are troubleshooting an ESX host, you can see a lot off warnings in the VMKERNEL log:

But which datastore belongs to the Canonical name mentioned in the VMKERNEL log??

The following script will return the Datastore name. Thanks @Lucd22 for the help!!

The output will look like this:

Ok, this is a nice script to have in you toolbox, but I hear you think,  how do I add it to the VESI?.

First you need to create a new folder, if you don’t use any other Powerpack.

Give the folder a name. I used the name Personal scripts:

The next step is to add a new script node:

The last step is to paste the following code into the new created script node:

Download Script HERE

If you want to run this script, you have to connect to vCenter first. Open VMware – Managed Hosts:

Click on Add managed host… to add a server:

To connect to the new added vCenter server, press the connect under actions. To run the script click on the new create script node and enter a Canonical Name.

And the script will return the Datastore name:

Now you are able to convert the Canonical name to the Datastore Name.