List all virtual machines where CBT enabled
Get-VM| Where-Object{$_.ExtensionData.Config.ChangeTrackingEnabled -eq $true}
Check specific virtual machines where CBT enabled
Get-VM “TEST-VM-01” | Where-Object{$_.ExtensionData.Config.ChangeTrackingEnabled -eq $true}
List all virtuals machine where CBT disabled
Get-VM| Where-Object{$_.ExtensionData.Config.ChangeTrackingEnabled -eq $false}
Check specific virtual machines where CBT disabled
Get-VM “TEST-VM-01” | Where-Object{$_.ExtensionData.Config.ChangeTrackingEnabled -eq $false}
Note : In GUI mode we cannot modify the CBT configuration while virtual machine is powered on , so we can use below script to enable or disable CBT in VM powered on state.
Script to enable CBT
$vmtest = Get-VM TEST-VM-01 | get-view
$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$vmConfigSpec.changeTrackingEnabled = $true
$vmtest.reconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)
Script to disable CBT
$vmtest = Get-VM TEST-VM-01 | get-view
$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$vmConfigSpec.changeTrackingEnabled = $disabale
$vmtest.reconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)
You may use the above commands by pasting on vSphere CLI after connecting to vCenter or save it as .PS1 extension and run from the directory
