VMtool update at power cycle and Manual

 Script to enable update vmtool at power cycle  and Manual

Using below script you can enable and disable VMtool update. You can schedule VMtool update using VUM as well.

#Script to update Vmtool on power cycle

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$VM = Get-Content "c:\temp\VM_list.txt"

foreach ($i in $VM){

$vm = Get-VM -Name $i | % {Get-View $_.ID}

$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

$vmConfigSpec.Tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo

$vmConfigSpec.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy = "upgradeAtPowerCycle”

$vm.ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)

} 

VM_List  -> Put list of the VMs on which you want to update VMTool

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Script to Disable update vmtool at power cycle 

#Script to change the VM update at power cycle to Manual

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$VM = Get-Content "c:\temp\VM_list.txt"

foreach ($i in $VM){

$vm = Get-VM -Name $i | % {Get-View $_.ID}

$vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

$vmConfigSpec.Tools = New-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo

$vmConfigSpec.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy = "Manual”

$vm.ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)

}