You have a list of VMs that need a new disk added (ex. windows pagefile). You want that new disk to be 1.5 times the size of each VMs memory.
Note – The new disk drive will be on the first SCSI adapter.
The Script
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 | # found https://vmscribble.com Write-Host " The script will add a new disk drive on the first SCSI adapter based on the VM memory size times 1.5 " # Connect to your vCenter $vCenter = Read-Host "Enter the vCenter FQDN" Connect-VIServer $vCenter Write-Host " " $textfile = Read-Host "Enter the location and text file name of VMs in scope" $listofvms = Get-Content -path $textfile # change 1.5 to another multiple in line: $size = $thevm * 1.5 foreach ($vm in $listofvms) { $thevm = get-vm $vm | Select-Object -ExpandProperty MemoryGB $size = $thevm * 1.5 get-vm $vm | New-HardDisk -CapacityGB $size | Select-Object Parent, Filename, CapacityGB } # Disconnect from the vCenter Disconnect-VIServer $vCenter -Confirm:$false |