Get-Datacenter

VMware: Retrieves datacenters available on a vCenter Server system

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules VMware.VimAutomation.Core

[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [string]$Datacenter
)

Process {
    $vmServer = $null
    try {
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop
        $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"

        if ([System.String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Datacenter)) {
            $result = Get-Datacenter -Server $vmServer -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object *
        }
        else {
            $result = Get-Datacenter -Server $vmServer -Name $Datacenter -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object *
        }

        foreach ($item in $result) {
            $item | Add-Member -NotePropertyName 'Timestamp' -NotePropertyValue $timestamp -Force
            Write-Output $item
        }
    }
    catch {
        throw
    }
    finally {
        if ($null -ne $vmServer) {
            Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vmServer -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        }
    }
}

Customize

VIServer string

IP address or DNS name of the vSphere server

VICredential pscredential

PSCredential object for authenticating with the server

Datacenter string

Name of the datacenter to retrieve; if empty, all datacenters are retrieved