New-TagAssignment

VMware: Assigns a tag to an entity

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules VMware.VimAutomation.Core
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$Tag,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$EntityName,
    [ValidateSet('Cluster', 'Datacenter', 'Datastore', 'DatastoreCluster', 'Folder', 'ResourcePool', 'VApp', 'VM', 'VMHost')]
    [string]$EntityType = 'VM'
)
Process {
    try {
        [string[]]$Properties = @('Entity', 'Tag')
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop
        $cmdArgs = @{ ErrorAction = 'Stop'; Server = $vmServer }
        $entity = switch ($EntityType) {
            'Cluster' { Get-Cluster @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
            'Datacenter' { Get-Datacenter @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
            'Datastore' { Get-Datastore @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
            'DatastoreCluster' { Get-DatastoreCluster @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
            'Folder' { Get-Folder @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
            'ResourcePool' { Get-ResourcePool @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
            'VApp' { Get-VApp @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
            'VM' { Get-VM @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
            'VMHost' { Get-VMHost @cmdArgs -Name $EntityName -ErrorAction Stop }
        }
        if ($null -eq $entity) { throw "Entity $EntityName of type $EntityType not found" }
        $objTag = Get-Tag @cmdArgs -Name $Tag -ErrorAction Stop
        $result = New-TagAssignment @cmdArgs -Tag $objTag -Entity $entity -Confirm:$false | Select-Object $Properties
        if ($null -ne $result) { $result | Add-Member -NotePropertyName Timestamp -NotePropertyValue (Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") -PassThru -Force }
    }
    catch { throw }
    finally { if ($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

Tag string

Name of the tag

EntityName string

Object name to assign the tag to

EntityType string

Object type: Cluster, Datacenter, Datastore, Folder, ResourcePool, VM, VMHost, etc.