PowerShell · TROUBLESHOOTING

PowerShell: Export Hyper-V VM Inventory

Use PowerShell to export Hyper-V virtual machine inventory including state, host, memory, CPU and network details.

Practical Runbook6 StepsIssues → Solutions → Recommendations
!Issue

Use PowerShell to export Hyper-V virtual machine inventory including state, host, memory, CPU and network details.

Solution

02 Collect configuration Add CPU count, startup memory, generation and VM integration information as required.

Recommendations

06 Schedule reporting Run the inventory on a controlled schedule and store historical reports when capacity or audit tracking is required.

Use Get-VM on standalone hosts or across the target host list to collect VM inventory.

01

Enumerate VMs

02

Collect configuration

Add CPU count, startup memory, generation and VM integration information as required.

03

Collect network data

Use Get-VMNetworkAdapter to capture switch and MAC information.

04

Add host context

Include the Hyper-V host name so the report remains useful when multiple hosts are involved.

05

Export to CSV

Create a flat report suitable for Excel or downstream automation.

06

Schedule reporting

Run the inventory on a controlled schedule and store historical reports when capacity or audit tracking is required.

Explore more TechRunbook guides

Continue with practical infrastructure troubleshooting, PowerShell scripts and operational runbooks.

Browse all articles →