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PowerShell: Increase CPU Count or Memory of VMs via Virtual Machine Manager

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# IncreaseCpuandRamViaVMM.ps1

# User Input Variables
$vmNames=@(
    'TESTWINDOWS',
    'TESTWINDOWS2'
)
$vmmServer=$env:computername
$setCpuCount=8
$setDynamicMemory=$false
$dynamicMemoryMinimumGB='2GB'
$dynamicMemoryMaximumGB='16GB'

# Get all VMs beloging to specific cloud(s) - this is to dynamically configure all VMs within a virtual cloud
# $vms=Get-SCVirtualMachine -VMMServer $vmmServer|?{$_.Cloud.Name -in $cloudNames}
$dynamicMemoryMinimumMB=$dynamicMemoryMinimumGB/1MB
$dynamicMemoryMaximumMB=$dynamicMemoryMaximumGB/1MB
$results=@()
foreach ($vm in $vms){
    $vmName=$vm.Name
    $previousCpuCount=$vm.CPUCount
    write-host "Upgrading $vmName..."
    if($vm.Status -eq 'Running'){
        Stop-SCVirtualMachine -VM $vm -Shutdown
    }    
    if($setCpuCount -and !$setDynamicMemory){
        if($vm.CPUCount -lt $setCpuCount){
            Set-SCVirtualMachine -VM $vm -RunAsSystem -CPUCount $setCpuCount -CPUExpectedUtilizationPercent 20
        }else{
            write-host "$($vm.Name) CPU Count is $previousCpuCount, which is already equal or higher than $setCpuCount"
        }
        $results+=@{
            vmName=$vmName;
            previousCpuCount=$previousCpuCount;
            currentCpuCount=$setCpuCount
            }
    }elseif($setCpuCount -and $setDynamicMemory){
        Set-SCVirtualMachine -VM $vm -RunAsSystem `
        -CPUCount $setCpuCount -CPUExpectedUtilizationPercent 20 `
        -DynamicMemoryEnabled $setDynamicMemory -DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage 20 -MemoryWeight 5000 `
        -MemoryMB $dynamicMemoryMinimumMB -DynamicMemoryMinimumMB $dynamicMemoryMinimumMB -DynamicMemoryMaximumMB $dynamicMemoryMaximumMB        
        $results+=@{
            vmName=$vmName;
            previousCpuCount=$previousCpuCount;
            currentCpuCount=$setCpuCount;
            StartupMemory=$dynamicMemoryMinimumMB;
            DynamicMemoryMinimumMB=$dynamicMemoryMinimumMB;
            DynamicMemoryMaximumMB=$dynamicMemoryMaximumMB
            }
    }elseif(!$setCpuCount -and $setDynamicMemory){
        Set-SCVirtualMachine -VM $vm -RunAsSystem `
                -DynamicMemoryEnabled $setDynamicMemory -DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage 20 -MemoryWeight 5000 `
                -MemoryMB $dynamicMemoryMinimumMB -DynamicMemoryMinimumMB $dynamicMemoryMinimumMB -DynamicMemoryMaximumMB $dynamicMemoryMaximumMB        
                $results+=@{
                    vmName=$vmName;
                    StartupMemory=$dynamicMemoryMinimumMB;
                    DynamicMemoryMinimumMB=$dynamicMemoryMinimumMB;
                    DynamicMemoryMaximumMB=$dynamicMemoryMaximumMB
                    }
    }else{    
        write-warning "User must input the `$setDynamicMemory and/or `$setCpuCount variables"
        break
    }
    if($vm.Status -eq 'PowerOff'){
        Start-SCVirtualMachine -VM $vm
    }    
}
write-host $($results|out-string).trim()

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