#requires -Version 3.0
function Connect-VM
{
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName='name')]
param(
[Parameter(ParameterSetName='name')]
[Alias('cn')]
[System.String[]]$ComputerName=$env:COMPUTERNAME,
[Parameter(Position=0,
Mandatory,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
ValueFromPipeline,ParameterSetName='name')]
[Alias('VMName')]
[System.String]$Name,
[Parameter(Position=0,
Mandatory,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
ValueFromPipeline,ParameterSetName='id')]
[Alias('VMId','Guid')]
[System.Guid]$Id,
[Parameter(Position=0,Mandatory,
ValueFromPipeline,ParameterSetName='inputObject')]
[Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VirtualMachine]$InputObject,
[switch]$StartVM
)
begin
{
Write-Verbose "Initializing InstanceCount, InstanceCount = 0"
$InstanceCount=0
}
process
{
try
{
foreach($computer in $ComputerName)
{
Write-Verbose "ParameterSetName is '$($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName)'"
if($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'name')
{
# Get the VM by Id if Name can convert to a guid
if($Name -as [guid])
{
Write-Verbose "Incoming value can cast to guid"
$vm = Get-VM -Id $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
else
{
$vm = Get-VM -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
elseif($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'id')
{
$vm = Get-VM -Id $Id -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
else
{
$vm = $InputObject
}
if($vm)
{
Write-Verbose "Executing 'vmconnect.exe $computer $($vm.Name) -G $($vm.Id) -C $InstanceCount'"
vmconnect.exe $computer $vm.Name -G $vm.Id -C $InstanceCount
}
else
{
Write-Verbose "Cannot find vm: '$Name'"
}
if($StartVM -and $vm)
{
if($vm.State -eq 'off')
{
Write-Verbose "StartVM was specified and VM state is 'off'. Starting VM '$($vm.Name)'"
Start-VM -VM $vm
}
else
{
Write-Verbose "Starting VM '$($vm.Name)'. Skipping, VM is not not in 'off' state."
}
}
$InstanceCount+=1
Write-Verbose "InstanceCount = $InstanceCount"
}
}
catch
{
Write-Error $_
}
}
}
