VMware: A PowerCLI GUI to edit VM hardware version 10

Hardware version 10 was introduced by VMware in late 2013 with ESXi 5.5. It brought several new improvements to VM capabilities like, for example, the maximum size of a single VMDK file up to 62TB au contraire to the 2TB of the hardware version 9 used in ESXi 5.0.

Despite the several indisputable improvements introduced by hardware version 10 some users pointed out some limitations in managing virtual machines adopting this hw version.

As you probably know virtual machine settings can only be modified using vSphere Web Client. Try to modify these VMs using the classic vSphere C# Client and you will incur in this message:

This limitation can be identified in VMware's strategy to soon discontinue the good 'ol vSphere C# Client and adopt the vSphere Flex Web Client as the standard tool to perform any kind of operation on the virtual infrastructure. Despite some features, like Site Recovery Manager, still require the C# Client others are only manageable through the Flex Client like the vSphere Data Protection or the brand new VSAN.

But what about changing a VM setting while a vCenter Server is unavailable? This of course results in Web Client unavailability. Or what about adding a new hard disk to a VM while in extreme hurry?

To answer first question a vCenter Server should NEVER be unavailable since by being the central point of infrastructure management its unavailability could introduce several limitations, not to mention the lack of several capabilities like DRS, vMotion, etc.

Second question instead was brought to my attention by several technicians working at my company. They simply find unbearably slow vSphere Web Client (maybe while editing VMs at customer site in late evening?) so to perform simple VM tasks like increasing CPUs, adding hard disks, etc. they tend to still use the C# Client. But as you know this is not possible for hardware version 10 VMs.

To keep a long story short I first try to encourage them to re-evaluate the Web Client and get used to use it even for the smallest things since this will be the future, but at the same time I embraced theyr cause and developed this little tool to help them to change, hopefully in a way smaller amount of time, settings for hardware version 10 virtual machines.

This tool was scripted in PowerCLI and once run will bring up a .NET like graphical user interface (GUI) from which perform all operations.

To use it you need to insert credentials to connect to a vCenter Server or directly to an host. Then you will have to select the host (in case you are connecting to a vCenter) on which is running/placed the VM you need to edit settings.Select the VM and modify vCPUs, RAM, increase disk size, or add new hardware like a new hard disk or a new network adapter.

Hardware version 10 VMs can be edited using PowerCLI in exactly the same way as for hw version 9 (or older) VMs.

The main cmdlets used in this script to edit VM settings are: 

Set-VM: Used to set many parameters of an existing VM like, for example, the amount of RAM, vCPUs, the High Availability Restart Priority, the hardware version, etc. 
Set-HardDisk: Edit Hard Disk properties/size for a specified Disk of a specified VM
New-HardDisk: Adds a new Hard Disk of a specified size to a specified VM.
Set-NetworkAdapter: Edit Network Adapter properties like wake on LAN, network to which the VM will be connected to, port group, MAC Address(*), etc.
New-NetworkAdapter: Adds a Network Adapter to a specified VM.

(*)In the code below I struggled, and failed, to find a proper way to edit MAC Address of a VM. I always got "Not a valid MAC Address or not in range..." error. Due to time limitations for article release I cannot overcame this obstacle and forced to leave in the code some lines regarding MAC changes: my bad. If you find a proper way to make it work you can also enable the MAC address editing feature.

Here's the PowerCLI code, as usual you can find it in my GitHub repository: Edit hw v10 VMs.ps1

	##################BEGIN FUNCTIONS
	function connectServer{
	try {
	$connect = Connect-VIServer -Server $serverTextBox.Text -User $usernameTextBox.Text -Password $passwordTextBox.Text
	$buttonConnect.Enabled = $false #Disable controls once connected
	$serverTextBox.Enabled = $false
	$usernameTextBox.Enabled = $false
	$passwordTextBox.Enabled = $false
	$buttonDisconnect.Enabled = $true #Enable Disconnect button
	getVmHosts #Populate DropDown list with all hosts connected (if vCenter)
	$HostDropDownBox.Enabled=$true
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nCurrently connected to $($serverTextBox.Text)" #If connection is successfull let user know it
	}
	catch {
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong connecting to server!!"
	}
	}
	function disconnectServer{
	try {
	Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$false -Force:$true
	$buttonConnect.Enabled = $true #Enable login controls once disconnected
	$serverTextBox.Enabled = $true
	$usernameTextBox.Enabled = $true
	$passwordTextBox.Enabled = $true
	$buttonDisconnect.Enabled = $false #Disable Disconnect button
	$HostDropDownBox.Items.Clear() #Remove all items from DropDown boxes
	$HostDropDownBox.Enabled=$false #Disable DropDown boxes since they are empty
	$VmDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$VmDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$numVCpuTextBox.Text = ""
	$numVCpuTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$memSizeGBTextBox.Text = ""
	$memSizeGBTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.Text = ""
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$macAddressTextBox.Text = ""
	$macAddressTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$wolEnabled.Checked = $false
	$wolEnabled.Enabled = $false
	$connectedEnabled.Checked = $false
	$connectedEnabled.Enabled = $false
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$buttonAddHardware.Enabled = $false
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Text = ""
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$independentEnabled.Enabled = $false
	$connectedAtPoweron.Checked = $false
	$connectedAtPoweron.Enabled = $false
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Enabled = $false
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Enabled = $false
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSuccessfully disconnected from $($serverTextBox.Text)" #If disconnection is successfull let user know it
	}
	catch {
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong disconnecting from server!!"
	}
	}
	function getVmHosts{
	try {
	$vmhosts = Get-VMHost | Where-Object {$_.PowerState -eq "PoweredOn" -and $_.ConnectionState -eq "Connected"} #Returns only powered On VmHosts
	foreach ($vm in $vmhosts) {
	$HostDropDownBox.Items.Add($vm.Name) #Add Hosts to DropDown List
	}
	}
	catch {
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong getting VMHosts!!"
	}
	}
	function getVmsOnHost{
	try {
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nGetting Virtual Machines with Hardware Version 10 on VMHost: $($HostDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString())"
	$v10vms = Get-VM | Where-Object {$_.Version -eq "v10" -and $_.VMHost -eq $(Get-VMHost | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $HostDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString()})} #Returns hardware v10 VMs
	foreach ($vm in $v10vms) {
	$VmDropDownBox.Items.Add($vm.Name) #Add VMs to DropDown List
	}
	$VmDropDownBox.Enabled=$true
	}
	catch {
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong getting VMHosts!!"
	}
	}
	function getDisks{
	try {
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.Enabled = $true #Enable dropdownbox
	$harddisks = Get-HardDisk -VM $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString()
	foreach ($disk in $harddisks) {
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.Items.Add($disk.Name) #Add Hosts to DropDown List
	}
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.SelectedItem = $harddisks.Name #Pre-Select Hard Disk
	}
	catch{
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong getting VmHardDisks!!"
	}
	}
	function getSelectedDiskSize{
	try {
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.text = "" #Clear
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.Enabled = $true
	$harddisks = Get-HardDisk -VM $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -Name $HardDiskDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString()
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.text = $harddisks.CapacityGB
	}
	catch{
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong getting SelectedDiskSize!!"
	}
	}
	function getNetwork{
	try{
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Enabled = $true #Enable DropDown Box
	$wolEnabled.Enabled = $true
	$connectedEnabled.Enabled = $true
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Items.Clear() #Remove all items from DropDown Box since it may be dirtied by previous executions
	$networks= Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString()
	foreach ($network in $networks) {
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Items.Add($network.Name) #Add Networks to DropDown List
	}
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.SelectedItem = $networks.Name #Pre-Select Network
	if($network.WakeOnLanEnabled -match "True"){ #If WOL enabled
	$wolEnabled.Checked = $true
	}else{
	$wolEnabled.Checked = $false
	}
	if(-Not ($network.ConnectionState -match "NotConnected")){ #If connected
	$connectedEnabled.Checked = $true
	}else{
	$connectedEnabled.Checked = $false
	}
	}
	catch{
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong getting Networks!!"
	}
	}
	function getSelectedNetworkName{
	try {
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Enabled = $true #Enable DropDown Box
	#$macAddressTextBox.Enabled = $true
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Items.Clear() #Remove all items from DropDown Box since it may be dirtied by previous executions
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$networks = Get-VirtualPortGroup -VMHost $HostDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString()
	foreach ($network in $networks) {
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Items.Add($network.Name) #Add Networks to DropDown List
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Items.Add($network.Name)
	}
	$adapterNetwork = Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -Name $NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() #Get networks used by the adapter VM
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.SelectedItem = $adapterNetwork.NetworkName #Pre-select by default the VM Network used by the selected VM
	$macAddressTextBox.text = $adapterNetwork.MacAddress
	$Label15.Text = $adapterNetwork.Type
	}
	catch{
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong getting SelectedNetworkName!!"
	}
	}
	function getAddNewHardware{
	try{
	if($AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.SelectedItem -match "Hard Disk"){ #Add new Hard Disk
	if($independentEnabled.Checked -eq $true){ #Independent
	if($persistentRadioButton.Checked -eq $true) { #Independent Persistent
	$persistence = "IndependentPersistent"
	}elseif($nonPersistentRadioButton.Checked -eq $true){ #Independent Non Persistent
	$persistence = "IndependentNonPersistent"
	}
	}elseif($independentEnabled.Checked -eq $false){ #Persistent
	$persistence = "Persistent"
	}
	Get-VM -Name $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() | New-HardDisk -CapacityGB $newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Text -Persistence $persistence -Confirm:$false
	}
	elseif($AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -match "Network Adapter"){ #Add new Network Adapter
	if($connectedAtPoweron.Checked -eq $true){ #Connected at Poweron
	$startpoweron = $true
	}elseif($connectedAtPoweron.Checked -eq $false){
	$startpoweron = $false
	}
	if ($adapterTypeDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -match "E1000"){ #E1000
	$adaptertype = "e1000"
	}elseif($adapterTypeDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -match "VMXNET3"){ #VMXNET3
	$adaptertype = "vmxnet3"
	}elseif($adapterTypeDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -match "E1000E"){ #E1000E
	$adaptertype = "EnhancedVmxnet"
	}
	Get-VM -Name $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() | New-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $networkLabelDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -StartConnected:$startpoweron -Type $adaptertype
	}
	getVmConfigs #Refresh data in Text Boxes
	}catch{
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong getting AddNewHardware!!"
	}
	}
	function getVmConfigs{
	try {
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nGetting configs for VM: $($VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString())"
	$numVCpuTextBox.Enabled = $true #Enable TextBoxes
	$memSizeGBTextBox.Enabled = $true
	$buttonSetVm.Enabled = $true
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Enabled=$true #Enable Add new Hardware
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.Items.Clear() #Remove all items from GroupBox since it may be dirtied by previous executions
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$connectedAtPoweron.Checked = $false
	$connectedAtPoweron.Enabled = $false
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Enabled = $false
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Items.Clear()
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Enabled = $false
	$independentEnabled.Enabled = $false
	$persistentRadioButton.Enabled = $false
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.Enabled = $false
	$numVCpuTextBox.Text = "";
	$memSizeGBTextBox.Text = "";
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.Text = ""
	$macAddressTextBox.Text = ""
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Text = ""
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Enabled = $false
	$VmInfos = Get-VM -Name $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString()
	$numVCpuTextBox.text = $VmInfos.NumCPU
	$memSizeGBTextBox.text = $VmInfos.MemoryGB
	getDisks
	getNetwork
	$hwsList=@("Hard Disk","Network Adapter") #Populate DropDownBox. By calling it in this method list is populated even if a reconnection occurs.
	foreach ($hw in $hwsList) {
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Items.Add($hw)
	}
	$typeList=@("E1000","VMXNET3", "E1000E")
	foreach ($types in $typeList) {
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Items.Add($types)
	}
	}
	catch{
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong getting VmConfigs!!"
	}
	}
	function setVmConfigs{
	try {
	$numVCpu = $numVCpuTextBox.Text -as [int] #Convert values to integer
	$memSizeGB = $memSizeGBTextBox.Text -as [int]
	$diskSizeGB = $diskSizeGBTextBox.Text -as [int]
	Get-VM -Name $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() | Set-VM -NumCpu $numVCpu -MemoryGB $memSizeGB -Confirm:$false
	if ($HardDiskDropDownBox.Text.Length -gt 0) {
	Get-HardDisk -VM $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -Name $HardDiskDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() | Set-HardDisk -CapacityGB $diskSizeGB -Confirm:$false
	}else {
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nTo change HardDisk size you must first select one virtual disk!!"
	}
	if (($NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Text.Length -gt 0) -and ($NetworkNameDropDownBox.Text.Length -gt 0)) {
	if ($wolEnabled.Checked -eq $true){ #Set Wake On LAN
	$wol = $true
	}elseif($wolEnabled.Checked -eq $false){
	$wol = $false
	}
	if ($connectedEnabled.Checked -eq $true){ #Set Connected
	$connected = $true
	}elseif($connectedEnabled.Checked -eq $false){
	$connected = $false
	}
	#Set-NetworkAdapter -MacAddress $macAddressTextBox.Text
	Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter (Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $VmDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -Name $NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString()) -NetworkName $NetworkNameDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -WakeOnLan $wol -Connected $connected -Confirm:$false
	}else {
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nTo change Network Adapter settings you must first select one!!"
	}
	getVmConfigs #Refresh data in Text Boxes
	}
	catch{
	$outputTextBox.text = "`nSomething went wrong setting VmConfigs!!"
	}
	}
	##################END FUNCTIONS
	[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing")
	[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")
	##################Main Form Definition
	$main_form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
	$main_form.Text = "Edit VM Hardware v10" #Form Title
	$main_form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(425,815)
	$main_form.StartPosition = "CenterScreen"
	$main_form.KeyPreview = $True
	$main_form.Add_KeyDown({if ($_.KeyCode -eq "Escape")
	{$main_form.Close()}})
	##################GroupBox Definition
	$groupBox1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
	$groupBox1.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,5)
	$groupBox1.size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(190,200) #Width, Heigth
	$groupBox1.text = "Connect to vCenter or ESXi host:"
	$main_form.Controls.Add($groupBox1)
	$groupBox2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
	$groupBox2.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,215)
	$groupBox2.size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(390,60) #Width, Heigth
	$groupBox2.text = "Hosts Operations:"
	$main_form.Controls.Add($groupBox2)
	$groupBox3 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
	$groupBox3.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,285)
	$groupBox3.size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(390,410) #Width, Heigth
	$groupBox3.text = "VMs Operations:"
	$main_form.Controls.Add($groupBox3)
	$groupBox4 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
	$groupBox4.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,700)
	$groupBox4.size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(390,70) #Width, Heigth
	$groupBox4.text = "Output:"
	$main_form.Controls.Add($groupBox4)
	$groupBox5 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
	$groupBox5.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(210,5)
	$groupBox5.size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(190,200) #Width, Heigth
	$groupBox5.text = "Instructions:"
	$main_form.Controls.Add($groupBox5)
	##################Label Definition
	$Label1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label1.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 20)
	$Label1.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label1.Text = "IP Address or FQDN:"
	$groupBox1.Controls.Add($Label1) #Member of GroupBox1
	$Label2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label2.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 70)
	$Label2.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label2.Text = "Username:"
	$groupBox1.Controls.Add($Label2) #Member of GroupBox1
	$Label3 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label3.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 120)
	$Label3.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label3.Text = "Password:"
	$groupBox1.Controls.Add($Label3) #Member of GroupBox1
	$Label4 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label4.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 15)
	$Label4.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label4.Text = "Select Host:"
	$groupBox2.Controls.Add($Label4) #Member of GroupBox2
	$Label5 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label5.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 15)
	$Label5.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label5.Text = "Select VM:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label5) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label6 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label6.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 55)
	$Label6.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(90, 14)
	$Label6.Text = "Num vCPU:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label6) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label7 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label7.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(200, 55)
	$Label7.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(160, 14)
	$Label7.Text = "Memory size in GB:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label7) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label8 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label8.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 95)
	$Label8.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(80, 14)
	$Label8.Text = "Hard Disk:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label8) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label9 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label9.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 15)
	$Label9.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(170, 180)
	$Label9.Text = "1)Connect to vCenter or ESXi host `r`n`r`n2)Select host and get v10 VMs `r`n`r`n3)Select VM `r`n`r`n4)Modify VM settings`r`n`r`n5)Apply Changes `r`n`r`n6)If needed add new hardware`r`n`r`n`Developed by @HostileCoding"
	$groupBox5.Controls.Add($Label9) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label10 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label10.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(200, 95)
	$Label10.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label10.Text = "Hard Disk size in GB:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label10) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label11 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label11.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 135)
	$Label11.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label11.Text = "Network Adapter:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label11) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label12 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label12.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(200, 135)
	$Label12.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label12.Text = "Network Name:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label12) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label13 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label13.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 175)
	$Label13.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label13.Text = "MAC Address:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label13) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label14 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label14.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(200, 175)
	$Label14.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(40, 14)
	$Label14.Text = "Type:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label14) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label15 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label15.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(240, 175)
	$Label15.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(100, 14)
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label15) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label16 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label16.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 240)
	$Label16.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label16.Text = "Add New Hardware:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label16) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label17 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label17.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 280)
	$Label17.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label17.Text = "Hard Disk size in GB:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label17) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label18 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label18.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(10, 320)
	$Label18.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label18.Text = "Adapter Type:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label18) #Member of GroupBox3
	$Label19 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
	$Label19.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(200, 320)
	$Label19.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120, 14)
	$Label19.Text = "Network Label:"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($Label19) #Member of GroupBox3
	##################Button Definition
	$buttonConnect = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
	$buttonConnect.add_click({connectServer})
	$buttonConnect.Text = "Connect"
	$buttonConnect.Top=170
	$buttonConnect.Left=10
	$groupBox1.Controls.Add($buttonConnect) #Member of GroupBox1
	$buttonDisconnect = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
	$buttonDisconnect.add_click({disconnectServer})
	$buttonDisconnect.Text = "Disconnect"
	$buttonDisconnect.Top=170
	$buttonDisconnect.Left=100
	$buttonDisconnect.Enabled = $false #Disabled by default
	$groupBox1.Controls.Add($buttonDisconnect) #Member of GroupBox1
	$buttonvGetVms = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
	$buttonvGetVms.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,25)
	$buttonvGetVms.add_click({getVmsOnHost})
	$buttonvGetVms.Text = "Get VMs for selected Host"
	$buttonvGetVms.Left=200
	$buttonvGetVms.Top=25
	$groupBox2.Controls.Add($buttonvGetVms) #Member of GroupBox2
	$buttonSetVm = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
	$buttonSetVm.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(370,20)
	$buttonSetVm.add_click({setVmConfigs})
	$buttonSetVm.Text = "Apply Changes"
	$buttonSetVm.Left=10
	$buttonSetVm.Top=215
	$buttonSetVm.Enabled = $false #Disabled by default
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($buttonSetVm) #Member of GroupBox3
	$buttonAddHardware = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
	$buttonAddHardware.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(370,20)
	$buttonAddHardware.add_click({getAddNewHardware})
	$buttonAddHardware.Text = "Add Hardware"
	$buttonAddHardware.Left=10
	$buttonAddHardware.Top=380
	$buttonAddHardware.Enabled = $false #Disabled by default
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($buttonAddHardware) #Member of GroupBox3
	##################CheckBox Definition
	$wolEnabled = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.checkbox
	$wolEnabled.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200, 190)
	$wolEnabled.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(100,20)
	$wolEnabled.Enabled = $false
	$wolEnabled.Checked = $false
	$wolEnabled.Text = "Wake on LAN"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($wolEnabled) #Member of GroupBox3
	$connectedEnabled = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.checkbox
	$connectedEnabled.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(300, 190)
	$connectedEnabled.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(80,20)
	$connectedEnabled.Enabled = $false
	$connectedEnabled.Checked = $false
	$connectedEnabled.Text = "Connected"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($connectedEnabled) #Member of GroupBox3
	$independentEnabled = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.checkbox
	$independentEnabled.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200, 280)
	$independentEnabled.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,20)
	$independentEnabled.Enabled = $false
	$independentEnabled.Checked = $false
	$independentEnabled.Text = "Independent"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($independentEnabled) #Member of GroupBox3
	$independentEnabled.Add_CheckStateChanged({ #Checkbox Enabled
	if ($independentEnabled.Checked) {
	$persistentRadioButton.Enabled = $true
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.Enabled = $true
	}else{
	$persistentRadioButton.Enabled = $false
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.Enabled = $false
	}
	})
	$connectedAtPoweron = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.checkbox
	$connectedAtPoweron.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10, 360)
	$connectedAtPoweron.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,20)
	$connectedAtPoweron.Enabled = $false
	$connectedAtPoweron.Checked = $false
	$connectedAtPoweron.Text = "Connect at poweron"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($connectedAtPoweron) #Member of GroupBox3
	##################RadioButton Definition
	$persistentRadioButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
	$persistentRadioButton.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Point(200,300)
	$persistentRadioButton.size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(80,20)
	$persistentRadioButton.Checked = $true
	$persistentRadioButton.Enabled = $false
	$persistentRadioButton.Text = "Persistent"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($persistentRadioButton)
	$nonPersistentRadioButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Point(280,300)
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(100,20)
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.Checked = $false
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.Enabled = $false
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.Text = "Non Persistent"
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($nonPersistentRadioButton)
	##################TextBox Definition
	$serverTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
	$serverTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,40) #Left, Top, Right, Bottom
	$serverTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(165,20)
	$groupBox1.Controls.Add($serverTextBox) #Member of GroupBox1
	$usernameTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
	$usernameTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,90)
	$usernameTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(165,20)
	$groupBox1.Controls.Add($usernameTextBox) #Member of GroupBox1
	$passwordTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.MaskedTextBox #Password TextBox
	$passwordTextBox.PasswordChar = '*'
	$passwordTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,140)
	$passwordTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(165,20)
	$groupBox1.Controls.Add($passwordTextBox) #Member of GroupBox1
	$numVCpuTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
	$numVCpuTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,70)
	$numVCpuTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$numVCpuTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($numVCpuTextBox) #Member of GroupBox3
	$memSizeGBTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
	$memSizeGBTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200,70)
	$memSizeGBTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$memSizeGBTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($memSizeGBTextBox) #Member of GroupBox3
	$diskSizeGBTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200,110)
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$diskSizeGBTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($diskSizeGBTextBox) #Member of GroupBox3
	$macAddressTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
	$macAddressTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,190)
	$macAddressTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$macAddressTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($macAddressTextBox) #Member of GroupBox3
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,295)
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($newDiskSizeGBTextBox) #Member of GroupBox3
	$outputTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
	$outputTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,20)
	$outputTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(370,40)
	$outputTextBox.MultiLine = $True
	$outputTextBox.ReadOnly = $True
	$outputTextBox.ScrollBars = "Vertical"
	$groupBox4.Controls.Add($outputTextBox) #Member of groupBox4
	##################DropDownBox Definition
	$VmDropDownBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
	$VmDropDownBox.DropDownStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle]::DropDownList #Disable user input in ComboBox
	$VmDropDownBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,30)
	$VmDropDownBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(370,20)
	$VmDropDownBox.DropDownHeight = 200
	$VmDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($VmDropDownBox)
	$handler_VmDropDownBox_SelectedIndexChanged={ #DropDownBox SelectedIndexChanged Handler
	try{
	if ($VmDropDownBox.Text.Length -gt 0) {
	getVmConfigs
	}
	}catch{
	}
	}
	$VmDropDownBox.add_SelectedIndexChanged($handler_VmDropDownBox_SelectedIndexChanged)
	$HostDropDownBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
	$HostDropDownBox.DropDownStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle]::DropDownList #Disable user input in ComboBox
	$HostDropDownBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,30)
	$HostDropDownBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$HostDropDownBox.DropDownHeight = 200
	$HostDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox2.Controls.Add($HostDropDownBox)
	$HardDiskDropDownBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.DropDownStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle]::DropDownList #Disable user input in ComboBox
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,110)
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.DropDownHeight = 200
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($HardDiskDropDownBox)
	$handler_HardDiskDropDownBox_SelectedIndexChanged={ #DropDownBox SelectedIndexChanged Handler
	try{
	if ($HardDiskDropDownBox.Text.Length -gt 0) {
	getSelectedDiskSize
	}
	}catch{
	}
	}
	$HardDiskDropDownBox.add_SelectedIndexChanged($handler_HardDiskDropDownBox_SelectedIndexChanged)
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.DropDownStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle]::DropDownList #Disable user input in ComboBox
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,150)
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.DropDownHeight = 200
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($NetworkAdapterDropDownBox)
	$handler_NetworkAdapterDropDownBox_SelectedIndexChanged={ #DropDownBox SelectedIndexChanged Handler
	try{
	if ($NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.Text.Length -gt 0) {
	getSelectedNetworkName
	}
	}catch{
	}
	}
	$NetworkAdapterDropDownBox.add_SelectedIndexChanged($handler_NetworkAdapterDropDownBox_SelectedIndexChanged)
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.DropDownStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle]::DropDownList #Disable user input in ComboBox
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200,150)
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.DropDownHeight = 200
	$NetworkNameDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($NetworkNameDropDownBox)
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.DropDownStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle]::DropDownList #Disable user input in ComboBox
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,255)
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(370,20)
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.DropDownHeight = 200
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($AddNewHardwareDropDownBox)
	$handler_AddNewHardwareDropDownBox_SelectedIndexChanged={ #DropDownBox SelectedIndexChanged Handler
	try{
	if ($AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.Text.Length -gt 0) {
	$buttonAddHardware.Enabled = $true
	if ($AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -match "Hard Disk") {
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Enabled = $true #Enable components
	$independentEnabled.Enabled = $true
	$connectedAtPoweron.Enabled = $false #Disable components
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Enabled = $false
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Enabled = $false
	}
	elseif($AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.SelectedItem.ToString() -match "Network Adapter"){
	$connectedAtPoweron.Enabled = $true #Enable components
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Enabled = $true
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Enabled = $true
	$newDiskSizeGBTextBox.Enabled = $false #Disable components
	$independentEnabled.Enabled = $false
	$persistentRadioButton.Enabled = $false
	$nonPersistentRadioButton.Enabled = $false
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Items.Clear() #Clear DropDown Box since it could be dirtied
	$typeList=@("E1000","VMXNET3", "E1000E")
	foreach ($types in $typeList) {
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Items.Add($types)
	}
	}
	}
	}catch{
	}
	}
	$AddNewHardwareDropDownBox.add_SelectedIndexChanged($handler_AddNewHardwareDropDownBox_SelectedIndexChanged)
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.DropDownStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle]::DropDownList #Disable user input in ComboBox
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,335)
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.DropDownHeight = 200
	$adapterTypeDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($adapterTypeDropDownBox)
	$networkLabelDropDownBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.DropDownStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle]::DropDownList #Disable user input in ComboBox
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200,335)
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(180,20)
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.DropDownHeight = 200
	$networkLabelDropDownBox.Enabled=$false
	$groupBox3.Controls.Add($networkLabelDropDownBox)
	##################Show Form
	$main_form.Add_Shown({$main_form.Activate()})
	[void] $main_form.ShowDialog()

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