File hyper-v.kvptest.ps1.txt of Package hyper-v

# Windows PowerShell script to test Key Value Pair functionality
#
# http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/11/18/hyper-v-script-looking-at-kvp-guestintrinsicexchangeitems.aspx
#
# Per default execution of scripts is disabled.
# http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee176949.aspx
# The command 'Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned' will enable it.
#
# Filter for parsing XML data
filter Import-CimXml
{
   # Create new XML object from input
   $CimXml = [Xml]$_
   $CimObj = New-Object -TypeName System.Object

   # Iterate over the data and pull out just the value name and data for each entry
   foreach ($CimProperty in $CimXml.SelectNodes("/INSTANCE/PROPERTY[@NAME='Name']"))
      {
         $CimObj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name $CimProperty.NAME -Value $CimProperty.VALUE
      }

   foreach ($CimProperty in $CimXml.SelectNodes("/INSTANCE/PROPERTY[@NAME='Data']"))
      {
         $CimObj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name $CimProperty.NAME -Value $CimProperty.VALUE
      }

   # Display output
   $CimObj
}

# Prompt for the Hyper-V Server to use
$HyperVServer = Read-Host "Specify the Hyper-V Server to use (enter '.' for the local computer)"

# Prompt for the virtual machine to use
$VMName = Read-Host "Specify the name of the virtual machine"

# Get the virtual machine object
$query = "Select * From Msvm_ComputerSystem Where ElementName='" + $VMName + "'"
$Vm = gwmi -namespace root\virtualization -query $query -computername $HyperVServer

# Get the KVP Object
$query = "Associators of {$Vm} Where AssocClass=Msvm_SystemDevice ResultClass=Msvm_KvpExchangeComponent"
$Kvp = gwmi -namespace root\virtualization -query $query -computername $HyperVServer

Write-Host
Write-Host "Guest KVP information for" $VMName

# Filter the results
$Kvp.GuestIntrinsicExchangeItems | Import-CimXml