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How do you get last poweroff date for a particular VM?

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#639 opened on Apr 27, 2020

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Description

I need to list all my the powered off vm's and sort them on the basis of date when they were switched off.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backendinfrastructure
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Python basicspyVmomi library
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate pyVmomi's API to retrieve VM power state and event history. Look for methods like GetVM(), RetrieveProperties(), and EventManager. Check existing samples in the repository for similar patterns.