Custom column to show total remaining storage space for a host

I'm looking for a way to easily view the total amount of remaining storage space for a virtual host. At present, viewing the properties for a host in VMM is the only way to view this in the GUI. I was looking at sourcing a Powershell command to do this,
and then feed it into a custom column, for easy viewing within the VMM main window. This is probably best suited to the Powershell forums, but I placed the post here, as I may have overlooked another way to achieve this within VMM itself. Has anyone desired
for such a thing?
Many thanks.

I'm looking for a way to easily view the total amount of remaining storage space for a virtual host. At present, viewing the properties for a host in VMM is the only way to view this in the GUI. I was looking at sourcing a Powershell command to do this,
and then feed it into a custom column, for easy viewing within the VMM main window. This is probably best suited to the Powershell forums, but I placed the post here, as I may have overlooked another way to achieve this within VMM itself. Has anyone desired
for such a thing?
Many thanks.

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