Problem with script to clone virtual machines

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• PowerCLI Script to migrate virtual machines with the same network Source for the new vCenter Server.

  Hi all

  I checked a few posts on the migration to the new vCenter Server virtual machine. But I'm not very good with Powercli and need some help here.

  We have a new vCenter server where we migrate virtual machines from one source vCenter server. Here are two things that I don't know how to connect together to make sure that bwfore we turn on the virtual machine to the virtual machine is connected to its source network.

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  $inventory = get-Cluster $cluster | Get - VM | Add-Member - MemberType ScriptProperty-name "VMXPath" - value {$this.extensiondata.config.files.vmpathname}-Passthru-Force | Select-Object Name ResourcePool, folder, VMXPath |

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  {foreach ($vm to $inventory)

  $ESXHost = get-Cluster $cluster | Get-VMHost | Select - 1 first

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  }

  Part 2 - I want to preserve the Portgroup macaddress and the Ip of the virtual computers and connect them to the new vCenter. How can I do this with the script below. Or how can I combine them together?

  $vm_list = get-Cluster-name "clustera | Get - VM test * | Name sort

  $information = {foreach ($vm to $vm_list)

  $network_adapter_information = get-NetworkAdapter - VM $vm

  $vm | Select Name,PowerState,ResourcePool,@{N="Path; E=       {$_. ExtensionData.Summary.Config.VmPathName}},@{N="NetworkAdapter '; E = {[string]: join (":", ($network_adapter_information |))} %{$_. {{(Nom + "," + _.NetworkName $}))}}, @{N = "MacAddress"; E = {[string]: join (",", ($network_adapter_information | % {$_.}))} MacAddress}))}}

  }

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  $cluster = get-group 'b '.

  {foreach ($vm to $inventory)

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  foreach ($info in $information)

  {

  $vmxpath = $info. Path

  $resource_pool = $info. ResourcePool.Name

  New-VM - ResourcePool (ResourcePool-Get-name $resource_pool) VMFilePath - $vmxpath - RunAsync-Verbose | Out-Null

  }

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  # Put the network cards

  foreach ($info in $inventory)

  {

  foreach ($network_information in ($info.NetworkAdapter - split ":"))))

  {

  $virtual_machine = $info | %{$_. Name}

  $network_adapter = ($network_information-split ",") [0]

  $network_vlan = ($network_information-split ",") [1]

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  }

  }

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  foreach ($vm to $vm_list)

  {

  Start-VM - VM $vm. Name-RunAsync Verbose - confirm: $false | Out-Null}

  }

  Thanks in advance for any help.

  Hi all

  I made some changes to the script and it worked for me. We have added a host on the destination with all exchanges and storage mapped vCenter.

  $vm_list = get-Cluster-name 'Site B - b | Get - VM | Name sort

  $information = {foreach ($vm to $vm_list)

  $network_adapter_information = get-NetworkAdapter - VM $vm

  $vm | Select Name,PowerState,ResourcePool,@{N="Path; E=       {$_. ExtensionData.Summary.Config.VmPathName}},@{N="NetworkAdapter '; E = {[string]: join (":", ($network_adapter_information |))} %{$_. {{(Nom + "," + _.NetworkName $}))}}, @{N = "MacAddress"; E = {[string]: join (",", ($network_adapter_information | % {$_.}))} MacAddress}))}}

  }

  # Unsubscribe virtual machines

  Remove-VM - VM $vm_list-Verbose - confirm: $false

  $cluster = get-Cluster "Site A - clustera.

  {foreach ($vm to $information)

  $ESXHost = get-Cluster $cluster | Get-VMHost | Select - 1 first

  New-VM - VMFilePath $vm.path - VMHost $ESXHost - location $vm. Folder - ResourcePool (Get-Cluster $cluster |) Get-ResourcePool $vm. ResourcePool)

  }

  # Save virtual machines

  foreach ($info in $information)

  {

  $vmxpath = $info. Path

  $resource_pool = $info. ResourcePool

  New-VM - ResourcePool (ResourcePool-Get-name "test1") VMFilePath - $vmxpath - RunAsync-Verbose | Out-Null

  }

  # Put the network cards

  .

  foreach ($info in $information)

  {

  foreach ($network_information in ($info.NetworkAdapter - split ":"))))

  {

  $virtual_machine = $info | %{$_. Name}

  $network_adapter = ($network_information-split ",") [0]

  $network_vlan = ($network_information-split ",") [1]

  Get-VM-name $virtual_machine | Get-NetworkAdapter-name $network_adapter | Together-NetworkAdapter - NetworkName $network_vlan-Verbose - confirm: $false | Out-Null

  }

  }

  # Start the virtual machines

  foreach ($vm to $vm_list)

  {

  Start-VM - VM $vm. Name-RunAsync Verbose - confirm: $false | Out-Null

  }

  Hope this will help many of you.

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  ~ Brian

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  Hello

  I have a problem when you try to migrate a virtual machine to an ESXi to and another ESXi. I migrate from power off State. That's what I get:

  

  I have 2 ESXi host with vCenter device.

  When I go to the preview of the hosts, in the first (it is the destination of the migration), I have no CPU usage and memory. There is something wrong because I have the vCenter and other Linux machine powered:

  

  The other host (this is the source of the migration) looks good:

  

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  Whenever we try to clone a virtual machine using vCenter vSAN not store data to the vSAN data store fails with the following error.

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  is it possible to detect the user that the user has connected or reconnected to his office inside the virtual machine and run a script?

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• Is no vmdk file, but the script says, all virtual machines backed up Ok!

  Hello everyone;

  Please excuse any lack of details because this is the first time that I write. I've scoured internet for days now trying to find no matter how much detail that could help me solve the problem. I'm new in the world of script ESXi and ghettoVCB.

  My intention is to run several tasks on a schedule. Each type of backup (quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily and multiple) runs at a specific time. The planning section works very well.

  I'm hoping to solve this urgent backup, I should be able to solve reboot.

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  /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB.sh w /tmp/ghettoVCB-work.multiple f/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vmlist-Multiple g/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vmconfig-DataSet1-multiple-l /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB_logs/ghettoVCB.Multiple_Backup.log

  vmconfig-DataSet1-multiple contains:

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  DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT = thin

  VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT = 6

  POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP = 0

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  ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN = 4

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  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP =

  Vmlist-multiple contains 1 server is listed:

  # List all virtual machines that are backed up several times a day

  HEAT

  The log indicates that the backup was successful - but it has not been the case. Backup size should be approximately 8 GB. However, when you look at the output folder, only the following files are here:

  
  

  HEAT.vmx

  STATUS.ok

  Question is now - where are the vmdk files that should be present?

  Output (-d debug) can be found here: http://pastebin.com/hMGphTL3

  So, here is what I observed:

  When you run the script, the snapshot only takes a few seconds to create and delete then. I'm seeing happens on the list of the tasks of vSphere Rencent (screenshot attached).

  If I create a snapshot manually - it will take much more time to create and delete a snapshot. The difference here is 6 minutes, and 4 seconds using the script create a snapshot manually.

  So my presumption is that he is not actually create the snapshot, although vSphere said it is being created. So why is it the case?

  Help, please.

  ADDENDUM:

  If I run the following:

  ./ghettoVCB.sh m HEAT

  The backup is successful.

  Your said he clearly did not config file to back up all files hard.

  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP =

  I expect to see something like this if you want all the hard files

  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP = "all".

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  VC in Vsphere4 is the virtual machine. When I try it with VDR save there is an error failed to create a snapshoot because the operation has timed out.

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