Rename the vMotion Portgroup? (vSphere 4.1u1)

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  On line: 1 char: 76
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  Hello.

  Thanks for posting this question, I had also the need to complete the same task today.

  I posted my final script I found to work in ESX v4.1 Update 1.

  It is basic and annotated for the community to work with in their scripts.

  #Connect to server
  Write-Host "Connecting to server"
  Connect-VIServer -Server 192.168.1.199 -User root -Password Pa55w0rd | Out-Null
  
  Write-Host "Retrieving server details"
  
  #Retrieve the host details
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