When Remediating a host using VUM in the vSphere C# Client there is a checkbox during the wizard that states “Migrate powered off and suspended virtual machines to other hosts in the cluster, if a host must enter maintenance mode.” How can I replicate this behavior using the Update Manager PowerCLI tools? The “Remediate-Inventory” cmdlet does not appear to expose that option.
This is with Update Manager PowerCLI 5.5
You could use the Set-VMHost cmdlet with the -State Maintenance and the -Evacuate switch.
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Currently that is what I am doing, but I would prefer to have VUM handle putting hosts into maintenance mode like it does when triggered through the vSphere Client.
I would love to be able to use "Remediate-Inventory" against a Cluster object instead of each Host individually.