Hi Everyone,
I am in the process of copying the VM template from vCenter server to another using vSphere powercli by following below steps
- Connect to the source vCenter server
- Get the OVF tool from the VMware website and Install
- Export the template VM as a ova using OVF tool
- Disconnect from the source vCenter server
- Connect to the destination vCenter server
- Create a template place folder on the destination vCenter server
- Import the ova as a VM from source vCenter server to the destination vCenter server
- Convert VM as a template and stored it in template place folder
We have used the script (.ps1) as follows
# vm2ova
function Export-VM
param
[parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)] $vm,
[parameter(Mandatory=$true)][String] $destination
$vmd = $($vm.name)
$moref = $vm.extensiondata.moref.value
$session = Get-View -Id SessionManager
$ticket = $session.AcquireCloneTicket()
& $ovftool "--I:sourceSessionTicket=$($ticket)" "vi://$($defaultviserver.name)?moref=vim.VirtualMachine:$($moref)" "$($destination)$($vmd.substring(0,$vmd.Length-5)).ova"
write-host ' '
$ovftoolpaths = ("C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool\ovftool.exe")
$ovftool = ' '
foreach ($ovftoolpath in $ovftoolpaths)
if(test-path $ovftoolpath)
$ovftool = $ovftoolpath
if (!$ovftool)
write-host -ForegroundColor red "ERROR: OVFtool not found in it's standard path."
else
cls
cls;
write-host "SOURCE ViServer:" -foregroundcolor yellow
$SourceViServer ="Enter the source vCenter server "
$sdstore = " Enter the source datastore"
write-host "DESTINATION ViServer:" -foregroundcolor yellow
$DestinationViServer = read-host " Enter Destination vCenter Server"
$ddstore = read-host " Enter Datastore for Template Destination"
$ddatacenter = read-host " Enter Destination Data Center"
$dhost = read-host " Enter Destination VM Host"
write-host " Network Destination Assignment"
$netOVFname = read-host " Enter OVF Name"
$netTargetName = read-host " Enter Target Name"
write-host 'Connecting .... > to $SourceViServer' -foregroundcolor yellow
connect-viserver $SourceViServer
write-host 'Connecting .... > to $DestinationViServer' -foregroundcolor yellow
connect-viserver $DestinationViServer
write-host 'Creating Temp folder for Cloned Template -->' -foregroundcolor blue
New-Folder 'temp-ovftool' -Server $SourceViServer -Location '_Templates-Source'
write-host 'Creating list of Templates -->' -foregroundcolor blue
(get-template -Server $SourceViServer -Location '_Templates-Source').name > .\template2vmlist.txt
write-host 'Reading from List of Templates -->' -foregroundcolor blue
$template = gc .\template2vmlist.txt
$template | %
disconnect-viserver $DestinationViServer -confirm:$false
connect-viserver $SourceViServer
write-host 'Cloning Template --> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue;
New-Template -template "$_" -Name "$_-copy" -Location "temp-ovftool" -datastore $sdstore;
write-host 'Converting Template to VM --> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue
Set-Template -Server $SourceViServer -Template "$_-copy" -ToVM -confirm:$false;
write-host 'Exporting to OVA--> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue
get-vm -Server $SourceViServer "$_-copy" | Export-VM -destination .\
write-host 'Deleting VM from Cloned Template --> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue
Remove-VM -Server $SourceViServer "$_-copy" -DeletePermanently -confirm:$false
disconnect-viserver $SourceViServer -confirm:$false
connect-viserver $DestinationViServer
write-host 'Deploying OVA --> ' "$_" -foregroundcolor blue
$source = $(".\$_"+".ova");write-host $source
$session = Get-View -Server $DestinationViServer -Id SessionManager
$ticket = $session.AcquireCloneTicket()
& $ovftool "--I:targetSessionTicket=$ticket" "-vf=_Templates-Destination" "-ds=$ddstore" "--net:$netOVFname=$netTargetName" "$source" "vi://$($DestinationViServer)/$($ddatacenter)?dns=$dhost"
write-host ' '
write-host 'Deleting OVA from .\ --> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue
del $(".\$_"+".ova")
write-host 'Converting VM to Template --> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue
set-vm -vm $_ -Server $DestinationViServer -ToTemplate -name "$_" -confirm:$false
connect-viserver $SourceViServer
write-host 'Deleting Temp Folder for Cloned Template -->' -foregroundcolor blue
Remove-Folder 'temp-ovftool' -server $SourceViServer -confirm:$false
write-host 'Disconnecting .... > to server :' $SourceViServer -foregroundcolor yellow
disconnect-viserver $SourceViServer -confirm:$false
write-host 'Disconnecting .... > to server :' $DestinationViServer -foregroundcolor yellow
disconnect-viserver $DestinationViServer -confirm:$false
write-host "Completed Successfully"
write-host "`n"
write-host 'The following Templates have been copied:'
write-host "From SOURCE ViServer:" -foregroundcolor yellow
write-host (" $SourceViServer").ToUpper() -foregroundcolor green
write-host "To DESTINATION ViServer:" -foregroundcolor yellow
write-host (" $DestinationViServer").ToUpper() -foregroundcolor green
$template = gc .\template2vmlist.txt;
$counter = 0;
$template | % {
$counter++;
write-host $counter'. ' -NoNewline -foregroundcolor white; write-host $_ -foregroundcolor blue
}
I am stuck in the below portion
disconnect-viserver $DestinationViServer -confirm:$false
connect-viserver $SourceViServer
write-host 'Cloning Template --> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue;
New-Template -template "$_" -Name "$_-copy" -Location "temp-ovftool" -datastore $sdstore;
write-host 'Converting Template to VM --> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue
Set-Template -Server $SourceViServer -Template "$_-copy" -ToVM -confirm:$false;
write-host 'Exporting to OVA--> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue
get-vm -Server $SourceViServer "$_-copy" | Export-VM -destination .\
write-host 'Deleting VM from Cloned Template --> ' $_ -foregroundcolor blue
Remove-VM -Server $SourceViServer "$_-copy" -DeletePermanently -confirm:$false
disconnect-viserver $SourceViServer -confirm:$false
Please advise
Thanks
Vick
