Copying files from one ds to another

[malabelle]

Hi guys.

for legal reason, I need to make snapshot (with memory) for a considerable number of vms and take them to another datastore.

So if I did it manually it would be:

take snapshot

browse datastore

copy vmdk and vmsn to another datastore

I need to automate this.

the snapshots are already done

- created text file with vm names

- Get-Content .\TEXTFILE.txt | ForEach-Object {get-vm $_ | New-Snapshot -name SNAPNAME -memory:$true }

Now, I'm trying to copy files and with the following, it does not copy everything I need... (powercli gives copy-item : Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.) and only copies one item)

- Create csv file with: vmname,ds,folder

- use those lines:

import-csv CSVFILE.csv |

ForEach {

$ds = get-datastore -name $_.ds

$folder = $_.folder

$vmname = $_.vmname

$newds = Get-Datastore -Name DATASTORENAME

New-PSDrive -Location $newds -Name newds -PSProvider VimDatastore -Root "\"

New-PSDrive -Location $ds -Name oldds -PSProvider VimDatastore -Root "\"

copy-item "oldds:\$folder\*" "newds:\vmfolder\$vmname"

get-psdrive oldds | remove-psdrive

get-psdrive newds | remove-psdrive

}

I'm cutting my hairs overs this one.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[malabelle · Accepted solution]

Well, I rebooted my session and eveything works fine...

Powershell needed a rest I think 🙂