Extract and upload networking Configuration?

[Rhidian]

How would I go about extracting all the back end information from ESXi 4.1 U1 i.e. hostnames, vSwitches etc and then subsequently use it to build other servers?

[Vfreak07]

This script on Sourceforge will be helpful. You will need PowerCLI to be installed to run this script.

This is the most comprehensive and detailed and FREE resource which I have found.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/esxhealthscript/

[Rhidian]

After doing some research I have come across Project Onyx that will make things far easier.

http://blogs.vmware.com/vipowershell/2009/11/project-onyx-is-here.html