Move just vmx file to correct datastore

[sjesse]

I'm creating a procedure that will move a vm to a set of datastores, then take snapshots on the storage side, and then move the storage back. The first one exports a csv with the hard disk number and datastore location so I can put them back. It works, but it doesn't move the vmx file, how can I move just that without having to move all the disks.

function prepare_for_snapshot

{

param (

$virtualMachine,

$datastoreCluster

)

$vm=Get-VM $virtualMachine | Select Name, @{N=”Datastore”;E={[string]::Join(‘,’,(Get-Datastore -Id $_.DatastoreIdList | Select -ExpandProperty Name))}}

$currentDatastore=$vm.Datastore

$harddisks=Get-HardDisk $virtualMachine

$hardDiskLocations=@()

foreach($hdd in $harddisks)

{

$previousLocation=[PSCustomObject]@{

Name=$hdd.name

Datastore=$hdd.Filename.Split(']')[0].TrimStart('[')

}

$hardDiskLocations+=$previousLocation

}

$hardDiskLocations | Export-Csv $virtualMachine".csv" -UseCulture -NoTypeInformation

$targetDatastoreCluster=Get-DatastoreCluster -Name $datastoreCluster

$vmkdAntiAffinityRule=New-Object -TypeName VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.DatastoreManagement.SdrsVMDiskAntiAffinityRule -ArgumentList $harddisks

Move-VM -VM $virtualMachine -Datastore $targetDatastoreCluster -AdvancedOption $vmkdAntiAffinityRule

}

function finish_snapshot_procedure

{

param (

$virtualMachine

)

$hardDiskLocations=Import-Csv $virtualMachine".csv"

$harddisks=Get-HardDisk $virtualMachine

$x=1;

foreach($hdd in $harddisks)

{

Move-HardDisk -HardDisk $hdd -Datastore $hardDiskLocations[$x-1].Datastore -Confirm:$false

}

}

[sjesse]

Figures I find it after searching the exact question

Move configuration files with PowerCLI?

I think I can use this

Get-VM | select Name,@{E={$_.ExtensionData.Config.Files.VmPathName};L=”VM Path”}

to save the vmx location and then use the code to the link to move it back

[sjesse]

For anyone that find this, this works. The prepare function will move the vm to a datastore and spread the disks out accorss all the datastores and the finish function will place the vm in its orginal location

[sjesse]

function prepare_for_snapshot

param (

$virtualMachine,

$datastoreCluster

$vm=Get-VM $virtualMachine | Select Name, @{N=”Datastore”;E={[string]::Join(‘,’,(Get-Datastore -Id $_.DatastoreIdList | Select -ExpandProperty Name))}}

$currentDatastore=$vm.Datastore

$harddisks=Get-HardDisk $virtualMachine

$hardDiskLocations=@()

$vmlocation=Get-VM $vmName | select Name,@{E={$_.ExtensionData.Config.Files.VmPathName};L=”VM Path”}

$vmxDatastore=$vmlocation.'VM Path'.Split(']')[0].TrimStart('[')

$fileLocation=[PSCustomObject]@{

='VMX'

=$vmxDatastore

$hardDiskLocations+=$fileLocation

foreach($hdd in $harddisks)

$previousLocation=[PSCustomObject]@{

=$hdd.name

=$hdd.Filename.Split(']')[0].TrimStart('[')

$hardDiskLocations+=$previousLocation

$hardDiskLocations | Export-Csv $virtualMachine".csv" -UseCulture -NoTypeInformation

$targetDatastoreCluster=Get-DatastoreCluster -Name $datastoreCluster

$vmkdAntiAffinityRule=New-Object -TypeName VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.DatastoreManagement.SdrsVMDiskAntiAffinityRule -ArgumentList $harddisks

Move-VM -VM $virtualMachine -Datastore $targetDatastoreCluster -AdvancedOption $vmkdAntiAffinityRule

finish_snapshot_procedure

param (

$virtualMachine

$hardDiskLocations=Import-Csv $virtualMachine".csv"

$vm=Get-VM $virtualMachine

$vxmLocation=$hardDiskLocations[0].Datastore

$harddisks=Get-HardDisk $virtualMachine

$spec=New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec

$spec.Datastore=(Get-Datastore -Name $vxmLocation).ExtensionData.MoRef

$harddisks | %{

$disk = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator

$disk.diskId = $_.Extensiondata.Key

$disk.datastore = $_.Extensiondata.Backing.Datastore

$spec.disk += $disk

$vm.Extensiondata.RelocateVM_Task($spec, "defaultPriority")

$x=1

foreach($hdd in $harddisks)

Move-HardDisk -HardDisk $hdd -Datastore $hardDiskLocations[$x].Datastore -Confirm:$false

$x++