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  1. #requires -pssnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -version 1.0
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  2. # Author:  Glenn Sizemore
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  3. # URL:     http`://get-admin.com/blog/?p=47
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  4. # Purpose: Move VMware templates
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  5. #
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  6. # Usage:   move-VMTemplate -targetpool "pool1" -targethost "ESX1.localdomain.local"
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  7. #          Will move Every Template in VIVC to ESX1.
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  8. #
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  9. #          move-VMTemplate -template win2k3_x86_ENT -targetpool pool1 -targethost ESX1.localdomain.local -targetfolder win_templates
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  10. #          Will move win2k3_x86_ENT template onto ESX1, and into win_templates
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  11. param(
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  12.       $template,
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  13.       [string]$targetpool = "pool1",
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  14.       [string]$targetHost = "ESX1.localdomain.local",
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  15.       [string]$targetFolder = "Templates"
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  16.      )
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  17.  
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  18. # This is not bulletproof because $DefaultVIServer is not nulled
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  19. # when the connection is either manually disconnected or times out.
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  20. #
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  21. # That being said, this will prompt for connection if your current
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  22. # Session has never connected to VIVC.
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  23.  
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  24. if (-not $DefaultVIServer) {Connect-VIServer}
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  25.  
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  26. # get the moref for the Target Resource pool
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  27. # NOTE: MoRef is VMware\'s equivalent of a GUID
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  28. $targetPoolMoRef = (get-cluster $targetpool  | Get-ResourcePool | get-view).MoRef
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  29.  
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  30. # gets the moref for the Target ESX Host
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  31. $targethostMoRef = (get-VMHost $targetHost  | get-view).MoRef
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  32.  
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  33. # gets the moref for the Target Folder
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  34. $TargetFolderMoRef = (Get-Folder Templates | Get-View).MoRef
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  35.  
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  36. # gets the moref for every template registered in Virtual center.
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  37. foreach ($template in (Get-Template $template | get-view))
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  38. {
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  39.         #when we convert the template into a VM we will move it into
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  40.         #the target resource pool / host
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  41.         $template.MarkAsVirtualMachine($targetPoolMoRef,$targethostMoRef)
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  42.        
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  43.         # Convert the VM back into a template
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  44.         $template.MarkAsTemplate()
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  45.  
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  46.         # Move that template into the target folder    
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  47.         $TargetFolder.MoveIntofolder($TargetFolderMoRef)
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  48. }
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