Export DRS rules including DRS groups

[EdZ314]

I'm looking for a way to export a listing of DRS groups. I found some scripts that will export/import DRS rules, but they ony apply to affinity/anti-affinity for VMs - like these:

http://ict-freak.nl/2009/08/28/powercli-export-import-and-create-drs-rules/

Is there any way to export the DRS host/vm group information and the rules for running VM's on specific hosts?

Also found these scripts as well

Re: Backup/Restore DRS VM affinity/anti-affinity rules - can these be backed up and restored without manually re-enterin…

[LucD]

Have a look at Matt's Backup/Export Full DRS Rule Info via PowerShell

[OsburnM]

LucD wrote:

Have a look at Matt's Backup/Export Full DRS Rule Info via PowerShell

Anyknow know if he ever posted an update blog on Restor/Import?  I need to move a datacenter/cluster from one vcenter to another and this would be extremely helpful.  DRS Affinity Rules are easy... The DRS Group Creation/Member adds that need to come first are where I'm stuck.

Thanks!

[mattboren]

Hello, OsburnM-

Yes, I know:  he never did write a subsequent post for restoring/importing rules from the exported "full" DRS rule info.

I also know:  he just today took a bit of time to write the code for such things.  And, he I will write that subsequent post in the next day or two, and include this new code for "importing" from the exported rule info.  I will update this thread once I have made said post.  Until then, happy holidays.

Matt

[LucD]

Since your question triggered it, you might be interested to know that  mattboren and myself posted the DRSRule module today, including import and export cmdlets :smileycool:

Have a look at our posts on the subject: DRSRule - New PowerShell Module for DRS Rule and Group Management and DRSRule – a DRS rules and groups module

[iscloudyhere]

Hi LucD and mattboren‌

Left you a message in your blog entry, hope you can give me a reply

I am experiencing this error using pcli6 connected to VC 5.1@

Get-DrsVMtoVMRule : Unable to find type [DRSRule.VMToVMRule]. Make sure that

the assembly that contains this type is loaded.

At C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere

PowerCLI\Modules\DRSRule\DRSRule.psm1:1066 char:9

+        (Get-DrsVMtoVMRule @hshParamsForGetCall),

+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (DRSRule.VMToVMRule:TypeName)

   [], RuntimeException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound

[LucD]

Does your $PSModulePath variable contain the folder where you stored the DRSRule files ?

How did you load the module ? Implicit or auto-load ?

Which PowerShell version are you using ?

[vechiattoa]

Hi Luc. I have the same problem. follows the error when the import module.

Windows Powershell 4.0

Powercli 5.8 Release 1

Add-Type : (0) : Metadata file '\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.Vim.dll' could not be found

(1) :   using VMware.Vim;

At C:\Users\n813114\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\DRSRule\DRSRule.init.ps1:3 char:1

+ Add-Type -ReferencedAssemblies $pcliDll -TypeDefinition @"

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (error CS0006: M...ld not be found:CompilerError) [Add-Type], Exception

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : SOURCE_CODE_ERROR,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddTypeCommand

Add-Type : Cannot add type. Compilation errors occurred.

At C:\Users\n813114\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\DRSRule\DRSRule.init.ps1:3 char:1

+ Add-Type -ReferencedAssemblies $pcliDll -TypeDefinition @"

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-Type], InvalidOperationException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : COMPILER_ERRORS,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddTypeCommand

[iscloudyhere]

Hi Luc,

Thanks for your reply.

I tried to import the module and also copy the files to the folder for auto load using powershell 4.

Regards