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  • 1.  Powercli script to Migrate VMs between two Vcenters

    Posted May 01, 2019 11:53 AM

    Hi can someone help to finish this script for me please

    I have two Vcenters on vSAN and I want to migrate VMs between the two.

    When I do it manually it works so I know the VMotion is working however when I try to script this I get the following error

    CSV file

    ########SCRIPT to Migrate using a CSV file ####################

    #Variables

    $sourceVC = 'SourceVC'

    #Passwords are stored in secure encrypted file

    $destVC = 'DestinationVC'

    #Passwords are stored in secure encrypted file

    # Connect to the vCenter Servers

    $sourceVCConn = Connect-VIServer -Server $sourceVC -Credential (Import-Clixml -Path E:\temp\password\existingVCadminpass.xml)

    $destVCConn = Connect-VIServer -Server $destVC -Credential (Import-Clixml -Path E:\temp\password\newVCadminpass.xml)

    #Import List of VMs to be migrated (cross VC migration no linked mode required )

    $VMS =Import-Csv -Path E:\temp\password\migratevmlist.csv

    $vm = Get-VM -Name $vms.name    -Server $sourceVCConn

    $networkAdapter = Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $vm -Server $sourceVCConn

    $destination = Get-VMHost -name $VMS.targethost -Server $destVCConn

    $destinationPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $VMS.targetswitchname -name $VMS.targetportgroup -VMHost $destination

    $destinationDatastore = Get-Datastore -name $vms.targetdatastore -Server $destVCConn

    #Migrate VM

    Move-VM -VM $vm -Destination $destination -NetworkAdapter $networkAdapter -PortGroup $destinationPortGroup -Datastore $destinationDatastore

    ###############################################################################################################################

    This is the error I get and it is triggered at the Move-vm statement

    Move-VM : Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.VIContainer' required by parameter 'Destination'. Specified

    method is not supported.

    At line:23 char:30

    + Move-VM -VM $vm -Destination $destination -NetworkAdapter $networkAda ...

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

        + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Move-VM], ParameterBindingException

        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.MoveVM

    Can someone help me please



  • 2.  RE: Powercli script to Migrate VMs between two Vcenters

    Posted May 01, 2019 02:47 PM

    From the message it looks as if there is more than 1 value in the $destination variable.

    I'm not sure why you pass the complete CSV file ($vms), instead of looping row by row.