Import-AutoDeployState

VMware: Restores the state of the Auto Deploy service

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules VMware.DeployAutomation

[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$ImportFilePath
)

Process {
    $vmServer = $null
    try {
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop
        $result = Import-AutoDeployState -Server $vmServer -ImportFilePath $ImportFilePath -ErrorAction Stop
        $output = [PSCustomObject]@{
            Timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
            Status    = "Success"
            Result    = $result
        }
        Write-Output $output
    }
    catch {
        throw
    }
    finally {
        if ($null -ne $vmServer) {
            Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vmServer -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        }
    }
}

Customize

VIServer string

IP address or DNS name of the vSphere server

VICredential pscredential

PSCredential object for authenticating with the server

ImportFilePath string

File path of the restore file to import