Move-Cluster

VMware: Moves a vCenter Server cluster from one location to another

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules VMware.VimAutomation.Core

[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "byName")]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "byID")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "byName")]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "byID")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "byName")]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "byID")]
    [string]$ClusterID,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "byName")]
    [string]$ClusterName,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "byID")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "byName")]
    [string]$DestinationName
)

Process {
    $vmServer = $null
    try {
        [string[]]$Properties = @('Name', 'Id', 'HATotalSlots', 'HAUsedSlots', 'HAEnabled', 'HASlotMemoryGB', 'HASlotNumVCpus')
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop

        if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "byID") {
            $cluster = Get-Cluster -Server $vmServer -Id $ClusterID -ErrorAction Stop
        }
        else {
            $cluster = Get-Cluster -Server $vmServer -Name $ClusterName -ErrorAction Stop
        }
        $destination = Get-Folder -Server $vmServer -Name $DestinationName -ErrorAction Stop
        if ($null -eq $destination) {
            throw "Destination $DestinationName not found"
        }
        $null = Move-Cluster -Cluster $cluster -Destination $destination -Server $vmServer -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop
        $result = Get-Cluster -Server $vmServer -Name $cluster.Name -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object $Properties
        $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"

        foreach ($item in $result) {
            $item | Add-Member -NotePropertyName 'Timestamp' -NotePropertyValue $timestamp -Force
            Write-Output $item
        }
    }
    catch {
        throw
    }
    finally {
        if ($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

ClusterID string

ID of the cluster to move

ClusterName string

Name of the cluster to move

DestinationName string

Name of the destination folder