Move-Datacenter

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

Script

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

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

Process {
    $vmServer = $null
    try {
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop

        $dCenter = Get-Datacenter -Server $vmServer -Name $Datacenter -ErrorAction Stop
        $folder = Get-Folder -Server $vmServer -Name $DestinationFolder -Type Datacenter -ErrorAction Stop
        $null = Move-Datacenter -Server $vmServer -Datacenter $dCenter -Destination $folder -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop
        $result = Get-Datacenter -Server $vmServer -Name $Datacenter -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object *
        $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

Datacenter string

Name of the datacenter to move

DestinationFolder string

Name of the destination folder