Set-Datacenter

VMware: Modifies the properties of the specified datacenter

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,
    [string]$NewName
)

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

        $dCenter = Get-Datacenter -Server $vmServer -Name $Datacenter -ErrorAction Stop

        if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('NewName')) {
            $dCenter = Set-Datacenter -Server $vmServer -Datacenter $dCenter -Name $NewName -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object *
        }

        $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
        $dCenter | Add-Member -NotePropertyName 'Timestamp' -NotePropertyValue $timestamp -Force
        Write-Output $dCenter
    }
    catch {
        throw
    }
    finally {
        if ($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 modify

NewName string

New name for the datacenter