Migrating virtual center to another virtual center

!!! WARNING !!!
this is not finished ! DO NOT RUN THIS ON PRODUCTION SYSTEMS !!! UNLESS YOU HAVE TESTED IT IN DEV !!!

Gents, please do not treat this as a ready-to-go solution, you would have to understand the contents, in order how to apply this. Destroying your production is that last thing i want.
I had to write this to recover a VC after a major bug/failure. I had to create another VirtualCenter in order to fix the issue. The main goal of this script is to move ‘everything’ i had in the old virtual center server to the new one.

PLEASE NOTE !!!
DVS is not supported here at this moment

Before you comment this, yes, i know that there are already some software/script for doing this, but in my opinion they were not doing everything or not in the way i wanted to do it. That’s why i created this.
This is not completed ! I have tested it numerous times on dev platforms, for me it was working. The only part which is not here is the cluster configs and dvs. Script will not configure your virtual center, but just the ‘content’ including, folder (of any kind), dc, clusters, vapps. The placements + permissions. The annotations are written in previous posts as well as roles.
I know it’s messy, yes… Although i think i will not spend more time on this, unless i will have to do so. I just hope that it might help for people that had similar task to do, and they were lacking some features in their clone of virtual center.
I DO NOT GUARANTEE THE RESULTS OF THE SCRIPT. Gents, please test this first in your test/dev environments. I have been running this script at least 600-800 times, until i was happy with the outcome, where it worked for me. Please have in mind it will not take into consideration on DVS setup. I’ve come up with 2 solutions for dvs, but never implemented it in it. I have decided to write this on my own mainly to test myself if i am able to do so. There might be better ways of doing it(100% sure of that 😉 ). I have put some comments in the script so you can know what to expect at which moment, the execution of this script is divided in many parts. It’s because i never got to 100% with this script i left myself spots to understand where it can go wrong.
I am sorry in some way that i did not explain this entirely, but i would have spend serious amount of hours on that…
I will have to check if i have posted the role-cloning script on blog, because this is something that is expected to be in place for this to work.

#READ THIS VARIABLE FIRST!!!
#$ProjectNAme

function traverse-HostView3
{
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$originVC,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$root,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$type,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$destinationroot,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$destinationVC,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$DatabaseFile,
[string]$DestMorefDC
)

$permissionFile = $DatabaseFile+'-Permissions.csv'

#the type can be following :
#HostFolder - For the Host/Clusters view
#

#Datacenter Object does not contain ChildEntity property, it is a point where folders are split on
#VmFolder
#HostFolder
#DatastoreFolder
#NetworkFolder
#Hence when we encounter the datacenter object, we are switching root obj to become a HostFolder of that root/Datacenter

#&quot;function start:: , passed root is now &quot;+$root.name

&quot;my root moref type is now &quot;+$root.moref
&quot;Child entities inside this root are: &quot;+($root.ChildEntity -join ',')
#&quot;Will start now the IF section&quot;

################
################ WHAT TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THE TOP ROOT FOLDER -D1 , to get his permissions, since iteration starts from children ?!?!
################ Make entry at the verybottom for folder -d1 , and just take all settings from it, as 1 -off
if ($root.moref.type -eq 'Datacenter')
{
$root = get-view -id $root.$type -server $originVC
}
if ($root.moref.type -eq 'ClusterComputeResource')
{
#break
#we are 'cheating' here to get the compliance for the ChildEntity. Since Cluster does not have ChildEntity that would describe all its hosts. We are creating a column with ChildEntity that include all hosts
#This will also make a situation that resourcepools will not be checked, since we redirected already path to Hosts, we can also add to Children resource pools later on.
$root =$root | Select *,@{n='ChildEntity';e={$_.Host}}
}

if ($root.moref.type -eq 'VirtualApp')
{
#we are 'cheating' here to get the compliance for the ChildEntity. Since Cluster does not have ChildEntity that would describe all its hosts. We are creating a column with ChildEntity that include all hosts
#This will also make a situation that resourcepools will not be checked, since we redirected already path to Hosts, we can also add to Children resource pools later on.
$root =$root | Select *,@{n='ChildEntity';e={$_.Vm}}
}

#if ($root.moref.type -eq 'Datastore') {break}

#&quot;If section was finished, now we will be collecting children&quot;

if ($root.ChildEntity)
{
$children = get-view -id $root.ChildEntity -server $originVC
foreach ($child in $children)
{
&quot;!!!!!&quot;+ $child.name + &quot; :: &quot;+ $child.moref
# Switch [typ]
switch ($child.moref.type)
{
'Datacenter' {
&quot;We hit Datacenter&quot;
$CreatedObject = Get-view  (get-view -id ($destinationroot.createdatacenter($child.name)) -server $destinationVC).HostFolder -server $destinationVC
$CreatedDatacenter = get-view -id $CreatedObject.parent -Server $destinationVC
#sourcedatacenter = $child
#Datacenter reference database
&quot;showing object&quot;
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedDatacenter.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}}   | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
#$SourceDCPermission = g

#$DCobject = get-view -id $child.parent -Server $originvc

if ($child.Permission){
write-host  &quot;I saw permissions inside the DC object&quot;
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedDatacenter.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}

}
'Folder' {
&quot;We hit folder:&quot;
$CreatedObject = get-view $destinationroot.createfolder($child.name) -server $destinationVC
#$CreatedObject = get-view (New-Folder -Server $destinationvc -name $child.name -Location ($destinationroot|Get-VIObjectByVIView)).Extensiondata
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}}   | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
#sourceFolderPermissions
if ($child.permission){
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}
}
'ClusterComputeResource' {
&quot;We hit cluster&quot;
$CreatedObject = get-view $destinationroot.createcluster($child.name,(new-object VMware.Vim.ClusterConfigSpec)) -server $destinationVC
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}}   | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
#Permissions
if ($child.permission){
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}

}
'VirtualApp' {&quot;We hit VirtualApp&quot;
#This can only be done, when hosts are attached to cluster.
#Createvapp is method on default resource pool inside cluster.
#VMware.Vim.ManagedObjectReference CreateVApp(string name, VMware.Vim.ResourceConfigSpec resSpec, VMware.Vim.VAppConfigSpec configSpec,VMware.Vim.ManagedObjectReference vmFolder)
$child.vappconfig.EntityConfig | export-clixml -Encoding 'UTF8' -depth 2 -LiteralPath ('c:\'+$child.vappconfig.InstanceUuid+'EntityConfig')
$child.Config.CpuAllocation | export-clixml -Encoding 'UTF8' -depth 2 -LiteralPath ('c:\'+$child.vappconfig.InstanceUuid+'CpuAllocation')
$child.Config.MemoryAllocation | export-clixml -Encoding 'UTF8' -depth 2 -LiteralPath ('c:\'+$child.vappconfig.InstanceUuid+'MemoryAllocation')
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={$child.VAppConfig.InstanceUuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={$child.owner.tostring()}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}}  | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
if ($child.permission){
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$child.name}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}
}
'HostSystem' {
&quot;We hit HostSystem&quot;
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$root.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={$child.Hardware.systeminfo.uuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}}   | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
if ($child.permission){
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$child.Hardware.systeminfo.uuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}
}
'VirtualMachine' {
#FOR VMS YOU HAVE TO SELECT .config.uuid property into the csv, in order to hit the proper vm. ## TODO !!!!!
&quot;We hit VirtualMachine&quot;
$vmtxpath=if ($child.config.template){$child.config.files.VmPathName}
$vmtxHostRegistered = if ($vmtxpath) { (get-view $child.Runtime.Host -property name -Server $originvc).Name }
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$root.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={$child.config.uuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, @{n='vmtxpath';e={$vmtxpath}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={$vmtxHostRegistered}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={$child.moref.toString()}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
if ($child.permission){
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$child.config.uuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}
}
'Datastore' {&quot;
We hit Datastore&quot;
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$root.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}}   | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
if ($child.permission){
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$child.name}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}
}
'StoragePod' {&quot;
We hit StoragePod&quot;
$CreatedObject = get-view $destinationroot.createstoragepod($child.name) -server $destinationVC
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}}   | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
if ($child.permission){
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}
}
#The ComputeResource if for a single Host inside a folder for example
#'ComputeResource' {&quot;
#We hit StoragePod&quot;
#$CreatedObject = get-view $destinationroot.createstoragepod($child.name) -server $destinationVC
#'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
#if ($child.permission){
#$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
#}
#}
'Network' {
&quot;We hit network&quot;
'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$root.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}}   | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile
if ($child.permission){
$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$child.name}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile
}
}
default {&quot;The object could not be determined : please check&quot;;read-host}
}
traverse-HostView3 -root $child -type $type -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot $CreatedObject -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv' -DestMorefDC $DestMorefDC

}
}

}

$originvc = 'your.original.vc'
$destinationVC = 'your.new.vc'
connect-viserver $originVC -Credential (Get-credential)
connect-viserver $destinationVC -credential (get-credential)
$pscred = Get-Credential

$rootFolder = get-view -id ($global:DefaultVIServers |? {$_.name -eq $originvc}).extensiondata.content.rootfolder -Server $originvc
$destinationroot = get-view -id ($global:DefaultVIServers |? {$_.name -eq $destinationvc}).extensiondata.content.rootfolder -Server $destinationvc

traverse-HostView3 -root $rootFolder -type 'HostFolder' -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot $destinationroot -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv'

##You start first by running through Host and Clusters View, since you have to recreate the entire main structure for datacenters.
##Remember that after each run , in case you went into trouble to clear the database file, or you different file.
##
##
##Tutaj podajemy root folder w source VC, jako folder do konkretnego DC.networkFolder , tak samo w destination , nakladamy folder dc.networkfolder
#NETWORK FOLDERS:
foreach($dc in (import-csv 'c:\databasefile.csv' -Encoding 'UTF8' |? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Datacenter-*&quot;})  )
{
traverse-HostView3 -root (get-view (get-view $dc.OriginObjectMoref -server $originVC).NetworkFolder -Server $originVC) -type 'NetworkFolder' -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot (get-view (get-view $dc.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).NetworkFolder -Server $destinationVC) -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv' -DestMorefDC ($dc.DestinationObjectMoref)
}

#VM FOLDERS:

foreach($dc in (import-csv 'c:\databasefile.csv' -Encoding 'UTF8' |? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Datacenter-*&quot;})  )
{
traverse-HostView3 -root (get-view (get-view $dc.OriginObjectMoref -server $originVC).VmFolder -Server $originVC) -type 'VmFolder' -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot (get-view (get-view $dc.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).VmFolder -Server $destinationVC) -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv' -DestMorefDC ($dc.DestinationObjectMoref)
}

#Storage FOLDERS:
foreach($dc in (import-csv 'c:\databasefile.csv' -Encoding 'UTF8' |? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Datacenter-*&quot;})  )
{
traverse-HostView3 -root (get-view (get-view $dc.OriginObjectMoref -server $originVC).DatastoreFolder -Server $originVC) -type 'DatastoreFolder' -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot (get-view (get-view $dc.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).DatastoreFolder -Server $destinationVC) -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv' -DestMorefDC ($dc.DestinationObjectMoref)
}

###
###  COPY ROOT VC PERMISSION HERE
###
### THIS PART IS ONLY IF YOUR LOCAL SSO DOMAIN CHANGES, MODIFY THIS IF IT IS THE SAME
$sourceSSODomain = 'VSPHERE.LOCAL'
$destinationSSODomain = 'TEST.LOCAL'

$tpermissionFile = 'databasefile.csv-Permissions.csv'
$VCSourceRootPermissions = (get-view -id 'Folder-group-d1' -server $originvc).permission |?{$_.Principal -notmatch &quot;vpxd-|vsphere-webclient-&quot;}
#IF you don't want to change the local sso domain , hash the line below:
$VCSourceRootPermissions|? {$_.principal -match $sourceSSODomain} | %{$_.principal = [regex]::replace($_.Principal,$sourceSSODomain,$destinationSSODomain)}

$VCSourceRootPermissions | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $tpermissionFile

##
## END OF THE COPY OF VC PERMISSION
##

##
##Before replaying permissions you have to be sure that the SSO domain is the same for permissions, therefore we will replace old SSO domain with new SSO domain.
##
$RoleDB = Import-Csv -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath 'C:\RoleDB.csv'
$sourceSSODomain = (Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity ($global:DefaultVIServers|?{$_.Name -eq $originvc}) -Name 'config.vpxd.sso.default.admin').value.split('@')[1].ToUpper()
$destinationSSODomain = (Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity ($global:DefaultVIServers|?{$_.Name -eq $destinationvc}) -Name 'config.vpxd.sso.default.admin').value.split('@')[1].ToUpper()
$tpermissionFile = 'c:\databasefile.csv-Permissions.csv'
$permissions = import-csv -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath $tpermissionFile
$permissions |% { $_.principal = [regex]::replace($_.Principal,$sourceSSODomain,$destinationSSODomain)  }
$permissions | export-csv -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath $tpermissionFile -NoTypeInformation

##
## REPLAY PERMISSIONS
##
$RoleDB = Import-Csv -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath 'C:\RoleDB.csv'
#$rolehash = @{}
#$roleDB | % { $roleHash += @{$_.SourceRoleId = get-virole -id $_.DestinationRoleID -Server $destinationVC}  }
#RoleHash is now [ID_SOURCE_ROLE]  || [ROLE_OBJECT_ON_DESTINATION]
#OriginObjectMoref      : Folder-group-v450
#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-v972
#DestMorefDC            : Datacenter-datacenter-953
#Principal              : VSPHERE.LOCAL\greg
#RoleId                 : -1
#Propagate              : True
## FOLDERS DCs
## FOLDERS Hs
#### We Will need authorizationmanager from the destination VC now. method SetEntityPermissions         Method     void SetEntityPermissions(VMware.Vim.ManagedObjectReference entity, VMware.Vim.Permission[] permission)
##Entity     :
#Principal  :
#Group      : False
#RoleId     : 0
#Propagate  : False
##
##

$DestAM = get-view -id ($global:DefaultVIServers|?{$_.Name -eq $destinationvc}).extensiondata.content.AuthorizationManager -Server $DestinationVC

##
## HOSTS VIEW FOLDERS
##
Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Folder-group-h*&quot;})){
$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission
$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal
$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)
$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId
$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)
$DestinationObjectPermission
$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)
}

##
## DATACENTERS NOW
##

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Datacenter-datacenter-*&quot;})){
$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission
$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal
$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)
$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId
$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)
$DestinationObjectPermission
$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)
}

##
## CLUSTERS NOW
##

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;ClusterComputeResource-domain-c*&quot;})){
$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission
$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal
$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)
$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId
$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)
$DestinationObjectPermission
$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)
}

##
## NETWORK VIEW FOLDERS
##
Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Folder-group-n*&quot;})){
$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission
$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal
$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)
$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId
$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)
$DestinationObjectPermission
$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)
}

##
## VM VIEW FOLDERS
##
Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Folder-group-v*&quot;})){
$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission
$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal
$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)
$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId
$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)
$DestinationObjectPermission
$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)
}

##
## STORAGE FOLDERS VIEW FOLDERS
##
Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Folder-group-s*&quot;})){
$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission
$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal
$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)
$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId
$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)
$DestinationObjectPermission
$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)
}

##
## STORAGE PODS VIEW FOLDERS
##
Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;StoragePod-group-p*&quot;})){
$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission
$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal
$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)
$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId
$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)
$DestinationObjectPermission
$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)
}

#Adding Hosts to cluster
Foreach ($cluster in ((import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;ClusterComputeResource-domain-c*&quot;}) |?{$_.Objuuid} | Group-Object -Property destinationObjectMoref).group)
{
$VMhostsInCluster = $cluster
$Clusterdestination = $VMhostsInCluster[0].DestinationObjectMoref
$location = get-view -id  $Clusterdestination -server $destinationVC| Get-VIObjectByVIView
foreach ($vmhost in $VMhostsInCluster)
{
Add-VMHost -Name $vmhost.ObjectName -Location $location -Credential $pscred -Force -Server $destinationVC
}

}
#make sure that all pwd are the same

##
##Once all hosts are in place in the VC , we attach our templates
##
foreach ($vmtemplate in  (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Folder-group-v*&quot; -and $_.vmtxpath})){
$location = get-view -id $vmtemplate.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC | Get-VIObjectByVIView
New-Template -Name $vmtemplate.ObjectName -TemplateFilePath $vmtemplate.vmtxpath -Location $location -vmhost $vmtemplate.vmtxHost
}

##
## VMHOSTS PERMISSIONS
##
Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;HostSystem-host-*&quot;})){
$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission
$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal
$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)
$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId
$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)
$DestinationObjectPermission
#Here our destinationObjectMoref is actually vm host uuid value , not moref. We couldn't have moref as it was unknown.
$DestinationVMHost = get-view -ViewType HostSystem -Filter @{'Hardware.SystemInfo.Uuid'=$entity.DestinationObjectMoref} -Property Name -Server $destinationVC
#$destinationVMHost
$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($DestinationVMHost.moref, $DestinationObjectPermission)
}

##
## Moving object to their correct location
##
##
## NETWORK VIEW ENTITIES
##!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We should move only those which are not located at the datacenter, otherwise , waste of time.
$DCnetworkFolderIDs = @((get-view -id ((import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Folder-group-n*&quot; -and $_.DestMorefDC -like &quot;Datacenter-datacenter-*&quot;}) |group-object -Property DestMorefDC).Name -Server $destinationVC).NetworkFolder |% {$_.ToString()})
$allNetworksInFolders = (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Folder-group-n*&quot; -and $_.DestMorefDC -like &quot;Datacenter-datacenter-*&quot;}) | ? {$DCnetworkFolderIDs -notcontains $_.DestinationObjectMoref}
Foreach ($entity in $allNetworksInFolders){
#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-n1575
$dof = get-view -id $entity.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC
$ntwkmoref = (get-view -server $destinationVC -searchroot $entity.DestMorefDC -viewtype 'Network' -filter @{'name'=$entity.ObjectName}).moref
$dof.MoveIntoFolder($ntwkmoref)
}

## VM VIEW ENTITIES
##!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We should move only those which are not located at the datacenter, otherwise , waste of time.
Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;Folder-group-v*&quot; -and $_.DestMorefDC -like &quot;Datacenter-datacenter-*&quot;})){
#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-n1575
'Object'
$entity

$dof = get-view -id $entity.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC
'Destination'
$dof.name
$vmmoref = (get-view -server $destinationVC -searchroot $entity.DestMorefDC -viewtype 'Virtualmachine' -filter @{'Config.Uuid'=$entity.Objuuid}).moref
'VM Object'
$vmmoref
$dof.MoveIntoFolder($vmmoref)
}

##
## Creating Vapps, moving VMs into Vapps, Applying Vapp start order
##
Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;VirtualApp-resgroup-v*&quot; -and $_.OwnerMoref})){
#entity is now
#ObjectName             : LABS_Greg
#OriginObjectMoref      : VirtualApp-resgroup-v241
#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-v4284
#Objuuid                : 5038914a-df12-abcc-77aa-2d2991ccaa2e
#DestMorefDC            :
#vmtxpath               :
#vmtxHost               :
#OwnerMoref             : ClusterComputeResource-domain-c7

#First we prepare the configs for our Vapp entity
$EntityMemoryAllocationXML = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$entity.Objuuid+'MemoryAllocation')
$EntityCpuAllocationXML = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$entity.Objuuid+'CpuAllocation')
$EntityConfig = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$entity.Objuuid+'EntityConfig')
$resSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceConfigSpec
$resSpec.cpuAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.reservation = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.Reservation
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.expandableReservation = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.expandableReservation
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.limit = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.limit
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares = New-Object VMware.Vim.SharesInfo
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares.shares = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.shares.shares
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares.level = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.shares.level
$resSpec.memoryAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.reservation = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.Reservation
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.expandableReservation = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.expandableReservation
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.limit = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.limit
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares = New-Object VMware.Vim.SharesInfo
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares.shares = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.shares.shares
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares.level = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.shares.level

$configSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VAppConfigSpec
$configSpec.InstanceUuid = $entity.Objuuid
$vmFolder = $Entity.DestinationObjectMoref

#(import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $data.OwnerMoref -and !$_.Objuuid})
#$ClusterResourcePool = (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $data.Objuuid -and !$_.Objuuid}).DestinationObjectMoref

$ClusterResourcePool = get-view -id (get-view -id (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $entity.OwnerMoref -and !$_.Objuuid}).DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).ResourcePool -Server $destinationVC

$CreatedVapp = get-view -id  $ClusterResourcePool.CreateVApp($entity.ObjectName, $resSpec, $configSpec, $vmFolder) -Server $destinationVC

if ( $CreatedVapp.vappconfig.InstanceUuid -ne $entity.Objuuid ) { Write-Error &quot;We have failed to created vapp with the same uuid&quot;}

#Moving vms into the vAPP
$VMsOldMorefs = $EntityConfig.Key|%{$_.toString()}
$OldVMs = import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? { $VMsOldMorefs -contains $_.vmmoref }
$newVMs = $oldVMs.Objuuid | % {get-view -viewtype virtualmachine -Filter @{'config.uuid'=$_} -Server $destinationVC}
$createdvapp.MoveIntoResourcePool($newVMs.moref)
#Let's make proper order in vapp

foreach ($entry in $EntityConfig)
{
$oldkey = (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.vmmoref -eq $entry.Key.ToString() }).Objuuid
$newkey = (get-view -viewtype virtualmachine -Filter @{'config.uuid'=$oldkey} -Server $destinationVC).moref
$entry.key=$newkey

}

$newconfig = new-object VMware.Vim.VAppConfigSpec
foreach ($entry in $EntityConfig)
{

$newEntityconfig =  new-object VMware.Vim.VAppEntityConfigInfo
$newEntityconfig.Key = $entry.key
$newEntityconfig.Tag = $entry.tag
$newEntityconfig.StartOrder = $entry.StartOrder
$newEntityconfig.StartDelay = $entry.StartDelay
$newEntityconfig.WaitingForGuest = $entry.WaitingForGuest
$newEntityconfig.StartAction = $entry.StartAction
$newEntityconfig.StopDelay = $entry.StopDelay
$newEntityconfig.StopAction = $entry.StopAction
$newEntityconfig.DestroyWithParent = $entry.DestroyWithParent

$newConfig.EntityConfig += $newEntityconfig

}

$CreatedVapp.UpdateVAppConfig($newConfig)
}
#we have now updated entityconfig

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#READ THIS VARIABLE FIRST!!!

#$ProjectNAme

function traverse-HostView3

{

param(

[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$originVC,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$root,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$type,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$destinationroot,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$destinationVC,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$DatabaseFile,

[string]$DestMorefDC

)

$permissionFile = $DatabaseFile+'-Permissions.csv'

#the type can be following :

#HostFolder - For the Host/Clusters view

#Datacenter Object does not contain ChildEntity property, it is a point where folders are split on

#VmFolder

#HostFolder

#DatastoreFolder

#NetworkFolder

#Hence when we encounter the datacenter object, we are switching root obj to become a HostFolder of that root/Datacenter

#"function start:: , passed root is now "+$root.name

"my root moref type is now "+$root.moref

"Child entities inside this root are: "+($root.ChildEntity -join ',')

#"Will start now the IF section"

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

################ WHAT TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THE TOP ROOT FOLDER -D1 , to get his permissions, since iteration starts from children ?!?!

################ Make entry at the verybottom for folder -d1 , and just take all settings from it, as 1 -off

if ($root.moref.type -eq 'Datacenter')

{

$root = get-view -id $root.$type -server $originVC

}

if ($root.moref.type -eq 'ClusterComputeResource')

{

#break

#we are 'cheating' here to get the compliance for the ChildEntity. Since Cluster does not have ChildEntity that would describe all its hosts. We are creating a column with ChildEntity that include all hosts

#This will also make a situation that resourcepools will not be checked, since we redirected already path to Hosts, we can also add to Children resource pools later on.

$root =$root | Select *,@{n='ChildEntity';e={$_.Host}}

}

if ($root.moref.type -eq 'VirtualApp')

{

#This will also make a situation that resourcepools will not be checked, since we redirected already path to Hosts, we can also add to Children resource pools later on.

$root =$root | Select *,@{n='ChildEntity';e={$_.Vm}}

}

#if ($root.moref.type -eq 'Datastore') {break}

#"If section was finished, now we will be collecting children"

if ($root.ChildEntity)

{

$children = get-view -id $root.ChildEntity -server $originVC

foreach ($child in $children)

{

"!!!!!"+ $child.name + " :: "+ $child.moref

# Switch [typ]

switch ($child.moref.type)

{

'Datacenter' {

"We hit Datacenter"

$CreatedObject = Get-view (get-view -id ($destinationroot.createdatacenter($child.name)) -server $destinationVC).HostFolder -server $destinationVC

$CreatedDatacenter = get-view -id $CreatedObject.parent -Server $destinationVC

#sourcedatacenter = $child

#Datacenter reference database

"showing object"

'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedDatacenter.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile

#$SourceDCPermission = g

#$DCobject = get-view -id $child.parent -Server $originvc

if ($child.Permission){

write-host "I saw permissions inside the DC object"

$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedDatacenter.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile

}

'Folder' {

"We hit folder:"

$CreatedObject = get-view $destinationroot.createfolder($child.name) -server $destinationVC

#$CreatedObject = get-view (New-Folder -Server $destinationvc -name $child.name -Location ($destinationroot|Get-VIObjectByVIView)).Extensiondata

'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile

#sourceFolderPermissions

if ($child.permission){

$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile

}

'ClusterComputeResource' {

"We hit cluster"

$CreatedObject = get-view $destinationroot.createcluster($child.name,(new-object VMware.Vim.ClusterConfigSpec)) -server $destinationVC

#Permissions

if ($child.permission){

}

'VirtualApp' {"We hit VirtualApp"

#This can only be done, when hosts are attached to cluster.

#Createvapp is method on default resource pool inside cluster.

#VMware.Vim.ManagedObjectReference CreateVApp(string name, VMware.Vim.ResourceConfigSpec resSpec, VMware.Vim.VAppConfigSpec configSpec,VMware.Vim.ManagedObjectReference vmFolder)

$child.vappconfig.EntityConfig | export-clixml -Encoding 'UTF8' -depth 2 -LiteralPath ('c:\'+$child.vappconfig.InstanceUuid+'EntityConfig')

$child.Config.CpuAllocation | export-clixml -Encoding 'UTF8' -depth 2 -LiteralPath ('c:\'+$child.vappconfig.InstanceUuid+'CpuAllocation')

$child.Config.MemoryAllocation | export-clixml -Encoding 'UTF8' -depth 2 -LiteralPath ('c:\'+$child.vappconfig.InstanceUuid+'MemoryAllocation')

'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={$child.VAppConfig.InstanceUuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={$child.owner.tostring()}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile

if ($child.permission){

$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$child.name}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile

}

'HostSystem' {

"We hit HostSystem"

'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$root.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={$child.Hardware.systeminfo.uuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile

if ($child.permission){

$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$child.Hardware.systeminfo.uuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile

}

'VirtualMachine' {

#FOR VMS YOU HAVE TO SELECT .config.uuid property into the csv, in order to hit the proper vm. ## TODO !!!!!

"We hit VirtualMachine"

$vmtxpath=if ($child.config.template){$child.config.files.VmPathName}

$vmtxHostRegistered = if ($vmtxpath) { (get-view $child.Runtime.Host -property name -Server $originvc).Name }

'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$root.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={$child.config.uuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, @{n='vmtxpath';e={$vmtxpath}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={$vmtxHostRegistered}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={$child.moref.toString()}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile

if ($child.permission){

$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$child.config.uuid}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile

}

'Datastore' {"

We hit Datastore"

'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$root.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile

if ($child.permission){

}

'StoragePod' {"

We hit StoragePod"

$CreatedObject = get-view $destinationroot.createstoragepod($child.name) -server $destinationVC

if ($child.permission){

}

#The ComputeResource if for a single Host inside a folder for example

#'ComputeResource' {"

#We hit StoragePod"

#$CreatedObject = get-view $destinationroot.createstoragepod($child.name) -server $destinationVC

#'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$child.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile

#if ($child.permission){

#$child.Permission | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$CreatedObject.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $permissionFile

'Network' {

"We hit network"

'' | Select-object @{n='ObjectName';e={$child.name}},@{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$root.moref.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$destinationroot.Moref.ToString()}},@{n='Objuuid';e={}},@{n='DestMorefDC';e={$DestMorefDC}},@{n='vmtxpath';e={}}, @{n='vmtxHost';e={}}, @{n='OwnerMoref';e={}}, @{n='vmmoref';e={}} | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $DatabaseFile

if ($child.permission){

}

default {"The object could not be determined : please check";read-host}

}

traverse-HostView3 -root $child -type $type -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot $CreatedObject -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv' -DestMorefDC $DestMorefDC

}

$originvc = 'your.original.vc'

$destinationVC = 'your.new.vc'

connect-viserver $originVC -Credential (Get-credential)

connect-viserver $destinationVC -credential (get-credential)

$pscred = Get-Credential

$rootFolder = get-view -id ($global:DefaultVIServers |? {$_.name -eq $originvc}).extensiondata.content.rootfolder -Server $originvc

$destinationroot = get-view -id ($global:DefaultVIServers |? {$_.name -eq $destinationvc}).extensiondata.content.rootfolder -Server $destinationvc

traverse-HostView3 -root $rootFolder -type 'HostFolder' -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot $destinationroot -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv'

##You start first by running through Host and Clusters View, since you have to recreate the entire main structure for datacenters.

##Remember that after each run , in case you went into trouble to clear the database file, or you different file.

##Tutaj podajemy root folder w source VC, jako folder do konkretnego DC.networkFolder , tak samo w destination , nakladamy folder dc.networkfolder

#NETWORK FOLDERS:

foreach($dc in (import-csv 'c:\databasefile.csv' -Encoding 'UTF8' |? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Datacenter-*"}) )

{

traverse-HostView3 -root (get-view (get-view $dc.OriginObjectMoref -server $originVC).NetworkFolder -Server $originVC) -type 'NetworkFolder' -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot (get-view (get-view $dc.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).NetworkFolder -Server $destinationVC) -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv' -DestMorefDC ($dc.DestinationObjectMoref)

}

#VM FOLDERS:

foreach($dc in (import-csv 'c:\databasefile.csv' -Encoding 'UTF8' |? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Datacenter-*"}) )

{

traverse-HostView3 -root (get-view (get-view $dc.OriginObjectMoref -server $originVC).VmFolder -Server $originVC) -type 'VmFolder' -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot (get-view (get-view $dc.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).VmFolder -Server $destinationVC) -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv' -DestMorefDC ($dc.DestinationObjectMoref)

}

#Storage FOLDERS:

foreach($dc in (import-csv 'c:\databasefile.csv' -Encoding 'UTF8' |? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Datacenter-*"}) )

{

traverse-HostView3 -root (get-view (get-view $dc.OriginObjectMoref -server $originVC).DatastoreFolder -Server $originVC) -type 'DatastoreFolder' -originVC $originVC -destinationVC $destinationVC -destinationroot (get-view (get-view $dc.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).DatastoreFolder -Server $destinationVC) -DatabaseFile 'c:\databasefile.csv' -DestMorefDC ($dc.DestinationObjectMoref)

}

###

### COPY ROOT VC PERMISSION HERE

###

### THIS PART IS ONLY IF YOUR LOCAL SSO DOMAIN CHANGES, MODIFY THIS IF IT IS THE SAME

$sourceSSODomain = 'VSPHERE.LOCAL'

$destinationSSODomain = 'TEST.LOCAL'

$tpermissionFile = 'databasefile.csv-Permissions.csv'

$VCSourceRootPermissions = (get-view -id 'Folder-group-d1' -server $originvc).permission |?{$_.Principal -notmatch "vpxd-|vsphere-webclient-"}

#IF you don't want to change the local sso domain , hash the line below:

$VCSourceRootPermissions|? {$_.principal -match $sourceSSODomain} | %{$_.principal = [regex]::replace($_.Principal,$sourceSSODomain,$destinationSSODomain)}

$VCSourceRootPermissions | select @{n='OriginObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}},@{n='DestinationObjectMoref';e={$_.Entity.ToString()}}, Principal,RoleId,Propagate,Group | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Append -Encoding 'UTF8' -LiteralPath $tpermissionFile

## END OF THE COPY OF VC PERMISSION

##Before replaying permissions you have to be sure that the SSO domain is the same for permissions, therefore we will replace old SSO domain with new SSO domain.

$RoleDB = Import-Csv -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath 'C:\RoleDB.csv'

$sourceSSODomain = (Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity ($global:DefaultVIServers|?{$_.Name -eq $originvc}) -Name 'config.vpxd.sso.default.admin').value.split('@')[1].ToUpper()

$destinationSSODomain = (Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity ($global:DefaultVIServers|?{$_.Name -eq $destinationvc}) -Name 'config.vpxd.sso.default.admin').value.split('@')[1].ToUpper()

$tpermissionFile = 'c:\databasefile.csv-Permissions.csv'

$permissions = import-csv -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath $tpermissionFile

$permissions |% { $_.principal = [regex]::replace($_.Principal,$sourceSSODomain,$destinationSSODomain) }

$permissions | export-csv -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath $tpermissionFile -NoTypeInformation

## REPLAY PERMISSIONS

$RoleDB = Import-Csv -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath 'C:\RoleDB.csv'

#$rolehash = @{}

#$roleDB | % { $roleHash += @{$_.SourceRoleId = get-virole -id $_.DestinationRoleID -Server $destinationVC} }

#RoleHash is now [ID_SOURCE_ROLE] || [ROLE_OBJECT_ON_DESTINATION]

#OriginObjectMoref : Folder-group-v450

#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-v972

#DestMorefDC : Datacenter-datacenter-953

#Principal : VSPHERE.LOCAL\greg

#RoleId : -1

#Propagate : True

## FOLDERS DCs

## FOLDERS Hs

#### We Will need authorizationmanager from the destination VC now. method SetEntityPermissions Method void SetEntityPermissions(VMware.Vim.ManagedObjectReference entity, VMware.Vim.Permission[] permission)

##Entity :

#Principal :

#Group : False

#RoleId : 0

#Propagate : False

$DestAM = get-view -id ($global:DefaultVIServers|?{$_.Name -eq $destinationvc}).extensiondata.content.AuthorizationManager -Server $DestinationVC

## HOSTS VIEW FOLDERS

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Folder-group-h*"})){

$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission

$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal

$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)

$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId

$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)

$DestinationObjectPermission

$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)

}

## DATACENTERS NOW

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Datacenter-datacenter-*"})){

$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission

$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal

$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)

$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId

$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)

$DestinationObjectPermission

$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)

}

## CLUSTERS NOW

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "ClusterComputeResource-domain-c*"})){

$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission

$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal

$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)

$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId

$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)

$DestinationObjectPermission

$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)

}

## NETWORK VIEW FOLDERS

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Folder-group-n*"})){

$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission

$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal

$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)

$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId

$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)

$DestinationObjectPermission

$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)

}

## VM VIEW FOLDERS

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Folder-group-v*"})){

$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission

$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal

$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)

$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId

$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)

$DestinationObjectPermission

$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)

}

## STORAGE FOLDERS VIEW FOLDERS

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Folder-group-s*"})){

$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission

$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal

$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)

$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId

$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)

$DestinationObjectPermission

$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)

}

## STORAGE PODS VIEW FOLDERS

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "StoragePod-group-p*"})){

$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission

$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal

$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)

$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId

$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)

$DestinationObjectPermission

$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($entity.DestinationObjectMoref, $DestinationObjectPermission)

}

#Adding Hosts to cluster

Foreach ($cluster in ((import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "ClusterComputeResource-domain-c*"}) |?{$_.Objuuid} | Group-Object -Property destinationObjectMoref).group)

{

$VMhostsInCluster = $cluster

$Clusterdestination = $VMhostsInCluster[0].DestinationObjectMoref

$location = get-view -id $Clusterdestination -server $destinationVC| Get-VIObjectByVIView

foreach ($vmhost in $VMhostsInCluster)

{

Add-VMHost -Name $vmhost.ObjectName -Location $location -Credential $pscred -Force -Server $destinationVC

}

#make sure that all pwd are the same

##Once all hosts are in place in the VC , we attach our templates

foreach ($vmtemplate in (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Folder-group-v*" -and $_.vmtxpath})){

$location = get-view -id $vmtemplate.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC | Get-VIObjectByVIView

New-Template -Name $vmtemplate.ObjectName -TemplateFilePath $vmtemplate.vmtxpath -Location $location -vmhost $vmtemplate.vmtxHost

}

## VMHOSTS PERMISSIONS

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath 'c:\databasefile.csv-permissions.csv' -Encoding UTF8 | ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "HostSystem-host-*"})){

$DestinationObjectPermission = New-Object VMware.vim.Permission

$DestinationObjectPermission.Principal = $entity.Principal

$DestinationObjectPermission.Group = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Group)

$DestinationObjectPermission.RoleId = ($roleDB|?{$_.SourceRoleId -eq ($entity.RoleId)}).DestinationRoleId

$DestinationObjectPermission.Propagate = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($entity.Propagate)

$DestinationObjectPermission

#Here our destinationObjectMoref is actually vm host uuid value , not moref. We couldn't have moref as it was unknown.

$DestinationVMHost = get-view -ViewType HostSystem -Filter @{'Hardware.SystemInfo.Uuid'=$entity.DestinationObjectMoref} -Property Name -Server $destinationVC

#$destinationVMHost

$DestAM.SetEntityPermissions($DestinationVMHost.moref, $DestinationObjectPermission)

}

## Moving object to their correct location

## NETWORK VIEW ENTITIES

##!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We should move only those which are not located at the datacenter, otherwise , waste of time.

$DCnetworkFolderIDs = @((get-view -id ((import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Folder-group-n*" -and $_.DestMorefDC -like "Datacenter-datacenter-*"}) |group-object -Property DestMorefDC).Name -Server $destinationVC).NetworkFolder |% {$_.ToString()})

$allNetworksInFolders = (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Folder-group-n*" -and $_.DestMorefDC -like "Datacenter-datacenter-*"}) | ? {$DCnetworkFolderIDs -notcontains $_.DestinationObjectMoref}

Foreach ($entity in $allNetworksInFolders){

#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-n1575

$dof = get-view -id $entity.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC

$ntwkmoref = (get-view -server $destinationVC -searchroot $entity.DestMorefDC -viewtype 'Network' -filter @{'name'=$entity.ObjectName}).moref

$dof.MoveIntoFolder($ntwkmoref)

}

## VM VIEW ENTITIES

##!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We should move only those which are not located at the datacenter, otherwise , waste of time.

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "Folder-group-v*" -and $_.DestMorefDC -like "Datacenter-datacenter-*"})){

#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-n1575

'Object'

$entity

$dof = get-view -id $entity.DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC

'Destination'

$dof.name

$vmmoref = (get-view -server $destinationVC -searchroot $entity.DestMorefDC -viewtype 'Virtualmachine' -filter @{'Config.Uuid'=$entity.Objuuid}).moref

'VM Object'

$vmmoref

$dof.MoveIntoFolder($vmmoref)

}

## Creating Vapps, moving VMs into Vapps, Applying Vapp start order

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "VirtualApp-resgroup-v*" -and $_.OwnerMoref})){

#entity is now

#ObjectName : LABS_Greg

#OriginObjectMoref : VirtualApp-resgroup-v241

#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-v4284

#Objuuid : 5038914a-df12-abcc-77aa-2d2991ccaa2e

#DestMorefDC :

#vmtxpath :

#vmtxHost :

#OwnerMoref : ClusterComputeResource-domain-c7

#First we prepare the configs for our Vapp entity

$EntityMemoryAllocationXML = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$entity.Objuuid+'MemoryAllocation')

$EntityCpuAllocationXML = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$entity.Objuuid+'CpuAllocation')

$EntityConfig = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$entity.Objuuid+'EntityConfig')

$resSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceConfigSpec

$resSpec.cpuAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo

$resSpec.cpuAllocation.reservation = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.Reservation

$resSpec.cpuAllocation.expandableReservation = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.expandableReservation

$resSpec.cpuAllocation.limit = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.limit

$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares = New-Object VMware.Vim.SharesInfo

$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares.shares = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.shares.shares

$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares.level = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.shares.level

$resSpec.memoryAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo

$resSpec.memoryAllocation.reservation = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.Reservation

$resSpec.memoryAllocation.expandableReservation = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.expandableReservation

$resSpec.memoryAllocation.limit = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.limit

$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares = New-Object VMware.Vim.SharesInfo

$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares.shares = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.shares.shares

$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares.level = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.shares.level

$configSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VAppConfigSpec

$configSpec.InstanceUuid = $entity.Objuuid

$vmFolder = $Entity.DestinationObjectMoref

#(import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $data.OwnerMoref -and !$_.Objuuid})

#$ClusterResourcePool = (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $data.Objuuid -and !$_.Objuuid}).DestinationObjectMoref

$ClusterResourcePool = get-view -id (get-view -id (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $entity.OwnerMoref -and !$_.Objuuid}).DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).ResourcePool -Server $destinationVC

$CreatedVapp = get-view -id $ClusterResourcePool.CreateVApp($entity.ObjectName, $resSpec, $configSpec, $vmFolder) -Server $destinationVC

if ( $CreatedVapp.vappconfig.InstanceUuid -ne $entity.Objuuid ) { Write-Error "We have failed to created vapp with the same uuid"}

#Moving vms into the vAPP

$VMsOldMorefs = $EntityConfig.Key|%{$_.toString()}

$OldVMs = import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? { $VMsOldMorefs -contains $_.vmmoref }

$newVMs = $oldVMs.Objuuid | % {get-view -viewtype virtualmachine -Filter @{'config.uuid'=$_} -Server $destinationVC}

$createdvapp.MoveIntoResourcePool($newVMs.moref)

#Let's make proper order in vapp

foreach ($entry in $EntityConfig)

{

$oldkey = (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.vmmoref -eq $entry.Key.ToString() }).Objuuid

$newkey = (get-view -viewtype virtualmachine -Filter @{'config.uuid'=$oldkey} -Server $destinationVC).moref

$entry.key=$newkey

}

$newconfig = new-object VMware.Vim.VAppConfigSpec

foreach ($entry in $EntityConfig)

{

$newEntityconfig = new-object VMware.Vim.VAppEntityConfigInfo

$newEntityconfig.Key = $entry.key

$newEntityconfig.Tag = $entry.tag

$newEntityconfig.StartOrder = $entry.StartOrder

$newEntityconfig.StartDelay = $entry.StartDelay

$newEntityconfig.WaitingForGuest = $entry.WaitingForGuest

$newEntityconfig.StartAction = $entry.StartAction

$newEntityconfig.StopDelay = $entry.StopDelay

$newEntityconfig.StopAction = $entry.StopAction

$newEntityconfig.DestroyWithParent = $entry.DestroyWithParent

$newConfig.EntityConfig += $newEntityconfig

}

$CreatedVapp.UpdateVAppConfig($newConfig)

}

#we have now updated entityconfig

For the vapps part :

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like &quot;VirtualApp-resgroup-v*&quot; -and $_.OwnerMoref})){
#entity is now
#ObjectName             : LABS_Greg
#OriginObjectMoref      : VirtualApp-resgroup-v241
#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-v4284
#Objuuid                : 5038914a-df12-abcc-77aa-2d2991ccaa2e
#DestMorefDC            :
#vmtxpath               :
#vmtxHost               :
#OwnerMoref             : ClusterComputeResource-domain-c7

#First we prepare the configs for our Vapp entity
$EntityMemoryAllocationXML = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$data.Objuuid+'MemoryAllocation')
$EntityCpuAllocationXML = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$data.Objuuid+'CpuAllocation')
$EntityConfig = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$data.Objuuid+'EntityConfig')
$resSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceConfigSpec
$resSpec.cpuAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.reservation = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.Reservation
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.expandableReservation = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.expandableReservation
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.limit = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.limit
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares = New-Object VMware.Vim.SharesInfo
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares.shares = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.shares.shares
$resSpec.cpuAllocation.shares.level = $EntityCpuAllocationXML.shares.level
$resSpec.memoryAllocation = New-Object VMware.Vim.ResourceAllocationInfo
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.reservation = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.Reservation
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.expandableReservation = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.expandableReservation
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.limit = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.limit
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares = New-Object VMware.Vim.SharesInfo
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares.shares = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.shares.shares
$resSpec.memoryAllocation.shares.level = $EntityMemoryAllocationXML.shares.level

$configSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VAppConfigSpec
$configSpec.InstanceUuid = $entity.Objuuid
$vmFolder = $Entity.DestinationObjectMoref

#(import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $data.OwnerMoref -and !$_.Objuuid})
#$ClusterResourcePool = (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $data.Objuuid -and !$_.Objuuid}).DestinationObjectMoref

$ClusterResourcePool = get-view -id (get-view -id (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8| ?{$_.OriginObjectMoref -eq $data.OwnerMoref -and !$_.Objuuid}).DestinationObjectMoref -server $destinationVC).ResourcePool -Server $destinationVC

$CreatedVapp = get-view -id  $ClusterResourcePool.CreateVApp($data.ObjectName, $resSpec, $configSpec, $vmFolder) -Server $destinationVC

if ( $CreatedVapp.vappconfig.InstanceUuid -ne $entity.Objuuid ) { Write-Error &quot;We have failed to created vapp with the same uuid&quot;}

#Moving vms into the vAPP
$VMsOldMorefs = $EntityConfig.Key|%{$_.toString()}
$OldVMs = import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? { $VMsOldMorefs -contains $_.vmmoref }
$newVMs = $oldVMs.Objuuid | % {get-view -viewtype virtualmachine -Filter @{'config.uuid'=$_} -Server $destinationVC}
$createdvapp.MoveIntoResourcePool($newVMs.moref)
#Let's make proper order in vapp

foreach ($entry in $EntityConfig)
{
$oldkey = (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.vmmoref -eq $entry.Key.ToString() }).Objuuid
$newkey = (get-view -viewtype virtualmachine -Filter @{'config.uuid'=$oldkey} -Server $destinationVC).moref
$entry.key=$newkey

}

$newconfig = new-object VMware.Vim.VAppConfigSpec
foreach ($entry in $EntityConfig)
{

$newEntityconfig =  new-object VMware.Vim.VAppEntityConfigInfo
$newEntityconfig.Key = $entry.key
$newEntityconfig.Tag = $entry.tag
$newEntityconfig.StartOrder = $entry.StartOrder
$newEntityconfig.StartDelay = $entry.StartDelay
$newEntityconfig.WaitingForGuest = $entry.WaitingForGuest
$newEntityconfig.StartAction = $entry.StartAction
$newEntityconfig.StopDelay = $entry.StopDelay
$newEntityconfig.StopAction = $entry.StopAction
$newEntityconfig.DestroyWithParent = $entry.DestroyWithParent

$newConfig.EntityConfig += $newEntityconfig

}

$CreatedVapp.UpdateVAppConfig($newConfig)
}
#we have now updated entityconfig

Foreach ($entity in (import-csv -LiteralPath C:\databasefile.csv -Encoding UTF8 | ? {$_.OriginObjectMoref -like "VirtualApp-resgroup-v*" -and $_.OwnerMoref})){

#entity is now

#ObjectName : LABS_Greg

#OriginObjectMoref : VirtualApp-resgroup-v241

#DestinationObjectMoref : Folder-group-v4284

#Objuuid : 5038914a-df12-abcc-77aa-2d2991ccaa2e

#DestMorefDC :

#vmtxpath :

#vmtxHost :

#OwnerMoref : ClusterComputeResource-domain-c7

#First we prepare the configs for our Vapp entity

$EntityMemoryAllocationXML = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$data.Objuuid+'MemoryAllocation')

$EntityCpuAllocationXML = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$data.Objuuid+'CpuAllocation')

$EntityConfig = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath ('C:\'+$data.Objuuid+'EntityConfig')