Move-VMtoFolder¶

Synopsis¶

Moves VMs to a folder

Syntax¶

Move-VMtoFolder [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-domain] <String> [-vmList] <String>
 [-folder] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Move-VMtoFolder cmdlet moves the Virtual Machines to a folder. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -password values:

Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to SDDC Manager
Retrives the details of the vCenter Server for the Workload Domain provided
Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to vCenter Server
Validates the virtual machine exists in the vCenter Server inventory
Moves the virtual machines provided in the -vmlist parameter.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Move-VMtoFolder -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -vmList "xint-wsa01a,xint-wsa01b xint-wsa01c" -folder xint-m01-fd-wsa

This example shows how to move a list of virtual machines to a new folder.

Parameters¶

-server¶

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-user¶

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pass¶

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-domain¶

The SDDC Manager domain.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-vmList¶

The list of virtual machines to move to the folder.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-folder¶

The folder to move the virtual machines to.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 6
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction¶

Progress Action

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.