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[esarakaitis]

Code:

import-csv c:\1.csv | foreach {
   Get-VM $_.Name | move-vm -datastore (get-datastore "datastore")
}

[pcli]

what parameters need to part of the csv file and in what order ?

also would be nice to have a script that can also read source and destination datastores

Thanks

[esarakaitis]

in the CSV you just have a list of computer names

[ewannema]

Re: The CSV file format.

To add a little more detail. The csv file needs to have a header row and one of the columns must be Name. There can be more columns if you are reusing a file and name can be in any column.

Here are some examples of what you should see in the file.

Name
vm001
vm002
vm003

or

User,Name,CPU,Memory,Field2
user001,vm001,1,1024,blah
user001,vm002,1,1024,blah
user001,vm003,1,1024,blah

[ewannema]

If you are migrating from one LUN to another you can use the examples I posted here:http://www.vmwarescripting.com/index.php?topic=1331.0.

If you are migrating specific VMs (all files) you don't need a source datastore. If you want to pick a specific destination you could modify the csv to have the following columns.

Name,DestDatastore
vm001,datastore001
vm002,datastore001
vm003,datastore003

and modify the example code to use that value:

Code:

import-csv c:\1.csv | foreach {
   Get-VM $_.Name | move-vm -datastore (get-datastore $_.DestDatastore)
}