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Clones using VAAI and migrate them to a different datastore

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To create clones using VAAI and migrate them to a different datastore, and then export the data to a CSV file for reporting purposes, you can use the PowerCLI module. Here’s an example script:

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# Connect to vCenter Server
Connect-VIServer -Server <vCenterServer> -User <username> -Password <password>

# Specify the source VM and the destination datastore
$sourceVM = "SourceVM"
$destinationDatastore = "DestinationDatastore"

# Create a clone of the source VM on the destination datastore using VAAI
$cloneVM = New-VM -Name "CloneVM" -VM $sourceVM -Datastore $destinationDatastore -RunAsync -UseVAAI

# Wait for the clone operation to complete
$cloneTask = Get-Task -Name $cloneVM.ExtensionData.Name
$cloneTask | Wait-Task

# Power on the clone VM
Start-VM -VM $cloneVM

# Export VM details to CSV
$vmDetails = Get-VM -Name $cloneVM.Name
$vmDetails | Export-Csv -Path "C:\Path\To\Report.csv" -NoTypeInformation

# Disconnect from vCenter Server
Disconnect-VIServer -Server <vCenterServer> -Confirm:$false

Make sure to replace “, “, and “ with your actual vCenter Server details. Also, update “ and “ with the names of your source VM and destination datastore, respectively. This script creates a clone of the source VM on the destination datastore using VAAI. It then waits for the clone operation to complete and powers on the clone VM. Finally, it retrieves the VM details and exports them to a CSV file for reporting. Please note that the PowerCLI module must be installed and properly configured for this script to work.

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