How to change VSS / VDS network name or Change portgroup name using PowerCLI or PowerShell

How to quickly change multiple network adapter names across multiple VSS or VDS.

##change network lab

$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter |?{$_.networkname -like "pg_windows_servers"}

$myVDPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name pg_windows_servers01

Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup -confirm:$false

### pg_linux_servers

$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter |?{$_.networkname -like "pg_linux_servers"}

$myVDPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name pg_linux_servers01

Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup -confirm:$false

## storage01

$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter |?{$_.networkname -like "pg_vsan_01"}

$myVDPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name pg_vstorage_01

Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup -confirm:$false

## storage02

$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter |?{$_.networkname -like "pg_vsan_02"}

$myVDPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name pg_vstorage_02

Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup -confirm:$false

##change network lab

$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter |?{$_.networkname -like "pg_windows_servers"}
$myVDPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name pg_windows_servers01
Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup -confirm:$false

### pg_linux_servers
$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter |?{$_.networkname -like "pg_linux_servers"}
$myVDPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name pg_linux_servers01
Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup -confirm:$false

## storage01
$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter |?{$_.networkname -like "pg_vsan_01"}
$myVDPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name pg_vstorage_01
Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup -confirm:$false

## storage02
$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter |?{$_.networkname -like "pg_vsan_02"}
$myVDPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name pg_vstorage_02
Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup -confirm:$false

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