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Migrate VSS Config to Another Host Using Powercli

Posted on 10 March 202310 June 2025 by VirtuallyThatGuy
# Define source and destination hosts
$SourceHost = "source.host.com"
$DestinationHost = "destination.host.com"

# Get the virtual switch
$vswitch = Get-VirtualSwitch -Name "vswitch0" -Vmhost $SourceHost

# Get port groups from source vSwitch
$portGroups = Get-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $vswitch

# Create port groups on destination host
foreach ($portGroup in $portGroups) {
    # Check if the port group already exists on the destination
    $existingPortGroup = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name $portGroup.Name -VirtualSwitch (Get-VirtualSwitch -Name "vswitch0" -Vmhost $DestinationHost) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    if ($existingPortGroup -eq $null) {
        # If the port group doesn't exist, create it
        New-VirtualPortgroup -Name $portGroup.Name -VlanId $portGroup.VlanId -VirtualSwitch (Get-VirtualSwitch -Name "vswitch0" -Vmhost $DestinationHost) -Confirm:$false
        Write-Host "Port Group '$($portGroup.Name)' created on $($DestinationHost)"
    } else {
        # If the port group exists, skip creation
        Write-Host "Port Group '$($portGroup.Name)' already exists on $($DestinationHost), skipping."
    }
}

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