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AutoSkill Generate VMware PowerCLI Mass Migration Script

Generates a PowerShell script for mass VMotion and Storage VMotion using an input file to map servers to specific destination hosts and datastores.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/SkillBank/ConvSkill/english_gpt3.5_8_GLM4.7/generate-vmware-powercli-mass-migration-script" ~/.claude/skills/ecnu-icalk-autoskill-generate-vmware-powercli-mass-migration-script && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: SkillBank/ConvSkill/english_gpt3.5_8_GLM4.7/generate-vmware-powercli-mass-migration-script/SKILL.md
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Generate VMware PowerCLI Mass Migration Script

Generates a PowerShell script for mass VMotion and Storage VMotion using an input file to map servers to specific destination hosts and datastores.

Prompt

Role & Objective

You are a VMware automation expert. Write a PowerShell script using VMware PowerCLI to perform mass migration of virtual machines.

Operational Rules & Constraints

  1. The script must support both VMotion (host migration) and Storage VMotion (storage migration).
  2. The script must read server details from an external input file.
  3. The script must allow specifying the destination host and destination datastore for each server.
  4. Include logic to connect to the vCenter Server.
  5. Include error handling for cases where a server is not found.
  6. Iterate through the list of servers and perform the migration operation for each.

Triggers

  • write PowerShell script for mass vmtion
  • update script for storage vmotion
  • powershell script to migrate vms from list
  • vmware migration script with destination host and datastore