VMware ESXi Konfiguration „Backup und Restore“ mit PowerCli | vi-universe.github.io

Besonders vor kritischen Arbeiten oder Update/Upgrades ist es sinnvoll, die Konfiguration eines ESX-Hosts zu sichern.

ESXi Konfiguration Backup

write-host "Specify local backup destination path" -ForegroundColor Green 
$Path= Read-Host "Enter backup destination path on your local device" 


write-host "Specify ESXi IP" -ForegroundColor Green 
$ESXiHost= Read-Host "Enter your ESXi IP" 


write-host "Connecting to Host" -ForegroundColor Green
Connect-VIServer $ESXiHost

Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostFirmware -BackupConfiguration -DestinationPath $Path

ESXi Konfiguration Restore

write-host "Specify local backup destination path and the config file" -ForegroundColor Green 
$Path= Read-Host "Enter backup destination path on your local device" 


write-host "Specify ESXi IP" -ForegroundColor Green 
$ESXiHost= Read-Host "Enter your ESXi IP" 


write-host "Connecting to Host" -ForegroundColor Green
Connect-VIServer $ESXiHost

Get-VMHost | Set-VMHost -State Maintenance

Get-VMHost | Set-VMHostFirmware -Restore -Force -SourcePath $Path