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$strNewVPG = "newVirtualPortGroup"
$strNewVlanTag = "123"

$ObjAllHosts = Get-VMHost | Sort-Object -Property Name

ForEach($objHost in $ObjAllHosts){
  $strVSwitch = Get-Virtualswitch -VMHost (Get-VMHost $objHost) | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "VMswitch" }
  Write-Host "Adding Virtual Port Group $strNewVPG with VLAN Tag $strNewVlanTag to $objHost"
  New-VirtualPortGroup -Name $strNewVPG -VirtualSwitch $strVSwitch -VLanId $strNewVlanTag
}

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$strOldVPG = "OldVPGName"
$strNewVPG = "NewVPGName"
$ObjAllHosts = (Get-VMHost | Sort-Object -Property Name)
ForEach($objHost in $ObjAllHosts){
  Write-Host "Changing Virtual Port Group Settings on" $objHost
  $strVSwitch = Get-Virtualswitch -VMHost (Get-VMHost -Name $objHost) | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "VMswitch" }
  $objOldVPG = Get-VirtualPortGroup (Get-VMHost -Name $objHost) | Where-Object { $_.Name -match $strOldVPG }
  Write-Host "Removing Virtual Port Group" $objOldVPG
  Remove-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualPortGroup $objOldVPG -Confirm:$false -WhatIf
  Write-Host "Adding Virtual Port Group" $strNewVPG "with VLAN Tag" $objOldVPG.VLanID

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$VCServerName = "MYVCSERVER"
$VC = Connect-VIServer -Server $VCServerName
$SI = Get-View ServiceInstance
$CFM = Get-View $SI.Content.CustomFieldsManager
 
# Variables
$CustomFieldName = "HD Size (GB)"
$ManagedObjectType = "VirtualMachine"

# Check if the custom field already exists

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$VCServerName = "MyVCServer"
$VC = Connect-VIServer $VCServerName
$SI = Get-View ServiceInstance
$CFM = Get-View $SI.Content.CustomFieldsManager

# Variables
$CustomFieldName = "HD Persistence"
$ManagedObjectType = "VirtualMachine"

# Check if the custom field already exists

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# Check if Servers on Text List exist on VMware
# Assumes that the VM object name matches the server's DNS name

# Set this to the text file containing the list of servers, one per line
$strServerList = "C:\path\to\textFile.txt"

# Create empty array for servers which are found
$arrFoundServers = @()

# Assign all of the VM objects to a variable

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# Get all templates
$objTemplates = Get-Template

# Loop through the templates
ForEach ($objTemplate in $objTemplates){
	# Set the $StrInterimTemplateName variable to the template name, replacing the string "Tmpl" with an empty string
	$StrInterimTemplateName = ($objTemplate.Name -replace("Tmpl",""))
	# As the string we've just removed might be anywhere in the name, we need to replace double spaces with single
	$StrInterimTemplateName = ($StrInterimTemplateName -replace("  "," "))
	# And also remove trailing spaces from the start, or the end of the string

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# Sets up virtual port groups on all hosts connected to a specific vCenter Server

# Name of vCenter Server
$strVCenterServer = "your.vCenter.Server"

# VLANs and associated VPGs
$ArrVLANs = @{
	"123" = "vlanA";
	"456" = "vlanB";
	"789" = "vlanC";

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# Script to connect to a list of vCenter Servers, and get their version numbers, as well as the version numbers of their hosts
# Ben Neise
# 02/10/09

# Array of vCenter Servers
$arrVCenterServers = @("server1","server2","server3")

# Create empty arrays for the results
$arrTableVCs = @()
$arrTableHosts = @()

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# Script to deploy linked clones

# List of custom attributes which you're wanting to copy from the template or parent to the newly created machine
# (Machines deployed from templates no longer inherit CAs in vSphere 4.0)
# These help us track provenance, and provide information to the user
$arrStrAttributesToCopy = @(
"AD Object Location",
"Customisation",
"Infrastructure Consultant",
"Logon Administrator Name",

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Function Invoke-SubversionScript {
    <#
    .Synopsis
    Runs a script directly from Subversion.
    
    .Description
    Given a valid Subversion URL and credentials (Basic authentication) invokes the script on the local machine.
    
    .Parameter Url
    The URL of the script. Should be a valid URL, and end in PS1