Disable Hardware Accelerated Move

disable_hardacclmove.ps1

$vcenterhost = "vcenter_host"
# Set to zero (0) to disable or one (1) to enable.
$intValue = 0;
 
set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode multiple -Confirm:$false;
Connect-VIServer -Server $vcenterhost
Write-Host -BackgroundColor Red -ForegroundColor White "*** Prompting for ESX(i) host password ***";
$cred = Get-Credential
$vmhosts = Get-VMHost
 
foreach( $vmhost in $vmhosts ) {
    $hostConn = Connect-VIServer -Server $vmhost.Name -Credential $cred;
    $esxcli = get-EsxCli -Server $hostConn;
    $esxcli.system.settings.advanced.set($null,$intValue,"/DataMover/HardwareAcceleratedMove",$null);
    #check value
    $hwm = $esxcli.system.settings.advanced.list() | where {$_.Path -eq "/DataMover/HardwareAcceleratedMove"}
    if( $hwm.IntValue -eq $intValue ) {
        Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "$vmhost HardwareAcceleratedMove configured to $intValue";
    }
    else {
        Write-Host -BackgroundColor Red -ForegroundColor White "WARNING: $vmhost HardwareAcceleratedMove NOT configured to $intValue";
    }
    Disconnect-VIServer -Server $hostConn -Confirm:$false
}