This script does an export of all the vdswitches on vcenter servers in the $gcvcenter variable.
It saves the export in $workdir after 30 days the oldest files are deleted.
The script runs as a scheduled task.
The user have logon as a batch job (secpol.msc)
The user has read-only access to the vcenter servers.
The credentials for the user are stored in an vicredentialstore file on the same path as the powercli script.

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 This script makes backup of every vdswitch on an vcenter server.

 Niklas Karlsson 2024-06-12

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# Set powercli settings

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -Confirm:$false -ParticipateInCEIP $true

  

# Set workingfolders

$workdir = "C:\VdSwitch_backup\"

$creddir = "C:\scripts\"

  

# Set powercliconfig to Multiple

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode Multiple -Scope Session -Confirm:$false

  

# Create new credential file

# New-VICredentialStoreItem -host VCENTER -user USERNAME -password PASSWORD -file "$creddir\vcenter_credfile3.xml"

  

# Get credentials from file.

$cred = Get-VICredentialStoreItem -file "$creddir\vcenter_credfile3.xml"

  

# Vcenter servers

$gcvcenter = "vcenter1", "vcenter2", "vcenter3"

  

# Connect to vCenter Server Appliance

Connect-VIServer $gcvcenter -User $cred.User -password $cred.password

  

$gcvdswitchs = get-VdSwitch

  

# Date

$date = Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd-HHmm"

  

# Lopp through every vdswitch and make an export.

foreach ($gcvdswitch in $gcvdswitchs) {

get-VdSwitch $gcvdswitch| Export-VDSwitch -Description "Backup" -Destination "${workdir}${gcvdswitch}_${date}.zip" -Force

}

  

# Disconnects från Vcenter

Disconnect-viserver $gcvcenter -Confirm:$false

  

# Remove files older than 30 days.

Get-ChildItem -Path "$workdir" | Where-Object {($_.LastWriteTime -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-30))} | Remove-Item

  

# Set powercliconfig back to Single

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode single -Scope Session -Confirm:$false