Creating a full server to ESX job for Windows

# Sample script to create a simple full server to ESX job

# Specify the variables to be used in the script

     # Source server and credentials

     $DtSourceName = "alpha"

     $DtSourceUserName = "domain\administrator"

     $DtSourcePassword = "password"

     # Target server and credentials

     $DtTargetName = "beta"

     $DtTargetUserName = "domain\administrator"

     $DtTargetPassword = "password"

     # ESX host and credentials

     # If you are using vCenter, specify your vCenter.

     # Only specify an ESX host if you are using ESX standalone.

     $DtHostName = "112.42.56.14"

     $DtHostUserName = "root"

     $DtHostPassword = "password"

     # Type of workload you will be protecting and type of job you will be creating

     $DtWorkloadType = "VRA"

     $DtJobType = "VRA"

     # VM display name

     # This name must be unique within your environment and different

     # from the existing directory location name if you are reusing an existing disk

     $DisplayName = "Name"

     # Datastore location - GUID assigned to the datastore

     # You can find this GUID in your vSphere or VMware web client

     $DatastoreLocation = "/vmfs/volumes/529a027d-b4ba1124-b1c0-614c42bc0717"

     # Existing disk - Specify only if you want to reuse an existing disk

     $ExistingDisk = "Dir/SubDir/filename.vmdk”

     # Type of disk. Use Dynamic for ESX thin disks, Fixed for ESX thick disks

     # and Flat Disk for ESX flat disks

     $DiskType = "Dynamic"

# Import the Double-Take PowerShell module

# This may be \Service\ or \Console\ depending on your installation

Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take\Console\DoubleTake.PowerShell.dll"

# Create source and target objects

$DtSource = New-DtServer -Name $DtSourceName -UserName $DtSourceUserName -Password $DtSourcePassword

$DtTarget = New-DtServer -Name $DtTargetName -UserName $DtTargetUserName -Password $DtTargetPassword

# Create ESX host appliance object

# If you are using vCenter, specify your vCenter.

# Only specify an ESX host if you are using ESX standalone.

$VimTarget = New-DtServer -Name $DtHostName -Username $DtHostUserName -Password $DtHostPassword -Role TargetVimServer

$OtherServers = @($VimTarget)

# Create a workload

$DtWorkloadGUID = New-DtWorkload -ServiceHost $DtSource -WorkloadTypeName $DtWorkloadType

# Determine what you want to protect

# Get the logical items associated with the workload

$DtLogicalItems = Get-DtLogicalItem -ServiceHost $DtSource -WorkloadId $DtWorkloadGUID

# Add each logical item available on the server, for example, each volume on the server

$DtProtectionItem = @()

foreach ($item in $DtLogicalItems)

     {

          $DtProtectionItem += Set-DtLogicalItemSelection -ServiceHost $DtSource -WorkloadId $DtWorkloadGuid -LogicalPath $item.Path

     }

# Get the workload definition including the workload and logical items

$DtWorkload = Get-DtWorkload -ServiceHost $DtSource -WorkloadId $DtWorkloadGUID

# Get the default job options that will be used to create the job

$DtJobOptions = Get-DtRecommendedJobOptions -ServiceHost $DtTarget -Source $DtSource -OtherServers $OtherServers -JobType $DtJobType -Workload $DtWorkload

# Set the display name in the job options

$DtJobOptions.JobOptions.VraOptions.ReplicaVmInfo.DisplayName = $DisplayName

# Set the location where you want the VM config files to be located

$DtJobOptions.JobOptions.VRAOptions.ReplicaVMInfo.Path = $DatastoreLocation

# Set the location where you want the VM disk files to be located

foreach($disk in $DtJobOptions.JobOptions.VRAOptions.Volumes)

{

          $disk.VirtualDiskPath = $DatastoreLocation

          $disk.DiskProvisioningType = $DiskType

          # Uncomment and use the next line only if you want to reuse an existing disk

          # If you reuse an existing disk, the disk type of the existing disk will be used

          # $disk.PreexistingDiskPath= $ExistingDisk

}

# Create the job

$DtJobGuidForEVRA = New-DtJob -ServiceHost $DtTarget -Source $DtSource -OtherServers $OtherServers -JobType $DtJobType -JobOptions $DtJobOptions.JobOptions

# Start the job

Start-DtJob -ServiceHost $DtTarget -JobId $DtJobGuidForEVRA

# Close the connections for the server objects

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $DtSource

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $DtTarget

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $VimTarget