Creating a full server to ESX migration job for Windows

# Sample script to create a simple full server to ESX migration 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 = "VraMove"

     $DtJobType = "VraMove"

# 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 -JobType $DtJobType -Workload $DtWorkload -OtherServers $OtherServers

# Create the job

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

# Start the job

Start-DtJob -ServiceHost $DtTarget -JobId $DtJobGuidForVraMove

# Close the connections for the server objects

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $DtSource

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $DtTarget

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $VimTarget