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Scripts and Other Utilities

All downloads are now on Citrix ShareFile.

Please ignore the Filename displayed for the download. WordPress is showing the ShareFile link and not the filename of the download.

All current documentation scripts require PowerShell Version 3 or later and create a Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, or 2016/2019/Word O365 document.

Most documentation scripts will also create formatted text and HTML output so Microsoft Word is not required.

*****All scripts perform best with PowerShell Version 5*****

Each documentation script has up to seven parts:

  1. ReadMe file
  2. Change Log
  3. Unsigned script with PS1 extension
  4. Unsigned script with TXT extension
  5. Signed script with PS1 extension
  6. Signed script with TXT extension
  7. Sample Software Exclusions file with TXT extension (XenApp 6.x & StoreFront scripts only)
Filename d-s3e406786e31948e4ab79d35b30b3a026
Filesize 91.00 B
Version 1.01
Date added April 19, 2023
Downloaded 1187 times
Category VMware

Creates a backup of one or more Virtual Distributed Switches in a
VMware vSphere datacenter using PowerCLI.

When restoring an image-based backup, VMware states:

“If you use a distributed virtual switch, you are advised to export
separately the distributed virtual switch configuration before you
restore to a backup. You can import the configuration after the restore.
If you omit this consideration, you may lose the changes made to a
distributed virtual switch after the backup.”

By default, the script processes all datacenters on the specified vCenter server and backs up all Virtual Distributed Switches in each datacenter.

The backup file created follows this naming scheme:

DatacenterName_VirtualSwitchName_Backup.zip

Tested with PowerCLI 13.1.