## PowerCLI Reference

# Move-VApp

## Synopsis

This cmdlet moves the specified virtual appliances to a new location.

Syntax

Move-VApp [-Destination] <VIContainer> [-VApp] <VApp[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VApp
New-VApp
Export-VApp
Import-VApp
Set-VApp
Start-VApp
Stop-VApp
Remove-VApp

Detailed Description

This cmdlet moves the specified vApps to a new location. If the destination is a host or a cluster, the vApps are moved to the system "Resources" resource pool.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
VApp | VApp[] | Specifies the vApps you want to move. | true | true (ByValue)
Destination | VIContainer | Specifies where you want to move the specified vApps. Supported types are Folder, VMHost, Cluster, ResourcePool, VApp, and Datacenter. | true | false
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
RunAsync | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

Zero or more relocated VApp objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    $vmHost = Get-VMHost -Name "MyVMHost1"
    $myDestinationRP = New-ResourcePool -Name "vApp ResourcePool" -Location $vmHost
    Move-VApp -VApp (Get-Vapp -Name "MyVApp1" -Location $vmHost) -Destination $myDestinationRP

Moves a vApp from a host to a resource pool from the same host.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

    $vmHost = Get-VMHost -Name "MyVMHost1"
    $myDestinationVApp = New-VApp -Name "MyvApp1" -Location $vmHost
    (Get-Vapp -Name "MyvApp2" -Location (Get-ResourcePool -Name "MyResourcePool1") | Move-VApp -Destination $myDestinationVApp

Moves a vApp from a resource pool to another vApp.

-------------- Example 3 --------------

    Move-VApp -Name "MyvApp1" (Get-VMHost -Name "MyVMHost1")

Moves a vApp from a resource pool to a host.

-------------- Example 4 --------------

    $myVmFolder1 = Get-Folder -Name "MyVMFolder1" -Location (Get-Datacenter -Name "MyDatacenter1") -NoRecursion
    $myVMFolder2 = New-Folder -Name "MyVMFolder2" -Location $myVmFolder1
    Get-VApp -Name "MyVApp" | Move-VApp -Destination $myVMFolder2 -RunAsync

Moves a virtual appliance to a folder asynchronously.

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