backup vmx and vmxf files from vsphere cluster with powercli

backup-vmx.ps1

# https://communities.vmware.com/thread/278559

$Destination = "/mnt/backup0/vmx/"

Connect-VIServer -Server <server> -User <user> -Password <password>

Get-VM | `

  Get-View | `

  ForEach-Object {

    $vmxfile = $_.Config.Files.VmPathName

    $dsname = $vmxfile.split(" ")[0]

    $ds_name = $dsname.Substring(1,$dsname.Length-2)

    $ds = Get-Datastore -Name $ds_name

    New-PSDrive -Name ds -PSProvider VimDatastore -Root '/' -Location $ds

    Write-Host "ds:\$($vmxfile.split(']')[1].TrimStart(' '))"

    Copy-DatastoreItem -Item "ds:\$($vmxfile.split(']')[1].TrimStart(' '))" -Destination $Destination
    Copy-DatastoreItem -Item "ds:\$($vmxfile.split(']')[1].TrimStart(' '))f" -Destination $Destination

    Remove-PSDrive -Name ds

  }