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Move-VM — Basic Usage

Use Move-VM for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commandMove-VM — Basic Usage
Move-VM -VM vm01 -Destination Cluster02
Production warning

Snapshot, power, move, and removal operations affect virtual machines.

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
VMware PowerCLI or ESXi shell
Permissions
vCenter or ESXi permissions vary
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use Move-VM for a standard administrative task.

Move-VM -VM vm01 -Destination Cluster02

Original command

Move a virtual machine.

Move-VM -VM vm01 -Destination Cluster02

Common errors

Command not found

Confirm VMware PowerCLI or ESXi shell is installed and available in your current shell.