From 2cbcc8c85a85488b83cef611c4e0f08e3c21eec7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: david <david@socialnerds.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:47:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] changed intendation in clone_vm.sh

---
 clone_vm.sh | 96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)

diff --git a/clone_vm.sh b/clone_vm.sh
index cda3287..a567a75 100755
--- a/clone_vm.sh
+++ b/clone_vm.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 # source path must be a directory and contain a virtual machine (at least a single .vmdk file)
 # destination path must a directory, preexist and be empty (to avoid overwriting another machine)
 
+# sources:
+# https://serverfault.com/questions/372526/move-vmware-esxi-vm-to-new-datastore-preserve-thin-provisioning
+# https://communities.vmware.com/thread/498408
+
 echo; echo "**** Simple virtual machine cloning script ****"; echo
 sleep 0.5; echo "Before you continue all snapshots need to be deleted"
 echo "and all virtual disks (.vmdk files) need to be consolidated."; echo
@@ -14,57 +18,57 @@ echo "And please, for your own sake, make sure the VM is powered down!"; echo
 echo "Do you want to continue? [Y]"
 read a
 if [ -z $a ] || [ $a == "Y" ] || [ $a == "y" ]; then
-    if [ $1 ] && [ $2 ]; then
-        if [ -d $1 ]; then
-            if [ -r $1 ]; then
-                if [ -n "$(ls -A $1)" ]; then
-                    source=${1%/}
-                    if [ -d $2 ]; then
-                        if [ -w $2 ]; then
-                            if [ -z "$(ls -A $2)" ]; then
-                                destination=${2%/}
-                                sleep 0.5; echo "INFO: Preflight checks good. Commencing cloning process."
-                                for disk in $(find "$source" -maxdepth 1 -type f | grep ".vmdk" | grep -v "flat.vmdk"); do
-                                    if [ -z "${disk##*delta*}" ]; then
-                                        echo "ERROR: You little rebel did not remove all snapshots. Failsave exit!"; exit 1
-                                    fi
-                                    #try the following to move a specific snapshot
-                                    #find . -maxdepth 1 -type f | grep "000030.vmdk"
-                                    sleep 0.5; echo "INFO: Cloning $disk to $destination"
-                                    vmkfstools -i $disk -d thin $destination/${disk##*/}
-                                    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-                                        echo "ERROR: An error occured while cloning $disk to $destination."
-                                    fi
-                                done
-                                for file in $(find "$source" -maxdepth 1 -type f | grep -v ".vmdk"); do
-                                    sleep 0.5; echo "INFO: Copying $file to $destination"
-                                    cp "$file" "$destination"
-                                    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-                                        echo "ERROR: An error occured while copying $file to $destination."
-                                    fi
-                                done
-                            else
-                                sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Destination path is not empty ($2)."; exit 1
-                            fi
-                        else
-                            sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Destination path is not writeable ($2)."; exit 1
-                        fi
-                    else
-                        sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Destination path is not a directory ($2)."; exit 1
-                    fi
-                else
-                    sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Source path empty ($1)."; exit 1
-                fi
+  if [ $1 ] && [ $2 ]; then
+    if [ -d $1 ]; then
+      if [ -r $1 ]; then
+        if [ -n "$(ls -A $1)" ]; then
+          source=${1%/}
+          if [ -d $2 ]; then
+            if [ -w $2 ]; then
+              if [ -z "$(ls -A $2)" ]; then
+                destination=${2%/}
+                sleep 0.5; echo "INFO: Preflight checks good. Commencing cloning process."
+                for disk in $(find "$source" -maxdepth 1 -type f | grep ".vmdk" | grep -v "flat.vmdk"); do
+                  if [ -z "${disk##*delta*}" ]; then
+                      echo "ERROR: You little rebel did not remove all snapshots. Failsave exit!"; exit 1
+                  fi
+                  #try the following to move a specific snapshot
+                  #find . -maxdepth 1 -type f | grep "000030.vmdk"
+                  sleep 0.5; echo "INFO: Cloning $disk to $destination"
+                  vmkfstools -i $disk -d thin $destination/${disk##*/}
+                  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                    echo "ERROR: An error occured while cloning $disk to $destination."
+                  fi
+                done
+                for file in $(find "$source" -maxdepth 1 -type f | grep -v ".vmdk"); do
+                  sleep 0.5; echo "INFO: Copying $file to $destination"
+                  cp "$file" "$destination"
+                  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                    echo "ERROR: An error occured while copying $file to $destination."
+                  fi
+                done
+              else
+                sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Destination path is not empty ($2)."; exit 1
+              fi
             else
-                sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Source path is not readable ($1)."; exit 1
+              sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Destination path is not writeable ($2)."; exit 1
             fi
+          else
+            sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Destination path is not a directory ($2)."; exit 1
+          fi
         else
-            sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Source path is not a directory ($1)."; exit 1
+          sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Source path empty ($1)."; exit 1
         fi
+      else
+        sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Source path is not readable ($1)."; exit 1
+      fi
     else
-        sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Source and destination path must be given."; exit 1
+      sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Source path is not a directory ($1)."; exit 1
     fi
+  else
+    sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Source and destination path must be given."; exit 1
+  fi
 else
-    sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Mission aborted by user."
-    exit 2
+  sleep 0.5; echo "ERROR: Mission aborted by user."
+  exit 2
 fi