PowerCLI new VM from template

powercli new vm from template

Posted Sep 22, 2015 Updated Apr 2, 2025

By J Bilinski

1 min read

A reusable PowerCLI snip for creating a basic VMWare machine from template for custom requests and customers without automation.

#requires -Version 1 -Modules VMware.VimAutomation.Core $lsVMName = 'chi-syslog-1' $lsSourceTemplate = Get-Template -Name 'oraclelinux7-minimal' $lsDatastore = Get-Datastore -Name 'ds_vnxfl_3' $lsCluster = 'cl_usilchi_1' $lsDatacenter = 'dc_chi_l3_1' $lsResourcePool = Get-ResourcePool -Location $lsCluster -Name 'rp_prod' New-VM -Name $lsVMName -Template $lsSourceTemplate -Datastore $lsDatastore -ResourcePool $lsResourcePool

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