Create minimal VM

vmx-9.go

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/vmware/govmomi"
	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/find"
	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/types"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	ctx := context.TODO()
	vcenter := "vcenter.vsphere65.test"
	username := "root"
	password := "jetbrains"
	datacenter := "dc1"
	folder := ""
	host := "esxi-1.vsphere65.test"
	pool := ""
	datastore := "datastore1"
	hw_version := 9

	vcenter_url, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("https://%v/sdk", vcenter))
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	vcenter_url.User = url.UserPassword(username, password)
	client, err := govmomi.NewClient(ctx, vcenter_url, true)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	finder := find.NewFinder(client.Client, false)
	dc, err := finder.DatacenterOrDefault(ctx, datacenter)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	finder.SetDatacenter(dc)

	////////////////////////

	f, err := finder.Folder(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("/%v/vm/%v", datacenter, folder))
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	rp, err := finder.ResourcePool(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%v/Resources/%v", host, pool))
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	createSpec := types.VirtualMachineConfigSpec{
		Name: "mk-hw-version",
	}
	createSpec.Version = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", "vmx-", hw_version)
	createSpec.Files = &types.VirtualMachineFileInfo{
		VmPathName: fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", datastore),
	}

	task, err := f.CreateVM(ctx, createSpec, rp, nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	_, err = task.WaitForResult(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}