create_vm.ps1

create_vm.ps1

#Make sure you are connected to vCenter
$vcenter = 'rgavc2'
$serverlist = $global:DefaultVIServer
if($serverlist -eq $null) {
   write-host "Connecting to $vcenter"
   connect-viserver -Server $vcenter
} 

#User Configurtable Parmaters. Include each VM and it's associated IP in the list below.
$vmlist = @{"192.168.0.21" = "temp3"}
$spec = 'rga'
$template = 'server_2016_template'
$datastore = get-datastore -Name data-nmbl
$vmhost = 'rga-esx3.rga.local'
$mask = '255.255.255.0'
$dns = '192.168.0.9','192.168.0.12'

#Create the VM
foreach ($vm in $vmlist.keys) { 
    $params = @{
        IpAddress = $vm
        SubnetMask = $mask
        DefaultGateway = '192.168.0.1'
        dns = $dns
        IpMode = 'UseStaticIp'
    }
    #clone vm spec
    Get-OSCustomizationSpec -name $spec | New-OSCustomizationSpec -name temp -type nonpersistent | out-null
    #set ip of clone
    Get-OSCustomizationSpec -Name temp | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping @params  
    write-host "Creating $($vmlist.Item($vm)) on $vmhost" -b Yellow -ForegroundColor Black
    New-VM -vmhost $vmhost -Name $vmlist.Item($vm) -OSCustomizationSpec temp -Template $template -Datastore $datastore -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | out-null
    while (Get-Task -Status Running | where {$_.Name -eq 'CloneVM_Task'}) { 
        write-host 'Waiting for clone to finish'
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 5 }
    write-host "Starting $($vmlist.Item($vm))" -b yellow -ForegroundColor Black
    Start-VM $vmlist.item($vm) | out-null
    #cleanup spec
    Get-OSCustomizationSpec -name temp | Remove-OSCustomizationSpec -Confirm:$false 
    Disconnect-viServer -server * -force -Confirm:$false
}