CLOUD COMPUTING CLASS: Script to bulk add CentOS7

clone.sh

for i in $(seq -w $1 $2)
do
	num=$(printf %02d $i)
	cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-Template
	echo "Find the latest disk image"
	lastDisk=`ls -t *.vmdk | grep -v sesparse | head -1`
	echo -e $lastDisk
	cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1
	mkdir -p CentOS7-$num
	echo -e "Creating disk for CentOS7-$num"
	vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-Template/$lastDisk /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmdk -d thin
  	echo -e "Done copying CentOS7-$num"
  	echo -e "Creating VMX"
	sed "s/$lastDisk/CentOS7-$num.vmdk/g" CentOS7-Template/CentOS7-Template.vmx > /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx
	sed -i '/ethernet0.generatedAddress/d' /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx
	sed -i '/ethernet0.addressType/d' /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx
	echo 'answer.msg.uuid.altered="I copied it" ' >> /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx
	sed -i '/uuid.location/d' /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx
	sed -i '/uuid.bios/d' /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx
	sed -i '/sched.swap.derivedName/d' /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx
	thisClone="CentOS7-$num"
	echo "Change Display Name to ${thisClone}"                                                                                                                 
	sed -i -e '/^displayName =/ s/= .*"/= "'"${thisClone}"'\"/' /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx  
	VMID=`vim-cmd solo/registervm /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/CentOS7-$num/CentOS7-$num.vmx`
	vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on $VMID
done