Re: VM Deployment with customization, parallel

Luc, it is the script you collaborated with the OP to get working.

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# Mark Jones 2/20/2012

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#Prompt for domain username/password and local admin password

$username = read-host "Enter your domain admin username for customization"

$pass = Read-Host -AsSecureString "Enter your password"

$adminpass = Read-Host -AsSecureString "Enter local admin password"

 

#convert back to string

$pass = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($pass)

$pass = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($pass)

$adminpass = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($adminpass)

$adminpass = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($adminpass)

 

 

 

 

Connect-VIServer vcenter

 

$vmlist = Import-CSV vms.csv

 

foreach ($item in $vmlist) {

 

    # I like to map out my variables

    $template = $item.template

    $datastore = $item.datastore

    $vmhost = $item.vmhost

    $custspec = $item.custspec

    $vmname = $item.vmname

    $ipaddr = $item.ipaddress

    $subnet = $item.subnet

    $gateway = $item.gateway

    $pdns = $item.pdns

    $sdns = $item.sdns

    $vlan = $item.vlan

  $pass = $item.pass

  $adminpass = $item.adminpass

  $username = $item.username

       

    #Clone the templates

    New-VM -Name $vmname -template $template -Datastore $datastore -VMHost $vmhost -RunAsync

 

 

}

 

while (get-task -status running | Where-Object {$_.name -eq "clonevm_task"})

{

    sleep 20

}

 

foreach ($item in $vmlist) {

    $datastore = $item.datastore

    $vmhost = $item.vmhost

    $custspec = $item.custspec

    $ipaddr = $item.ipaddress

    $subnet = $item.subnet

    $gateway = $item.gateway

    $pdns = $item.pdns

    $sdns = $item.sdns

    $vlan = $item.vlan

    $vmname = $item.vmname

    $username = $item.username

    $pass = $item.pass

    $adminpass = $item.adminpass

 

   #set customization spec

   New-OSCustomizationSpec -spec $custspec -Name $vmname -type Persistent

   Set-OSCustomizationSpec -spec $vmname -AdminPassword $adminpass -DomainUsername $username -DomainPassword $pass -Confirm:$false

   Get-OSCustomizationSpec $vmname | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping -IpMode UseStaticIp -IpAddress $ipaddr -SubnetMask $subnet -DefaultGateway $gateway -Dns $pdns,$sdns

    

    #Set network label

    Get-VM -Name $vmname | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $vlan -Confirm:$false | Out-Null

 

    #set vm

    #Set-VM -VM $vmname -OSCustomizationSpec $vmname -NumCpu $cpu -MemoryMB $mem -Confirm:$false

 

 

    #Remove Cust Spec

    Remove-OSCustomizationSpec -CustomizationSpec $vmname -Confirm:$false

    #Start VM

    Start-VM -VM $vmname -Confirm:$false

}