VM clone create powershell script

 

#$srcvms = get-vm -location "LAB" | select -expandproperty Name (for complete cluster or DC)

$srcvms = Get-Content c:\ry\ansible\vmname.txt

Foreach ($srcvm in $srcvms) {

#$srvcvms_strip = $srcvm -replace "LAB_"

new-vm -name "Clone_$srcvm" -vm $srcvm -vmhost esx01 -datastore "datastore11" -DiskStorageFormat Thin

}

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To run cloning on all VMs at a time use below.

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#$srcvms = get-vm -location "LAB" | select -expandproperty Name (for complete cluster or DC)

$srcvms = Get-Content c:\ry\ansible\vmname.txt

Foreach ($srcvm in $srcvms) {

#$srvcvms_strip = $srcvm -replace "LAB_"

new-vm -name "Clone_$srcvm" -vm $srcvm -vmhost esx01 -datastore "datastore11" -DiskStorageFormat Thin -RunAsync

}