DeployVMs

Deploying multiple VMs using PowerCli

.DESCRIPTION
VMs are deployed asynchronously based on a pre-configured csv file (DeployVM.csv)
Designed to run from Powershell ISE

.PARAMETER csvfile
Path to DeployVM.csv file with new VM info

.PARAMETER vCenter
vCenter Server FQDN or IP

.PARAMETER auto
Will allow script to run with no review or confirmation

.PARAMETER createcsv
Generates a blank csv file - DeployVM.csv

.EXAMPLE
.\DeployVM.ps1
Runs DeployVM

.EXAMPLE
.\DeployVM.ps1 -vcenter my.vcenter.address
Runs DeployVM specifying vCenter address

.EXAMPLE
.\DeployVM.ps1 -csvfile "E:\Scripts\Deploy\DeployVM.csv" -vcenter my.vcenter.address -auto
Runs DeployVM specifying path to csv file, vCenter address and no confirmation

.EXAMPLE
.\DeployVM.ps1 -createcsv
Creates a new/blank DeployVM.csv file in same directory as script

NOTES

Author: Shawn Masterson Created: May 2014 Version: 1.2

Author: JJ Vidanez Created: Nov 2014 Version: 1.3 Add creation onthefly for customization Spec for linux systems Ability to create machines names and guest hostname using different names Added a value to find out the kind of disk because powercli bug for SDRS reported at https://communities.vmware.com/message/2442684#2442684 Remove the dependency for an already created OScustomization Spec

Author: JJ Vidanez Created: Jul 2015 Version: 1.4 Adding domain credential request for Windows systems

Author : Simon Davies - Everything-Virtual.com Created : May 2016 Version: 1.5 Adding AD Computer Account Creation in specified OU's for VM's at start of deployment - Yes even Linux as that was a requirement It's possible to restrict this to just Windows VM's by removing the comment at line #261

Author: JJ Vidanez & Robert Rowan Created: Jun 2016 Version: 1.6 Fixed issue to deploy just one VM Adding banner for each credential to show the domain where credentials are set If OU parameter is defined at the OU create the object on AD where the machine is register Linux and Windows

REQUIREMENTS

PowerShell v3 or greater

vCenter (tested on 5.1/5.5)

PowerCLI 5.5 R2 or later

CSV File - VM info with the following headers

NameVM, Name, Boot, OSType, Template, CustSpec, Folder, ResourcePool, CPU, RAM, Disk2, Disk3, Disk4, SDRS, Datastore, DiskStorageFormat, NetType, Network, DHCP, IPAddress, SubnetMask, Gateway, pDNS, sDNS, Notes, Domain, OU
Must be named DeployVM.csv
Can be created with -createcsv switch

CSV Field Definitions

NameVM - Name of VM
Name - Name of guest OS VM
Boot - Determines whether or not to boot the VM - Must be 'true' or 'false'
OSType - Must be 'Windows' or 'Linux'
Template - Name of existing template to clone
Folder - Folder in which to place VM in vCenter (optional)
ResourcePool - VM placement - can be a reasource pool, host or a cluster
CPU - Number of vCPU
RAM - Amount of RAM in GB
Disk2 - Size of additional disk to add (GB)(optional)
Disk3 - Size of additional disk to add (GB)(optional)
Disk4 - Size of additional disk to add (GB)(optional)
SDRS - Mark to use a SDRS or not - Must be 'true' or 'false'
Datastore - Datastore placement - Can be a datastore or datastore cluster
DiskStorageFormat - Disk storage format - Must be 'Thin', 'Thick' or 'EagerZeroedThick' - Only funcional when SDRS = true
NetType - vSwitch type - Must be 'vSS' or 'vDS'
Network - Network/Port Group to connect NIC
DHCP - Use DHCP - Must be 'true' or 'false'
IPAddress - IP Address for NIC
SubnetMask - Subnet Mask for NIC
Gateway - Gateway for NIC
pDNS - Primary DNS must be populated
sDNS - Secondary NIC must be populated
Notes - Description applied to the vCenter Notes field on VM
Domain - DNS Domain must be populated
OU - OU to create new computer accounts, must be the distinguished name eg "OU=TestOU1,OU=Servers,DC=my-homelab,DC=local"

CREDITS

Handling New-VM Async - LucD - @LucD22 http://www.lucd.info/2010/02/21/about-async-tasks-the-get-task-cmdlet-and-a-hash-table/ http://blog.smasterson.com/2014/05/21/deploying-multiple-vms-via-powercli-updated-v1-2/ http://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2014/05/working-customization-specifications-powercli-part-1.html http://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2014/06/working-customization-specifications-powercli-part-2.html http://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2014/06/working-customization-specifications-powercli-part-3.html

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

LINK

http://blog.smasterson.com/2014/05/21/deploying-multiple-vms-via-powercli-updated-v1-2/ http://www.vidanez.com/2014/11/02/crear-multiples-linux-vms-de-un-fichero-csv-usando-powercli-deploying-multiple-linux-vms-using-powercli/