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Automaticly create VMs from template on VC 2.5 and ESX 3.5 posted: Sep 21, 2009 1:09 PM

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olegarr
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Jan 29, 2007

Hello:

I am wondering if there is an option how I can automatically deploy a lot of VMs (more then 100) from template...

Basically, I have good template and want to deploy new VMs from it with specific name and automatically join them to domain... What is the best way to do it?

Thanks a lot

Re: Automaticly create VMs from template on VC 2.5 and ESX 3.5

1. Sep 21, 2009 1:20 PM in response to: olegarr
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Troy Clavell
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Oct 12, 2007
are these desktop guests? I would say the easiest way is to bring up VMware View in your environment.

Other than that, it can probably be done using PowerShell.
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/225790

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