I have a VM build script I built a couple of years ago, and it works pretty well. However, the company I am currently contracting with has a large number of different domains that a VM could be joined to. If I want to do this the traditional way with a customization spec, I would need one for each domain. They also keep their templates in the Content Library to keep them in synch between all sites. So I am playing around with simply getting the Library item and building the VM from there, based off a nonpersistent customization spec I create on the fly from the info provided in a csv. Below is what I am testing with:
$aHosts = @(
"MyHost0001",
"MyHost0002"
)
$creds = Get-Credential
Connect-VIServer -Server $aHosts -Credential $creds
$newVM = "JLoTest1"
$domain = "my.test.domain.com"
$name = "mtdc"
$key = "ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PQRST-UVWXY"
$description = "Custom Spec Created by JLo"
$IP = "192.168.1.120"
$netMask = "255.255.255.0"
$gateWay = "192.168.1.1"
$DNS1 = "192.168.1.80"
$DNS2 = "192.168.1.81"
$template = "WS_2012_R2_DE"
$localAdminPW = "myLocalPassword!"
$VLAN = "dvPortGroup-VLAN-22-192-168-1-0-24"
$sDStore = Get-Datastore -Name "OK_P_LUN002_ISO"
$sFolder = Get-Folder -Name "Testing" -Server "MyHost0001"
$sCluster = Get-Cluster -Name "CXO Production"
New-OSCustomizationSpec -Name $newVM `
-Type NonPersistent `
-Domain $domain `
-NamingScheme vm `
-Description $description `
-ChangeSid: $true `
-AutoLogonCount 2 `
-TimeZone 035 `
-DomainCredentials $creds `
-DnsServer $DNS1, $DNS2 `
-DnsSuffix $domain `
-FullName $name `
-OrgName $name `
-OSType Windows `
-ProductKey $key `
-LicenseMode PerSeat `
-AdminPassword $localAdminPW | Out-Null
Get-OSCustomizationSpec -Name $newVM |
Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping |
Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping -IpMode UseStaticIP `
-IpAddress $IP `
-SubnetMask $netMask `
-DefaultGateway $gateWay `
-Dns $DNS1, $DNS2 | Out-Null
Start-Sleep 5
Get-ContentLibraryItem -Name $template |
New-VM -Name $newVM `
-Datastore $sDStore `
-ResourcePool $sCluster `
-Location $sFolder `
-DiskStorageFormat Thin | Out-Null
Start-Sleep 5
Get-VM -Name $newVM |
Get-NetworkAdapter -Name "Network adapter 1" |
Set-NetworkAdapter -Portgroup $VLAN -Confirm: $false |
Out-Null
Start-Sleep 5
Get-VM -Name $newVM |
Set-VM -MemoryGB 8 `
-NumCpu 4 `
-OSCustomizationSpec $newVM `
-Confirm: $false |
Out-Null
Start-Sleep 5
Get-VM -Name $newVM |
Start-VM | Out-Null
Disconnect-VIServer -Server * -Confirm:$false
Remove-Variable * -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; $error.Clear()
The script is bugging me, because it keeps throwing the following:
New-VM : 12/3/2018 3:39:44 PM New-VM The object 'vim.ClusterComputeResource:domain-c7' has already been deleted or has not been completely created
At line:63 char:21
+ New-VM -Name $newVM `
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [New-VM], ManagedObjectNotFound
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_QueryServiceImpl_RetrievePropertiesEx_ViError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM
New-VM : 12/3/2018 3:39:45 PM New-VM com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found {'messages': [com.vmware.vapi.std.localizable_message {'id': com.vmware.vdcs.cls-main.library_item_not_found,
'default_message': Library item df549b8e-0fb0-4abc-9c3b-b1847f540b37 not found., 'args': [df549b8e-0fb0-4abc-9c3b-b1847f540b37]}], 'data':}
At line:63 char:21
+ New-VM -Name $newVM `
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [New-VM], ViError
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : VICore_VMServiceImpl_DeployFromLibraryItem_Error,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM
It seems like it is unable to find the Library item. The thing that gets me is the script runs just fine; the VM is built and reconfigured as I would expect, the customization spec is attached, and the VM goes through the customization process and joins the proper domain. I just cannot figure out why it is throwing an error. I tried adding the -Server parameter to the Get-ContentLibraryItem command, thinking that it might be that I am connecting to an array of VIServers, but this did not resolve the issue.
