For Loop to Create Linked Clone

[lpalacio]

I have a script that will create a linked clone from a snapshot, apply a cuztomization and the boot the VM, what i would like to do is create a for loop that would do this for multiple VMs. however i have no idea how to do so i know a for loop is what i need but i don't know how i should format the code.

here's my script so far:

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connect-viserver "vCenter5"

$sourceVM = Get-VM "Pano-VM-1" | Get-View

$cloneName = "Pano-VM-1"

$cloneFolder = $sourceVM.parent

$cloneSpec = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineCloneSpec

$cloneSpec.Snapshot = $sourceVM.Snapshot.CurrentSnapshot

$cloneSpec.Location = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec

$cloneSpec.Location.DiskMoveType = [Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions]::createNewChildDiskBacking

$sourceVM.CloneVM_Task( $cloneFolder, $cloneName, $cloneSpec )

Set-VM "Pano-VM-1" -OSCustomizationSpec "Pano-VDI" -confirm:$false

Start-VM "Pano-VM-1" -confirm:$false

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Thank you.

[admin]

Hi,  lpalacio,

The following modification to your script should get the job done:

connect-viserver "vCenter5"

# get all vms you want to clone
$VMs = Get-VM "Pano-VM*"

foreach($vm in $VMs)

{
     $sourceVM = $vm | Get-View
     $cloneName = $vm.Name
     $cloneFolder = $sourceVM.parent
     $cloneSpec = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineCloneSpec
     $cloneSpec.Snapshot = $sourceVM.Snapshot.CurrentSnapshot
     $cloneSpec.Location = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
     $cloneSpec.Location.DiskMoveType = [Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions]::createNewChildDiskBacking
     $sourceVM.CloneVM_Task( $cloneFolder, $cloneName, $cloneSpec )
     Set-VM $vm.Name -OSCustomizationSpec "Pano-VDI" -confirm:$false
     Start-VM $vm.Name -confirm:$false
}

Hope this helps,

Ogniana

[lpalacio]

Ogniana,

Thank you for the reply, i think i might have misworded my original post, what i would like to accomplish is create multiple linked clones from an existing golden image.

[mcowger · Accepted solution]

for ($i=0; $i -lt 10; $i++) {

     $sourceVM = Get-VM "Pano-VM-1" | Get-View

     $cloneName = "Pano-VM-Clone-$i"

     $cloneFolder = $sourceVM.parent

     $cloneSpec = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineCloneSpec

     $cloneSpec.Snapshot = $sourceVM.Snapshot.CurrentSnapshot

     $cloneSpec.Location = new-object Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec

     $cloneSpec.Location.DiskMoveType = [Vmware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions]::createNewChildDiskBacking

     $sourceVM.CloneVM_Task( $cloneFolder, $cloneName, $cloneSpec )

     Set-VM "Pano-VM-Clone-$i" -OSCustomizationSpec "Pano-VDI" -confirm:$false

     Start-VM "Pano-VM-Clone-$i" -confirm:$false

}

That should work.

[lpalacio]

That's Perfect. Thanks for you help guys.