New-VM using template from another vCenter?

[Paul_Czopowik]

Is it possible to use PowerCLI New-VM to create a VM from a template that resides in another vCenter? I have 2 VCSAs, the template lives in VCSA-1 and I'm attempting to deploy the VM to VCSA-2. 2. When using the Web Client, i can deploy VM's from that template to either VCSA, but i'm having problems doing this via PowerCLI. I want to avoid having redundant templates in both locations.

[LucD]

Not sure if it works with the New-VM cmdlet, but when it works via the Web Client, there must be an API method.

Perhaps an occasion to give the latest Code Capture a go.

[Paul_Czopowik]

Wow, this code capture looks great, unfortunately i don't have a lab to run it on

I'm also wondering if there's a way to leverage the fact that these vCenters are in linked mode.

[LucD]

Can you give it a try with this code?

$vc1 = 'vc1'

$vc2 = 'vc2'

$templateName = 'Template'

$esxName = 'MyEsx'

$dsName = 'MyDS'

$folderName = 'TestVM'

$rpName = 'Resources'

$temp = Get-Template -Name $templateName -Server $vc1

$esx = Get-VMHost -Name $esxName -Server $vc2

$ds = Get-Datastore -Name $dsName -Server $vc2

$folder = Get-Folder -Name $folderName -Server $vc2

$rp = Get-Cluster -VMHost $esx -Server $vc2 | Get-ResourcePool -Name $rpName -Server $vc2

$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineCloneSpec

$spec.Location = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec

$spec.Location.Datastore = $ds.ExtensionData.MoRef

$spec.Location.Folder = $folder.ExtensionData.MoRef

$spec.Location.Host = $esx.ExtensionData.MoRef

$spec.Location.Pool = $rp.ExtensionData.MoRef

$temp.ExtensionData.CloneVM($folder.ExtensionData.MoRef, 'NewVM', $spec)