Context

Here is a simple script to create multiple VMs of different OS versions from existing templates in the vSphere Web CLient. It also configures the basic configurations and deploys it.

Instructions

• Download and Install Windows PowerShell ISE.
• Run in Administrator mode.
• Import the following modules:
  • Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core
  • Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Vds
  • Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Storage
• Save these scripts locally.
• Specify the details of the environment to be created in the “auto.ini” file.
• Either open "cfgread.ps1" from File dropdown and click on Run or enter "./cfgread.ps1" from CLI.

How it works