VMM2012_NewVMsFromTemplate.ps1

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#Requires -version 5
#Requires -module virtualmachinemanager

<#
.SYNOPSIS
  Creates a specified number of virtual machines from a template and then deploys them on a host.

.DESCRIPTION
  XXXXX

#>

#----------------------------------------------------------[Declarations]----------------------------------------------------------
# Supply the input values of the template.

Param(      
      [string]$VMHOSTGroupInput="HostGroups", #Parameter to define target location for VMM Host Group
      [string]$RequestorInput="UserRole", #Parameter to define who is the VMM User Role requesting the VM
      [string]$VMMSvc="scvmm.contoso.com", # Defining default VMM Service
      [string]$VMName="VMAuto_123456", # Defining input variable for VMNname and Windows Computername
      [string]$VMSize="Medium" # We use (small, medium or large in FE to match VMM Template name) 
      )
 
#Get current date/time
$Date = Get-Date -f yyyy_MM_dd_hhmmss

#---------------------------------------------------------[Initialisations]--------------------------------------------------------
Set-StrictMode -version Latest

#Filling VMTemplate value based on VMSize from input parameter $VMSize
$VMTemplate = $null 

if ($VMSize -eq "Small") {$VMTemplate = "FULLWS2016STD-062017"}
if ($VMSize -eq "Medium") {$VMTemplate = "FULLWS2016STD-062017"}
if ($VMSize -eq "Large") {$VMTemplate = "FULLWS2016STD-062017"}

#-----------------------------------------------------------[Execution]------------------------------------------------------------

# Connect to the VMM server.
Get-SCVMMServer -ComputerName $VMMSvc

$VMHostGroup = Get-SCVMHostGroup -vmmserver $VMMSvc -Name $VMHOSTGroupInput  

   # Get and sort the host ratings for all the hosts in the host group.
   $HostRatings = @(Get-SCVMHostRating -DiskSpaceGB 40 -Template $VMTemplate -VMHostGroup $VMHostGroup -VMName $VMName | where { $_.Rating -gt 0 } | Sort-Object -property Rating -descending)

   If($HostRatings.Count -eq "0") { throw "No hosts meet the requirements." }

   # If there is at least one host that will support the virtual machine,
   # create the virtual machine on the highest-rated host.
   If ($HostRatings.Count -ne 0)
    {

      $VMHost = $HostRatings[0].VMHost
      $VMPath = $HostRatings[0].VMHost.VMPaths[0]

      #Generate a new job group.
      $VMJobGroup = [System.Guid]::NewGuid()

      Get-SCVMTemplate -VMMServer $VMMSvc | where { $_.Name -eq $VMTemplate }

      # Create the virtual machine.
      $domainjoincredential = Get-SCRunAsAccount -VMMServer $VMMSvc -Name "VMM_DomainJoinUser"
      
      New-SCVirtualMachine -Template $VMTemplate -Name $VMName -Description "VM from Script" -VMHost $VMHost -Path $VMPath -JobGroup $VMJobGroup -RunAsynchronously -Owner "Contoso\vm.service" -ComputerName $VMName -OrgName "" -TimeZone 4 -Domain "contoso.com" -DomainJoinCredential $domainjoincredential -GuiRunOnceCommands "cmd.exe /c powershell c:\logs\lcmconfig.ps1" -StartVM -StartAction NeverAutoTurnOnVM -StopAction SaveVM
    }