Scripts for clone/create several virtual machines model.

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• Create several virtual machines from the same base image

  Hi all

  Is there any vi api sdk by which I can create several virtual machines form same base vmdk file?

  All create the VM from the base VMDK file will have their own delta vmdk file that will refer to the same base VMDK file. Only changes that are performed on each virtual machine are saved on their respective delta vmdk files.

  Thanks in advance...

  Hello

  What you are referring is called Clones related, in the current VI API, there is no method that supports this feature. You can take a look at CloneVM_Task() http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk25pubs/ReferenceGuide/vim.VirtualMachine.html#clone if you want to implement a full clone and this will require you to have access to vCenter.

  In the next version of vSphere, vSphere SDK THAT will provide a way to implement the related Clones and it will be a parameter you can specify CloneVM_Task() , more precisely in the VirtualMachineRelocateSpec where you will specify diskMoveType to createNewChildDiskBacking

  You can find more information once vSphere of GA and the new QAnywhere VI documents are released, but if you are looking to implement related Clones today, you can take a look at the product of VMware View 3, which provides support for linked Clones or you can take a look at two scripts that I wrote which creates linked Clones similar to that of the view :

  Clones related to ESX

  CLones related to ESXi

  =========================================================================

  William Lam

  VMware vExpert 2009

  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

  repository scripts vGhetto

  http://Twitter.com/lamw

  If you find this information useful, please give points to "correct" or "useful".

• Create several virtual machines from a

  Is it possible to create multiple virtual machines a build? I have a 2008 R2 vm. instead of having to rebuild the whole system from scratch is there a way to make a template or something to create several virtual machines a build? I am using vcenter 5 and I have 2 servers esxi 5.

  You can create a template by right-clicking the virtual machine and choose Clone to the model and give the datstore where you want to save after that you will have a model using this model to deploy the virtual machine using Customization Wizard.

• Script to create multiple virtual machines model works is not for the network adapter variable

  We are working on a script to create multiple virtual machines from a template. The script works fine, but when we try to include commands to set the NIC to a group of specific ports on a dvswitch script errors on. Here's what we have so far. This script (less network variables) works, but we would like to include the network configs in the script as well.

  -------------------

  This is the part of the script that configures the network/dvswitch adapter... but does not work properly.

  $myResourcePool = get-ResourcePool-name DQOL

  $dsName = get-Datastore-name "DQOL-DS01.

  $myTemplate = get-Template-name "DQVTemplate".

  $distributedSwitchPortGroup = get-VirtualSwitch-distributed - name "CVE-dvS04-Nexus - k 5 | Get-VirtualPortGroup-name '979-DQ-SHARED '.

  New-VM-name MyVM1-model $myTemplate - Networkname ResourcePool - $myResourcePool - OSCustomizationSpec $mySpecification $distributedSwitchPortGroup - Datastore

  (Get-$dsName data store)

  New-VM-name MyVM2-model $myTemplate - ResourcePool $myResourcePool - OSCustomizationSpec $mySpecification - Datastore (Get-$dsName data store)

  _____________________

  !!!!!!!  This part works, but without specifying a network/dvswitch... card!

  $myResourcePool = get-ResourcePool-name DQOL

  $dsName = get-Datastore-name "CVE-SAN-ISG-DS02-02ef.

  $myTemplate = get-Template-name "DQVTemplate".

  New-VM-name MyVM3-model $myTemplate - ResourcePool $myResourcePool - OSCustomizationSpec $mySpecification - Datastore (Get-$dsName data store)

  New-VM-name MyVM4-model $myTemplate - ResourcePool $myResourcePool - OSCustomizationSpec $mySpecification - Datastore (Get-$dsName data store)

  Here is the error we get:

  New-VM: all parameters can be resolved by using the specified named parameters.

  C:\Users\capuanoj\Desktop\Create-multiplevms-fromtemplate.ps1:6 char: 7

  + New-VM < < < <-name MyVM1-model $myTemplate - Networkname $distributedSwitchPortGroup - ResourcePool

  ePool - OSCustomizationSpec $mySpecification - Datastore (Get-$dsName data store)

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (:)) [new-VM], ParameterBindingException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: AmbiguousParameterSet, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM

  You cannot use the - model and Networkname - parameters of the cmdlet New - VM in a single order, because both are in different parameter sets. You must first create the virtual machine and then use the cmdlet Set-NetworkAdapter to change the portgroup of the virtual machine. As in example 4, assistance from cmdlet Set-NIC:

  --------------  Example 4 --------------

  C:\PS>$myNetworkAdapters = Get - VM | Get-NetworkAdapter-name "NIC 1.
  $myVDPortGroup = get-VDPortgroup-name MyVDPortGroup
  Together-NetworkAdapter NetworkAdapter - $myNetworkAdapters - $myVDPortGroup Portgroup

  Retrieves all network named "NIC 1" cards of all virtual machines and connects to the specified distributed port group.

• PowerCLI script for the deployment of virtual machines via the model using customizations comments

  Hello... I hope someone can give me a script that will do the following:

  (1) provision VMs in vCenter template (I need 125 + VMs created in the next day or two)

  (2) use the existing customizations of comments in vCenter

  (3) let me enter data warehouses available to be created on the virtual machines.  Example: I want that VMs on warehouses of specific data as LUN2, LUN5, LUN6, LUN12, LUN1, etc...  However, the script must have the ability to know when a data store is near the threshold of capacity, say 90%, so it can use one of the other warehouses available, identified in the script... similar to storage profiles.  We still have to adopt profiles storage but plan to do so once upgraded us to v5.1 in the next month or two.  We hope that this will help us keep our replicated LUN more organized during the use of SRM and copy to remote groups, our team of storage's configuration on 3PAR.

  
  Additional information: I will use 2 styles... Windows XP and Win7.  Their respective sizes are 40 and 60 GB due to all applications for stable DR.  Data warehouses are ea 500 GB.

  Please let me know if additional information is necessary... Thank you!!!

  Charles

  No, unfortunately you cannot specify a folder like this.

  You'll have to do a

  $folder = get-file-name WinXP

  New-VM-$folder file...

  Remove the line of New - VM WhatIf switch if you really want to start creating virtual machines.

• Create several virtual machines on Vsphere multiple using the spreadsheet V2

  After much tinkering with the orginal VM deployment script, I brought a lot of improvements over the old.  I'm still learning my way powercli... It is not a pretty looking code, but it does the job...  I hope it helps

  The script is designed for a windows model that has two hard disks and two card WLAN.  Virtual machines are configured after their deployment to suit the needs of the customer.  You should be able to modify the script to fit your needs.

  The script file and sample xls is attached.

  Features:

  1 deploy VMs of template file and comstomization using worksheet

  2 customization of VM after the deployment of the VM

  3 multi-thread

  4 deploy VM on vSphere servers.

  5 creates the log file

  6 create notes, the date and the user who made the VM VM

  Columns of the worksheet: (the script is designed to go from line 6.  You can change it in the script)

  The virtual computer name. Host name | CPU | RAM (GB) | DISK2 (GB) | DISK3 (EN) | Nic1 connection | Name of the model. Data store | Notes

  #VM Deployment script by David Chung 8/12/2011
  #This script is multithreaded VM deployment script using spreadsheet across multiple vsphere servers.
  #
  #It will log the result in C:\scripts\log\ folder
  #Copy autobuildv2.xls to C:\scripts folder.
  
  # --- Note that our windows standard template has two hard drives and two network (lan and backup) ---
  # --- Depending on customer requirement, CPU, RAM, Disk size, and Network VLAN connection changes. ---
  
  # Spreadsheet file should be:
  # VM name | Host name | CPU | RAM (GB) | DISK 2 (GB) | DISK 3 (GB) | NIC1 Connection | Template name | DataStore | Notes
  
  #Use following command to launch the script
  #./autobuild [spreadsheetname]
  
  
  param( [string] $file)
  
  #Update User ID and Password
  $user = 'username'
  $password = 'password'
  
  if ($file -eq ""){
      Write-Host
      Write-Host "Please specify spreadsheet file name eg...."
      Write-Host "./autobuildv2.ps1 spreadsheetname.xls" -ForegroundColor yellow
      Write-Host ""
      Write-Host ""
      exit
  }
  # Replace with your virtual center name
  $v1 = 'labvirutalcenter'
  $v2 = 'testvirtualcenter'
  $v3 = 'productionvirtualcenter'
  $v4 = 'drvirtualcenter'
  
  $dt = Get-Date -Format d
  
  #Connect to VI server using saved credentials
  
  #$credlb = Get-VICredentialStoreItem -Host $v1 -File C:\labcredential.xml
  #Connect-VIServer $credlb.Host -User $credlb.User -Password $credlb.Password
  
  #$credpd = Get-VICredentialStoreItem -Host $v3 -File C:\pdcredential.xml
  #Connect-VIServer $credpd.Host -User $credpd.User -Password $credpd.Password
  
  #$credts = Get-VICredentialStoreItem -Host $v2 -File C:\tscredential.xml
  #Connect-VIServer $credts.Host -User $credts.User -Password $credts.Password
  
  #$creddn = Get-VICredentialStoreItem -Host $v4 -File C:\dncredential.xml
  #Connect-VIServer $creddn.Host -User $creddn.User -Password $creddn.Password
  
  #open excel and read values
  $xls = new-object -com Excel.Application
  $path = "C:\scripts\" + $file
  $xls.Workbooks.Open($path) | Out-Null
  
  # Removes any existing jobs
  Remove-Job *
  
  # Starts from Row 6 on the spreadsheet
  $Row = 6
  
  # Loop starts
  for ($name -ne $null)
  {
      $name = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,1).Value()
      $vhost = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,2).Value()
      $cpu = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,3).Value()
      $memgb = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,4).Value()
      $dgb = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,5).Value()
      $dgb2 = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,6).Value()
      $net = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,7).Value()
      $temp = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,8).Value()
      $nfs = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,9).Value()
      $desc = $xls.Cells.Item($Row,10).Value()
      $vmdisk = $dgb * 1048576
      $vmdisk2 = $dgb2 * 1048576
      $memmb = $memgb * 1024
      $cp = $Row - 6
  
  # End of the loop when there is no data in the row.
      if ($name -eq $null) 
      { 
          Write-Host ""
          Write-Host ""
          Write-Host "(" $cp ") VM Build in progress.  Please check virtual center for detail." -ForegroundColor Magenta
          Write-Host "The script will end when ALL VMs are completed." -ForegroundColor Magenta
          
          # Waits until all jobs are finished
          while ((Get-Job | where {$_.State -eq "Running"}).getType -ne $null)     
          {     
          Sleep -Seconds 10     
          } 
          
          # Stops Excel process
          Stop-Process -Name "Excel"
          Write-Host ""
          
          # Writes Jobs in to log file
          $Date = Get-Date
          $logfile = "C:\scripts\log\autobuild" + "_" + $Date.Day + "-" + $Date.Month + "-" + $Date.Year + ".txt"
          if (-not (test-path c:\scripts\log\))
              {
              MD c:\scripts\log | Out-Null
              }           
          Receive-Job * | Out-File -Encoding ASCII -FilePath $logfile -Append
          Remove-Job *
          
          Write-Host "Automated VM build is completed." -ForegroundColor Yellow
          Write-Host ""
          Invoke-Item $logfile
          exit
      }
      
              
      # Select the correct customization script
      if ($temp -eq "Win2K3-32")
      {
      # Customization script name
          $cust = "Win2003_32bit"
      }
      elseif ($temp -eq "Win2K3-64")
      {
      # Customization script name
          $cust = "Win2003_64bit"
      }
      
      elseif ($temp -eq "Win2K8R2")
      {
      # Customization script name
          $cust = "Win2008"
      }
              
      #if no customization script is selected, break out of the script
      else
      {
          write "Your Guest Customizations are wrong"
          break
      }
      
  #Select Vsphere server name based on ESX host name provided
      if ($vhost -like "ESXLAB*")
      {
          $v = $v1
      }
      
      elseif ($vhost -like "ESXTST*")
      {
          $v = $v2
      }
      
      elseif ($vhost -like "ESXPRD*")
      {
          $v = $v3
      }
      
      elseif ($vhost -like "ESXDR*")
      {
          $v = $v4
      }
      
      #if incorrect host names are selected
      else
      {
          write "Please input correct host name"
          break
      }
      
      # Launch Multi-threaded job (VM build and configure)
      $job = 
      {
      $in = $input.'<>4__this'.read(); 
      
      Add-PSSnapin 'vmware.vimautomation.core'
      
      $vmdisk = $in[5] * 1048576
      $vmdisk2 = $in[6] * 1048576
      $memmb = $in[4]* 1024
      
      #VM note (description, deployed by: username, and build date)
      $onwer = Get-Acl
      $deployed = $onwer.owner
      $note = $in[10] + '  |  Deployed by:' + $deployed + '  |  Created:' + $in[13]
      
      #Connect to VI server
      Connect-VIServer $in[11] -User $in[14] -Password $in[15]
      
      #Build VM and configure
      New-VM -Server $in[11] -vmhost $in[2] -Name $in[1] -Template $in[8] -Datastore $in[9] -DiskStorageFormat thin -OSCustomizationSpec $in[12] -Location "Discovered virtual machine" -Description $note
      Set-VM -Server $in[11] -vm $in[1] -Numcpu $in[3] -MemoryMB $memmb -RunAsync -Confirm:$false
      $disk = Get-VM $in[1] | Get-HardDisk | ? {$_.Name -eq "Hard disk 2"}
      Set-HardDisk -harddisk $disk -CapacityKB $vmdisk -Confirm:$false
      if ($in[6] -gt 0)
          {
          New-HardDisk -Server $in[11] -VM $in[1] -CapacityKB $vmdisk2 -Confirm:$false
          }
      $vmnet = Get-VM $in[1] | Get-NetworkAdapter | where { $_.Name -eq "Network Adapter 1" } 
      $vmnet | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $in[7] -StartConnected:$true -Confirm:$false
      }
      
      # pass variables in to jobs
      $jobspec=@()
      $jobSpec += $job
      $jobspec += $name
      $jobspec += $vhost 
      $jobspec += $cpu 
      $jobspec += $memgb
      $jobspec += $dgb 
      $jobspec += $dgb2
      $jobspec += $net 
      $jobspec += $temp
      $jobspec += $nfs
      $jobspec += $desc
      $jobspec += $v
      $jobspec += $cust
      $jobspec += $dt
      $jobspec += $user
      $jobspec += $password
      
      #start the job    
      Start-Job -InputObject $jobspec -ScriptBlock $jobspec[0]
      
      Write-Host ""
      Write-Host $name " VM is being deployed on " $v -BackgroundColor Green -ForegroundColor Black
      Write-host ""
      
      
      $Row++
  }
  
  
          
  
  

  Good script, a lot of interesting features in there.

  Thanks for sharing.

• Help for a demo: create multiple virtual machines

  Hello

  I am a beginner in vCO, I completed the installation and configuration with success and I started to create workflows, but I guess that I need help with an example that I started yesterday:

  I am creating several virtual machines at the same time, I mean all the user have to do is say how VMs, he wants to be created and the workflow must do the rest, but I don't know what is the best way to do so, in the present workflow in the library , find us only 'create simple VM' so I added a few scriptable tasks to this workflow, but still can't do what I want.

  Any solution plese? or a few best practices to perform this type of workflow? Maybe I missed a workflow can create multiple virtual machines with different names but the same configuration.

  Thanks in advance,

  This can help out you.

• can not clone or create a virtual machine for vsandatastore

  Hi all

  I try to clone a virtual machine to vsandatastore. But I get the follow error:

  -> policy requires 2 replicas with discs 1 each with 0 bytes free each. Only found 0 these records.

  -> failed to create the object:

  The hardware configuration is:

  I/o Controller: LSI SAS9271-8i

  HARD DRIVE: ST91000640SS

  SSD:Intel SSSDSC2BA400G3

  10GE: Intel 82599

  When I create a virtual machine or create a file vsandatestore on the web client. I also see the same error.

  Could someone give me some suggestions? I do not know how to solve this problem.

  
  

  Thank you!

  > Policy requires 2 replicas with discs 1 each with 0 bytes free each. Only found 0 these records

  This means that all three nodes in the cluster is not participating in the storage. Check if all 3 nodes have at least 1 diskgroup and contributing to the storage

  default vsan strategy is 1 failure to tolerate what creates two replicas. so that you can either ensure that all 3 nodes have at least 1 diskgroup or create a vm storage policy replacing the default values

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• vCO workflow: create a virtual machine from a model and then ask the user about the CPU, memory size...

  Hi guys,.

  I am trying to create a workflow with vCO that can do the job for me:

  -Create a virtual machine (or maybe a several virtual machines) from a model (the model is in vCenter, of course)

  -L' user who is running the workflow has the thr right to say what he wants for the CPU, the memorysize, the disksize

  Any help?

  I found some workflows in the library can seem to do something similar to what I want, but since I'm a beginner I'd rather have your advice

  Hello there and welcome to vCenter Orchestrator

  Take a look at this series of tutorials to get an idea of how start:

  Create a vCO simple self-service VM Provisioning Portal - part 1

  Create a vCO simple self-service VM Provisioning Portal - part 2

  Create a Simple Self Service VM Provisioning Portal vCO - part 3

  The general approach to take would be to determine which of the clone (or clone and customize) workflows adapts to your nearest need (see your customer vCO: workflows\Library\vCenter\Virtual Machine management\Clone\)

  Then, create a NEW WORKFLOW that calls this one... after that your clone operation is complete, keep the computer turned off virtual and add feeds of extra work from the library to your new workflow that do things like change the amount of Ram, adds disks, change CPU, etc...

  Be sure to watch the videos on http://www.vmwarelearning.com/orchestrator to get a basic understanding of the use of vCO.

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  I see the GUI documentation how to create a virtual machine without a model, but I can't find the actions of the API how to build the virtual machine based on custom settings (CPU, memory, OS, etc.), there are a only of the shares how instantiate OVF or vAppTemplate. Could you please tell is possible to generate/create the VM without model or OVF by API?

  I see. Thanks for the background.

  Based on my notes there is no such API. Other applications were similar to this one and the solution suggested in this case is to programmatically create an OVF (describing the configuration of the VM to instantiate) and import it into the vDC. The end result is the same (i.e. an empty VM configured by entries) the difference is how it gets instantiate (created from zero Vs described in the OVF and imported).

• I'm looking for a Script that can list all virtual machines with type of NIC E1000 via the output of the CSV file.

  Hi gurrus and LucD

  I'm looking for a Script that can list all virtual machines with type of NIC E1000 via the output of the CSV file.

  The script should search for information in a multiple Vcenter servers and multiple clusters and list all the VMs name, status (two powers on or off) with type card NETWORK Type E1000 only no other.

  Concerning

  Nauman

  Try like this

  $report = @)

  {foreach ($cluster Get-cluster)

  foreach ($rp in Get-ResourcePool-location $cluster) {}

  foreach ($vm in (Get-VM-location the $rp |)) Where {Get-NetworkAdapter - VM $_______ | where {$_.}} Type - eq "e1000"}})) {}

  $report += $vm. Select @{N = "VM"; E={$_. Name}},

  @{N = 'vCenter'; E={$_. Uid.Split('@') [1]. "Split(':') [0]}},"

  @{N = "Cluster"; E = {$cluster. Name}},

  @{N = "ResourcePool"; E = {$rp. Name}}

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  }

  }

  $report | Export Csv C:\temp\report.csv - NoTypeInformation - UseCulture

• Creating a virtual machine for Linux guest in another HARD drive

  Hi all

  I have Vmware Workstation 8.0 on windows 7 x 64. This window is installed in the primary SSD (Sata port 0), also its mbr. I also have a Linux Ubuntu Natty x 64 in my HDD (Sata port 1) with Grub installed on the HARD drive. So when I go to start my SDD just windows when I want linux, simply go to the HARD drive.

  I tried to create a virtual machine to access the linux (using the physical disk, persistent writing) as a guest during the use of windows as a host, but so far had no success. Just to easy access to linux.

  I get the message of follow-up:

  

  The configuration for this virtual machine as follows:

  

  Intel Virtualization is enabled in my BIOS.

  My specs are:

  Processor

  Processor Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM

  Chipset

  Intel® HM65 Express Chipset

  8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM

  NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M 1.5 GB GDDR5 VRAM

  OCZ Vertex 3 128 GB SDD

  Western Digital 640 GB HARD drive

  Could someone help me?

  try to use "fullDevice" instead of "partitionedDevice" when you add the physical disk.

  It may also be necessary to put the disk status 'offline '.

  This worked in WS before 7?

  You can reach the vmware.log?

• Creating virtual machine model

  Hello

  We have 3 ESX boxes with individual storatage and 1 Virtual Center. In one of the ESX box have two models in its local storage space. Now, my query is, can I create a Virtual Machine template on another server ESX who not all models?

  ESX - 1 & gt; 2 models (storage room)

  ESX 2 - & gt; No model (Local Storage)

  I want to create a virtual machine on server 2 ESX ESX 1 model.

  Thanks in advance.

  As long as you are not in the data center objects in vCenter, it will work.

  See you soon,.

  / Jon

• Several virtual machines and Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping (new)

  Hey guys,.

  I set up a script to create multiple virtual machines from a csv list. I know it has been done before, but I learn more when I work through it myself.

  I've implemented the script below, what provisions the VM very well, but fails to Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping.

  Here's the script:

  Import-CSV "d:\vmlist.csv" | {ForEach-Object
  New-VM-name $_. Name - model 'Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 Standard x 86' - VMHost $_. VMHost '
  -Map $_. Location - Datastore $_. Data store - thin diskstorageformat '
  -OSCustomizationSpec 'Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 Standard x 86' '
  | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Game-OSCustomizationNicMapping '
  -IPAddress $_. IP subnet mask-$_. Subnet mask - DefaultGateway $_. DefaultGateway '
  DNS-$_. DNS
  }

  and the error I get:

  Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping: the input object cannot be bound to any parameters
  ERS of the command either because the command doesn't take pipeline input or
  the entry and its properties do not match any parameters that accept entries of pipeline.
  Online: 5 tank: 36
  +     | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping < < < < | Game-OSCustomizationNicMapping '
  + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (vmname:PSObject) [Get - O
  SCustomizationNicMapping], ParameterBindingException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: InputObjectNotBound, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.
  Cmdlets.Commands.GetOSCustomizationNicMapping

  Maybe I'm misunderstanding the use of Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping.

  Thanks for your help,

  Grant

  Hey Grant,

  The cause of the problem is that you are piping the output of Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping New - VM (i.e. VirtualMachine). You must pass an OSCustomizationSpec to the cmdlet. You must update the nic of the customization specification mapping before the spec as a parameter in New - VM. Here is an example:

  Get-OSCustomizationSpec-name 'Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 Standard x 86 | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | Game-OSCustomizationNicMapping - IPAddress $_. IP subnet mask-$_. Subnet mask - DefaultGateway $_. DefaultGateway - DNS $_. DNS

  New-VM-name $_. Name - model 'Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 Standard x 86' - VMHost $_. Location-VMHost $_. Location - Datastore $_. Data store - slim - diskstorageformat OSCustomizationSpec 'Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 Standard x 86 '.

  Kind regards

  Dimitar

• Creating a virtual machine Image

  If I wanted to create a server image I could use whenever I needed to deploy a new virtual machine, which would be the best way to do it? I simply create an image and then clone it when I want to create a new virtual machine? Would I need to sysprep it after the clone?

  Thank you

  Hello.

  If I wanted to create a server image I could use whenever I needed to deploy a new virtual machine, which would be the best way to do it? I simply create an image and then clone it when I want to create a new virtual machine? Would I need to sysprep it after the clone?

  If you use vCenter, and then create a virtual machine image 'Golden', convert it into a template and then to deploy virtual machines of this model.  As long as you copied the right sysprep files for earlier versions of Windows 2008/Vista, you can customize (sysprep) virtual machines as part of the deployment.

  Good luck!