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  #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. ---
  
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  # VM name | Host name | CPU | RAM (GB) | DISK 2 (GB) | DISK 3 (GB) | NIC1 Connection | Template name | DataStore | Notes
  
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  #./autobuild [spreadsheetname]
  
  
  param( [string] $file)
  
  #Update User ID and Password
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  $password = 'password'
  
  if ($file -eq ""){
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      Write-Host "Please specify spreadsheet file name eg...."
      Write-Host "./autobuildv2.ps1 spreadsheetname.xls" -ForegroundColor yellow
      Write-Host ""
      Write-Host ""
      exit
  }
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  $v2 = 'testvirtualcenter'
  $v3 = 'productionvirtualcenter'
  $v4 = 'drvirtualcenter'
  
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  #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
  
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  #$creddn = Get-VICredentialStoreItem -Host $v4 -File C:\dncredential.xml
  #Connect-VIServer $creddn.Host -User $creddn.User -Password $creddn.Password
  
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  $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
          
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          {     
          Sleep -Seconds 10     
          } 
          
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          Write-Host ""
          
          # Writes Jobs in to log file
          $Date = Get-Date
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          if (-not (test-path c:\scripts\log\))
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              }           
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          Write-Host "Automated VM build is completed." -ForegroundColor Yellow
          Write-Host ""
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          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
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      #VM note (description, deployed by: username, and build date)
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      $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.

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