New-SCVMTemplate

New-SCVMTemplate

Creates a virtual machine template used to create virtual machines managed by VMM.

Syntax

Parameter Set: NewTemplateFromNothing
New-SCVMTemplate [-Name] <String> -JobGroup <Guid> [-AnswerFile <Script> ] [-ApplicationProfile <ApplicationProfile> ] [-AutoLogonCount <UInt32> ] [-AutoLogonCredential <RunAsAccount> ] [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-CPUCount <Byte> ] [-CPUMaximumPercent <Int32> ] [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte> ] [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32> ] [-CPUReserve <UInt16> ] [-CPUType <ProcessorType> ] [-Description <String> ] [-DisableAutoLogon] [-Domain <String> ] [-DomainJoinCredential <VMMCredential> ] [-DomainJoinOrganizationalUnit <String> ] [-DRProtectionRequired <Boolean> ] [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32> ] [-DynamicMemoryEnabled <Boolean> ] [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32> ] [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <UInt16> ] [-FullName <String> ] [-GuestOSProfile <GuestOSProfile> ] [-GuiRunOnceCommands <String[]> ] [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile> ] [-HAVMPriority <UInt32> ] [-HighlyAvailable <Boolean> ] [-JobVariable <String> ] [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey> ] [-LinuxDomainName <String> ] [-LocalAdministratorCredential <VMMCredential> ] [-MemoryMB <Int32> ] [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32> ] [-MemoryWeight <Int32> ] [-MergeAnswerFile <Boolean> ] [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32> ] [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String> ] [-NoCustomization] [-NumaIsolationRequired <Boolean> ] [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem> ] [-OrganizationName <String> ] [-Owner <String> ] [-ProductKey <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid> ] [-RemoveDomainJoinOrganizationalUnit] [-RemoveServerFeatures] [-RunAsynchronously] [-SQLProfile <SQLProfile> ] [-TimeZone <Int32> ] [-UnattendSettings <Dictionary<String>> ] [-UserRole <UserRole> ] [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte> ] [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled <Boolean> ] [-VMMServer <ServerConnection> ] [-Workgroup <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: FromTemplate
New-SCVMTemplate [-Name] <String> -VMTemplate <Template> [-AnswerFile <Script> ] [-ApplicationProfile <ApplicationProfile> ] [-AutoLogonCount <UInt32> ] [-AutoLogonCredential <RunAsAccount> ] [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-CPUCount <Byte> ] [-CPUMaximumPercent <Int32> ] [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte> ] [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32> ] [-CPUReserve <UInt16> ] [-CPUType <ProcessorType> ] [-Description <String> ] [-DisableAutoLogon] [-Domain <String> ] [-DomainJoinCredential <VMMCredential> ] [-DomainJoinOrganizationalUnit <String> ] [-DRProtectionRequired <Boolean> ] [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32> ] [-DynamicMemoryEnabled <Boolean> ] [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32> ] [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <UInt16> ] [-FullName <String> ] [-GuestOSProfile <GuestOSProfile> ] [-GuiRunOnceCommands <String[]> ] [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile> ] [-HAVMPriority <UInt32> ] [-HighlyAvailable <Boolean> ] [-JobGroup <Guid> ] [-JobVariable <String> ] [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey> ] [-LinuxDomainName <String> ] [-LocalAdministratorCredential <VMMCredential> ] [-MemoryMB <Int32> ] [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32> ] [-MemoryWeight <Int32> ] [-MergeAnswerFile <Boolean> ] [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32> ] [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String> ] [-NumaIsolationRequired <Boolean> ] [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem> ] [-OrganizationName <String> ] [-Owner <String> ] [-ProductKey <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid> ] [-RemoveDomainJoinOrganizationalUnit] [-RemoveServerFeatures] [-RunAsynchronously] [-SQLProfile <SQLProfile> ] [-TimeZone <Int32> ] [-UnattendSettings <Dictionary<String>> ] [-UserRole <UserRole> ] [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte> ] [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled <Boolean> ] [-Workgroup <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: FromVHD
New-SCVMTemplate [-Name] <String> -VirtualHardDisk <StandaloneVirtualHardDisk> [-AnswerFile <Script> ] [-ApplicationProfile <ApplicationProfile> ] [-AutoLogonCount <UInt32> ] [-AutoLogonCredential <RunAsAccount> ] [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-CPUCount <Byte> ] [-CPUMaximumPercent <Int32> ] [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte> ] [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32> ] [-CPUReserve <UInt16> ] [-CPUType <ProcessorType> ] [-Description <String> ] [-DisableAutoLogon] [-Domain <String> ] [-DomainJoinCredential <VMMCredential> ] [-DomainJoinOrganizationalUnit <String> ] [-DRProtectionRequired <Boolean> ] [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32> ] [-DynamicMemoryEnabled <Boolean> ] [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32> ] [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <UInt16> ] [-FullName <String> ] [-GuestOSProfile <GuestOSProfile> ] [-GuiRunOnceCommands <String[]> ] [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile> ] [-HAVMPriority <UInt32> ] [-HighlyAvailable <Boolean> ] [-JobGroup <Guid> ] [-JobVariable <String> ] [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey> ] [-LinuxDomainName <String> ] [-LocalAdministratorCredential <VMMCredential> ] [-MemoryMB <Int32> ] [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32> ] [-MemoryWeight <Int32> ] [-MergeAnswerFile <Boolean> ] [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32> ] [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String> ] [-NoCustomization] [-NumaIsolationRequired <Boolean> ] [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem> ] [-OrganizationName <String> ] [-Owner <String> ] [-ProductKey <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid> ] [-RemoveDomainJoinOrganizationalUnit] [-RemoveServerFeatures] [-RunAsynchronously] [-SQLProfile <SQLProfile> ] [-TimeZone <Int32> ] [-UnattendSettings <Dictionary<String>> ] [-UserRole <UserRole> ] [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte> ] [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled <Boolean> ] [-Workgroup <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: FromVM
New-SCVMTemplate [-Name] <String> -VM <VM> [-AnswerFile <Script> ] [-ApplicationProfile <ApplicationProfile> ] [-AutoLogonCount <UInt32> ] [-AutoLogonCredential <RunAsAccount> ] [-BootVirtualHardDisk <VirtualHardDisk> ] [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-CPUCount <Byte> ] [-CPUMaximumPercent <Int32> ] [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte> ] [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32> ] [-CPUReserve <UInt16> ] [-CPUType <ProcessorType> ] [-Description <String> ] [-DisableAutoLogon] [-Domain <String> ] [-DomainJoinCredential <VMMCredential> ] [-DomainJoinOrganizationalUnit <String> ] [-DRProtectionRequired <Boolean> ] [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32> ] [-DynamicMemoryEnabled <Boolean> ] [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32> ] [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <UInt16> ] [-FullName <String> ] [-GuestOSProfile <GuestOSProfile> ] [-GuiRunOnceCommands <String[]> ] [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile> ] [-HAVMPriority <UInt32> ] [-HighlyAvailable <Boolean> ] [-JobGroup <Guid> ] [-JobVariable <String> ] [-LibraryServer <LibraryServer> ] [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey> ] [-LinuxDomainName <String> ] [-LocalAdministratorCredential <VMMCredential> ] [-MemoryMB <Int32> ] [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32> ] [-MemoryWeight <Int32> ] [-MergeAnswerFile <Boolean> ] [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32> ] [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String> ] [-NoCustomization] [-NumaIsolationRequired <Boolean> ] [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem> ] [-OrganizationName <String> ] [-Owner <String> ] [-ProductKey <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid> ] [-RemoveDomainJoinOrganizationalUnit] [-RemoveServerFeatures] [-RunAsynchronously] [-SharePath <String> ] [-SkipRearm] [-SQLProfile <SQLProfile> ] [-TimeZone <Int32> ] [-UnattendSettings <Dictionary<String>> ] [-UserRole <UserRole> ] [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte> ] [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled <Boolean> ] [-Workgroup <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The New-SCVMTemplate cmdlet creates a virtual machine template that administrators or self-service users can use to create virtual machines managed by Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). A template stores hardware configuration and guest operating system information so that a specific template can be used repeatedly to create new virtual machines. The New-SCVMTemplate cmdlet stores the new template object in the VMM library.

You can create a template based on an existing virtual hard disk, an existing template, or from a virtual machine currently deployed on a virtual machine host. If you specify no parameters, VMM creates a default template object.

VMM TEMPLATE REQUIREMENTS

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

Following are the requirements for creating a template in VMM:

- TEMPLATE FROM VHD. If you create a template from a virtual hard

disk, the virtual hard disk must meet the following requirements:

- Operating system. You must install a supported Windows operating

system on the virtual hard disk before you use it to create the

template. For information about supported operating systems, see

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 System Requirements

and Supported Operating Systems in the TechNet library at

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=209608.

- SYSPREP. You must run the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) on

the virtual hard disk to ensure that every copy of the operating

system is unique when you distribute it to multiple virtual machines.

You can find Sysprep,exe installed on your Windows Server 2008 or

later computer at its default location: C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\.

- LOCAL ADMIN PASSWORD. The local Administrator password of the guest

operating system on a virtual hard disk that will be used to create a

new template must be blank before you run Sysprep.exe on the virtual

hard disk. A blank local Administrator password is required to enable

you to have the option to specify the local Administrator password

when you customize the guest operating system on the template.

- TEMPLATE FROM VIRTUAL MACHINE. If you create a template from a virtual

machine, the virtual machine will be destroyed during the process of

converting it to a template. If you want to keep the virtual machine

and also use it to create a template, you can clone the virtual machine

before you create the template. For information about how to clone a

virtual machine, see New-SCVirtualMachine.

- TEMPLATE FOR SELF-SERVICE USERS. If a self-service user role includes

permission to use a template, the self-service user cannot change any

hardware profile settings. The only settings that a self-service user

can change when using a template to create a virtual machine are

computer name and, if the user has appropriate privileges, password

and product ID number.

VMM SUPPORT FOR CUSTOMIZABLE OR NON-CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATES

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

If you specify the NoCustomization parameter with the New-SCVMTemplate cmdlet, you do not need to add a guest operating system profile to the template as you create the template. Without a guest operating system profile, VMM will not require Sysprep to run within the guest operating system when a virtual machine that is created by using this template is deployed on a host.

One possible scenario is that you have a manually sysprepped virtual hard disk that contains a non-Windows operating system (or that contains an operating system that VMM cannot automatically sysprep) and have embedded an answer file in that virtual hard disk that contains the appropriate settings for that operating system. You can use the New-SCVMTemplate cmdlet to create a template from this virtual hard disk and specify that the template does not allow customization of the guest operating system. To do so, use the NoCustomization parameter when you create the new template.

In another scenario, you might import a VMware-based template that contains a Windows-based operating system into VMM. By default, VMM imports a VMware-based template as customizable if VMM knows how to customize the guest operating system. Otherwise, the template is imported as non-customizable (this is true, for example, for Linux guest operating systems). If you want to create a non-customizable Windows-based template from this imported, customizable VMware-based template, you can use New-SCVMTemplate to create a new template, point to the disks that are attached to the imported template, and then specify the NoCustomization parameter on the new template.

Parameters

-AnswerFile<Script>

Specifies a script object stored in the VMM library to use as an answer file. The name of the answer file script depends on the operating system that you want to install on a virtual machine:

ANSWER FILE GUEST OS TO INSTALL ON VM

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

Sysprep.inf Windows XP, Windows Server 2000, or Windows Server 2003

Unattend.xml Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008

Aliases

SysPrepFile

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ApplicationProfile<ApplicationProfile>

Specifies an application profile object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-AutoLogonCount<UInt32>

Specifies the number of times that Windows should automatically log the administrator denoted in the Answerr File on to the console session.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-AutoLogonCredential<RunAsAccount>

Specifies the Run As account contained in the Answer File that Windows uses to log on to the console session when automatic administrator logon is enabled.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-BootVirtualHardDisk<VirtualHardDisk>

Specifies the virtual hard disk that contains the operating system file to use when you create a new template.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CapabilityProfile<CapabilityProfile>

Specifies a capability profile object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ComputerName<String>

Specifies the name of a computer that VMM can uniquely identify on your network. Valid formats are: FQDN, IPv4 or IPv6 address, or NetBIOS name.

NOTE: See the examples for a specific cmdlet to determine how that cmdlet specifies the computer name.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CPUCount<Byte>

Specifies the number of CPUs on a virtual machine, on a hardware profile, or on a template. See the examples for a specific cmdlet to determine how that cmdlet uses this parameter.

TYPE OF HOST NUMBER OF PROCESSORS

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

Hyper-V Up to 4 CPUs per VM; varies by guest OS

VMware ESX Up to 4 CPUs per VM for any supported guest OS

Exception: 1 CPU on a VM running Windows NT 4.0

Citrix XenServer Up to 8 CPUs per VM; varies by guest OS

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CPUMaximumPercent<Int32>

Specifies the highest percentage of the total resources of a single CPU on the host that can be used by a specific virtual machine at any given time.

Example: -CPUMaximumPercent 80 (to specify 80 per cent)

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum<Byte>

Specifies the maximum number of CPUs allowed for each virtual NUMA node.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CPURelativeWeight<Int32>

Specifies the amount of CPU resources on a host that this virtual machine can use relative to other virtual machines on the same host. A virtual machine with a higher setting is allocated more CPU resources than a virtual machine with a lower setting.

TYPE OF HOST RANGE OF RELATIVE VALUES

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

Hyper-V 1 to 10000

VMware ESX 2000 = High

1500 = Above Normal

1000 = Normal (default)

750 = Below Normal

500 = Low

1 to 1000000 = Custom

The VMware term for these values is "shares."

Citrix XenServer 1 to 65536, normal is 256

NOTE: See the examples for a specific cmdlet to determine how that cmdlet uses this parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CPUReserve<UInt16>

Specifies the minimum percentage of the resources of a single CPU on the host to allocate to a virtual machine. The percentage of CPU capacity that is available to the virtual machine is never less than this percentage.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CPUType<ProcessorType>

Specifies the type of CPU for a virtual machine. To retrieve a list of all CPU types that are available for use in virtual machines in a VMM environment, type: "Get-SCCPUType"

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Description<String>

States a description for the specified object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DisableAutoLogon

Disables automatic administrator logon.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Domain<String>

Specifies a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for an Active Directory domain.

Example format: -Domain "Domain01.Corp.Contoso.com"

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DomainJoinCredential<VMMCredential>

Specifies the user name and password of an account with permission to join a computer to the domain. A limited rights account should be used for joining computers (either physical or virtual) to the domain.

Example format for a PS credential:

$DomainJoinCredential = Get-Credenital

-Domain "ThisDomain.Corp.Contoso.com" -DomainJoinCredential $DomainJoinCredential

Example format for a Run As account:

$DomainJoinCredential = Get-SCRunAsAccount -Name "RunAsAcct01"

-Domain "ThisDomain.Corp.Contoso.com" -DomainJoinCredential $DomainJoinCredential

NOTE: You can use the DomainJoinCredential parameter to specify credentials (on a VMHostProfile) for joining a physical host computer to the domain, or to specify credentials (on a new or existing template, on a new or existing guest operating system profile, or on a new virtual machine) for joining a virtual machine to the domain.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DomainJoinOrganizationalUnit<String>

Specifies the organizational unit to which the computer is joined during an unattended mini-setup.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DRProtectionRequired<Boolean>

This parameter is reserved for future use.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage<Int32>

Specifies the percentage of memory above a virtual machine’s current memory allocation which the host should try to reserve as a buffer. The default value is 20.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryTargetBufferPercentage 20

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DynamicMemoryEnabled<Boolean>

Enables, when set to $True, dynamic memory for virtual machines. You can enable dynamic memory directly on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that will be used to create virtual machines. The default value is False.

REQUIRED: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state (hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots). Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryEnabled $True

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB<Int32>

Specifies the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated to a virtual machine if dynamic memory is enabled. The default value is 65536.

REQUIRED: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state (hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots). Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryMaximumMB 1024

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB<UInt16>

Specifies the minimum amount of memory that can be allocated to a virtual machine if dynamic memory is enabled. The default value is 65536.

REQUIRED: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state (hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots). Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryMinimumMB 1024

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-FullName<String>

Specifies the name of the person in whose name a virtual machine is registered.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-GuestOSProfile<GuestOSProfile>

Specifies a guest operating system profile object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-GuiRunOnceCommands<String[]>

Specifies one or more commands to add to the [GuiRunOnce] section of an unattended answer file (such as Unattend.xml). Use single quotes around each string enclosed in double quotes.

Example format:

-GuiRunOnceCommands '"C:\APF\APFPostSysPrepCopy.cmd PARAMS1"', '"C:\APF\APFPostSysPrepCopy.cmd PARAMS1"'

For information about how Windows PowerShell uses quotes, type: "Get-Help about_Quoting_Rules"

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-HardwareProfile<HardwareProfile>

Specifies a hardware profile object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-HAVMPriority<UInt32>

Specifies the virtual machine priority. Virtual machines are started in priority order up to the limits of a host cluster node. Valid input for this parameter is a numerical representation of the priority:

3000 = High

2000 = Medium

1000 = Low

0 - Virtual machine does not restart automatically.

Example format: -HAVMPriority 2000

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-HighlyAvailable<Boolean>

Specifies that a virtual machine will be placed on a Hyper-V host that is part of a host cluster. Configure this setting on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that will be used to create virtual machines.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-JobGroup<Guid>

Specifies an identifier for a series of commands that will run as a set just before the final command that includes the same job group identifier runs.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-JobVariable<String>

Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-LibraryServer<LibraryServer>

Specifies a VMM library server object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey<SSHKey>

Specifes the public key file for a Linux Ssh Key.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-LinuxDomainName<String>

Specifies a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to be used in conjunction with Linux operating system specialization.

Example format: -LinuxDomainName "Domain01.Corp.Contoso.com"

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-LocalAdministratorCredential<VMMCredential>

Specifies the user name and password for the Local Administrator account (or Linux root account in the case of a Linux compatible Guest Operating System profile).

Specifying credentials on a new or existing template, on a new or existing guest operating system profile, or on a new virtual machine overrides any existing Administrator password.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-MemoryMB<Int32>

Specifies, in megabytes (MB), the amount of random access memory (RAM) on the host that is allocated to a virtual machine. The default value is 512 MB. For a virtual machine on which dynamic memory is enabled (on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later), use MemoryMB to specify the startup memory value.

TYPE OF HOST MAXIMUM HOST MEMORY ASSIGNABLE TO VM

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

Hyper-V Up to 65536 MB RAM per virtual machine

VMware ESX Server 3.0.x Up to 16384 MB RAM per virtual machine

VMware ESX Server 3.5.x Up to 65532 MB RAM per virtual machine

Citrix XenServer Up to 32265 MB RAM per VM

Example format: -MemoryMB 1024

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB<Int32>

Specifies the maximum amount of memory, in MB, that each virtual NUMA node is allowed.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-MemoryWeight<Int32>

Indicates the priority in allocating memory to a virtual machine, relative to other virtual machines on the same host. A virtual machine with a higher setting is allocated more memory resources than a virtual machine with a lower setting.

For a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later, 5000 = Normal, 10000 = High, 0 = Low, 1 to 10000 = Custom.

NOTE: See the examples for a specific cmdlet to determine how that cmdlet uses this parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-MergeAnswerFile<Boolean>

Specifies that the cmdlet merge the specified answer file with the specified guest operating system settings. The default value is TRUE. This parameter is used by the VMM console. You do not need to use this parameter at the command prompt.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-MonitorMaximumCount<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of monitors supported by a virtual video adapter.

Example format: -MonitorMaximumCount 3

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-MonitorMaximumResolution<String>

Specifies, as a string, the value that represents the maximum possible monitor resolution of a virtual video adapter. Valid values are: "1024x768", "1280x1024", "1600x1200", "1920x1200". Default value: "1280x1024"

Example format: -MonitorResolutionMaximum "1600x1200"

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Name<String>

Specifies the name of a VMM object.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-NoCustomization

Specifies that guest operating system settings on this template cannot be customized.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-NumaIsolationRequired<Boolean>

Indicates whether NUMA isolation is required.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-OperatingSystem<OperatingSystem>

Specifies the type of operating system for a virtual machine. To list the names of all available operating systems in VMM, type: "Get-SCOperatingSystem".

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-OrganizationName<String>

Specifies the name of the organization for the person in whose name a virtual machine is registered.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Owner<String>

Specifies the owner of a VMM object in the form of a valid domain user account.

Example format: -Owner "Contoso\ReneeLo"

Example format: -Owner "ReneeLo@Contoso"

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ProductKey<String>

Specifies a product key. The product key is a 25-digit number that identifies the product license. A product key can be used to register VMM or an operating system to be installed on a virtual machine or host.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PROTipID<Guid>

Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-RemoveDomainJoinOrganizationalUnit

Removes the organizational unit that the computer joined during setup.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-RemoveServerFeatures

Removes all server roles and features from a template.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SharePath<String>

Specifies a path to a valid library share on an existing library server that uses a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path.

Example format: –SharePath "\\LibServer01\LibShare"

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SkipRearm

Skips running the Windows Software Licensing Rearm program. This program restores the Windows operating system to its original, out-of-box licensing state.

IMPORTANT: Refer to your licensing agreements with regard to activation and the Rearm program. Using this parameter might violate your licensing agreements.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SQLProfile<SQLProfile>

Specifies a SQL Server profile object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-TimeZone<Int32>

Specifies a number (an index) that identifies a geographical region that shares the same standard time. For a list of time zone indexes, see "Microsoft Time Zone Index Values" at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120935. If no time zone is specified, the default time zone used for a virtual machine is the same time zone setting that is on the virtual machine host.

Example format to specify the GMT Standard Time zone: -TimeZone 085

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-UnattendSettings<Dictionary<String>>

Specifies a key/value pair consisting of string, string.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-UserRole<UserRole>

Specifies a user role object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VirtualHardDisk<StandaloneVirtualHardDisk>

Specifies a virtual hard disk object.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum<Byte>

Specifies the maximum number of NUMA nodes allowed for each socket.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled<Boolean>

Enables, when set to $True, the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter for virtual machines. You can enable the Virtual Video Adapter directly on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that will be used to create virtual machines.

REQUIRED: You can enable the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (with the Remote Desktop Services role and Remote Desktop Virtual Graphics role service installed) or later or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state (hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots). Enabling the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter on a virtual machine stored in a library will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (with the Remote Desktop Services role and Remote Desktop Virtual Graphics role service installed) or later.

Example format: -VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled $TRUE

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VM<VM>

Specifies a virtual machine object.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VMMServer<ServerConnection>

Specifies a VMM server object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VMTemplate<Template>

Specifies a VMM template object used to create virtual machines.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Workgroup<String>

Specifies on a new or existing template, on a new or existing guest operating system profile, or on a new virtual machine the name of the workgroup to which you want to join a virtual machine. You can use this parameter to override the existing value on a template or on a guest operating system profile.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • Template

Examples

1: Create a virtual machine template from a virtual hard disk.

The first command gets the specified operating system object (64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter) and stores the object in the $OS variable.

The second command gets the virtual hard disk object named VHD01 from the VMM library on LibServer01 and stores the object in the $VHD variable.

The last command creates a virtual machine template named VMTemplate01 from VHD01 and specifies the name of the operating system. No customization is made to the operating system.

NOTE: This example assumes that VHD01 is a sysprepped virtual hard disk on which the 64-bit edition of the Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter operating system is installed. You can install virtualization guest services on the virtual machine, or VMM will install them automatically when the virtual machine is deployed on a Windows-based host.

PS C:\> $OS = Get-SCOperatingSystem -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where {$_.Name -eq "64-bit Edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter"}
PS C:\> $VHD = Get-SCVirtualHardDisk -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where { $_.Name -eq “VHD01.vhd” -and $_.LibraryServer.Name -eq "LibServer01.Contoso.com” }
PS C:\> New-SCVMTemplate -Name "VMTemplate01" -VirtualHardDisk $VHD -OperatingSystem $OS -NoCustomization

2: Create a virtual machine template from an existing virtual machine.

The first command gets the the library server object named LibServer01 and stores the object in the $LibraryServer variable.

The second command gets the virtual machine object named VM01 deployed on VMHost02 and stores the object in the $VM variable.

NOTE: VM01, which is the virtual machine that will be converted to a template, will be destroyed during the conversion process. If you want to retain the virtual machine used to create a template, you can use the New-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet to clone the virtual machine before you create the template.

The third command gets the specified operating system object (Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise) and stores the object in the $OS variable.

The last command creates a virtual machine template named VMTemplate02 from virtual machine VM01. It specifies the owner of the new template, the library server and share where you want to store the new template, and the name of the operating system, without any customization to the operating system. The -RunAsynchronously parameter returns control to the shell immediately before the command completes.

PS C:\> $LibraryServer = Get-SCLibraryServer | where {$_.Name -eq "LibServer01.Contoso.com"}
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01" | where {$_.VMHost.Name -eq "VMHost02.Contoso.com"}
PS C:\> $OperatingSystem = Get-SCOperatingSystem | where {$_.Name -eq "64-bit Edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise"}
PS C:\> New-SCVMTemplate -Name "VMTemplate02" -RunAsynchronously -VM $VM -Owner "Contoso\ReneeLo" -LibraryServer $LibraryServer -SharePath "\\LibServer01.Contoso.com\MSSCVMMLibrary" -OperatingSystem $OperatingSystem -NoCustomization

3: Create a virtual machine template from a virtual hard disk with specified characteristics.

The first command generates a globally unique identifier (GUID) and stores the GUID string in variable $JobGroupID01. The job group ID functions as an identifier that groups subsequent commands that include $JobGroupID01 into a single job group.

The second command gets the logical network object named LogicalNetwork01 and stores the object in the $LogNet variable.

The third command creates a virtual network adapter and uses the JobGroup parameter to indicate that the network adapter is not created until just before the New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet runs. The New-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter cmdlet sets the MAC address type to dynamic and specifies that the new virtual network adapter will connect to the logical network stored in $LogNet.

The fourth command creates a virtual SCSI adapter and uses the JobGroup parameter to indicate that the SCSI adapter is not created until just before the New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet runs. The New-SCVirtualSCSIAdapter cmdlet sets the adapter ID to 6 and sets the Shared parameter to $False so that the adapter will not be shared, as would be necessary if you wanted to use it in guest clustering.

The fifth command creates a virtual DVD drive and uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that the DVD drive is not created until just before the New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet runs. The New-SCVirtualDVDDrive cmdlet specifies Bus 1 and LUN 0 to attach the virtual DVD drive to Secondary Channel (0) on the IDE bus.

The sixth command creates a hardware profile named TempHWProfile, sets the owner to Contoso\ReneeLo, specifies a description and that the amount of memory on the host that a virtual machine created by using this template will use is 512 MB. The New-SCHardwareProfile cmdlet uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that all preceding commands that include variable $JobGroupID01 will run just before New-SCHardwareProfile creates the new hardware profile. After New-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter, New-SCVirtualSCSIAdapter, and New-SCVirtualDVDDrive run, the resulting objects that are created are automatically associated with the new hardware profile.

The seventh command generates a new GUID and stores it in $JobGroupID02. This job group ID will be used to identify any subsequent commands that include this ID and will delay running those commands until just before the last command that specifies $JobGroupID02 runs.

The eighth command uses the Get-SCVirtualHardDisk cmdlet to get the virtual hard disk object named Template.vhd, VHDs on VMHost01 and stores the object in the $VHD variable.

The ninth command creates a new virtual disk drive and attaches the virtual hard disk stored in $VHD (Template.vhd) to this new virtual disk drive. The command specifies Bus 0 and LUN 0 on the IDE Bus so that Template.vhd will be attached to the first slot (0) of the Primary Channel (0) on the IDE bus of the new virtual disk drive. The command uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that the new virtual disk drive is not created until just before the New-SCVMTemplate cmdlet runs in the last command.

The tenth command gets the hardware profile object that represents the hardware profile named TempHWProfile from the VMM library and stores the object in the $HWProfile variable.

The eleventh command gets the specified operating system object (64-bit Edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise) and stores the object in the $OS variable.

The last command creates a virtual machine template named NewTemplate03, sets the owner to Contoso\ReneeLo, specifies that this template will use the hardware profile named TempHWProfile, sets the computer name to be randomly generated (indicated by the asterisk “*”), and specifies that any virtual machine created by using this template will be joined to the workgroup called WORKGROUP. The New-SCVMTemplate cmdlet uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that all preceding commands that include variable $JobGroupID02 run before New-SCVMTemplate creates the new template. After Add-SCVirtualHardDisk runs, the resulting virtual hard disk object that is created is automatically associated with the new template.

PS C:\> $JobGroupId01 = [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
PS C:\> $LogNet = Get-SCLogicalNetwork -Name "LogicalNetwork01"
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -JobGroup $JobGroupID01 -MACAddressType Dynamic -LogicalNetwork $LogNet
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualSCSIAdapter -JobGroup $JobGroupID01 -AdapterID 6 -Shared $False
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualDVDDrive -JobGroup $JobGroupID01 -Bus 1 -LUN 0
PS C:\> New-SCHardwareProfile -Name "TempHWProfile" -Owner "Contoso\ReneeLo" -Description "Temporary hardware profile used to create a VM Template" -MemoryMB 512 -JobGroup $JobGroupID01
PS C:\> $JobGroupId02 = [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
PS C:\> $VHD = Get-SCVirtualHardDisk | where {$_.Location -eq "\\VMHost01Share\VHDs\Template.vhd"} | where {$_.HostName -eq "VMHost01.Contoso.com"}
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualDiskDrive -IDE -Bus 0 -LUN 0 -JobGroup $JobGroupID02 -VirtualHardDisk $VHD
PS C:\> $HWProfile = Get-SCHardwareProfile | where { $_.Name -eq "TempHWProfile" }
PS C:\> $OS = Get-SCOperatingSystem | where {$_.Name -eq "64-bit Edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise"}
PS C:\> New-SCVMTemplate -Name "NewTemplate03" -Owner "Contoso\ReneeLo" -HardwareProfile $HWProfile -JobGroup $JobGroupID02 -ComputerName "*" -JoinWorkgroup "WORKGROUP" -OperatingSystem $OS -RunAsynchronously

4: Create a virtual machine template with the DRProtectionRequired parameter set to $True.

The first command gets the operating system named Windows Server 2012 and stores it in the $OS variable.

The second command gets the virtual hard disk object named VHDX01 from the VMM library and stores the object in the $VHDX variable.

The last command creates a virtual machine template named VMTemplate04 that requires DR protection for the virtual machines created from this template.

PS C:\> $OS = Get-SCOperatingSystem -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where {$_.Name -eq "Windows Server 2012"}
PS C:\> $VHDX = Get-SCVirtualHardDisk -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where { $_.Name -eq “VHDX01.vhdx” -and $_.LibraryServer.Name -eq "LibServer01.Contoso.com” }
PS C:\> New-SCVMTemplate -Name "VMTemplate04" -VirtualHardDisk $VHDX -OperatingSystem $OS -DRProtectionRequired $True

5: Create a customizable Linux virtual machine template from a virtual hard disk.

The first command gets the specified operating system object (CentOS Linux 6 (64 bit)) and stores the object in the $OS variable.

The second command gets the virtual hard disk object named LinuxVHD01 from the VMM library on LibServer01 and stores the object in the $VHD variable.

The last command creates a virtual machine template named LinuxVMTemplate01 from LinuxVHD01 and specifies the name of the operating system.

PS C:\> $OS = Get-SCOperatingSystem -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where {$_.Name -eq "CentOS Linux 6 (64 bit)"}
PS C:\> $VHD = Get-SCVirtualHardDisk -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where { $_.Name -eq “LinuxVHD01.vhd” -and $_.LibraryServer.Name -eq "LibServer01.Contoso.com” }
PS C:\> New-SCVMTemplate -Name "LinuxVMTemplate01" -VirtualHardDisk $VHD -OperatingSystem $OS

Get-SCVMTemplate

New-SCP2V

Remove-SCVMTemplate

Set-SCVMTemplate