How to Deploy Virtual Machines in vSphere Using PowerCLI
When I started deploying servers, the process involved racking the hardware, connecting it to the network, inserting a CD/DVD, installing the operating system and drivers, configuring network settings in the OS and then installing and configuring services such as Active Directory or Exchange. These tasks were done using a GUI. Needless to say, this process has become archaic.
vSphere made the process of building a server much simpler by leveraging virtual machines. But many users still rely on using the GUI for bringing up new systems with the Windows vSphere client. In vSphere, servers can be built quickly and easily using PowerCLI. Code is king when deploying servers and using a GUI lacks scalability.
Using New-VM
In PowerCLI, the New-VM cmdlet is used to create a new virtual machine. A few important things that can be set with New-VM are the following:
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