Re: Deploy multiple VMs at the same time

Thanks so much.

I'm very close, the VMs are deploying, but the network customizations are all failing.  Here is the code:

$esxName = "ESXHOST1.DOMAIN.local"
$template = "W2K8R2SP1"
$datastore = "IOMEGA"
$newVmList = "SRV01", "SRV02", "SRV03", "SRV04"
$custSpec = "W2K8R2SP1"
$location = "_Tobedeleted"
$taskTab = @{}
Connect-VIServer -Server vc1.DOMAIN.local -User DOMAIN\ADMINISTRATOR -Password MYPASSWORD
# Create all the VMs specified in $newVmList
foreach($Name in $newVmList) {
     $taskTab[(New-VM -Name $Name -VMHost (Get-VMHost -Name $esxName) -Template $template -Datastore $datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $custSpec -Location $location -RunAsync).Id] = $Name
}

# Start each VM that is completed
$runningTasks = $taskTab.Count
while($runningTasks -gt 0){
Get-Task | % {
  if($taskTab.ContainsKey($_.Id) -and $_.State -eq "Success"){
   Get-VM $taskTab[$_.Id] | Start-VM
   $taskTab.Remove($_.Id)
   $runningTasks--
  }
  elseif($taskTab.ContainsKey($_.Id) -and $_.State -eq "Error"){
   $taskTab.Remove($_.Id)
   $runningTasks--
  }
}
Start-Sleep -Seconds 15
}

# START HERE 
# Wait for OS Customization 
Start-Sleep -Seconds 300 
# Customize network
Get-NetworkAdapter -Name $Name | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName VM2 -Confirm:$false] = $Name
get-vm -Name $Name | Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface -Guestuser Administrator -GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" |?{$_.name -eq "Local Area Connection 3"} | set-vmguestnetworkinterface -Guestuser Administrator -GuestPassword "MYPASSWORD" -IPPolicy static -IP 192.168.1.155 -Netmask 255.255.255.0 -Gateway 192.168.1.1 -DNS 192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3]