VM Deployment using VM template in Content Library

[iDIGIT]

I am trying to deploy VMs using following script. Getting an error "A specified parameter was not correct: Specified library item is not an OVF"

 

$vmname = "win-2022-db-clinic1"

$ResourcePool = "DB Cluster1 Low"

$contentLibraryItem = "Windows22-database" #Name of VM template from the output of "Get-ContentLibraryItem" 

$datastore = "PowerMax_DB"

New-VM -Name $vmname -ResourcePool $ResourcePool -ContentLibraryItem $contentLibraryItem -Datastore $datastore

 

Advise me!

[LucD]

Instead of the Name use the object returned by Get-ContentLibraryItem on the ContentLibraryItem parameter

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[iDIGIT]

LucD, I think I am using the same . Here the output of Get-ContentLibraryItem. Still am I missing something ? 

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ContentLibraryItem

 

Name                               ContentLibrary                 ItemType                       SizeGB         

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

Windows22-app                QTS Content Library            vm-template                    31.864         

Windows22-database       QTS Content Library            vm-template                    32.397         

Windows19-app                 QTS Content Library            vm-template                    29.003         

Windows19-database        QTS Content Library            vm-template                    31.992   

[LucD]

I mean like this

$vmname = 'win-2022-db-clinic1'
$ResourcePool = 'DB Cluster1 Low'
$contentLibraryItem = Get-ContentLibraryItem -Name 'Windows22-database'
$datastore = 'PowerMax_DB'

New-VM -Name $vmname -ResourcePool $ResourcePool -ContentLibraryItem $contentLibraryItem -Datastore $datastore

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Blog: lucd.info  Twitter: @LucD22  Co-author PowerCLI Reference

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[LucD]

I just realised that you are using a Template in a Content Library.
Deploying a VM from such a Template is not supported by the New-VM cmdlet, it only works with an OVF (hence the error message).

William wrote a cmdlet for this, see Automating VM Template management using Content Library in VMC

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Blog: lucd.info  Twitter: @LucD22  Co-author PowerCLI Reference

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