Create New-VMScripted.ps1

New-VMScripted.ps1

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+function New-VMScripted {
+ [CmdletBinding()]
+  param
+  (
+    [string]$VMFolder,
+    [string]$VMISO,
+    [string]$VMNetwork,
+    [string]$VMName,
+    [UInt64]$VMMemory,
+    [UInt64]$VMDiskSize
+  )
+
+    New-VM -Name $VMName -BootDevice CD -MemoryStartupBytes $VMMemory -SwitchName $VMNetwork -Path $VMFolder -NoVHD
+    New-VHD -Path "$VMFolder\$VMName\Virtual Hard Disks\$VMName-Disk1.vhdx" -SizeBytes $VMDiskSize
+    Add-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName $VMName -Path "$VMLocation\$VMName\Virtual Hard Disks\$VMName-Disk1.vhdx" 
+    Set-VMDvdDrive -VMName $VMName -Path $VMISO
+    Start-VM -VMName $VMName
+}
+
+# Example of usage (Note that the VMMemory and VMDiskSize parameters must not be put in "'s...)
+New-VMScripted -VMFolder "D:\VirtualMachines" -VMISO "D:\LabSources\ISOs\CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-NetInstall.iso" -VMNetwork "LaptopLapPrivate" -VMName "CentOS-Router" -VMMemory 512MB -VMDiskSize 10GB -Verbose
+