## PowerCLI Reference

# New-CIVM

## Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new cloud virtual machine.

Syntax

New-CIVM -VApp <CIVApp> -VMTemplate <CIVMTemplate> [[-Name] <String>] [-ComputerName <String>] [-RunAsync] [-Server <CIServer[]>] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [-PipelineVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-CIVM
Restart-CIVM
Start-CIVM
Suspend-CIVM

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new cloud virtual machine into an existing vApp by using a specified virtual machine template.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Name | String | Specifies the name of the newly created cloud virtual machine. If not specified, the name of the virtual machine template is used. | false | false
ComputerName | String | Specifies the computer name to be applied to the cloud virtual machine with guest customization. | false | false
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
InformationAction | ActionPreference |  | false | false
InformationVariable | String |  | false | false
PipelineVariable | String |  | false | false
RunAsync | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. | false | false
Server | CIServer[] | Specifies the cloud servers on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-CIServer. | false | false
VApp | CIVApp | Specifies the vApp to which you want to add the cloud virtual machine. | true | true (ByValue)
VMTemplate | CIVMTemplate | Specifies the virtual machine template from which the new cloud virtual machine is created. | true | true (ByValue)
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

The newly created CIVM object

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    $templateVM = Get-CIVMTemplate -Name "myTemplateVM"
    Get-CIVApp "myCIVApp" | New-CIVM -Name "myVM" -VMTemplate $templateVM

Retrieves a virtual machine template named "myTemplateVM", creates a cloud virtual machine named "myVM" from the template, and adds it to a cloud vApp named "myCIVApp".

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