## PowerCLI Reference

# Set-Template

## Synopsis

This cmdlet modifies the specified virtual machine template.

Syntax

Set-Template [-Template] <Template[]> [-Name <String>] [-ToVM] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Template
Get-Template
New-Template
Remove-Template

Detailed Description

This cmdlet changes the name and the description of a virtual machine template according to the provided parameters. The cmdlet can convert the template to a virtual machine if the value of the ToVM parameter is $true.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Template | Template[] | Specifies the template whose properties you want to change. | true | true (ByValue)
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
Name | String | Specifies a new name for the template. | 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 | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems 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-VIServer. | false | false
ToVM | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the template is to be converted to a virtual machine. | false | false
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

Zero or more modified Template objects or zero or more VirtualMachine objects

Notes

Examples

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

    Set-Template -Template $template -Name Template2

Renames the template saved in the $template variable to Template2.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

    $vm = Set-Template -Template $template -ToVM

Converts a template to a virtual machine.

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