New-SCVirtualMachine

Module:

VirtualMachineManager

Creates a virtual machine to be managed by VMM.

Syntax

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartVM]
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-Generation <Int32>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   -VMHost <Host>
   -Path <String>
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-HighlyAvailable \<Boolean\>]
   [-DRProtectionRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-RecoveryPointObjective <Int32>]
   [-ProtectionProvider <ProtectionProvider>]
   [-ReplicationGroup <ReplicationGroup>]
   [-BlockDynamicOptimization \<Boolean\>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction <UInt16>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout <Int32>]
   [-CheckpointType <CheckpointType>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartVM]
   -VMTemplate <Template>
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   [-VMShieldingData <KeyFile>]
   -VMHost <Host>
   -Path <String>
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-HighlyAvailable \<Boolean\>]
   [-DRProtectionRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-RecoveryPointObjective <Int32>]
   [-ProtectionProvider <ProtectionProvider>]
   [-ReplicationGroup <ReplicationGroup>]
   [-BlockDynamicOptimization \<Boolean\>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction <UInt16>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout <Int32>]
   [-CheckpointType <CheckpointType>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-GuestOSProfile <GuestOSProfile>]
   [-FullName <String>]
   [-OrganizationName <String>]
   [-ComputerName <String>]
   [-ProductKey <String>]
   [-GuiRunOnceCommands <String[]>]
   [-TimeZone <Int32>]
   [-MergeAnswerFile \<Boolean\>]
   [-LocalAdministratorCredential <VMMCredential>]
   [-Domain <String>]
   [-DomainJoinCredential <VMMCredential>]
   [-Workgroup <String>]
   [-AnswerFile <Script>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartVM]
   -VM <VM>
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   -Cloud <Cloud>
   [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile>]
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-StoreToLibrary]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-SelfServiceRole <SelfServiceUserRole>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartVM]
   -VM <VM>
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   -VMHost <Host>
   -Path <String>
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartVM]
   -VirtualHardDisk <StandaloneVirtualHardDisk>
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-Generation <Int32>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   -VMHost <Host>
   -Path <String>
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-HighlyAvailable \<Boolean\>]
   [-DRProtectionRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-RecoveryPointObjective <Int32>]
   [-ProtectionProvider <ProtectionProvider>]
   [-ReplicationGroup <ReplicationGroup>]
   [-BlockDynamicOptimization \<Boolean\>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction <UInt16>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout <Int32>]
   [-CheckpointType <CheckpointType>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartVM]
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   -VMConfiguration <BaseVMConfiguration>
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   [-VMShieldingData <KeyFile>]
   [-Cloud <Cloud>]
   [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile>]
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-StoreToLibrary]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-SelfServiceRole <SelfServiceUserRole>]
   [-BlockDynamicOptimization \<Boolean\>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction <UInt16>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout <Int32>]
   [-CheckpointType <CheckpointType>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-GuestOSProfile <GuestOSProfile>]
   [-FullName <String>]
   [-OrganizationName <String>]
   [-ComputerName <String>]
   [-ProductKey <String>]
   [-GuiRunOnceCommands <String[]>]
   [-TimeZone <Int32>]
   [-MergeAnswerFile \<Boolean\>]
   [-LocalAdministratorCredential <VMMCredential>]
   [-Domain <String>]
   [-DomainJoinCredential <VMMCredential>]
   [-Workgroup <String>]
   [-AnswerFile <Script>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   -VirtualHardDisk <StandaloneVirtualHardDisk>
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-Generation <Int32>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   -LibraryServer <LibraryServer>
   -SharePath <String>
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   -VM <VM>
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   -LibraryServer <LibraryServer>
   -SharePath <String>
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   -VMConfigurationScaleOut <BaseVMConfiguration>
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   -ComputerTier <ComputerTier>
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-ComputerName <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

New-SCVirtualMachine
   [-StartAction <VMStartAction>]
   [-StopAction <VMStopAction>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-Generation <Int32>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   -LibraryServer <LibraryServer>
   -SharePath <String>
   [-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk]
   [-UseDiffDiskOptimization]
   [-DelayStartSeconds <Int32>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-HardwareProfile <HardwareProfile>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-CPUCyclesReservePercent <UInt16>]
   [-CPUCyclesLimitPercent <UInt16>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices]
   [-ReturnImmediately]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Note

A new parameter [-EnableNestedVirtualization] <Boolean> is included in VMM 2019 UR1 and later. For more information, see Parameters.

The New-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet creates a virtual machine that Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) manages. You can create a virtual machine from the following sources:

• A stopped virtual machine deployed on a host.
• A virtual machine stored in the VMM library.
• A virtual machine template.
• A virtual hard disk that already contains an operating system. You can create a virtual machine from an existing hard disk that contains a third-party operating system, such as Linux.
• A blank virtual hard disk.

In System Center, you can create a virtual machine by using a differencing disk. For more information about differencing disks, see New-SCVirtualDiskDrive.

When you deploy a new virtual machine to a Hyper-V host, you can specify a location for the virtual machine files, or use the default path: <C>:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V. When you deploy a virtual machine on a VMware ESX host or Citrix XenServer host, there is no default path. Specify a path.

As an alternative to the current cmdlet, you can create a virtual machine by using the following cmdlets:

• New-SCP2V. This cmdlet creates a virtual machine from an existing physical computer. This is called a P2V conversion. For more information, type: Get-Help New-SCP2V.
• New-SCV2V creates a virtual machine from an existing virtual machine, such as a virtual machine created in VMWare. This is called a V2V conversion). For more information, type: Get-Help New-SCV2V.

Examples

Example 1: Create a virtual machine from a virtual hard disk and deploy it on a host

PS C:\> $VHD = Get-SCVirtualHardDisk -Name "Blank Disk - Large"
PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "VMHost01.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01" -VirtualHardDisk $VHD -VMHost $VMHost -Path "C:\VirtualMachinePath" -RunAsynchronously

The first command gets the virtual hard disk object named Blank Disk - Large from the VMM library, and stores that object in the $VHD variable.

The second command gets the host object named VMHost01, and stores that object in the $VMHost variable.

The last command creates a virtual machine named VM01 from the virtual hard disk stored in $VHD. The command deploys the new virtual machine in C:\VirtualMachinePath on the host named VMHost01. The command specifies the RunAsynchronously parameter. The command returns control to the shell immediately, before the command finishes.

Example 2: Create a virtual machine from a virtual machine template and deploy it on a host

PS C:\> $VMTemplate = Get-SCVMTemplate -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where {$_.Name -eq "WindowsServer2008R2"}
PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "VMHost02.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualMachine -VMTemplate $VMTemplate -Name "VM02" -VMHost $VMHost -Path "C:\VirtualMachinePath" -RunAsynchronously -ComputerName "Server01" -FullName "Elisa Daugherty" -OrgName "Contoso" -ProductKey "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

The first command gets the virtual machine template object named WindowsServer2008R2, and stores that object in the $Template variable.

The second command gets the host object named VMHost02, and stores that object in the $VMHost variable.

The final command creates a virtual machine from the virtual machine template stored in $Template. The command names the virtual machine VM02. It deploys the virtual machine on host VMHost02 and stores the virtual machine files at C:\VirtualMachinePath. The final command customizes the following properties: the computer name for the virtual machine, the name of the person to whom the virtual machine is registered, the organization name, and the product key. The command specifies the RunAsynchronously parameter. The command returns control to the shell immediately, before the command finishes.

Example 3: Create a virtual machine by cloning an existing virtual machine

PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01"
PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "VMHost01.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> if($VM.Status -eq "PowerOff"){New-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM03" -VM $VM -VMHost $VMHost -Path "C:\VirtualMachinePath" -RunAsynchronously}

The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM03, and stores that object in the $VM variable.

The second command gets the host object named VMHost03, and stores that object in the $VMHost variable.

The final command checks whether virtual machine VM01 is in a powered off state. If the virtual machine is powered off, the command creates a virtual machine named VM03 from VM01 and deploys the new virtual machine on VMHost03 in C:\VirtualMachinePath.

Example 4: Create a virtual machine from a virtual machine stored in the library

PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "VMHost04"
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "StoredVM01" | where {$_.LibraryServer.Name -eq "LibServer01.Contoso.com"} | where {$_.Location -eq "\\LibServer01.Consoso.com\MSSCVMMLibrary\StoredVM01"}
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualMachine -VM $VM -Name "VM04" -Description "New virtual machine from virtual machine stored in Library" -Owner "Contoso\ElisaDaugherty" -VMHost $VMHost -Path "C:\VirtualMachinePath" -RunAsynchronously -StartAction NeverAutoTurnOnVM -StopAction SaveVM -MemoryMB 1024

The first command gets the host object named VMHost04, and stores that object in the $VMHost variable.

The second command gets the virtual machine object named StoredVM01 from the specified path on library server LibServer01, and stores the virtual machine object in the $VM variable.

The last command creates a virtual machine named VM04 from StoredVM01 that has 1024 MB of memory. The command deploys it at the specified path. The command also specifies a description and owner, and specifies that the start action for the virtual machine is set to never turn on automatically and that the stop action is to save the virtual machine.

Example 5: Create a highly available virtual machine

PS C:\> $JobGuid = [System.Guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
PS C:\> $VMName = "HAVM01"
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -JobGroup $JobGuid -PhysicalAddressType Dynamic -VLANEnabled $False
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualDVDDrive -JobGroup $JobGuid -Bus 1 -LUN 0
PS C:\> New-SCHardwareProfile -Owner "Contoso\ElisaDaugherty" -Name "HWProfile02" -CPUCount 1 -MemoryMB 512 -HighlyAvailable $True -NumLock $False -BootOrder "CD", "IdeHardDrive", "PxeBoot", "Floppy" -LimitCPUFunctionality $False -JobGroup $JobGuid
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualDiskDrive -IDE -Bus 0 -LUN 0 -JobGroup $JobGuid -Size 40960 -Dynamic -Filename "HAVM01_disk_1.vhd"
PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost | where {$_.Name -eq "VMMHANode02.Contoso.com"}
PS C:\> $HardwareProfile = Get-SCHardwareProfile | where {$_.Name -eq "HWProfile02"}
PS C:\> $OperatingSystem = Get-SCOperatingSystem | where {$_.Name -eq "64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter"}
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualMachine -Name $VMName -Description "" -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" -Owner "Contoso\ElisaDaugherty" -VMHost $VMHost -Path "R:\" -HardwareProfile $HardwareProfile -JobGroup $JobGuid -OperatingSystem $OperatingSystem -RunAsynchronously -StartAction NeverAutoTurnOnVM -StopAction SaveVM

The first command creates a GUID string, and stores it in the $VMGuid variable. This GUID is a job group ID that functions as an identifier that groups subsequent commands that include this identifier into a single job group.

The second command stores the string HAVM01 in the $VMName variable. This string is the name of the new virtual machine.

The third command creates a virtual network adapter that has a dynamic MAC address and has VLAN disabled. Because the command specifies the JobGroup parameter, the network adapter is not created until just before the current cmdlet runs.

The fourth command creates an IDE virtual DVD drive connected to the second channel and the first slot. Because the command specifies the JobGroup parameter, the virtual DVD drive is not created until just before the current cmdlet runs.

The fifth command creates a hardware profile and specifies values for the profile name, owner, CPU count, memory, and bootorder. The command disables NumLock, and also limited CPU functionality. Limited CPU is not needed because this is virtual machine doesl not run an older operating system. This command designates the virtual machine as highly available. Because the command specifies the JobGroup parameter, the hardware profile is not created until just before the current cmdlet runs..

The sixth command creates an IDE virtual disk drive with a storage capacity of 4 GB on the first channel and first slot. Because the command specifies the JobGroup parameter, the new virtual disk drive is not created until just before the current cmdlet runs.

The seventh command gets a virtual machine host object named VMMHANode02, and stores that object in the $VMHost variable. This host is one node of a host cluster that is managed by VMM.

The eighth command gets the hardware profile object named HWProfile02, which was created in the fifth command, and stores that object in the $HardwareProfile variable.

The ninth command gets an operating system object by name, and stores the object in the $OperatingSystem variable.

The final command creates a new highly available virtual machine named HAVM01 by using the objects created and obtained in the previous commands. The command also specifies the Path parameter to specify the location to store the virtual machine. This location must be a cluster-migratable LUN. Additionally, the command specifies that the virtual machine is not started automatically when the host starts and that the virtual machine is put into a saved state when the virtualization service stops.

Example 6: Use an existing VHD file on the destination host to create a new virtual machine from a template

PS C:\> $JobGroupID = [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
PS C:\> $VMTemplate = Get-SCVMTemplate | where {$_.Name -eq "VMTemplate01"}
PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "VMHost06.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> Move-SCVirtualHardDisk -IDE -BUS 0 -LUN 0 -Path "L:\OS.VHD" -JobGroup $JobGroupID
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM06" -Path "L:\" -VMTemplate $VMTemplate -VMHost $VMHost -JobGroup $JobGroupID -UseLocalVirtualHardDisk

The first command generates a GUID, and stores it in the $JobGroupID variable.

The second command gets the virtual machine template object named VMTemplate01, and stores that object in the $Template variable. In this example, VMTemplate01 has a virtual disk drive on IDE Bus 0 LUN 0 that contains a virtual hard disk.

The third command gets the host object named VMHost06, and stores that object in the $VMHost variable.

The fourth command connects the specified virtual hard disk to the first slot (0) of the primary channel (0) on the virtual IDE controller on the virtual machine instead of the default virtual hard disk in the template. The virtual hard disk stored at L:\OS.VHD contains the operating system that runs on the virtual machine. Additionally, this command uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that it will not run until the New-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet triggers the commands in the JobGroup parameter to run.

The final command triggers all commands that contain the $JobGroupID variable to run. The command creates the new virtual machine named VM06 from the template stored in $VMTemplate. The command deploys the virtual machine on the host in $VMHost. The command stores the virtual machine in the root directory of the L: drive. The UseLocalVirtualHardDisk parameter specifies that the command uses an existing hard disk on the host instead of copying a VHD from the library. Therefore, the virtual hard disk associated with the virtual disk drive on the template is replaced with the virtual hard disk drive that exists on the host, L:\OS.VHD. As a result, both the virtual machine and its operating system are stored on the L: drive on the host.

Example 7: Use an existing VHD on the destination host to create a virtual machine from a template, and move another VHD to the new virtual machine

PS C:\> $JobGroupID = [guid]::NewGuid()
PS C:\> $VMTemplate = Get-SCVMTemplate | where {$_.Name -eq "VMTemplate01"}
PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "VMHost07.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> $VHD = Get-SCVirtualHardDisk -All | where {$_.Name -eq "Other.Vhd"}
PS C:\> Move-SCVirtualHardDisk -IDE -BUS 0 -LUN 0 -Path "L:\OS.VHD" -JobGroup $JobGroupID
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualDiskDrive -VirtualHardDisk $VHD -IDE -BUS 0 -LUN 1 -Path "R:\" -Filename "Other.Vhd" -JobGroup $JobGroupID
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM07" -Path "D:\VirtualMachinePath" -VMTemplate $VMTemplate -VMHost $VMHost -JobGroup $JobGroupID -UseLocalVirtualHardDisk

The first three commands are identical to the first three commands in the previous example. In this example, VMTemplate01 has a virtual disk drive on IDE Bus 0 and LUN 0 that contains a virtual hard disk.

The fourth command gets the virtual hard disk object named Other.VHD. The Get-SCVirtualHardDisk cmdlet can retrieve virtual hard disk objects from a virtual machine, from a template, or from a stand-alone file stored in the VMM library. Specifying the All parameter retrieves a full list of all the subordinate objects independent of the parent object. In this case, the command retrieves all the available virtual hard disk objects, and then selects Other.VHD.

The fifth command connects the specified virtual hard disk to the first slot (0) of the primary channel (0) on the virtual IDE controller on the virtual machine instead of the default virtual hard disk in the template. The virtual hard disk stored at L:\OS.VHD contains the operating system that will start on the virtual machine. Additionally, this command specifies the JobGroup parameter to specify that it does not run until the current cmdlet triggers the commands in the JobGroup list to run.

The sixth command creates a virtual disk drive object and attaches the virtual hard disk object stored in $VHD to IDE Bus 0 and LUN 1 on the new drive. The command specifies the Path parameter to store the virtual hard disk object in $VHD in the root directory of the R drive on the virtual machine, and it specifies that its name is Other.VHD. Additionally, this command uses the JobGroup parameter to specify that it will not run until the last command triggers the commands in the JobGroup list to run.

The last command triggers all commands that contain the $JobGroupID variable to run. The command creates the virtual machine named VM07 from the template stored in $VMTemplate. The command deploys the virtual machine on the host specified in $VMHost. The command stores the virtual machine in the D:\VirtualMachinePath folder. The UseLocalVirtualHarddisk parameter specifies that the commmand uses an existing hard disk on the host instead of copying a VHD from the library. Therefore, the virtual hard disk associated with the virtual disk drive on the template is replaced with the virtual hard disk drive that exists on the host, L:\OS.VHD. As a result, the path of the virtual machine is D:\VirtualMachinePath\VM07, the path of the operating system is L:\OS.VHD, and the path of the other virtual hard disk is R:\Other.VHD.

Example 8: Create a Linux-based virtual machine from a virtual machine template and deploy it on a host

Caution

This article references CentOS, a Linux distribution that has reached End Of Life (EOL) status. Please consider your use and planning accordingly. For more information, see the CentOS End Of Life guidance.

PS C:\> $VMTemplate = Get-SCVMTemplate -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "CentOSConfigurable"}
PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "VMHost02.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> $Cred = Get-Credential
PS C:\> New-SCVirtualMachine -VMTemplate $VMTemplate -Name "MyCentOSVM" -RunAsynchronously -ComputerName "MyCentOSVM" -LinuxDomainName "Contoso.com" -LocalAdministratorCredential $Cred -VMHost $VMhost -Path "C:\VirtualMachinePath"

The first command gets the virtual machine template object named CentOSConfigurable, and stores that object in the $Template variable.

The second command gets the host named VMHost02, and stores that object in the $VMHost variable.

The third command gets a credential, and stores that object in the $Cred variable. This credential is for the root account.

The final command creates a virtual machine from the virtual machine template stored in $Template. The command name the virtual machine MyCentOSVM. It deploys the virtual machine on the host named VMHost02 and stores its files at C:\VirtualMachinePath. The final command customizes the following properties: the computer name for the virtual machine, the Linux dnsdomainname, and the root account password.

Parameters

-AnswerFile

Specifies a script object stored in the VMM library to use as an answer file. The name of the answer file script depends on the operating system that you want to install on a virtual machine:

• Sysprep.inf. Windows XP, Windows Server 2000, or Windows Server 2003
• Unattend.xml. Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008

Type:	Script
Aliases:	SysPrepFile
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction

Specifies the action to take when the VM encounters a critical error, and exceeds the timeout duration specified by the AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout parameter. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Pause and None.

Type:	UInt16
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout

Specifies the amount of time, in minutes, to wait in critical pause before powering off the virtual machine.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-BlockDynamicOptimization

Indicates whether dynamic optimization is blocked for a virtual machine.

Type:	Boolean
Aliases:	ExcludeFromPRO
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CapabilityProfile

Specifies a capability profile object.

Type:	CapabilityProfile
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CheckpointType

Specifies the checkpoint type. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

• Disabled
• Production
• ProductionOnly
• Standard

Type:	CheckpointType
Accepted values:	Disabled, Production, ProductionOnly, Standard
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Cloud

Specifies a private cloud object.

Type:	Cloud
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ComputerName

Specifies the name of a computer that VMM can uniquely identify on your network. Valid formats are:

• FQDN (fully qualified domain name)
• IPv4 or IPv6 address
• NetBIOS name

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ComputerTier

Specifies a computer tier object.

Type:	ComputerTier
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CPUCount

Specifies the number of CPUs on the virtual machine. The following hosts support the following number of processors:

• Hyper-V. Up to four CPUs per virtual machine, depending on guest operating system.
• VMware ESX. Up to four CPUs per virtual machine for any supported guest operating system, except one CPU on a virtual machine that runs Windows NT 4.0.
• Citrix XenServer. Up to eight CPUs per virtual machine, depending on guest operating system.

Type:	Byte
Aliases:	ProcessorCount
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CPUCyclesLimitPercent

Specifies the limit of CPU cycles as a percentage.

Type:	UInt16
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CPUCyclesReservePercent

Specifies the reserve CPU cycles as a percentage.

Type:	UInt16
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CPULimitForMigration

Indicates whether to limit processor features for the specified virtual machine in order to enable migration to a physical computer that has a different version of the same processor as the source computer. VMM does not support migrating virtual machines between physical computers that have processors from different manufacturers.

Type:	Boolean
Aliases:	LimitCPUForMigration
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CPULimitFunctionality

Indicates whether to provide limited CPU functionality for the virtual machine. Specify a value of $True to support an older operating system, such as Windows NT 4.0, on a virtual machine deployed on a Hyper-V host or on a VMware ESX host.

Type:	Boolean
Aliases:	LimitCPUFunctionality
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum

Specifies the maximum number of CPUs allowed for each virtual NUMA node.

Type:	Byte
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CPURelativeWeight

Specifies the amount of CPU resources on a host that this virtual machine can use relative to other virtual machines on the same host. A virtual machine with a higher weight value is allocated more CPU resources than a virtual machine with a lower weight value. The VMware term for these values is shares. Types of hosts support the following relative values:

• Hyper-V. 1 to 10000.
• VMware ESX. High. 2000.
• VMware ESX. Above Normal. 1500.
• VMware ESX. Normal (default). 1000.
• VMware ESX. Below Normal. 750.
• VMware ESX. Low. 500.
• VMware ESX. Custom 1 to 1000000.
• Citrix XenServer. 1 to 65536, normal is 256.

Type:	Int32
Aliases:	RelativeWeight
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CPUType

Specifies the type of CPU for a virtual machine. To retrieve a list of all CPU types that are available for use in virtual machines in a VMM environment, see the Get-SCCPUType cmdlet.

Type:	ProcessorType
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DelayStartSeconds

Specifies the number of seconds to wait after the virtualization service starts before automatically starting a virtual machine. This delay staggers the startup time of multiple virtual machines to help reduce the demand on physical computer resources. A typical setting might be 30 to 60 seconds. The maximum configurable delay for hosts is as follows:

• Hyper-V. 1000000000 seconds (277777 hours)
• VMware ESX. 65535 seconds (18 hours)

This parameter does not apply to XenServer virtual machines.

Type:	Int32
Aliases:	DelayStart
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Description

Specifies a description for the virtual machine.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Domain

Specifies an FQDN for an Active Directory domain.

Type:	String
Aliases:	JoinDomain
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DomainJoinCredential

Specifies the user name and password of an account that has permission to join a computer to the domain. We recommend that you use a limited rights account joining computers to the domain. This includes both virtual and physical computers.

You can use the current parameter to specify credentials on a VMHostProfile for joining a physical host computer to the domain, or to specify credentials, on a new or existing template, on a new or existing guest operating system profile, or on a new virtual machine, for joining a virtual machine to the domain.

Type:	VMMCredential
Aliases:	JoinDomainCredential
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DRProtectionRequired

This parameter is reserved for future use.

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage

Specifies the percentage of memory above the current memory allocation of a virtual machine which the host should try to reserve as a buffer. The default value is 20.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DynamicMemoryEnabled

Indicates whether to enable dynamic memory for virtual machines. You can enable dynamic memory directly on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that is used to create virtual machines. The default value is $False.

You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host that runs Windows Server 2008 SP1 or a later version or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state. Hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots. Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library limits placement of that machine to hosts that run Windows Server 2008 SP1 or a later version.

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB

Specifies the maximum amount of memory that a host can allocate to a virtual machine, if dynamic memory is enabled. The default value is 65536.

You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host that runs Windows Server 2008 SP1 or a later version or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state. Hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots. Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library limits placement of that machine to hosts that run Windows Server 2008 SP1 or a later version.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB

Specifies the minimum amount of memory that the host can allocate to a virtual machine if dynamic memory is enabled. The default value is 65536.

You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host that runs Windows Server 2008 SP1 or a later version or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state. Hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots. Enabling dynamic memory on a virtual machine stored in a library limits placement of that machine to hosts that run Windows Server 2008 SP1 or a later version.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-EnableNestedVirtualization

Enables the nested virtualization.

Note

This parameter is applicable for VMM 2019 UR1 and later.

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-FullName

Specifies the name of the person in whose name this cmdlet registers a virtual machine.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Generation

Specifies a value for the generation of the new virtual machine.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	1
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-GuestOSProfile

Specifies a guest operating system profile object.

Type:	GuestOSProfile
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-GuiRunOnceCommands

Specifies an array of commands to add to the [GuiRunOnce] section of an unattended answer file. Use single quotation marks around each string enclosed in double quotation marks.

Example format: -GuiRunOnceCommands '"C:\APF\APFPostSysPrepCopy.cmd PARAMS1"', '"C:\APF\APFPostSysPrepCopy.cmd PARAMS1"'

For information about how Windows PowerShell uses quotation marks, type Get-Help about_Quoting_Rules.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-HardwareProfile

Specifies a hardware profile object.

Type:	HardwareProfile
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-HighlyAvailable

Indicates whether to place a virtual machine on a Hyper-V host that is part of a host cluster. Configure this setting on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that is used to create virtual machines.

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-JobGroup

Specifies an identifier for a series of commands that run as a set just before the final command that includes the same job group identifier runs.

Type:	Guid
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-JobVariable

Specifies the name of a variable for job progress.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-LibraryServer

Specifies a VMM library server object.

Type:	LibraryServer
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey

Specifies the public key file for a Linux SSH Key.

Type:	SSHKey
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString

Specifies a Linux administrator SSH key as a string.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-LinuxDomainName

Specifies an FQDN for Linux operating system specialization.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-LocalAdministratorCredential

Specifies the user name and password for the Local Administrator account or Linux root account for a Linux-compatible Guest Operating System profile).

This cmdlet specifies these credentials on a new or existing template, on a new or existing guest operating system profile, or on a new virtual machine overrides any existing Administrator password.

Type:	VMMCredential
Aliases:	AdminPasswordCredential
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-MemoryMB

Specifies the amount of random access memory (RAM), in megabytes (MB), on the host that is allocated to a virtual machine. The default value is 512 MB. For a virtual machine on which dynamic memory is enabled, specify the startup memory value. The maximum assignable host memory is as follows:

• Hyper-V. Up to 65536 MB RAM per virtual machine
• VMware ESX Server 3.0.x Up to 16384 MB RAM per virtual machine
• VMware ESX Server 3.5.x. Up to 65532 MB RAM per virtual machine
• Citrix XenServer. Up to 32265 MB RAM per virtual machine

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB

Specifies the maximum amount of memory, in megabytes, that the host allows each virtual NUMA node.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-MemoryWeight

Specifies the priority for allocating memory to a virtual machine, relative to other virtual machines on the same host. The host allocates more memory to a virtual machine that has a higher value than a virtual machine with a lower setting. For a host that runs Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or a later version, the following are defaults:

• Low. 0
• Normal. 5000
• High. 10,000
• Custom. 10,000

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-MergeAnswerFile

Indicates whether this cmdlet merges the answer file together with guest operating system settings. The default value is $True. VMM console uses this parameter. Do not specify this parameter.

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-MonitorMaximumCount

Specifies the maximum number of monitors that a virtual video adapter supports.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-MonitorMaximumResolution

Specifies a value, as a string, that represents the maximum possible monitor resolution of a virtual video adapter. Valid values are:

• 1024x768
• 1280x1024
• 1600x1200
• 1920x1200

The default value is 1280x1024.

Type:	String
Aliases:	MonitorResolutionMaximum
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Name

Specifies the name of the new virtual machine.

Type:	String
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-NumaIsolationRequired

Indicates whether NUMA isolation is required.

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-OnBehalfOfUser

Specifies a user name. This cmdlet operates on behalf of the user that this parameter specifies.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-OnBehalfOfUserRole

Specifies a user role. To obtain a user role, use the Get-SCUserRole cmdlet. This cmdlet operates on behalf of the user role that this parameter specifies.

Type:	UserRole
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-OperatingSystem

Specifies the type of operating system for a virtual machine. To list the names of all available operating systems in VMM, use the Get-SCOperatingSystem cmdlet.

Type:	OperatingSystem
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-OrganizationName

Specifies the name of the organization for the person in whose name this cmdlet registers the virtual machine.

Type:	String
Aliases:	OrgName
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Owner

Specifies the owner of a virtual machine as a valid domain user account.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Path

Specifies the destination path for the new virtual machine.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ProductKey

Specifies a product key. The product key is a 25-digit number that identifies the product license. A product key can be used to register VMM or an operating system to be installed on a virtual machine or host.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ProtectionProvider

Specifies a protection provider.

Type:	ProtectionProvider
Accepted values:	None, HVR8, HVRBlue, HVRAzure, DiskReplication, SANReplication
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-PROTipID

Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization tip (PRO tip) that triggered this action. This parameter lets you audit PRO tips.

Type:	Guid
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-RecoveryPointObjective

Specifies the maximum period for which it is tolerable to lose data from an IT service due to a major incident.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ReplicationGroup

Specifies a replication group.

Type:	ReplicationGroup
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ReturnImmediately

Indicates that control is returned to the calling process immediately, before the job is created.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SecureBootEnabled

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SecureBootTemplate

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SelfServiceRole

Specifies the self-service role that has permission to access the virtual machine.

Type:	SelfServiceUserRole
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SharePath

Specifies a path of a valid library share on an existing library server that uses a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SkipInstallVirtualizationGuestServices

Indicates that this cmdlet does not install virtualization guest services on the virtual machine. The default value is $False, and VMM installs the appropriate virtualization guest service automatically.

For a virtual machine on a Hyper-V host, the virtualization guest service is called Integration Components or VMGuest.iso. For a virtual machine on a XenServer host, the virtualization guest service is called Citrix Tools for Virtual Machines or xs-tools.iso. Virtual machines on a VMware ESX host do not use a virtualization guest service.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-StartAction

Specifies the behavior of a virtual machine when the virtualization service starts. Valid values are:

• AlwaysAutoTurnOnVM
• NeverAutoTurnOnVM
• TurnOnVMIfRunningWhenVSStopped

Type:	VMStartAction
Accepted values:	NeverAutoTurnOnVM, AlwaysAutoTurnOnVM, TurnOnVMIfRunningWhenVSStopped
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-StartVM

Indicates that the virtual machine starts when it arrives at the destination host.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-StopAction

Specifies the behavior of the virtual machine when the virtualization service stops. Valid values are:

• SaveVM
• TurnOffVM
• ShutdownGuestOS.

Type:	VMStopAction
Accepted values:	SaveVM, TurnOffVM, ShutdownGuestOS
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-StoreToLibrary

Indicates that this cmdlet stores the virtual machine in the VMM library.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-TimeZone

Specifies a number that identifies a geographical region that shares the same standard time. For a list of time zone indexes, see Microsoft Time Zone Index Values (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120935) on the Microsoft Developer Network. If you do not specify a time zone, the default time zone is the same time zone setting that is on the virtual machine host.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-UseDiffDiskOptimization

Indicates that this cmdlet uses differencing disk optimization.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-UseLocalVirtualHardDisk

Indicates that this cmdlet verifies that the VHD files that this cmdlet must have to create the virtual machine exist and are stored on the destination host.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	UseLocalVirtualHardDisks
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-UserRole

Specifies a user role object.

Type:	UserRole
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VirtualHardDisk

Specifies a virtual hard disk object.

Type:	StandaloneVirtualHardDisk
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum

Specifies the maximum number of NUMA nodes allowed for each socket.

Type:	Byte
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled

Indicates whether to enable the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter for the virtual machine. You can enable the Virtual Video Adapter directly on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that is used to create virtual machines.

You can enable the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host that runs Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, or a later version, that have the Remote Desktop Services role and Remote Desktop Virtual Graphics role service installed, or if the virtual machine is stored in a library in a stopped state. Hardware changes to a stored virtual machine can only be made if the virtual machine does not have snapshots. Enabling the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter on a virtual machine stored in a library limits placement of that machine to hosts that run Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, or a later version, that have the Remote Desktop Services role and Remote Desktop Virtual Graphics role service installed.

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VM

Specifies a virtual machine object.

Type:	VM
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMConfiguration

Specifies a virtual machine configuration object.

Type:	BaseVMConfiguration
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMConfigurationScaleOut

Specifies a virtual machine configuration object that is used when scaling out a service.

Type:	BaseVMConfiguration
Aliases:	ScaleOutVMConfiguration
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMHost

Specifies a virtual machine host object. VMM supports Hyper-V hosts, VMware ESX hosts, and Citrix XenServer hosts. For more information about each type of host, see the Add-SCVMHost cmdlet.

Type:	Host
Aliases:	Host
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMMServer

Specifies a VMM server object.

Type:	ServerConnection
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMShieldingData

Specifies a VMShieldingData object.

Type:	KeyFile
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMTemplate

Specifies a VMM template object that this cmdlet uses to create virtual machines.

Type:	Template
Aliases:	Template
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Workgroup

Specifies the name of the workgroup to which to join the virtual machine. You can use this parameter to override the existing value on a template or on a guest operating system profile.

Type:	String
Aliases:	JoinWorkgroup
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Outputs

VirtualMachine

This cmdlet returns a VirtualMachine object.

Notes

• This cmdlet requires a VMM virtual hard disk object, virtual machine template object, or virtual machine object. To obtain such an object, use the Get-SCVirtualHardDisk, Get-SCVMTemplate, or Get-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet.

Related Links

• Add-SCVMHost
• Get-SCOperatingSystem
• Get-SCCPUType
• Get-SCUserRole
• Get-SCVirtualHardDisk
• Get-SCVirtualMachine
• Get-SCVMTemplate
• Move-SCVirtualMachine
• New-SCV2V
• New-SCVirtualDiskDrive
• Read-SCVirtualMachine
• Remove-SCVirtualMachine
• Repair-SCVirtualMachine
• Resume-SCVirtualMachine
• Save-SCVirtualMachine
• Set-SCVirtualMachine
• Start-SCVirtualMachine
• Stop-SCVirtualMachine
• Suspend-SCVirtualMachine