Command line tools to create a new VM with an exsisting hard drive

[aqualung32]

After logging into my host, I have been trying to create a new VM using the defaults for RAM, OS, NIC ect. Any reference to the -dsikpath command for the exsisting hard drive fails.

Example:

get-vc -server 10.4.33.232 -user joe -password changeme

new--vc -name testserver

These 2 commands result in a new VM on my iscsi san, the same place that new copied fresh install hard drives are located. No combination of paths entered using the -diskpath entry to point to the exsisting hard drives will work. Failure can't find the path

INFO:

get-datacenter = ha datacenter

get datastore = datastore1

Path to drives = /raw_disks/front_end1.vmhd

Would someone be able to help me issue the "magic words"?

I think I just need to do this to do get what I want:

new-vm -name exchangefe -diskpath <need to know how to enter the path to my exsisting hard drives>

Thanks!

[admin]

I think this post gives you what you need. You can add disks based on knowing the datastore name and path within the datastore.

I recommend looking at the attachment since your browser may not render the code in a copy-and-pasteable way.

[admin]

Also, if that sounds like too much hassle, I believe the correct format would be something like

-diskpath "[datastorename] pathto/vmdkfile.vmdk"

I haven't tried this though, it's just a guess.

[Dave_Mishchenko]

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