Set-SCVMTemplate

Changes properties of a virtual machine template used in VMM.

Syntax

Set-SCVMTemplate
   [-VMTemplate] <Template>
   [-ProductKey <String>]
   [-GuiRunOnceCommands <String[]>]
   [-LocalAdministratorCredential <VMMCredential>]
   [-MergeAnswerFile \<Boolean\>]
   [-DomainJoinCredential <VMMCredential>]
   [-AnswerFile <Script>]
   [-ApplicationProfile <ApplicationProfile>]
   [-SQLProfile <SQLProfile>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-Enabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-HighlyAvailable \<Boolean\>]
   [-HAVMPriority <UInt32>]
   [-DRProtectionRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-ReplicationGroup <ReplicationGroup>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-NumLock \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-FullName <String>]
   [-OrganizationName <String>]
   [-ComputerName <String>]
   [-TimeZone <Int32>]
   [-RemoveServerFeatures]
   [-AutoLogonCredential <RunAsAccount>]
   [-AutoLogonCount <UInt32>]
   [-DisableAutoLogon]
   [-UnattendSettings <System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,System.String]>]
   [-UpdateManagementProfile <AzureProfile>]
   [-DomainJoinOrganizationalUnit <String>]
   [-RemoveDomainJoinOrganizationalUnit]
   [-Domain <String>]
   [-DeploymentTypeNano \<Boolean\>]
   [-Workgroup <String>]
   [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile>]
   [-RemoveCapabilityProfile]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-QuotaPoint <UInt32>]
   [-CostCenter <String>]
   [-Tag <String>]
   [-Custom1 <String>]
   [-Custom2 <String>]
   [-Custom3 <String>]
   [-Custom4 <String>]
   [-Custom5 <String>]
   [-Custom6 <String>]
   [-Custom7 <String>]
   [-Custom8 <String>]
   [-Custom9 <String>]
   [-Custom10 <String>]
   [-BlockDynamicOptimization \<Boolean\>]
   [-ClearDRProtection]
   [-Description <String>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-RecoveryPointObjective <Int32>]
   [-ProtectionProvider <ProtectionProvider>]
   [-BootOrder <BootDevice[]>]
   [-FirstBootDevice <String>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPUExpectedUtilizationPercent <Int32>]
   [-DiskIops <Int32>]
   [-NetworkUtilizationMbps <Int32>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-CPUReserve <Int32>]
   [-CPUMaximumPercent <Int32>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction <UInt16>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout <Int32>]
   [-CheckpointType <CheckpointType>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-SCVMTemplate
   [-VMTemplate] <Template>
   [-ProductKey <String>]
   [-GuiRunOnceCommands <String[]>]
   [-LocalAdministratorCredential <VMMCredential>]
   [-MergeAnswerFile \<Boolean\>]
   [-DomainJoinCredential <VMMCredential>]
   [-AnswerFile <Script>]
   [-ApplicationProfile <ApplicationProfile>]
   [-SQLProfile <SQLProfile>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKey <SSHKey>]
   [-LinuxAdministratorSSHKeyString <String>]
   [-LinuxDomainName <String>]
   [-Owner <String>]
   [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem>]
   [-Enabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-HighlyAvailable \<Boolean\>]
   [-HAVMPriority <UInt32>]
   [-DRProtectionRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-ReplicationGroup <ReplicationGroup>]
   [-SecureBootEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-NumLock \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitFunctionality \<Boolean\>]
   [-CPULimitForMigration \<Boolean\>]
   [-FullName <String>]
   [-OrganizationName <String>]
   [-ComputerName <String>]
   [-TimeZone <Int32>]
   [-RemoveServerFeatures]
   [-AutoLogonCredential <RunAsAccount>]
   [-AutoLogonCount <UInt32>]
   [-DisableAutoLogon]
   [-UnattendSettings <System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,System.String]>]
   [-UpdateManagementProfile <AzureProfile>]
   [-DomainJoinOrganizationalUnit <String>]
   [-RemoveDomainJoinOrganizationalUnit]
   [-Domain <String>]
   [-DeploymentTypeNano \<Boolean\>]
   [-Workgroup <String>]
   [-CapabilityProfile <CapabilityProfile>]
   [-RemoveCapabilityProfile]
   [-UserRole <UserRole>]
   [-Name <String>]
   [-JobGroup <Guid>]
   [-QuotaPoint <UInt32>]
   [-CostCenter <String>]
   [-Tag <String>]
   [-Custom1 <String>]
   [-Custom2 <String>]
   [-Custom3 <String>]
   [-Custom4 <String>]
   [-Custom5 <String>]
   [-Custom6 <String>]
   [-Custom7 <String>]
   [-Custom8 <String>]
   [-Custom9 <String>]
   [-Custom10 <String>]
   [-BlockDynamicOptimization \<Boolean\>]
   [-ClearDRProtection]
   [-Description <String>]
   [-MemoryMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-DynamicMemoryBufferPercentage <Int32>]
   [-MemoryWeight <Int32>]
   [-VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled \<Boolean\>]
   [-MonitorMaximumCount <Int32>]
   [-MonitorMaximumResolution <String>]
   [-RecoveryPointObjective <Int32>]
   [-ProtectionProvider <ProtectionProvider>]
   [-BootOrder <BootDevice[]>]
   [-FirstBootDevice <String>]
   [-SecureBootTemplate <String>]
   [-CPUCount <Byte>]
   [-CPUType <ProcessorType>]
   [-CPUExpectedUtilizationPercent <Int32>]
   [-DiskIops <Int32>]
   [-NetworkUtilizationMbps <Int32>]
   [-CPURelativeWeight <Int32>]
   [-CPUReserve <Int32>]
   [-CPUMaximumPercent <Int32>]
   [-CPUPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximum <Byte>]
   [-MemoryPerVirtualNumaNodeMaximumMB <Int32>]
   [-VirtualNumaNodesPerSocketMaximum <Byte>]
   [-DynamicMemoryMinimumMB <Int32>]
   [-NumaIsolationRequired \<Boolean\>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction <UInt16>]
   [-AutomaticCriticalErrorActionTimeout <Int32>]
   [-CheckpointType <CheckpointType>]
   [-RunAsynchronously]
   [-PROTipID <Guid>]
   [-JobVariable <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Note

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

The Set-SCVMTemplate cmdlet changes one or more properties of a virtual machine template used in a Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) environment.

Properties that you can change include settings for the name of the template, its description, owner, organization name, time zone, operating system, and product key; BIOS boot order; CPU number and characteristics; the amount memory on the host that is assigned to a virtual machine; the amount of bandwidth on the host's network available to a virtual machine; whether a virtual machine created with this template will be highly available (i.e., deployed on a host that is part of a host cluster); values for domain or workgroup as well as domain credentials; a point quota that specifies how many new virtual machines self-service users can create; custom fields; and other options.

Changes that you make to a template affect only the template. Changes do not affect any existing virtual machines that were previously created by using this template.

If you want to change the properties of a virtual disk drive, virtual floppy drive, virtual DVD drive, virtual network adapter, virtual SCSI adapter or virtual COM port associated with a specific template, you can use Set-SCVirtualDiskDrive, Set-SCVirtualFloppyDrive, Set-SCVirtualDVDDrive, Set-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter, Set-SCVirtualScsiAdapter, or Set-SCVirtualCOMPort cmdlets, respectively.

Examples

Example 1: Specify an amount of memory for an existing virtual machine template

PS C:\> $Template = Get-SCVMTemplate | where {$_.Name -eq "VMTemplate01"}
PS C:\> Set-SCVMTemplate -Template $Template -MemoryMB 1024

The first command gets the virtual machine template object named VMTemplate01 from the VMM library and stores the object in the $Template variable.

The second command changes the memory value for VMTemplate01 to 1024 MB. This is the amount of memory on the host that a virtual machine created by using this template will use.

Example 2: Specify a new owner for multiple highly available virtual machine templates

PS C:\> $VMTemplates = Get-SCVMTemplate | where {$_.IsHighlyAvailable}
PS C:\> ForEach ($VMTemplate in $VMTemplates) {Set-SCVMTemplate $VMTemplate -Owner "Contoso\NevenSokec"}

The first command gets all highly available virtual machine template objects and stores the objects in the $VMTemplates object array.

The second command uses a ForEach loop to specify a new owner for each of the templates in the $VMTemplates array.

For information about the standard PowerShell ForEach loop statement, type Get-Help about_ForEach.

Example 3: Specify a new owner for all virtual machine templates that have the same owner

PS C:\> Get-SCVMTemplate -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where {$_.Owner -eq "Contoso\PattiFuller"} | Set-SCVMTemplate -Owner "Contoso\AllieSloan"

This command gets all virtual machine template objects from the VMM library, selects only those objects whose owner is "Contoso\PattiFuller", and then passes each object to the Set-SCVMTemplate cmdlet, which changes the owner to Contoso|AllieSloan.

Example 4: Enable Dynamic Memory for an existing virtual machine template

PS C:\> $VMTemplate = Get-SCVMTemplate | where {$_.Name -eq "VMTemplate04"}
PS C:\> Set-SCVMTemplate -VMTemplate $VMTemplate -DynamicMemoryEnabled $True -MemoryMB 1024 -DynamicMemoryMaximumMB 2048

The first command gets the virtual machine template object named VMTemplate04 from the VMM library and stores the object in the $VMTemplate variable.

The second command enables dynamic memory, changes the startup memory value for VMTemplate04 to 1024 MB (this is the amount of memory on the host that a virtual machine created by using this template is allocated upon startup), and sets the maximum memory value to 2048 MB (this is the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated to a virtual machine created by using this template). A virtual machine using dynamic memory can only be deployed on a host that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later.

Example 5: Specify the root password for an existing customizable Linux virtual machine template

PS C:\> $Template = Get-SCVMTemplate | where {$_.Name -eq "LinuxVMTemplate01"}
PS C:\> $Creds = Get-Credential
PS C:\> Set-SCVMTemplate -Template $Template -LocalAdministratorCredential $Creds

The first command gets the virtual machine template object named LinuxVMTemplate01 from the VMM library and stores the object in the $Template variable.

The second command gets a username (root) and password via the Get-Credential command and stores the result in the $Creds variable.

The last command sets the root account password to the password stored in the $Creds variable.

Example 6: Enable azure update management capabilities on an existing VM template.

PS C:\> $Template = Get-SCVMTemplate | where {$_.Name -eq "VMTemplate01"}
PS C:\> $azureProfile = Get-SCAzureProfile | where { $_.Name -eq "AzUpdateMgmtProfile"}
PS C:\> Set-SCVMTemplate -Template $Template -UpdateManagementProfile $azureProfile

The first command gets the virtual machine template object named VMTemplate01 from the VMM library and stores the object in the $Template variable.

The second command gets an azure update management profile from VMM library and stores the object in the $azureProfile variable.

The third command enables the template with azure update management capabilities by linking an azure profile.

Example 7: Disable azure update management capabilities on a VM template.

PS C:\> $Template = Get-SCVMTemplate | where {$_.Name -eq "VMTemplate01"}
PS C:\> Set-SCVMTemplate -Template $Template -UpdateManagementProfile $null

The first command gets the virtual machine template object named VMTemplate01 from the VMM library and stores the object in the $Template variable.

The second command disables the template with azure update management capabilities.

Parameters

-AnswerFile

Specifies a script object stored in the Virtual Machine Manager (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

-ApplicationProfile

Specifies an application profile object.

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

-AutoLogonCount

Specifies the number of times that Windows should automatically log the administrator denoted in the Answer File on to the console session.

Type:UInt32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-AutoLogonCredential

Specifies the Run As account contained in the answer file that Windows uses to log on to the console session when automatic administrator logon is enabled.

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

-AutomaticCriticalErrorAction

Specifies the action to take when the virtual machine 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

-BootOrder

Specifies the order, as an array, of devices that a virtual machine on a Hyper-V host uses to start. Valid values are:

  • CD
  • IDEHardDrive
  • PXEBoot
  • Floppy
Type:BootDevice[]
Accepted values:Floppy, CD, IdeHardDrive, PxeBoot, Unknown
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

-ClearDRProtection

Indicates that this cmdlet resets the disaster recovery protection option.

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

-ComputerName

Specifies the name of a computer that VMM can uniquely identify on your network. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • FQDN
  • IPv4 or IPv6 address
  • NetBIOS name
Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CostCenter

Specifies the cost center for a virtual machine so that you can collect data about the allocation of virtual machines (or resources allocated to virtual machines) to make use of in your billing system.

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

-CPUCount

Specifies the number of CPUs on a virtual machine, on a hardware profile, or on a template.

Types of hosts support the following number of CPUs:

  • Hyper-V. Up to four CPUs per virtual machine, depending on guest operating system.
  • VMware ESX. Up to four CPUs per virtual machine, but only 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

-CPUExpectedUtilizationPercent

Specifies the percent of CPU on the host that you expect this virtual machine to use. This value is used only when VMM determines a suitable host for the virtual machine.

Type:Int32
Aliases:ExpectedCPUUtilization
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 enable running 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 by providing limited CPU functionality for the virtual machine.

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

-CPUMaximumPercent

Specifies the highest percentage of the total resources of a single CPU on the host that can be used by a specific virtual machine at any given time.

Example: -CPUMaximumPercent 80 (to specify 80 per cent)

Type:Int32
Aliases:CPUMax
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

-CPUReserve

Specifies the minimum percentage of the resources of a single CPU on the host to allocate to a virtual machine. The percentage of CPU capacity that is available to the virtual machine is never less than this percentage.

Type:Int32
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, type Get-SCCPUType.

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

-Custom1

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom10

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom2

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom3

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom4

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom5

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom6

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom7

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom8

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-Custom9

Specifies a custom property on a virtual machine template.

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

-DeploymentTypeNano

{{Fill DeploymentTypeNano Description}}

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

-Description

Specifies a description for the virtual machine template.

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

-DisableAutoLogon

Disables automatic administrator logon.

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

-DiskIops

Specifies the number of disk input/output operations per second (IOPS) on the host that can be used by a specific virtual machine.

Example: -DiskIO 1500 (to specify 1500 IOPS)

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

-Domain

Specifies a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for an Active Directory domain.

Example format: -Domain "Domain01.Corp.Contoso.com"

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

-DomainJoinOrganizationalUnit

Specifies the organizational unit to which the computer is joined during an unattended mini-setup.

Type:String
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 a virtual machine's current memory allocation which the host should try to reserve as a buffer. The default value is 20.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryTargetBufferPercentage 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.

Required: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later 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 running Windows Server 2008 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryEnabled $True

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 can be allocated to a virtual machine if dynamic memory is enabled. The default value is 65536.

Required: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later 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 will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryMaximumMB 1024

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 can be allocated to a virtual machine if dynamic memory is enabled. The default value is 65536.

Required: You can enable dynamic memory for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later 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 will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later.

Example format: -DynamicMemoryMinimumMB 1024

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

-Enabled

Enables an object when set to $True, or disables an object when set to $False. For example, if you want to upgrade software on a virtual machine template, you can disable the template object in the VMM library to temporarily prevent users from using that object.

Type:Boolean
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.

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

-FirstBootDevice

Specifies the device on which a boot is first attempted.

Type:String
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 a virtual machine is registered.

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

-HAVMPriority

Specifies the virtual machine priority. Virtual machines start in priority order up to the limits of a host cluster node. Valid input for this parameter is a numeric representation of the priority:

  • High. 3000
  • Medium. 2000
  • Low. 1000

If you specify a value of zero (0), the virtual machine does not restart automatically.

Type:UInt32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
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 will be 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 that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
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 a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to use in conjunction with Linux operating system specialization.

Example format: -LinuxDomainName "Domain01.Corp.Contoso.com"

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 in the case of a Linux-compatible Guest Operating System profile).

Specifying 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 this cmdlet allocates to the converted virtual machine. The default value is 512 MB. For a virtual machine on which dynamic memory is enabled on a host that runs Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later versions, specify the startup memory value.

Types of hosts have the following maximum memory assignable to virtual machines:

  • 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 MB, that each virtual NUMA node is allowed.

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

-MemoryWeight

Indicates the priority in allocating memory to a virtual machine, relative to other virtual machines on the same host. A virtual machine with a higher setting is allocated more memory resources than a virtual machine with a lower setting.

For a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later, 5000 = Normal, 10000 = High, 0 = Low, 1 to 10000 = Custom.

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 the value, as a string, that represents the maximum possible monitor resolution of a virtual video adapter. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

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

The default value is 1280x1024.

Example format: -MonitorMaximumResolution "1600x1200"

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

-Name

Specifies the name of a VMM object.

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

-NetworkUtilizationMbps

Specifies, in megabits per second (Mbps), the amount of bandwidth on the host's network that can be used by a specific virtual machine.

Example format: -NetworkUtilization 10

Type:Int32
Aliases:NetworkUtilization
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
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

-NumLock

Indicates whether to enable the BIOS value for NumLock on a template that is used to create virtual machines on a Hyper-V host. This parameter does not apply to virtual machines on VMware ESX hosts, or on Citrix XenServer hosts.

Type:Boolean
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, type Get-SCOperatingSystem.

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

-OrganizationName

Specifies the name of the organization for the person in whose name a virtual machine is registered.

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 VMM object in the form of a valid domain user account.

  • Example format: -Owner "Contoso\PattiFuller"
  • Example format: -Owner "PattiFuller@Contoso"
Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
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

-QuotaPoint

Specifies a quota that limits the number of virtual machines self-service users can deploy.

Type:UInt32
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

-RemoveCapabilityProfile

Removes one or more specified capability profile objects.

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

-RemoveDomainJoinOrganizationalUnit

Indicates that this cmdlet removes the organizational unit that the computer joined during setup.

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

-RemoveServerFeatures

Indicates that this cmdlet removes all server roles and features from a template.

Type:SwitchParameter
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

-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

Indicates whether secure booting is enabled.

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

-SQLProfile

Specifies a SQL Server profile object.

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

-Tag

Specifies a word or phrase to associate with an object so that you can search for all objects with the specified set of tags. You can search for a subset of tags, or you can search for the full set of tags.

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

-TimeZone

Specifies a number (an index) that identifies a geographical region that shares the same standard time. For a list of time zone indexes, see Microsoft Time Zone Index Values at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120935. If no time zone is specified, the default time zone used for a virtual machine is the same time zone setting that is on the virtual machine host.

Example format to specify the GMT Standard Time zone: -TimeZone 085

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

-UnattendSettings

Specifies a key/value pair consisting of String, String.

Type:System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,System.String]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UpdateManagementProfile

Specifies the azure profile that can be used in VMTemplate. Azure profile provides azure co-management capabilities to the VM.

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

-UserRole

Specifies a user role object.

Type:UserRole
Aliases:SelfServiceUserRole
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
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 virtual machines. You can enable the Virtual Video Adapter directly on a virtual machine, or on a template or hardware profile that will be used to create virtual machines.

Required: You can enable the Microsoft Synthetic 3D Virtual Video Adapter for a virtual machine only if that virtual machine is deployed on a host running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (with the Remote Desktop Services role and Remote Desktop Virtual Graphics role service installed) or later 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 will limit placement of that machine to hosts running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (with the Remote Desktop Services role and Remote Desktop Virtual Graphics role service installed) or later.

Example format: -VirtualVideoAdapterEnabled $True

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

-VMTemplate

Specifies a VMM template object used to create virtual machines.

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

-Workgroup

Specifies on a new or existing template, on a new or existing guest operating system profile, or on a new virtual machine the name of the workgroup to which you want to join a 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

Template

This cmdlet returns a Template object.

Notes

  • Requires a VMM virtual machine template object, which can be retrieved by using the Get-SCVMTemplate cmdlet.