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VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Clone Advanced Version 1

This handler is designed to clone a virtual machine on a VMWare VSphere server that matches the name supplied as a parameter. This version of the handler contains more options in the cloning process that the standard vmware clone handler does. It logs in to the VSphere server using the server's administrative URL, user ID and password that are set as info_value records for the task. Once logged in, the virtual machine that the clone will be based off of is verified to make sure that the machine exists. The handler then searches for and returns the datacenter and the resource pool if it was specified. If the resource pool was not specified, the main resource pool of the host that that the template machine is stored on will be found and used. Once the signal is sent, the handler waits long enough to catch immediate errors, returns the task id and then exits.

This handler uses the VMWare VI (vSphere) Java API (see http://vijava.sourceforge.net/ for more information). The api is deployed as a Java archive file (jar) and is stored in this handler's vendor directory. If the vijava jar file is stored somewhere else on the classpath, the jar file stored in this handler's vendor directory is not used. It is recommended that there are no vijava jar files stored anywhere on the classpath, and that all VMWare VSphere handlers contain the same vijava jar file in their vendor directory.

Parameters

Name Description
VM Template Name The name of the VM that you want to clone.
VM Clone Name The name of the new cloned machine.
Mark as Template? Specifies whether or not the new virtual machine should be marked as a template. Value is either true or false.
Number of CPUs Number of CPUs to be allocated for the new VM. If left blank, the number will be carried over from the cloned machine.
Memory In MB Memory in MB to be allocated for the new VM. If left blank, the memory allocation will be carried over from the cloned machine.
Primary Disk in GB The amount of GB to allocate to the primary disk in the new vm. If left blank, the primary disk allocation will be carreid over from the clone machine.
Datacenter Name The name of the datacenter where you want the new Virtual Machine stored. If left blank, the new Virtual Machine will be placed in VM Folder in the templates Datacenter.
Datastore The name of the datastore that you want to put the new Virtual Machine in.
Folder The name of the folder that you want to put the new Virtual Machine in.
Resource Pool The name of the resource pool where you want the new Virtual Machine stored. If left blank, the new Virtual Machine will be placed in the default Resource Pool of the templates host.
Customization Spec The name of the customization spec that you want to use to clone to the new Virtual Machine.
IP Address The ip address that you want to give to the new Virtual Machine.
Gateway The gateway address that corresponds with the IP Address you are giving the Virtual Machine.
Subnet Mask The subnet mask that corresponds with the IP Address you are giving the Virtual Machine.
Cluster The cluster that you want to assign to the new Virtual Machine.
Port Group The name of the port group that you want to assign to the new Virtual Machine.
Power On? Specifies whether or not the new virtual machine should be powered on after the clone is complete. Value is either true or false.

Sample Configuration

Name Description
VM Template Name Test Task VM
VM Clone Name Task Snapshot
Mark as Template? false
Number of CPUs 2
Primary Disk in GB 35
Datacenter Name Datacenter
Datastore Primary_Datastores
Folder Kinetic
Resource Pool Resources
Customization Spec Ubuntu_14.4_with_chef
IP Address 90.161.151.208
Gateway 90.161.1.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.252
Cluster Primary_Cluster
Port Group Kinetic_01
Power On? true
Memory In MB

Results

Name Description
Task Id
task_id

Changelog

VMWarweVSphereVirtualMachineCloneAdvanced_V1 (2015-09-04)

  • Initial version. See README for details.

Related Handlers

VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Check Status
Given a task id checks the current status of that task.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Clone
Clones the given virtual machine.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Destroy
Destroys the given Virtual Machine.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Get Ip Address
Gets an ip address from a Virtual Machine.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine PowerOff
Powers off the specified VMWare VSphere virtual machine. This simulates a hard reboot and does not attempt to safely shut down the guest operating system.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine PowerOn
Powers on the specified VMWare VSphere virtual machine.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Reboot
Reboots the specified VMWare VSphere virtual machine. This triggers a shutdown of the guest operating system followed by an automatic power on. This handler requires the target virtual machine to have VMWare Tools installed.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Reset
Resets the specified VMWare VSphere virtual machine. This simulates a hard power off followed by an automatic power on and does not attempt to safely shut down the guest operating system.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Shutdown
Shuts down the specified VMWare VSphere virtual machine matching. This triggers a shutdown of the guest operating system before powering the virtual machine off. This handler requires the target virtual machine to have VMWare Tools installed.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Snapshot
Takes a snapshot of the target VMWare VSphere virtual machine matching.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Standby
Places the target VMWare VSphere virtual machine matching into standby. This handler requires the target virtual machine to have VMWare Tools installed.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Suspend
Suspends the target VMWare VSphere virtual machine matching.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Update CPU
Clones the given virtual machine.
VMWare VSphere Virtual Machine Update Memory
Clones the given virtual machine.

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