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}
#------------------------- Main Script ---------------
$vcAddress = Read-Host 'Your vCenter address'
$vcAdmin = Read-Host 'Your vCenter admin user name'
$vcPassword = Read-Host 'Your vCenter admin user password' -AsSecureString
$vcPassword =
[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStrin
gToBSTR($vcPassword))
$cloneType = Read-Host 'Clone Type ("linked" or "full") '
$disableVMConsole = Read-Host 'Disable vSphere VM Console ("yes" or "no", recommend "yes") '
$csvFile = '.\CloneVMs.csv'
# Check that user passed only linked or full clone
if (($CloneType.length >0) -and ($CloneType -ne "linked" -or $CloneType -ne "full"))
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "Clone type supports only 'linked' or 'full' (case
sensitive)"
exit
}
if (($disableVMConsole.length >0) -and ($disableVMConsole -ne "yes" -or $disableVMConsole -ne
"no"))
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "Disable vSphere VM Console supports only 'yes' or 'no'
(case sensitive)"
exit
}
#check if file exists
if (!(Test-Path $csvFile))
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "CSV File $CSVFile not found"
exit
}
# Connect to the VC (Parameterize VC)
#Write-Host "DisConnecting Previous Connections"
#Disconnect-VIServer * -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "Connecting to VC $vcAddress"
Connect-VIServer $vcAddress -ErrorAction Stop -user $vcAdmin -password $vcPassword
#Read input CSV file
$csvData = Import-CSV $csvFile
#$csvData = Import-CSV $csvFile -
header("VMName","Parentvm","CustomSpec","Datastore","Host","FromSnapshot","DeleteIfPresent")
foreach ($line in $csvData)
{
$destVMName=$line.VMName
$srcVM = $line.Parentvm
$cSpec = $line.CustomSpec
$targetDSName = $line.Datastore
$destHost = $line.Host
$srcSnapshot = $line.FromSnapshot
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