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+# Advanced-MultipleVMsFromTemplate.ps1
+# This script demonstrates how to create multiple VMs from a template using the PSProxmox module.
+
+# Import the PSProxmox module
+Import-Module PSProxmox
+
+# Connect to the Proxmox VE server
+$credential = Get-Credential -Message "Enter your Proxmox VE credentials"
+$connection = Connect-ProxmoxServer -Server "proxmox.example.com" -Credential $credential -Realm "pam"
+
+# Method 1: Create multiple VMs from a template with default settings
+$vms = New-ProxmoxVMFromTemplate -Connection $connection -Node "pve1" -TemplateName "Ubuntu-Template" `
+    -Prefix "web" -Count 3 -Start
+
+# Display the VM information
+$vms
+
+# Method 2: Create multiple VMs from a template with custom settings
+$vms = New-ProxmoxVMFromTemplate -Connection $connection -Node "pve1" -TemplateName "Ubuntu-Template" `
+    -Prefix "db" -Count 2 -StartIndex 1 -Memory 4096 -Cores 2 -DiskSize 50 -Start
+
+# Display the VM information
+$vms
+
+# Method 3: Create multiple VMs from a template with IP addresses from a pool
+# First, create an IP pool if it doesn't exist
+if (-not (Get-ProxmoxIPPool -Name "Production")) {
+    New-ProxmoxIPPool -Name "Production" -CIDR "192.168.1.0/24" -ExcludeIPs "192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.254"
+}
+
+# Create the VMs with IP addresses from the pool
+$vms = New-ProxmoxVMFromTemplate -Connection $connection -Node "pve1" -TemplateName "Ubuntu-Template" `
+    -Prefix "app" -Count 5 -IPPool "Production" -Start
+
+# Display the VM information
+$vms
+
+# Disconnect from the server when done
+Disconnect-ProxmoxServer -Connection $connection