Add padded counter and AutoSMBIOS parameters to New-ProxmoxVMFromTemplate

2026-08-11 23:56:54 +00:00 · 2025-05-07 11:12:19 -04:00
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+# Advanced-MultipleVMsWithPaddedCounters.ps1
+# This script demonstrates how to create multiple VMs with padded counters and automatic SMBIOS settings.
+
+# 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 $credential -Realm "pam"
+
+# Method 1: Create multiple VMs with padded counters
+$vms = New-ProxmoxVMFromTemplate -Connection $connection -Node "pve1" -TemplateName "Ubuntu-Template" `
+    -Prefix "web-" -Count 3 -CounterDigits 3 -Start
+
+# Display the VM information
+Write-Host "Created VMs with padded counters:"
+$vms | Select-Object Name, VMID, Status | Format-Table
+
+# Method 2: Create multiple VMs with padded counters and custom starting index
+$vms = New-ProxmoxVMFromTemplate -Connection $connection -Node "pve1" -TemplateName "Ubuntu-Template" `
+    -Prefix "db-" -Count 2 -StartIndex 10 -CounterDigits 4 -Memory 4096 -Cores 2 -Start
+
+# Display the VM information
+Write-Host "Created VMs with padded counters and custom starting index:"
+$vms | Select-Object Name, VMID, Status | Format-Table
+
+# Method 3: Create multiple VMs with automatic SMBIOS settings
+$vms = New-ProxmoxVMFromTemplate -Connection $connection -Node "pve1" -TemplateName "Windows-Template" `
+    -Prefix "win-" -Count 3 -CounterDigits 2 -AutomaticSMBIOS -SMBIOSProfile "Dell" -Start
+
+# Display the VM information
+Write-Host "Created VMs with Dell SMBIOS settings:"
+$vms | Select-Object Name, VMID, Status | Format-Table
+
+# Method 4: Create multiple VMs with different SMBIOS profiles
+$manufacturers = @("Dell", "HP", "Lenovo", "Microsoft")
+$count = $manufacturers.Count
+
+$vms = New-ProxmoxVMFromTemplate -Connection $connection -Node "pve1" -TemplateName "Windows-Template" `
+    -Prefix "test-" -Count $count -CounterDigits 2 -Start
+
+# Update each VM with a different SMBIOS profile
+for ($i = 0; $i -lt $count; $i++) {
+    $profile = $manufacturers[$i]
+    $vmid = $vms[$i].VMID
+    
+    Write-Host "Setting $profile SMBIOS profile for VM $vmid..."
+    Set-ProxmoxVMSMBIOS -Connection $connection -Node "pve1" -VMID $vmid -UseProfile -Profile $profile
+}
+
+# Display the VM information
+Write-Host "Created VMs with different SMBIOS profiles:"
+$vms | Select-Object Name, VMID, Status | Format-Table
+
+# Disconnect from the server when done
+Disconnect-ProxmoxServer -Connection $connection