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The last line actually became this:<br />
New-VM -Name $vmname -DiskStorageFormat $DiskStorageFormat -Template $vmtemplate -ResourcePool $resourcePool -VMHost (((get-cluster $cluster) | get-vmhost)[0]).Name
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The last line actually became this:
New-VM -Name $vmname -DiskStorageFormat $DiskStorageFormat -Template $vmtemplate -ResourcePool $resourcePool -VMHost (((get-cluster $cluster) | get-vmhost)[0]).Name

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<pre><code id="code-10-28224769-1">$resourcePool = (Get-Datacenter &quot;Datacenter&quot; | Get-Cluster -Name $cluster | Get-Resourcepool -name Prod)
Get-Cluster $cluster | New-VM -Name $vmname -DiskStorageFormat $DiskStorageFormat -Template $vmtemplate -ResourcePool $resourcePool</code></pre>
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I get:<br />
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New-VM : The input object cannot be bound to any parameters for the command either because the command does not take pipeline input or the input and its properties do not match any of the parameters that take pipeline input.<br />
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So how do I create this VM and specify the correct resource pool in the correct cluster? Using the resource pool name is no good idea, there are several clusters with the same resource pool names. Can't find any information on how to get the vicontainer and pass it as an argument.
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I get:

New-VM : The input object cannot be bound to any parameters for the command either because the command does not take pipeline input or the input and its properties do not match any of the parameters that take pipeline input.

So how do I create this VM and specify the correct resource pool in the correct cluster? Using the resource pool name is no good idea, there are several clusters with the same resource pool names. Can't find any information on how to get the vicontainer and pass it as an argument.

Create a VM with powercli and place it in a resource pool

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