Copy-OSCustomizationSpec

VMware: Copies an OS customization specification

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules VMware.VimAutomation.Core
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$SourceSpecificationId,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$SpecName,
    [ValidateSet("Persistent", "NonPersistent")]
    [string]$SpecificationType
)
Process {
    try {
        [string[]]$Properties = @('Name', 'Type', 'Server', 'LastUpdate', 'DomainAdminUsername', 'DomainUsername', 'Description', 'Domain', 'FullName', 'OSType', 'LicenseMode', 'LicenseMaxConnections', 'Id')
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop
        $cmdArgs = @{ ErrorAction = 'Stop'; Server = $vmServer }
        $spec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec @cmdArgs -ID $SourceSpecificationId -ErrorAction Stop
        $cmdArgs.Add('Confirm', $false)
        $cmdArgs.Add('Name', $SpecName)
        $cmdArgs.Add('OSCustomizationSpec', $spec)
        if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('SpecificationType')) { $cmdArgs.Add('Type', $SpecificationType) }
        $result = New-OSCustomizationSpec @cmdArgs | Select-Object $Properties
        if ($null -ne $result) { $result | Add-Member -NotePropertyName Timestamp -NotePropertyValue (Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") -PassThru -Force }
    }
    catch { throw }
    finally { if ($null -ne $vmServer) { Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vmServer -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
}

Customize

VIServer string

IP address or DNS name of the vSphere server

VICredential pscredential

PSCredential object for authenticating with the server

SourceSpecificationId string

ID of the source OS customization specification

SpecName string

Name of the new OS customization specification

SpecificationType string

Type: Persistent or NonPersistent