Create Virtual Machine operation


The Create Virtual Machine operation creates a new virtual machine (VM) on the Microsoft Hyper-V server. This topic illustrates the actor adapter request and response and describes the elements used in the request.

The following table describes the elements for the adapter request:

 Adapter request elements for the Create Virtual Machine operation

The following figure shows a sample <items> XML element for the Create Virtual Machine operation.

Sample <items> XML element for the Create Virtual Machine operation



<items>
       <item>
         <target>
           <host>10.128.8.172</host>
           <user-name>administrator</user-name>
           <password   encryption-type="Base64">pwd</password>   
           <timeout-secs>120</timeout-secs>
         </target>
         <name>VM1</name>
         <path>D:\Virtual Machines\</path>
       </item>
       <item>
         <target>
           <host>pw-pun-rds-dv01</host>
           <user-name>administrator</user-name>
           <password>pwd</password>   
         </target>
         <name>VM2</name>
       </item>
       <item>
         <target>Config1</target>
         <name>VM3</name>
         <path>D:\Virtual Machines\</path>        
       </item>
</items>

The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the Create Virtual Machine operation:

Sample adapter request for the Create Virtual Machine operation



<ms-hyperv-request>
   <operation-name>create-virtual-machine</operation-name>
   <arguments>
     <target>
       <host>10.128.8.172</host>
       <user-name>administrator</user-name>
       <password encryption-type="Base64">pwd</password>
       <timeout-secs>120</timeout-secs>
     </target>
     <name>VM1</name>
     <path>D:\Virtual Machines\</path>
   </arguments>
   <arguments>
     <target>
       <host>pw-pun-rds-dv01</host>
       <user-name>administrator</user-name>
       <password>pwd</password>
     </target>
     <name>VM2</name>
   </arguments>
   <arguments>
     <target>Config1</target>
     <name>VM3</name>
     <path>D:\Virtual Machines\</path>
   </arguments>
</ms-hyperv-request>

The following figure shows a sample adapter response for the Create Virtual Machine operation:

Sample adapter response for the Create Virtual Machine operation



<ms-hyperv-response>
 <metadata>
   <status>success</status>
   <response-count>1</response-count>
 </metadata>
 <responses>
   <CreateVirtualMachineResponse>
     <metadata>
       <target>10.128.8.172</target>
       <status>success</status>
       <count>1</count>
     </metadata>
     <items>
       <item>
         <vm-element-name>VM1</vm-element-name>
         <genus>2</genus>
         <class>Msvm_ComputerSystem</class>
         <superclass>CIM_ComputerSystem</superclass>
         <dynasty>CIM_ManagedElement</dynasty>
         <relpath>Msvm_ComputerSystem.CreationClassName="Msvm_Com</relpath>
         <property-count>29</property-count>
         <derivation>{CIM_ComputerSystem, CIM_System, CIM_EnabledLog</derivation>
         <server>PW-PUN-RDS-DV01</server>
         <namespace>root\virtualization</namespace>
         <path>\\PW-PUN-RDS-DV01\root\virtualization:Msvm_Comp</path>
         <assigned-numa-node-list>{}</assigned-numa-node-list>
         <caption>Virtual Machine</caption>
         <creation-class-name>Msvm_ComputerSystem</creation-class-name>
         <dedicated></dedicated>
         <description>Microsoft Virtual Machine</description>
         <element-name>VM1</element-name>
         <enabled-default>2</enabled-default>
         <state>Stopped</state>
         <health-state>5</health-state>
         <identifying-descriptions></identifying-descriptions>
         <install-date>20120307044614.000000-000</install-date>
         <guid>EDEF3C27-A88A-4069-B365-98346E4C291E</guid>
         <name-format></name-format>
         <on-time-in-milliseconds>0</on-time-in-milliseconds>
         <operational-status>{2}</operational-status>
         <other-dedicated-descriptions></other-dedicated-descriptions>
         <other-enabled-state></other-enabled-state>
         <other-identifying-info></other-identifying-info>
         <power-management-capabilities></power-management-capabilities>
         <primary-owner-contact></primary-owner-contact>
         <primary-owner-name></primary-owner-name>
         <process-i-d>0</process-i-d>
         <requested-state>Not Applicable</requested-state>
         <reset-capability>1</reset-capability>
         <roles></roles>
         <status></status>
         <status-descriptions>{Operating normally}</status-descriptions>
         <time-of-last-configuration-change>20120307044614.003574-000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            003574-000      end_of_the_skype_highlighting</time-of-last-configuration-change>
         <time-of-last-state-change>16010101000000.000000-000</time-of-last-state-change>
       </item>
     </items>
   </CreateVirtualMachineResponse>
 </responses>
</ms-hyperv-response> 

 

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