These code examples illustrate vSphere machine resources within Automation Assembler cloud templates.

Resource Example Cloud Template
Custom properties for a vSphere virtual machine and a content library with custom properties 
formatVersion: 1
inputs: {}
resources:
  Cloud_vSphere_Machine_1:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      image: nimbus-mapping
      flavor: nimbus-flavor
      ovfProperties:
        - key: hostname
          value: ubuntuguest
        - key: instance-id
          value: test-id-ovf
        - key: password
          value: test-pwd
        - key: public-keys
          value: test-pk
        - key: seedfrom
          value: test-sf
        - key: user-data
          value: test-ud

vSphere virtual machine with CPU, memory, and operating system

 
resources:
  demo-machine:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      name: demo-machine
      cpuCount: 1
      totalMemoryMB: 1024
      image: ubuntu

vSphere machine with a datastore resource 

resources:
  demo-vsphere-disk-001:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Disk
    properties:
        name: DISK_001
        type: 'HDD'
        capacityGb: 10
        dataStore: 'datastore-01'
        provisioningType: thick

vSphere machine with an attached disk 

resources:
  demo-vsphere-disk-001:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Disk
    properties:
      name: DISK_001
      type: HDD
      capacityGb: 10
      dataStore: 'datastore-01'
      provisioningType: thin
  demo-machine:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      name: demo-machine
      cpuCount: 2
      totalMemoryMB: 2048
      imageRef: >-
        https://packages.vmware.com/photon/4.0/Rev1/ova/photon-ova-4.0-ca7c9e9330.ova
      attachedDisks:
        - source: '${demo-vsphere-disk-001.id}'

vSphere machine with a dynamic number of disks 

inputs:
  disks:
    type: array
    title: disks
    items:
      title: disks
      type: integer
    maxItems: 15
resources:
  Cloud_Machine_1:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      image: Centos
      flavor: small
      attachedDisks: '${map_to_object(resource.Cloud_Volume_1[*].id, "source")}'
  Cloud_Volume_1:
    type: Cloud.Volume
    allocatePerInstance: true
    properties:
      capacityGb: '${input.disks[count.index]}'
      count: '${length(input.disks)}'

vSphere machine from a snapshot image. Append a forward slash and the snapshot name. The snapshot image can be a linked clone.

 
resources:
  demo-machine:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      imageRef: 'demo-machine/snapshot-01'
      cpuCount: 1
      totalMemoryMB: 1024

vSphere machine in a specific folder in vCenter 

resources:
  demo-machine:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      name: demo-machine
      cpuCount: 2
      totalMemoryMB: 1024
      imageRef: ubuntu
      resourceGroupName: 'myFolder'

vSphere machine with multiple NICs 

resources:
  demo-machine:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      image: ubuntu
      flavor: small
      networks:
        - network: '${network-01.name}'
          deviceIndex: 0
        - network: '${network-02.name}'
          deviceIndex: 1
  network-01:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Network
    properties:
      name: network-01
  network-02:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Network
    properties:
      name: network-02

vSphere machine with an attached tag in vCenter 

resources:
  demo-machine:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      flavor: small
      image: ubuntu
      tags:
        - key: env
          value: demo

vSphere machine with a customization spec 

resources:
  demo-machine:
      type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
      properties:
        name: demo-machine
        image: ubuntu
        flavor: small
        customizationSpec: Linux

vSphere machine with remote access 

inputs:
  username:
    type: string
    title: Username
    description: Username
    default: testUser
  password:
    type: string
    title: Password
    default: VMware@123
    encrypted: true
    description: Password for the given username
resources:
  demo-machine:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      flavor: small
      imageRef: >-
        https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/16.04/release-20170307/ubuntu-16.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova
      cloudConfig: |
        ssh_pwauth: yes
        chpasswd:
          list: |
            ${input.username}:${input.password}
          expire: false
        users:
          - default
          - name: ${input.username}
            lock_passwd: false
            sudo: ['ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL']
            groups: [wheel, sudo, admin]
            shell: '/bin/bash'
        runcmd:
          - echo "Defaults:${input.username}  !requiretty" >> /etc/sudoers.d/${input.username}