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Can be used to create VMs on an ESX hypervisor, if SSH access is enabled and credentials are set

Select hypervisor and VM to be used as template
Enter a target name
Specify number of CPUs, memory and disk size
Enter full path and filename, if you want to install from a ISO image
Click show to review the VM config and Add to create it

CLI Tips

If powering on a VM doesn't provide any result:
vim-cmd vmsvc/message (vmid)

If message ask for an answer:
vim-cmd vmsvc/message (vmid) _vmx1 1

If a process gets stuck and you get "Another task is already in progress" error:
Determine id of process in question:
esxcli vm process list
Then kill it:
esxcli vm process kill --type=force --world-id=(id-from-above)

Shrink thin provisioned HDD image (zerofill unused space first)
vmkfstools -K hdd.vmdk