func (cmd *create) createVM(ctx context.Context) (*object.Task, error) {
var devices object.VirtualDeviceList
var err error
spec := &types.VirtualMachineConfigSpec{
Name: cmd.name,
GuestId: cmd.guestID,
NumCPUs: int32(cmd.cpus),
MemoryMB: int64(cmd.memory),
}
devices, err = cmd.addStorage(nil)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
devices, err = cmd.addNetwork(devices)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
deviceChange, err := devices.ConfigSpec(types.VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperationAdd)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
spec.DeviceChange = deviceChange
var datastore *object.Datastore
// If storage pod is specified, collect placement recommendations
if cmd.StoragePod != nil {
datastore, err = cmd.recommendDatastore(ctx, spec)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
} else {
datastore = cmd.Datastore
}
if !cmd.force {
vmxPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.vmx", cmd.name, cmd.name)
_, err := datastore.Stat(ctx, vmxPath)
if err == nil {
dsPath := cmd.Datastore.Path(vmxPath)
return nil, fmt.Errorf("File %s already exists", dsPath)
}
}
folder := cmd.Folder
spec.Files = &types.VirtualMachineFileInfo{
VmPathName: fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", datastore.Name()),
}
return folder.CreateVM(ctx, *spec, cmd.ResourcePool, cmd.HostSystem)
}