func (vm *virtualMachine) setupVirtualMachine(c *govmomi.Client) error {
	dc, err := getDatacenter(c, vm.datacenter)

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	finder := find.NewFinder(c.Client, true)
	finder = finder.SetDatacenter(dc)

	var template *object.VirtualMachine
	var template_mo mo.VirtualMachine
	if vm.template != "" {
		template, err = finder.VirtualMachine(context.TODO(), vm.template)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] template: %#v", template)

		err = template.Properties(context.TODO(), template.Reference(), []string{"parent", "config.template", "config.guestId", "resourcePool", "snapshot", "guest.toolsVersionStatus2", "config.guestFullName"}, &template_mo)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	var resourcePool *object.ResourcePool
	if vm.resourcePool == "" {
		if vm.cluster == "" {
			resourcePool, err = finder.DefaultResourcePool(context.TODO())
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
		} else {
			resourcePool, err = finder.ResourcePool(context.TODO(), "*"+vm.cluster+"/Resources")
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
	} else {
		resourcePool, err = finder.ResourcePool(context.TODO(), vm.resourcePool)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	log.Printf("[DEBUG] resource pool: %#v", resourcePool)

	dcFolders, err := dc.Folders(context.TODO())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	log.Printf("[DEBUG] folder: %#v", vm.folder)

	folder := dcFolders.VmFolder
	if len(vm.folder) > 0 {
		si := object.NewSearchIndex(c.Client)
		folderRef, err := si.FindByInventoryPath(
			context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", vm.datacenter, vm.folder))
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("Error reading folder %s: %s", vm.folder, err)
		} else if folderRef == nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("Cannot find folder %s", vm.folder)
		} else {
			folder = folderRef.(*object.Folder)
		}
	}

	// make config spec
	configSpec := types.VirtualMachineConfigSpec{
		Name:              vm.name,
		NumCPUs:           vm.vcpu,
		NumCoresPerSocket: 1,
		MemoryMB:          vm.memoryMb,
		MemoryAllocation: &types.ResourceAllocationInfo{
			Reservation: vm.memoryAllocation.reservation,
		},
	}
	if vm.template == "" {
		configSpec.GuestId = "otherLinux64Guest"
	}
	log.Printf("[DEBUG] virtual machine config spec: %v", configSpec)

	// make ExtraConfig
	log.Printf("[DEBUG] virtual machine Extra Config spec start")
	if len(vm.customConfigurations) > 0 {
		var ov []types.BaseOptionValue
		for k, v := range vm.customConfigurations {
			key := k
			value := v
			o := types.OptionValue{
				Key:   key,
				Value: &value,
			}
			log.Printf("[DEBUG] virtual machine Extra Config spec: %s,%s", k, v)
			ov = append(ov, &o)
		}
		configSpec.ExtraConfig = ov
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] virtual machine Extra Config spec: %v", configSpec.ExtraConfig)
	}

	var datastore *object.Datastore
	if vm.datastore == "" {
		datastore, err = finder.DefaultDatastore(context.TODO())
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	} else {
		datastore, err = finder.Datastore(context.TODO(), vm.datastore)
		if err != nil {
			// TODO: datastore cluster support in govmomi finder function
			d, err := getDatastoreObject(c, dcFolders, vm.datastore)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}

			if d.Type == "StoragePod" {
				sp := object.StoragePod{
					Folder: object.NewFolder(c.Client, d),
				}

				var sps types.StoragePlacementSpec
				if vm.template != "" {
					sps = buildStoragePlacementSpecClone(c, dcFolders, template, resourcePool, sp)
				} else {
					sps = buildStoragePlacementSpecCreate(dcFolders, resourcePool, sp, configSpec)
				}

				datastore, err = findDatastore(c, sps)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
			} else {
				datastore = object.NewDatastore(c.Client, d)
			}
		}
	}

	log.Printf("[DEBUG] datastore: %#v", datastore)

	// network
	networkDevices := []types.BaseVirtualDeviceConfigSpec{}
	networkConfigs := []types.CustomizationAdapterMapping{}
	for _, network := range vm.networkInterfaces {
		// network device
		var networkDeviceType string
		if vm.template == "" {
			networkDeviceType = "e1000"
		} else {
			networkDeviceType = "vmxnet3"
		}
		nd, err := buildNetworkDevice(finder, network.label, networkDeviceType)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		networkDevices = append(networkDevices, nd)

		if vm.template != "" {
			var ipSetting types.CustomizationIPSettings
			if network.ipv4Address == "" {
				ipSetting.Ip = &types.CustomizationDhcpIpGenerator{}
			} else {
				if network.ipv4PrefixLength == 0 {
					return fmt.Errorf("Error: ipv4_prefix_length argument is empty.")
				}
				m := net.CIDRMask(network.ipv4PrefixLength, 32)
				sm := net.IPv4(m[0], m[1], m[2], m[3])
				subnetMask := sm.String()
				log.Printf("[DEBUG] ipv4 gateway: %v\n", network.ipv4Gateway)
				log.Printf("[DEBUG] ipv4 address: %v\n", network.ipv4Address)
				log.Printf("[DEBUG] ipv4 prefix length: %v\n", network.ipv4PrefixLength)
				log.Printf("[DEBUG] ipv4 subnet mask: %v\n", subnetMask)
				ipSetting.Gateway = []string{
					network.ipv4Gateway,
				}
				ipSetting.Ip = &types.CustomizationFixedIp{
					IpAddress: network.ipv4Address,
				}
				ipSetting.SubnetMask = subnetMask
			}

			ipv6Spec := &types.CustomizationIPSettingsIpV6AddressSpec{}
			if network.ipv6Address == "" {
				ipv6Spec.Ip = []types.BaseCustomizationIpV6Generator{
					&types.CustomizationDhcpIpV6Generator{},
				}
			} else {
				log.Printf("[DEBUG] ipv6 gateway: %v\n", network.ipv6Gateway)
				log.Printf("[DEBUG] ipv6 address: %v\n", network.ipv6Address)
				log.Printf("[DEBUG] ipv6 prefix length: %v\n", network.ipv6PrefixLength)

				ipv6Spec.Ip = []types.BaseCustomizationIpV6Generator{
					&types.CustomizationFixedIpV6{
						IpAddress:  network.ipv6Address,
						SubnetMask: int32(network.ipv6PrefixLength),
					},
				}
				ipv6Spec.Gateway = []string{network.ipv6Gateway}
			}
			ipSetting.IpV6Spec = ipv6Spec

			// network config
			config := types.CustomizationAdapterMapping{
				Adapter: ipSetting,
			}
			networkConfigs = append(networkConfigs, config)
		}
	}
	log.Printf("[DEBUG] network devices: %v", networkDevices)
	log.Printf("[DEBUG] network configs: %v", networkConfigs)

	var task *object.Task
	if vm.template == "" {
		var mds mo.Datastore
		if err = datastore.Properties(context.TODO(), datastore.Reference(), []string{"name"}, &mds); err != nil {
			return err
		}
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] datastore: %#v", mds.Name)
		scsi, err := object.SCSIControllerTypes().CreateSCSIController("scsi")
		if err != nil {
			log.Printf("[ERROR] %s", err)
		}

		configSpec.DeviceChange = append(configSpec.DeviceChange, &types.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec{
			Operation: types.VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperationAdd,
			Device:    scsi,
		})

		configSpec.Files = &types.VirtualMachineFileInfo{VmPathName: fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", mds.Name)}

		task, err = folder.CreateVM(context.TODO(), configSpec, resourcePool, nil)
		if err != nil {
			log.Printf("[ERROR] %s", err)
		}

		err = task.Wait(context.TODO())
		if err != nil {
			log.Printf("[ERROR] %s", err)
		}

	} else {

		relocateSpec, err := buildVMRelocateSpec(resourcePool, datastore, template, vm.linkedClone, vm.hardDisks[0].initType)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		log.Printf("[DEBUG] relocate spec: %v", relocateSpec)

		// make vm clone spec
		cloneSpec := types.VirtualMachineCloneSpec{
			Location: relocateSpec,
			Template: false,
			Config:   &configSpec,
			PowerOn:  false,
		}
		if vm.linkedClone {
			if template_mo.Snapshot == nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("`linkedClone=true`, but image VM has no snapshots")
			}
			cloneSpec.Snapshot = template_mo.Snapshot.CurrentSnapshot
		}
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] clone spec: %v", cloneSpec)

		task, err = template.Clone(context.TODO(), folder, vm.name, cloneSpec)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	err = task.Wait(context.TODO())
	if err != nil {
		log.Printf("[ERROR] %s", err)
	}

	newVM, err := finder.VirtualMachine(context.TODO(), vm.Path())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	log.Printf("[DEBUG] new vm: %v", newVM)

	devices, err := newVM.Device(context.TODO())
	if err != nil {
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Template devices can't be found")
		return err
	}

	for _, dvc := range devices {
		// Issue 3559/3560: Delete all ethernet devices to add the correct ones later
		if devices.Type(dvc) == "ethernet" {
			err := newVM.RemoveDevice(context.TODO(), false, dvc)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
	}
	// Add Network devices
	for _, dvc := range networkDevices {
		err := newVM.AddDevice(
			context.TODO(), dvc.GetVirtualDeviceConfigSpec().Device)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Create the cdroms if needed.
	if err := createCdroms(newVM, vm.cdroms); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	firstDisk := 0
	if vm.template != "" {
		firstDisk++
	}
	for i := firstDisk; i < len(vm.hardDisks); i++ {
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] disk index: %v", i)
		err = addHardDisk(newVM, vm.hardDisks[i].size, vm.hardDisks[i].iops, vm.hardDisks[i].initType, datastore, vm.hardDisks[i].vmdkPath)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	if vm.skipCustomization || vm.template == "" {
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] VM customization skipped")
	} else {
		var identity_options types.BaseCustomizationIdentitySettings
		if strings.HasPrefix(template_mo.Config.GuestId, "win") {
			var timeZone int
			if vm.timeZone == "Etc/UTC" {
				vm.timeZone = "085"
			}
			timeZone, err := strconv.Atoi(vm.timeZone)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("Error converting TimeZone: %s", err)
			}

			guiUnattended := types.CustomizationGuiUnattended{
				AutoLogon:      false,
				AutoLogonCount: 1,
				TimeZone:       int32(timeZone),
			}

			customIdentification := types.CustomizationIdentification{}

			userData := types.CustomizationUserData{
				ComputerName: &types.CustomizationFixedName{
					Name: strings.Split(vm.name, ".")[0],
				},
				ProductId: vm.windowsOptionalConfig.productKey,
				FullName:  "terraform",
				OrgName:   "terraform",
			}

			if vm.windowsOptionalConfig.domainUserPassword != "" && vm.windowsOptionalConfig.domainUser != "" && vm.windowsOptionalConfig.domain != "" {
				customIdentification.DomainAdminPassword = &types.CustomizationPassword{
					PlainText: true,
					Value:     vm.windowsOptionalConfig.domainUserPassword,
				}
				customIdentification.DomainAdmin = vm.windowsOptionalConfig.domainUser
				customIdentification.JoinDomain = vm.windowsOptionalConfig.domain
			}

			if vm.windowsOptionalConfig.adminPassword != "" {
				guiUnattended.Password = &types.CustomizationPassword{
					PlainText: true,
					Value:     vm.windowsOptionalConfig.adminPassword,
				}
			}

			identity_options = &types.CustomizationSysprep{
				GuiUnattended:  guiUnattended,
				Identification: customIdentification,
				UserData:       userData,
			}
		} else {
			identity_options = &types.CustomizationLinuxPrep{
				HostName: &types.CustomizationFixedName{
					Name: strings.Split(vm.name, ".")[0],
				},
				Domain:     vm.domain,
				TimeZone:   vm.timeZone,
				HwClockUTC: types.NewBool(true),
			}
		}

		// create CustomizationSpec
		customSpec := types.CustomizationSpec{
			Identity: identity_options,
			GlobalIPSettings: types.CustomizationGlobalIPSettings{
				DnsSuffixList: vm.dnsSuffixes,
				DnsServerList: vm.dnsServers,
			},
			NicSettingMap: networkConfigs,
		}
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] custom spec: %v", customSpec)

		log.Printf("[DEBUG] VM customization starting")
		taskb, err := newVM.Customize(context.TODO(), customSpec)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		_, err = taskb.WaitForResult(context.TODO(), nil)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		log.Printf("[DEBUG] VM customization finished")
	}

	if vm.bootableVmdk || vm.template != "" {
		newVM.PowerOn(context.TODO())
	}
	return nil
}