New-CIVAppTemplate

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
Name	String	Specifies a name for the vApp template you want to create.	true	False
VApp	CIVApp	Specifies the vApp from which you want to create the new vApp template.	true	True (ByValue)
OrgVdc	OrgVdc	Specifies the organization virtual datacenter (vDC) where you want to store the new vApp template.	false	False
Catalog	Catalog	Specifies the catalog to which you want to add the new vApp template.	false	False
Confirm	SwitchParameter	If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.	false	False
CustomizeOnInstantiate	SwitchParameter	Indicates that every vApp created from the template must be customized upon instantiation.	false	False
Description	String	Specifies a description for the vApp template you want to create.	false	False
RunAsync	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.	false	False
Server	CIServer[]	Specifies the cloud servers on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-CIServer.	false	False
StorageLease	TimeSpan	Specifies the maximum amount of time for the vApp to remain stopped before vCloud Director automatically marks it as expired, or deletes it, depending on the organization policy. If you do not specify this parameter, the default storage lease setting of the organization is applied. To specify that the lease is unlimited, pass $null.	false	False
WhatIf	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.	false	False

-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------

Get-CIVApp 'MyVApp' | New-CIVAppTemplate -Name 'MyVAppTemplate' -OrgVdc 'MyOrgVdc' -Catalog 'MyCatalog' -Description "MyTemplateDescription"

Creates a new template from a cloud vApp, specifies name and description for the template, places it in the MyOrgVdc organization vDC, and shares it in the MyCatalog catalog.

-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------

Get-CIVApp 'MyVApp' | New-CIVAppTemplate -Name 'MyVAppTemplate' -OrgVdc 'MyOrgVdc' -CustomizeOnInstantiate

Creates a new template from a cloud vApp, specifies name and destination organization vDC for the template, and enables customization upon instantiation when creating a vApp from the template.

-------------------------- Example 3 --------------------------

Get-CIVApp 'MyVApp' | New-CIVAppTemplate -Name 'MyVAppTemplate' -OrgVdc 'MyOrgVdc' -StorageLease 3.04:30:30 -RunAsync

Asynchronously creates a template from a cloud vApp, specifies name and destination organization vDC for the template, and sets the storage lease to 3 days, 4 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds.

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