Deploy a Virtual Machine or Virtual Appliance from an OVF Package in a Content Library

You can use the LibraryItem service to deploy a virtual machine or virtual appliance on a host, cluster, or resource pool from a library item.

Procedure

1	Create a DeploymentTarget instance to specify the deployment location of the virtual machine or virtual appliance.
2	Instantiate the ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec class to define all necessary parameters for the deployment operation. For example, you can assign a name for the deployed virtual machine or virtual appliance, and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs) to complete the deployment successfully.
3	(Optional) Retrieve information from the descriptor file of the OVF package and use the information during the OVF package deployment.
4	Invoke the deploy method on the LibraryItem service.
5	Verify the outcome of the deployment operation.

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