PowerCLI script to add vmdk to virtual machine

$vmname = "virtualmachine-db"

$num_disks = "16"

$size = "10"

$ds = "datastore1"

$format = "EagerZeroedThick"

$vm = Get-VM $vmname

$datastore = Get-Datastore -Name $ds

$count=1

### Add $num_disks to VM

1..$num_disks | %{

if($_ -eq 1){

$size = "10"

Write-Host "Adding disk $_ size $size GB and format $format to $($vm.Name) on datastore $datastore"

$hd = New-HardDisk -vm $vm -CapacityGB $size -Datastore $datastore -StorageFormat $format

$hd = Get-HardDisk -VM $vm | Where {$_.ExtensionData.Backing.UUid -eq $hd.ExtensionData.Backing.Uuid}

if($_ -eq 1 -and $count -eq 1 ){

$ctrl = New-ScsiController -Type Paravirtual -HardDisk $hd

}

$count=$count+1

}

else{

$size = "10"

Write-Host "Adding disk $_ size $size GB and format $format to $($vm.Name) on datastore $datastore"

$hd = New-HardDisk -vm $vm -CapacityGB $size -Datastore $datastore -StorageFormat $format -Controller $ctrl

$hd = Get-HardDisk -VM $vm | Where {$_.ExtensionData.Backing.UUid -eq $hd.ExtensionData.Backing.Uuid}

}

}