CreateLinkedClone

#### Parameters
$vCenterserver = "vcenter.domain.com"                ### Enter your vCenter Server
$vCenterUser = "Administrator@vsphere.local"         ### Enter your vCenter Administrator Account
$vCenterPassword = "P@ssw0rd"                        ### Enter your vCenter Administrator Password
$BaseVM = "FILESERVER01-PROD"                        ### Enter the name of the machine you want to clone
$TargetVM = "FILSERVER01-TEST"                       ### Enter the name of the clone
$ResourcePool = "ResourcePool01"                     ### Enter the name of your resource pool, if you dont use resources pools you need to changeline 32 with the esxi hostname, add -VMHost "your ESX server", remove -ResourcePool $ResourcePool.
$TargetDatastore = "Datastore 01"                    ### Enter the name of the datastore on which the clone will be stored

#### Load in PowerCLI
# Returns the path (with trailing backslash) to the directory where PowerCLI is installed.
if ( !(Get-Module -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) ) {
    if (Test-Path -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware vSphere PowerCLI' ) {
        $Regkey = 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware vSphere PowerCLI'

    } else {
        $Regkey = 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware vSphere PowerCLI'
    }
    . (join-path -path (Get-ItemProperty  $Regkey).InstallPath -childpath 'Scripts\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1')
}
if ( !(Get-Module -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) ) {
    Write-Host "VMware modules not loaded/unable to load"
}

### Connect vSphere
Connect-VIServer -server $vCenterserver -user $vCenterUser -Password $vCenterPassword

### Check if there is already a linkedclone snapshot for the clone and delete it
$SnapshotExists = Get-Snapshot -VM $BaseVM

if ($SnapshotExists.Name -eq "Linked-Snapshot-for-$TargetVM"){
    Write-Host "Linked-Snapshot-for-$TargetVM already exists"
    Read-Host -Prompt "Press any key to delete the snapshot and continue or CTRL+C to quit"

    $ExistingSnapshot = Get-Snapshot -VM $BaseVM -Name "Linked-Snapshot-for-$TargetVM"
    Remove-Snapshot -Snapshot $ExistingSnapshot -Confirm:$false
    }

### Create Master Snapshot
$SnapShot = New-Snapshot -VM $BaseVM -Name "Linked-Snapshot-for-$TargetVM" -Description "Snapshot for linked clones for $TargetVM" -Memory -Quiesce

### Create Linked Clone
$LinkedClone = New-VM -Name $TargetVM -VM $BaseVM -Datastore $TargetDatastore -ResourcePool $ResourcePool -LinkedClone -ReferenceSnapshot $SnapShot