I need to build an installer that deploys one virtual appliance OVF multiple times into VMware ESX servers, and custom-configures each one. I want the user to provide hostnames, IP addresses, and some other information for each VM and then have the installer tool automatically deploy the VMs without requiring the user to follow a list of steps.
I am looking at the VMware VIX API reference but from what I have seen I don't think it can automate all that I want.