Create catalogs using prepared images in Nutanix AHV Prism Central

April 24, 2026

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Create prepared images and use the prepared images to create an MCS machine catalog using:

PowerShell commands

The key steps to create an MCS machine catalog using the prepared image are:

Create the image definition and the initial image versions.
Use the image version as a prepared image to create a catalog

Use PowerShell

PowerShell example of image decoupling workflow in Nutanix PC.

Setting up

$CustomProperties='<CustomProperties xmlns="http://schemas.citrix.com/2014/xd/machinecreation"><StringProperty Name="ClusterId" Value="00062c63-1fb0-58c9-4fc8-5c2573352378"/></CustomProperties>'
$MasterImagePath="XDHyp:\HostingUnits\${HostingUnitName}\Templates.folder\hai-vda-novtpm01.template\Initial Version.templateversion"
$VMNetwork1A="XDHyp:\HostingUnits\${HostingUnitName}\Clusters.folder\mcs-pvs-ntnx-cluster01.cluster\vmNwCl1-A.network"
$NetworkMapping=@{"0"=$VMNetwork1A}
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Create image definition and image version

$ImageDefinition = New-ProvImageDefinition -ImageDefinitionName $ImgDefName -OsType Windows -VdaSessionSupport SingleSession
$ImageVersion = New-ProvImageVersion -ImageDefinitionName $ImageDefinition.ImageDefinitionName -Description "V1"
Add-ProvImageDefinitionConnection -ImageDefinitionName $ImageDefinition.ImageDefinitionName -HypervisorConnectionName $HostingConnection
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Create image version spec

$MasterImageVersionSpec = Add-ProvImageVersionSpec -ImageDefinitionName $ImageVersion.ImageDefinitionName -ImageVersionNumber $ImageVersion.ImageVersionNumber -HostingUnitName $HostingUnitName -MasterImagePath $MasterImagePath
$ProvTask = New-ProvImageVersionSpec -SourceImageVersionSpecUid  $MasterImageVersionSpec.ImageVersionSpecUid -NetworkMapping $NetworkMapping -MachineProfile $MachineProfile -CustomProperties $CustomProperties -AdditionalStorageIds 00062c6d-09a3-134b-446d-58a2e17d0f88 -RunAsynchronously 
$PreparedImageVersionSpec = Get-ProvImageVersionSpec -ImageDefinitionName $ImgDefName -ImageVersionNumber 1 -Filter "PreparationType -eq 'Mcs'"
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Create Provisioning Scheme

$ProvTask = New-ProvScheme -ProvisioningSchemeName $ProvSchemeName -ImageVersionSpecUid $PreparedImageVersionSpec.ImageVersionSpecUid -HostingUnitName $HostingUnitName -IdentityPoolName $IdentityPoolName -CleanOnBoot -Scope @() -SecurityGroup @() -NetworkMapping $NetworkMapping -CustomProperties $CustomProperties -MachineProfile $MachineProfile -RunAsynchronously
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Replicate the image version spec to a new cluster

Add-ProvImageVersionSpecInstance -ImageVersionSpecUid $PreparedImageVersionSpec.ImageVersionSpecUid -StorageID 00062c6d-09a3-134b-446d-58a2e17d0f88
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Create a new provisioning scheme in the new cluster using the same prepared image

$CustomProperties='<CustomProperties xmlns="http://schemas.citrix.com/2014/xd/machinecreation"><StringProperty Name="ClusterId" Value="00062c6d-09a3-134b-446d-58a2e17d0f88"/></CustomProperties>'
$ProvTask = New-ProvScheme -ProvisioningSchemeName $ProvSchemeName -ImageVersionSpecUid $PreparedImageVersionSpec.ImageVersionSpecUid -MachineProfile $MachineProfile -HostingUnitName $HostingUnitName -IdentityPoolName $IdentityPoolName -CleanOnBoot -Scope @() -SecurityGroup @() -NetworkMapping $NetworkMapping -CustomProperties $CustomProperties -RunAsynchronously
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Image management

Where to go next

Manage catalogs created using prepared images

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Create catalogs using prepared images in Nutanix AHV Prism Central

April 24, 2026

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April 24, 2026

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Create catalogs using prepared images in Nutanix AHV Prism Central

Use PowerShell

Setting up

Create image definition and image version

Create image version spec

Create Provisioning Scheme

Replicate the image version spec to a new cluster

Create a new provisioning scheme in the new cluster using the same prepared image

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