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 ## Examples
 
 * [Create an OpenStack node using trystack.org provider](#example-1-openstack-node-using-trystack)
+* [Create a VMware vCloud v1.5 node using generic provider](#example-2-vcloud-generic-provider)
 
 <h3 id="example-1-openstack-node-using-trystack">Create an OpenStack node using trystack.org provider</h3>
 
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     image = [i for i in images if i.name == 'natty-server-cloudimg-amd64'][0]
 
     node = driver.create_node(name='test node', image=image, size=size)
+
+
+<h3 id="example-2-vcloud-generic-provider">Create a VMware vCloud v1.5 node using generic provider</h3>
+
+<p>This example demonstrates how to launch a VMware vCloud v1.5 node on a generic provider such as a test lab.</p>
+
+<p>Note: This example works with Libcloud trunk rev 1333307 and above.</p>
+
+    ::python
+    from libcloud.compute.types import Provider
+    from libcloud.compute.providers import get_driver
+
+    import libcloud.security
+
+	# Skip this step if you are launching nodes on an official vCloud
+	# provider. It is intended only for self signed SSL certs in 
+	# vanilla vCloud Director v1.5 test deployments.
+    # Note: Code like this poses a security risk (MITM attack) and
+    # that's the reason why you should never use it for anything else
+    # besides testing. You have been warned.
+    libcloud.security.VERIFY_SSL_CERT = False
+
+    vcloud = get_driver(Provider.VCLOUD)
+
+    driver = vcloud('you username@organisation', 'your password',
+                    host='vcloud.local', api_version='1.5')
+
+    # List all instantiated vApps
+    nodes = driver.list_nodes()
+    # List all VMs within the first vApp instance
+    print nodes[0].extra['vms']
+
+    # List all available vApp Templates
+    images = driver.list_images()
+    image = [i for i in images if i.name == 'natty-server-cloudimg-amd64'][0]
+
+	# Create node with minimum set of parameters
+    node = driver.create_node(name='test node 1', image=image)
+    # Destroy the node
+    driver.destroy_node(node)
+
+    # Create node without deploying and powering it on
+    node = driver.create_node(name='test node 2', image=image, ex_deploy=False)
+
+    # Create node with custom CPU & Memory values
+    node = driver.create_node(name='test node 3', image=image, ex_vm_cpu=3, ex_vm_memory=1024)
+
+    # Create node with customised networking parameters (eg. for OVF imported images)
+    node = driver.create_node(name='test node 4', image=image,
+                              ex_vm_network='your vm net name', ex_network='your org net name',
+                              ex_vm_fence='bridged', ex_vm_ipmode='DHCP')
+
+    # Create node in a custom virtual data center
+    node = driver.create_node(name='test node 4', image=image, ex_vdc='your vdc name')
+
+    # Create node with guest OS customisation script to be run at first boot
+    node = driver.create_node(name='test node 5', image=image,
+                              ex_vm_script='filesystem path to your script')
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