Hi Eric Bardes,
Thank you for your patience.
Apologies for the inconvenience caused.
Based on your query we understand that you are unable to create backend virtual machines due to script issues in the exercise.
We have successfully created virtual machines from the script without any issues. Please find the screenshots provided below for your reference:
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