def replicate_vm_image(self, vm_image_name, regions, offer, sku, version):
_validate_not_none('<STR_LIT>', vm_image_name)<EOL>_validate_not_none('<STR_LIT>', regions)<EOL>_validate_not_none('<STR_LIT>', offer)<EOL>_validate_not_none('<STR_LIT>', sku)<EOL>_validate_not_none('<STR_LIT:version>', version)<EOL>return self._perform_put(<EOL>self._get_replication_path_using_vm_image_name(vm_image_name),<EOL>_XmlSerializer.replicate_image_to_xml(<EOL>regions,<EOL>offer,<EOL>sku,<EOL>version<EOL>),<EOL>as_async=True,<EOL>x_ms_version='<STR_LIT>'<EOL>)<EOL>
Replicate a VM image to multiple target locations. This operation
is only for publishers. You have to be registered as image publisher
with Microsoft Azure to be able to call this.

vm_image_name:
    Specifies the name of the VM Image that is to be used for
    replication
regions:
    Specified a list of regions to replicate the image to
    Note: The regions in the request body are not additive. If a VM
    Image has already been replicated to Regions A, B, and C, and
    a request is made to replicate to Regions A and D, the VM
    Image will remain in Region A, will be replicated in Region D,
    and will be unreplicated from Regions B and C
offer:
    Specifies the publisher defined name of the offer. The allowed
    characters are uppercase or lowercase letters, digit,
    hypen(-), period (.).The maximum allowed length is 64 characters.
sku:
    Specifies the publisher defined name of the Sku. The allowed
    characters are uppercase or lowercase letters, digit,
    hypen(-), period (.). The maximum allowed length is 64 characters.
version:
    Specifies the publisher defined version of the image.
    The allowed characters are digit and period.
    Format: <MajorVersion>.<MinorVersion>.<Patch>
    Example: '1.0.0' or '1.1.0' The 3 version number to
    follow standard of most of the RPs. See http://semver.org