Property Key
Property Name
Description
Required or optional
vmware.vmName
Name of a virtual server
as the cloning source
Specifies name of virtual
server of clone source
(display name of virtual
server in VMware
vCenter Server, not host
name in OS). Specify
this name for
confirmation to prevent
clone source from being
mistakenly deleted. This
virtual server is not
deleted.
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vmware.cloneName
Name of the clone to be
deleted
Specify the name of the
clone to be deleted.
(This is the display name
of a clone under
VMware vCenter Server.
It is not a host name
under the OS.)
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NOTE:
Although some of the properties in the tables indicate that they can be omitted, they may be
required when used in conjunction with some other property setting as indicated in the descriptions.
Prerequisites
The following conditions must be met:
• VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server) is managed by VMware vCenter Server.
• There is no name duplication of the clone to be deleted in the same vCenter instance. Also, there is no
virtual server name that is the same the clone name.
• VMware Tools is installed in the virtual servers to be operated.
Server requirements
To use this service template, the following servers are required:
• vCenter server -- Server on which VMware vCenter Server is installed.
• vCenter control server -- Server on which VMware vSphere PowerCLI is installed.
• Virtual server cloned -- Virtual server managed by vCenter server or VMware vSphere ESXi (or
VMware ESX Server).
• Clone -- Clone of the virtual server cloned. The clone name is the name of the virtual server clone.
Usage guidelines
• Do not run this service for multiple instances of the same clone at the same time.
• If virtual server of clone source is already deleted or the name is unknown, use the virtual server
deletion service to delete the clone.
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