Property Key
Property Name
Description
Required or optional
vmware.vmName
Virtual server name
Specify the name of the
virtual server. This name
is used to represent the
virtual server in VMware
vCenter server. It is not
used as a host name by
the OS.
R
vmware.templateName
Template name
Specify the name of the
template on which the
virtual server is to be
based.
R
vmware.vmHostName
ESX server name
Specify the ESX server
name to be visible in the
Hosts and Clusters
inventory view managed
by VMware vCenter
server.
R
vmware.dataStoreName Datastore name
Specify the datastore
name.
R
vmware.resourcePoolNa
me
Resource pool name
Specify the resource
pool, vApp, or cluster
where the virtual server
will be provisioned.
O
vmware.portGroupName Port group name
Specify the name of the
port group currently
assigned to the virtual
server.
O
vmware.portGroupName
New
Port group name
(updated)
Specify a new port group
name to assign to the
virtual server.
O
OS.computerName
Computer/host name
Specify the computer
name (host name) used
by the OS. The
computer name of a
maximum of 15
characters is specified,
in the case of a
Windows-based OS.
The computer name of a
maximum of 63
characters is specified,
in the case of Linux OS.
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Additional service templates