Property Key
Property Name
Description
Required or optional
vmware.vmHostName
ESX server name
Specify the ESX server
name 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.ipAddressMan
IP address
(management LAN)
Specify the IP address
for the management
LAN of the virtual server.
You cannot specify an
IPv6 address.
O
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:
• Conditions for the settings on VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server)
◦ A port group is set up. For a port group set up for the virtual server, specify a port group on the
network using a standard virtual switch (vNetwork or vSphere standard switch).
◦ The template used for deployment is already created.
◦ If the virtual server is stored in a resource pool and the resource pool, cluster, and vApp names
must be unique. The same name cannot be assigned to more than one resource pool, cluster, and
vApp although their types are different, such as a duplication of a cluster name and a vApp name
or a duplication of a cluster name and a resource pool name.
◦ The VMware-related names listed below are case-sensitive in VMware, but they are not case-
sensitive in vSphere Power CLI that is run from this service. For this reason, this service cannot be
used in an environment where names can be used that are the same except for case differences.
◦ Data store name.
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