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InstantiateVAppTemplateParams
The InstantiateVAppTemplateParams element forms the body of an instantiateVappTemplate request.
Content-Type
application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.instantiateVAppTemplatxml
InstantiationParams
The InstantiationParams element contains zero or more ovf:Section_Type elements that specify the
configuration of a vApp or virtual machine.
An InstantiationParams element can appear in a number of request bodies, including
InstantiateVAppTemplateParams , ComposeVAppParams , RecomposeVAppParams , and CloneVAppParams .
The container of the InstantiationParams element determines what section types it can contain.
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InstantiationParams contained by an Item element that specifies a Vm as its Source can contain the
following section types:
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VirtualHardwareSection
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OperatingSystemSection
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NetworkConnectionSection
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GuestCustomizationSection
Schema
Name Min Max Type Description
name 1 1 xs:string Specifies the name of the vApp created by this
instantiation
linkedClone 0 1 xs:boolean Ignored in this release
deploy 0 1 xs:boolean True if the vApp should be deployed after
instantiation. Defaults to false.
powerOn 0 1 xs:boolean True if the vApp should be deployed and powered on
after instantiation. Defaults to false.
Description 0 1 xs:string Optional description. Used for the Description of the
vApp created by this instantiation.
VAppParent 0 1 ReferenceType Unsupported in this release
Source 1 1 ReferenceType A reference to the vApp template to instantiate
IsSourceDelete 0 1 xs:boolean True if the object referenced by Source should be
deleted after the copy is made
InstantiationParams 0 1 InstantiationParamsType Container for any of the following
ovf:Section_Type elements:
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LeaseSettingsSection
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StartupSection
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NetworkConfigSection
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CustomizationSection
AllEULAsAccepted 0 1 xs:boolean True if you accept the terms and conditions in the
template’s EULA sections. Instantiation fails if false.
Schema
Name Min Max Type Description
Section 0 n ovf:Section_Type Any permitted OVF Section type