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, which serves as
the cloning destination.
R
vmware.dataStoreName Datastore name
Specify the name of a
data store as the cloning
destination.
R
vmware.resourcePoolNa
me
Resource pool name
Specify a resource pool
or cluster as the cloning
destination.
O
vmware.diskFormat
Virtual disk format
Specifies format of the
virtual disk of the clone
to be created. Specify
"Default" when the
format is the same as
the virtual disk of the
virtual server of the
clone source, "Thin"
when committing it on
demand, or "Thick"
when committing it in full
size.
R
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 duplicate clone name under the same vCenter. There is no clone name that is the same as
an existing virtual server name.
• There is no duplicate data store name under the same vCenter.
• VMware Tools is installed in the virtual server to be cloned.
• The version of VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server) managing the virtual server to be
cloned matches that of VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server) managing the cloning
destination.
Server requirements
To use this service template, the following servers are required:
• vCenter server -- This is a server on which VMware vCenter Server is installed.
• vCenter control server -- This is a server on which VMware vSphere PowerCLI is installed.
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