Property Key
Property Name
Description
Required or optional
vmware.capacity
Volume size (GB)
Specify the volume size
in GB. This property is
mandatory when "Flat" is
specified as the virtual
disk type. This property
is ignored when the
virtual disk type is
"RawVirtual" or
"RawPhysical".
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vmware.vHardDiskType
Virtual disk type
Specify the type of the
virtual disk as follows:
Flat : the virtual disk is
created on a VMFS.
RawPhysical : the virtual
disk is configured using
physical raw device
mapping.
RawVirtual : the virtual
disk is configured using
virtual raw device
mapping.
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vmware.deviceName
LUN device name
Specify the type of the
virtual disk as follows:
Flat : the virtual disk is
created on a VMFS.
RawPhysical : the virtual
disk is configured using
physical raw device
mapping.
RawVirtual : the virtual
disk is configured using
virtual raw device
mapping.
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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:
• The virtual servers to be added to the virtual disk are off.
• VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server) is managed by VMware vCenter Server.
• Each virtual server name is unique among the vCenter servers.
• VMwareTools is installed on the target virtual server.
Additional service templates
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