Enum Description

Enum Constants

Name	Description
almalinux_64Guest	AlmaLinux (64-bit) *Since* 8.0.0.1
amazonlinux2_64Guest	Amazon Linux 2 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7.1
amazonlinux3_64Guest	Amazon Linux 3 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
asianux3_64Guest	Asianux Server 3 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
asianux3Guest	Asianux Server 3 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
asianux4_64Guest	Asianux Server 4 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
asianux4Guest	Asianux Server 4 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
asianux5_64Guest	Asianux Server 5 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.0
asianux7_64Guest	Asianux Server 7 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
asianux8_64Guest	Asianux Server 8 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7
asianux9_64Guest	Asianux Server 9 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
centos6_64Guest	CentOS 6 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
centos64Guest	CentOS 4/5 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.1
centos6Guest	CentOS 6 *Since* vSphere API 6.5
centos7_64Guest	CentOS 7 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
centos7Guest	CentOS 7 *Since* vSphere API 6.5
centos8_64Guest	CentOS 8 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7
centos9_64Guest	CentOS 9 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
centosGuest	CentOS 4/5 *Since* vSphere API 4.1
coreos64Guest	CoreOS Linux (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.0
crxPod1Guest	CRX Pod 1 *Since* vSphere API 7.0
darwin10_64Guest	Mac OS 10.6 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.0
darwin10Guest	Mac OS 10.6 *Since* vSphere API 5.0
darwin11_64Guest	Mac OS 10.7 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.0
darwin11Guest	Mac OS 10.7 *Since* vSphere API 5.0
darwin12_64Guest	Mac OS 10.8 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.5
darwin13_64Guest	Mac OS 10.9 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.5
darwin14_64Guest	Mac OS 10.10 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.0
darwin15_64Guest	Mac OS 10.11 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
darwin16_64Guest	Mac OS 10.12 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
darwin17_64Guest	macOS 10.13 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7
darwin18_64Guest	macOS 10.14 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7
darwin19_64Guest	macOS 10.15 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0
darwin20_64Guest	macOS 11 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
darwin21_64Guest	macOS 12 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
darwin22_64Guest	macOS 13 (64 bit) *Since* 8.0.0.1
darwin23_64Guest	macOS 14 (64 bit) *Since* 8.0.0.1
darwin64Guest	Mac OS 10.5 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
darwinGuest	Mac OS 10.5
debian10_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 10 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
debian10Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 10 *Since* vSphere API 6.5
debian11_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 11 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0
debian11Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 11 *Since* vSphere API 7.0
debian12_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (64 bit) *Since* 8.0.0.1
debian12Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 12 *Since* 8.0.0.1
debian4_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 4 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
debian4Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 4 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
debian5_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 5 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
debian5Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 5 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
debian6_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 6 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.0
debian6Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 6 *Since* vSphere API 5.0
debian7_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 7 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.5
debian7Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 7 *Since* vSphere API 5.5
debian8_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 8 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.0
debian8Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 8 *Since* vSphere API 6.0
debian9_64Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
debian9Guest	Debian GNU/Linux 9 *Since* vSphere API 6.5
dosGuest	MS-DOS.
eComStation2Guest	eComStation 2.0 *Since* vSphere API 5.0
eComStationGuest	eComStation 1.x *Since* vSphere API 4.1
fedora64Guest	Fedora Linux (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.1
fedoraGuest	Fedora Linux *Since* vSphere API 5.1
freebsd11_64Guest	FreeBSD 11 x64 *Since* vSphere API 6.7
freebsd11Guest	FreeBSD 11 *Since* vSphere API 6.7
freebsd12_64Guest	FreeBSD 12 x64 *Since* vSphere API 6.7
freebsd12Guest	FreeBSD 12 *Since* vSphere API 6.7
freebsd13_64Guest	FreeBSD 13 x64 *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
freebsd13Guest	FreeBSD 13 *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
freebsd14_64Guest	FreeBSD 14 x64 *Since* 8.0.0.1
freebsd14Guest	FreeBSD 14 *Since* 8.0.0.1
freebsd64Guest	FreeBSD x64
freebsdGuest	FreeBSD
genericLinuxGuest	Other Linux *Since* vSphere API 5.5
mandrakeGuest	Mandrake Linux *Since* vSphere API 5.5
mandriva64Guest	Mandriva Linux (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
mandrivaGuest	Mandriva Linux *Since* vSphere API 4.0
netware4Guest	Novell NetWare 4
netware5Guest	Novell NetWare 5.1
netware6Guest	Novell NetWare 6.x
nld9Guest	Novell Linux Desktop 9
oesGuest	Open Enterprise Server
openServer5Guest	SCO OpenServer 5 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
openServer6Guest	SCO OpenServer 6 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
opensuse64Guest	OpenSUSE Linux (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.1
opensuseGuest	OpenSUSE Linux *Since* vSphere API 5.1
oracleLinux6_64Guest	Oracle 6 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
oracleLinux64Guest	Oracle Linux 4/5 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.1
oracleLinux6Guest	Oracle 6 *Since* vSphere API 6.5
oracleLinux7_64Guest	Oracle 7 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
oracleLinux7Guest	Oracle 7 *Since* vSphere API 6.5
oracleLinux8_64Guest	Oracle 8 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7
oracleLinux9_64Guest	Oracle 9 (64-bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
oracleLinuxGuest	Oracle Linux 4/5 *Since* vSphere API 4.1
os2Guest	OS/2
other24xLinux64Guest	Linux 2.4.x Kernel (64 bit)
other24xLinuxGuest	Linux 2.4x Kernel
other26xLinux64Guest	Linux 2.6.x Kernel (64 bit)
other26xLinuxGuest	Linux 2.6x Kernel
other3xLinux64Guest	Linux 3.x Kernel (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.5
other3xLinuxGuest	Linux 3.x Kernel *Since* vSphere API 5.5
other4xLinux64Guest	Linux 4.x Kernel (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7
other4xLinuxGuest	Linux 4.x Kernel *Since* vSphere API 6.7
other5xLinux64Guest	Linux 5.x Kernel (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
other5xLinuxGuest	Linux 5.x Kernel *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
other6xLinux64Guest	Linux 6.x Kernel (64 bit) *Since* 8.0.0.1
other6xLinuxGuest	Linux 6.x Kernel *Since* 8.0.0.1
otherGuest	Other Operating System
otherGuest64	Other Operating System (64 bit)
otherLinux64Guest	Linux (64 bit)
otherLinuxGuest	Linux 2.2x Kernel
redhatGuest	Red Hat Linux 2.1
rhel2Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2
rhel3_64Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (64 bit)
rhel3Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
rhel4_64Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (64 bit)
rhel4Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
rhel5_64Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit) *Since* VI API 2.5
rhel5Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 *Since* VI API 2.5
rhel6_64Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
rhel6Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
rhel7_64Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.5
rhel7Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 *Since* vSphere API 5.5
rhel8_64Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7
rhel9_64Guest	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
rockylinux_64Guest	Rocky Linux (64-bit) *Since* 8.0.0.1
sjdsGuest	Sun Java Desktop System
sles10_64Guest	Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64 bit) *Since* VI API 2.5
sles10Guest	Suse linux Enterprise Server 10 *Since* VI API 2.5
sles11_64Guest	Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
sles11Guest	Suse linux Enterprise Server 11 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
sles12_64Guest	Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.5
sles12Guest	Suse linux Enterprise Server 12 *Since* vSphere API 5.5
sles15_64Guest	Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.7
sles16_64Guest	Suse Linux Enterprise Server 16 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
sles64Guest	Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 (64 bit)
slesGuest	Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9
solaris10_64Guest	Solaris 10 (64 bit)
solaris10Guest	Solaris 10 (32 bit)
solaris11_64Guest	Solaris 11 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.0
solaris6Guest	Solaris 6
solaris7Guest	Solaris 7
solaris8Guest	Solaris 8
solaris9Guest	Solaris 9
suse64Guest	Suse Linux (64 bit)
suseGuest	Suse Linux
turboLinux64Guest	Turbolinux (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
turboLinuxGuest	Turbolinux
ubuntu64Guest	Ubuntu Linux (64 bit)
ubuntuGuest	Ubuntu Linux
unixWare7Guest	SCO UnixWare 7 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
vmkernel5Guest	VMware ESX 5 *Since* vSphere API 5.0
vmkernel65Guest	VMware ESXi 6.5 AND ESXi 6.7. *Since* vSphere API 6.5
vmkernel6Guest	VMware ESX 6 *Since* vSphere API 6.0
vmkernel7Guest	VMware ESX 7 *Since* vSphere API 7.0
vmkernel8Guest	VMware ESX 8 *Since* 8.0.0.1
vmkernelGuest	VMware ESX 4 *Since* vSphere API 5.0
vmwarePhoton64Guest	VMware Photon (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.5
win2000AdvServGuest	Windows 2000 Advanced Server
win2000ProGuest	Windows 2000 Professional
win2000ServGuest	Windows 2000 Server
win31Guest	Windows 3.1
win95Guest	Windows 95
win98Guest	Windows 98
windows11_64Guest	Windows 11 *Since* 8.0.0.1
windows12_64Guest	Windows 12 *Since* 8.0.0.1
windows2019srv_64Guest	Windows Server 2019 *Since* vSphere API 7.0
windows2019srvNext_64Guest	Windows Server 2022 *Since* vSphere API 7.0.1.0
windows2022srvNext_64Guest	Windows Server 2025 *Since* 8.0.0.1
windows7_64Guest	Windows 7 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
windows7Guest	Windows 7 *Since* vSphere API 4.0
windows7Server64Guest	Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 4.0
windows8_64Guest	Windows 8 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.0
windows8Guest	Windows 8 *Since* vSphere API 5.0
windows8Server64Guest	Windows 8 Server (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 5.0
windows9_64Guest	Windows 10 (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.0
windows9Guest	Windows 10 *Since* vSphere API 6.0
windows9Server64Guest	Windows 10 Server (64 bit) *Since* vSphere API 6.0
windowsHyperVGuest	Windows Hyper-V *Since* vSphere API 5.5
winLonghorn64Guest	Windows Longhorn (64 bit) *Since* VI API 2.5
winLonghornGuest	Windows Longhorn *Since* VI API 2.5
winMeGuest	Windows Millennium Edition
winNetBusinessGuest	Windows Small Business Server 2003
winNetDatacenter64Guest	Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (64 bit) *Since* VI API 2.5
winNetDatacenterGuest	Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition *Since* VI API 2.5
winNetEnterprise64Guest	Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64 bit)
winNetEnterpriseGuest	Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
winNetStandard64Guest	Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (64 bit)
winNetStandardGuest	Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
winNetWebGuest	Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
winNTGuest	Windows NT 4
winVista64Guest	Windows Vista (64 bit)
winVistaGuest	Windows Vista
winXPHomeGuest	Windows XP Home Edition
winXPPro64Guest	Windows XP Professional Edition (64 bit)
winXPProGuest	Windows XP Professional

Name

Description

almalinux_64Guest

AlmaLinux (64-bit)

Since 8.0.0.1

amazonlinux2_64Guest

Amazon Linux 2 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7.1

amazonlinux3_64Guest

Amazon Linux 3 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

asianux3_64Guest

Asianux Server 3 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

asianux3Guest

Asianux Server 3

Since vSphere API 4.0

asianux4_64Guest

Asianux Server 4 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

asianux4Guest

Asianux Server 4

Since vSphere API 4.0

asianux5_64Guest

Asianux Server 5 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0

asianux7_64Guest

Asianux Server 7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

asianux8_64Guest

Asianux Server 8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7

asianux9_64Guest

Asianux Server 9 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

centos6_64Guest

CentOS 6 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

centos64Guest

CentOS 4/5 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 4.1

centos6Guest

CentOS 6

Since vSphere API 6.5

centos7_64Guest

CentOS 7 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

centos7Guest

CentOS 7

Since vSphere API 6.5

centos8_64Guest

CentOS 8 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7

centos9_64Guest

CentOS 9 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

centosGuest

CentOS 4/5

Since vSphere API 4.1

coreos64Guest

CoreOS Linux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0

crxPod1Guest

CRX Pod 1

Since vSphere API 7.0

darwin10_64Guest

Mac OS 10.6 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0

darwin10Guest

Mac OS 10.6

Since vSphere API 5.0

darwin11_64Guest

Mac OS 10.7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0

darwin11Guest

Mac OS 10.7

Since vSphere API 5.0

darwin12_64Guest

Mac OS 10.8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5

darwin13_64Guest

Mac OS 10.9 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5

darwin14_64Guest

Mac OS 10.10 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0

darwin15_64Guest

Mac OS 10.11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

darwin16_64Guest

Mac OS 10.12 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

darwin17_64Guest

macOS 10.13 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7

darwin18_64Guest

macOS 10.14 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7

darwin19_64Guest

macOS 10.15 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0

darwin20_64Guest

macOS 11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

darwin21_64Guest

macOS 12 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

darwin22_64Guest

macOS 13 (64 bit)

Since 8.0.0.1

darwin23_64Guest

macOS 14 (64 bit)

Since 8.0.0.1

darwin64Guest

Mac OS 10.5 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

darwinGuest

Mac OS 10.5

debian10_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 10 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

debian10Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 10

Since vSphere API 6.5

debian11_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0

debian11Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 11

Since vSphere API 7.0

debian12_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 12 (64 bit)

Since 8.0.0.1

debian12Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 12

Since 8.0.0.1

debian4_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 4 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

debian4Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 4

Since vSphere API 4.0

debian5_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 5 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

debian5Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 5

Since vSphere API 4.0

debian6_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 6 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0

debian6Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 6

Since vSphere API 5.0

debian7_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5

debian7Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 7

Since vSphere API 5.5

debian8_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0

debian8Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 8

Since vSphere API 6.0

debian9_64Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

debian9Guest

Debian GNU/Linux 9

Since vSphere API 6.5

dosGuest

MS-DOS.

eComStation2Guest

eComStation 2.0

Since vSphere API 5.0

eComStationGuest

eComStation 1.x

Since vSphere API 4.1

fedora64Guest

Fedora Linux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.1

fedoraGuest

Fedora Linux

Since vSphere API 5.1

freebsd11_64Guest

FreeBSD 11 x64

Since vSphere API 6.7

freebsd11Guest

FreeBSD 11

Since vSphere API 6.7

freebsd12_64Guest

FreeBSD 12 x64

Since vSphere API 6.7

freebsd12Guest

FreeBSD 12

Since vSphere API 6.7

freebsd13_64Guest

FreeBSD 13 x64

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

freebsd13Guest

FreeBSD 13

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

freebsd14_64Guest

FreeBSD 14 x64

Since 8.0.0.1

freebsd14Guest

FreeBSD 14

Since 8.0.0.1

freebsd64Guest

FreeBSD x64

freebsdGuest

FreeBSD

genericLinuxGuest

Other Linux

Since vSphere API 5.5

mandrakeGuest

Mandrake Linux

Since vSphere API 5.5

mandriva64Guest

Mandriva Linux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

mandrivaGuest

Mandriva Linux

Since vSphere API 4.0

netware4Guest

Novell NetWare 4

netware5Guest

Novell NetWare 5.1

netware6Guest

Novell NetWare 6.x

nld9Guest

Novell Linux Desktop 9

oesGuest

Open Enterprise Server

openServer5Guest

SCO OpenServer 5

Since vSphere API 4.0

openServer6Guest

SCO OpenServer 6

Since vSphere API 4.0

opensuse64Guest

OpenSUSE Linux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.1

opensuseGuest

OpenSUSE Linux

Since vSphere API 5.1

oracleLinux6_64Guest

Oracle 6 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

oracleLinux64Guest

Oracle Linux 4/5 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 4.1

oracleLinux6Guest

Oracle 6

Since vSphere API 6.5

oracleLinux7_64Guest

Oracle 7 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

oracleLinux7Guest

Oracle 7

Since vSphere API 6.5

oracleLinux8_64Guest

Oracle 8 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7

oracleLinux9_64Guest

Oracle 9 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

oracleLinuxGuest

Oracle Linux 4/5

Since vSphere API 4.1

os2Guest

OS/2

other24xLinux64Guest

Linux 2.4.x Kernel (64 bit)

other24xLinuxGuest

Linux 2.4x Kernel

other26xLinux64Guest

Linux 2.6.x Kernel (64 bit)

other26xLinuxGuest

Linux 2.6x Kernel

other3xLinux64Guest

Linux 3.x Kernel (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5

other3xLinuxGuest

Linux 3.x Kernel

Since vSphere API 5.5

other4xLinux64Guest

Linux 4.x Kernel (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7

other4xLinuxGuest

Linux 4.x Kernel

Since vSphere API 6.7

other5xLinux64Guest

Linux 5.x Kernel (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

other5xLinuxGuest

Linux 5.x Kernel

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

other6xLinux64Guest

Linux 6.x Kernel (64 bit)

Since 8.0.0.1

other6xLinuxGuest

Linux 6.x Kernel

Since 8.0.0.1

otherGuest

Other Operating System

otherGuest64

Other Operating System (64 bit)

otherLinux64Guest

Linux (64 bit)

otherLinuxGuest

Linux 2.2x Kernel

redhatGuest

Red Hat Linux 2.1

rhel2Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2

rhel3_64Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (64 bit)

rhel3Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

rhel4_64Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (64 bit)

rhel4Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

rhel5_64Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit)

Since VI API 2.5

rhel5Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Since VI API 2.5

rhel6_64Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

rhel6Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Since vSphere API 4.0

rhel7_64Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5

rhel7Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Since vSphere API 5.5

rhel8_64Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7

rhel9_64Guest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

rockylinux_64Guest

Rocky Linux (64-bit)

Since 8.0.0.1

sjdsGuest

Sun Java Desktop System

sles10_64Guest

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64 bit)

Since VI API 2.5

sles10Guest

Suse linux Enterprise Server 10

Since VI API 2.5

sles11_64Guest

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

sles11Guest

Suse linux Enterprise Server 11

Since vSphere API 4.0

sles12_64Guest

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5

sles12Guest

Suse linux Enterprise Server 12

Since vSphere API 5.5

sles15_64Guest

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7

sles16_64Guest

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 16 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

sles64Guest

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 (64 bit)

slesGuest

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9

solaris10_64Guest

Solaris 10 (64 bit)

solaris10Guest

Solaris 10 (32 bit)

solaris11_64Guest

Solaris 11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0

solaris6Guest

Solaris 6

solaris7Guest

Solaris 7

solaris8Guest

Solaris 8

solaris9Guest

Solaris 9

suse64Guest

Suse Linux (64 bit)

suseGuest

Suse Linux

turboLinux64Guest

Turbolinux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

turboLinuxGuest

Turbolinux

ubuntu64Guest

Ubuntu Linux (64 bit)

ubuntuGuest

Ubuntu Linux

unixWare7Guest

SCO UnixWare 7

Since vSphere API 4.0

vmkernel5Guest

VMware ESX 5

Since vSphere API 5.0

vmkernel65Guest

VMware ESXi 6.5 AND ESXi 6.7.

Since vSphere API 6.5

vmkernel6Guest

VMware ESX 6

Since vSphere API 6.0

vmkernel7Guest

VMware ESX 7

Since vSphere API 7.0

vmkernel8Guest

VMware ESX 8

Since 8.0.0.1

vmkernelGuest

VMware ESX 4

Since vSphere API 5.0

vmwarePhoton64Guest

VMware Photon (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5

win2000AdvServGuest

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

win2000ProGuest

Windows 2000 Professional

win2000ServGuest

Windows 2000 Server

win31Guest

Windows 3.1

win95Guest

Windows 95

win98Guest

Windows 98

windows11_64Guest

Windows 11

Since 8.0.0.1

windows12_64Guest

Windows 12

Since 8.0.0.1

windows2019srv_64Guest

Windows Server 2019

Since vSphere API 7.0

windows2019srvNext_64Guest

Windows Server 2022

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0

windows2022srvNext_64Guest

Windows Server 2025

Since 8.0.0.1

windows7_64Guest

Windows 7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

windows7Guest

Windows 7

Since vSphere API 4.0

windows7Server64Guest

Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0

windows8_64Guest

Windows 8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0

windows8Guest

Windows 8

Since vSphere API 5.0

windows8Server64Guest

Windows 8 Server (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0

windows9_64Guest

Windows 10 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0

windows9Guest

Windows 10

Since vSphere API 6.0

windows9Server64Guest

Windows 10 Server (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0

windowsHyperVGuest

Windows Hyper-V

Since vSphere API 5.5

winLonghorn64Guest

Windows Longhorn (64 bit)

Since VI API 2.5

winLonghornGuest

Windows Longhorn

Since VI API 2.5

winMeGuest

Windows Millennium Edition

winNetBusinessGuest

Windows Small Business Server 2003

winNetDatacenter64Guest

Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (64 bit)

Since VI API 2.5

winNetDatacenterGuest

Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition

Since VI API 2.5

winNetEnterprise64Guest

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64 bit)

winNetEnterpriseGuest

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

winNetStandard64Guest

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (64 bit)

winNetStandardGuest

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

winNetWebGuest

Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

winNTGuest

Windows NT 4

winVista64Guest

Windows Vista (64 bit)

winVistaGuest

Windows Vista

winXPHomeGuest

Windows XP Home Edition

winXPPro64Guest

Windows XP Professional Edition (64 bit)

winXPProGuest

Windows XP Professional

Show WSDL type definition

         <simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier">
            <restriction base="xsd:string">
               <enumeration value="dosGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="win31Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="win95Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="win98Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="winMeGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNTGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="win2000ProGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="win2000ServGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="win2000AdvServGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winXPHomeGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winXPProGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winXPPro64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNetWebGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNetStandardGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNetEnterpriseGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNetDatacenterGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNetBusinessGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNetStandard64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNetEnterprise64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="winLonghornGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winLonghorn64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="winNetDatacenter64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="winVistaGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="winVista64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows7Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows7_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows7Server64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows8Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows8_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows8Server64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows9Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows9_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows9Server64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows11_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows12_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windowsHyperVGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows2019srv_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows2019srvNext_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="windows2022srvNext_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsdGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd11Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd11_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd12Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd12_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd13Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd13_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd14Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="freebsd14_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="redhatGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel2Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel3Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel3_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel4Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel4_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel5Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel5_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel6Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel6_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel7Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel7_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel8_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rhel9_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="centosGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="centos64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="centos6Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="centos6_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="centos7Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="centos7_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="centos8_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="centos9_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="oracleLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="oracleLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="oracleLinux6Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="oracleLinux6_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="oracleLinux7Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="oracleLinux7_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="oracleLinux8_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="oracleLinux9_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="suseGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="suse64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="slesGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles10Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles10_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles11Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles11_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles12Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles12_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles15_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="sles16_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="nld9Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="oesGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="sjdsGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="mandrakeGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="mandrivaGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="mandriva64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="turboLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="turboLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="ubuntuGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="ubuntu64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian4Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian4_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian5Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian5_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian6Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian6_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian7Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian7_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian8Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian8_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian9Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian9_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian10Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian10_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian11Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian11_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian12Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="debian12_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="asianux3Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="asianux3_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="asianux4Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="asianux4_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="asianux5_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="asianux7_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="asianux8_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="asianux9_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="opensuseGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="opensuse64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="fedoraGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="fedora64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="coreos64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="vmwarePhoton64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="other24xLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="other26xLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="otherLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="other3xLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="other4xLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="other5xLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="other6xLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="genericLinuxGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="other24xLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="other26xLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="other3xLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="other4xLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="other5xLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="other6xLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="otherLinux64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="solaris6Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="solaris7Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="solaris8Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="solaris9Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="solaris10Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="solaris10_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="solaris11_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="os2Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="eComStationGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="eComStation2Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="netware4Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="netware5Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="netware6Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="openServer5Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="openServer6Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="unixWare7Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwinGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin10Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin10_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin11Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin11_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin12_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin13_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin14_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin15_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin16_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin17_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin18_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin19_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin20_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin21_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin22_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="darwin23_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="vmkernelGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="vmkernel5Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="vmkernel6Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="vmkernel65Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="vmkernel7Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="vmkernel8Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="amazonlinux2_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="amazonlinux3_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="crxPod1Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="rockylinux_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="almalinux_64Guest"/>
               <enumeration value="otherGuest"/>
               <enumeration value="otherGuest64"/>
            </restriction>
         </simpleType>

Enum - VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier(vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier)

Enum Description