REST API - vcenter_guest

vcenter ovf: vcenter guest customization

The vcenter_guest_customization structure defines the customization of the guest operating system for a virtual machine specified by section of type ovf:VirtualSystem in the OVF descriptor.

Representation:

JSON

{
    "specification_id" : "string",
    "xml" : "string",
    "type" : "SPECIFICATION"
}

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Required
type	string	Type of customization scheme to use in order to customize the target virtual machine. Defines the supported types of guest customization schemes for sections of type ovf:VirtualSystem in the OVF descriptor. Value is one of: SPECIFICATION: Customization setting is encapsulated in a vCenter Server guest operating system customization specification. XML: Customization setting is encapsulated in an XML document- formatted string. The content of the string describes a vCenter server guest operating system customization specification.
Optional
specification_id	string	Target guest OS customization specification to use to customize the virtual machine. The value of this field specifies the ID of the specification item stored in vCenter's customization specification manager. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value SPECIFICATION. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is SPECIFICATION.
xml	string	Target guest OS customization specification to use to customize the virtual machine. The value of this field contains the XML document content to be interpreted by vCenter's customization specification manager as a vCenter guest customization specification. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value XML. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is XML.