Data Object Description

The Identification data object type maps to the Identification key in the sysprep.xml answer file. These values are transferred into the sysprep.xml file that VirtualCenter stores on the target virtual disk. For more detailed information, see Performing Unattended Installations.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
domainAdmin*	xsd:string	This is the domain user account used for authentication if the virtual machine is joining a domain. The user does not need to be a domain administrator, but the account must have the privileges required to add computers to the domain.
domainAdminPassword*	CustomizationPassword	This is the password for the domain user account used for authentication if the virtual machine is joining a domain.
joinDomain*	xsd:string	The domain that the virtual machine should join. If this value is supplied, then domainAdmin and domainAdminPassword must also be supplied, and the workgroup name must be empty.
joinWorkgroup*	xsd:string	The workgroup that the virtual machine should join. If this value is supplied, then the domain name and authentication fields must be empty.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Name

Type

Description

domainAdmin*

xsd:string

This is the domain user account used for authentication if the virtual machine is joining a domain. The user does not need to be a domain administrator, but the account must have the privileges required to add computers to the domain.

domainAdminPassword*

CustomizationPassword

This is the password for the domain user account used for authentication if the virtual machine is joining a domain.

joinDomain*

xsd:string

The domain that the virtual machine should join. If this value is supplied, then domainAdmin and domainAdminPassword must also be supplied, and the workgroup name must be empty.

joinWorkgroup*

xsd:string

The workgroup that the virtual machine should join. If this value is supplied, then the domain name and authentication fields must be empty.

Properties inherited from DynamicData

None

Need not be set

Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="CustomizationIdentification">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="joinWorkgroup" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="joinDomain" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="domainAdmin" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="domainAdminPassword" type="vim25:CustomizationPassword" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>

Data Object - CustomizationIdentification(vim.vm.customization.Identification)

Data Object Description