Data Object - CustomizationLinuxPrep(vim.vm.customization.LinuxPrep)

Extends
CustomizationIdentitySettings
See also
CustomizationName
Since
2.0

Data Object Description

This is the Linux counterpart to the Windows Sysprep object. LinuxPrep contains machine-wide settings that identify a Linux machine in the same way that the Sysprep type identifies a Windows machine.

Properties

Name Type Description
domainxsd:string

The fully qualified domain name.
hostNameCustomizationName

The network host name of the (Linux) virtual machine.
hwClockUTC*xsd:boolean

Specifies whether the hardware clock is in UTC or local time.
  • True when the hardware clock is in UTC.
  • False when the hardware clock is in local time.

Since vSphere API 4.0
scriptText*xsd:string

The script to run before and after GOS customization.

Since vSphere API 7.0
timeZone*xsd:string

The case-sensitive timezone, such as Europe/Sofia. Valid timeZone values are based on the tz (timezone) database used by Linux and other Unix systems. The values are strings (xsd:string) in the form "Area/Location," in which Area is a continent or ocean name, and Location is the city, island, or other regional designation.

See the List of supported time zones for different vSphere versions in Linux/Unix systems.

Since vSphere API 4.0
Properties inherited from CustomizationIdentitySettings
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None
*Need not be set
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