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Table 1‑8. Custom Properties for FlexClone Blueprints (Continued)
Custom Property Description
Linux.ExternalScript.LocationType
Specifies the location type of the customization script named in
the Linux.ExternalScript.Name property. This can be either
local or nfs.
You must also specify the script location using the
Linux.ExternalScript.Path property. If the location type is
nfs, also use the Linux.ExternalScript.Server property.
Linux.ExternalScript.Server
Specifies the name of the NFS server, for example lab-
ad.lab.local, on which the Linux external customization script
named in Linux.ExternalScript.Name is located.
Linux.ExternalScript.Path
Specifies the local path to the Linux customization script or the
export path to the Linux customization on the NFS server. The
value must begin with a forward slash and not include the file
name, for example /scripts/linux/config.sh.
If you installed the guest agent to customize cloned machines, the Custom Properties for Customizing
FlexClone Machines with a Guest Agent table describes the most commonly used custom properties for
your situation.
Table 1‑9. Custom Properties for Customizing FlexClone Machines with a Guest Agent
Custom Property Description
VirtualMachine.Admin.UseGuestAgent
If the guest agent is installed as a service on a template for
cloning, set to True on the machine blueprint to enable the guest
agent service on machines cloned from that template. When the
machine is started, the guest agent service is started. Set to
False to disable the guest agent. If set to False, the enhanced
clone workfow will not use the guest agent for guest operating
system tasks, reducing its functionality to
VMwareCloneWorkflow. If not specified or set to anything other
than False, the enhanced clone workflow sends work items to
the guest agent.
VirtualMachine.DiskN.Label
Specifies the label for a machine’s disk N. The disk label
maximum is 32 characters. Disk numbering must be sequential.
When used with a guest agent, specifies the label of a
machine's disk N inside the guest operating system.
VirtualMachine.DiskN.Letter
Specifies the drive letter or mount point of a machine’s disk N.
The default is C. For example, to specify the letter D for Disk 1,
define the custom property as VirtualMachine.Disk1.Letter
and enter the value D. Disk numbering must be sequential.
When used in conjunction with a guest agent, this value
specifies the drive letter or mount point under which an
additional disk N is mounted by the guest agent in the guest
operating system.
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