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Table Of Contents
- Custom Properties Reference
- Contents
- Custom Properties Reference
- Updated Information
- Using Custom Properties
- Custom Properties Grouped by Function
- Custom Properties for Openstack Endpoints
- Custom Properties for Basic Workflow Blueprints
- Custom Properties for Clone Blueprints
- Custom Properties for FlexClone Blueprints
- Custom Properties for Linked Clone Blueprints
- Custom Properties for Linux Kickstart Blueprints
- Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints
- Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints
- Custom Properties for vApp Blueprints
- Custom Properties for vRealize Automation Guest Agent
- Custom Properties for Networking
- Custom Properties for PXE Provisioning
- Custom Properties for BMC BladeLogic Configuration Manager Integration
- Custom Properties for HP Server Automation Integration
- Custom Properties Grouped by Name
- Custom Properties A Table
- Custom Properties B Table
- Custom Properties C Table
- Custom Properties E Table
- Custom Properties H Table
- Custom Properties I Table
- Custom Properties L Table
- Custom Properties M Table
- Custom Properties O Table
- Custom Properties P Table
- Custom Properties R Table
- Custom Properties S Table
- Custom Properties V Table
- Custom Properties X Table
- Using the Property Dictionary
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Require the host name of the machine.
The Windows guest agent records property values on the provisioned machine in the %SystemDrive
%\VRMGuestAgent\site\workitem.xml file.
The Linux guest agent records property values on the provisioned machine in
the /usr/share/gugent/site/workitem.xml file.
Custom Properties in Machine Provisioning, Blueprints, and Build
Profiles
Custom properties are name-value pairs used to specify attributes of a machine or to override default
specifications.
Different custom properties are used for different provisioning methods, types of machines, and machine
options. Custom properties can be used as described in the following examples:
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Specify a particular type of guest OS
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Enable WIM-based provisioning, in which a Windows Imaging File Format (WIM) image of a
reference machine is used to provision new machines
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Customize the behavior of Remote Desktop Protocol when connecting to a machine
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Register a virtual machine with a XenDesktop Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC) server
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Customize a virtual machine’s system specifications, such as adding multiple hard disk drives
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Customize the guest OS for a machine, for instance, by including specified users in selected local
groups
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Enable cleanup of a the Active Directory account of a machine after it is destroyed
Specifying the characteristics of the machines to be provisioned is generally done by adding properties to
blueprints and build profiles. You can make custom properties available to multiple blueprints and all
business groups by placing them in build profiles.
Any property specified in a blueprint overrides the same property specified in the incorporated build
profile. This enables a blueprint to use most of the properties in a profile while differing from the profile in
some limited way. For more information, see Order of Precedence for Custom Properties..
For example, a blueprint that incorporates a standard developer workstation profile might override the US
English settings in the profile with UK English settings. On the other hand, if no appropriate profile is
available all the needed properties can be specified in the blueprint itself. This arrangement ensures that
the number and complexity of blueprints remain manageable.
At new machine request time, vRealize Automation has not yet allocated a reservation and the compute
resource and endpoint are unknown as well. Therefore, only custom properties from a build profile,
blueprint and business group are reconciled and presented when the machine is requested.
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