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Table 2‑4. Custom Properties for Clone Blueprints (Continued)
Custom Property Description
Linux.ExternalScript.Name
Species the name of an optional customization script, for
example config.sh, that the Linux guest agent runs after
the operating system is installed. This property is available
for Linux machines cloned from templates on which the
Linux agent is installed.
If you specify an external script, you must also dene its
location by using the
Linux.ExternalScript.LocationType and
Linux.ExternalScript.Path properties.
Linux.ExternalScript.LocationType
Species 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
Species 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
Species 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 le name, for
example /scripts/linux/config.sh.
If your administrators installed the guest agent to run scripts that accept custom properties and customize
provisioned machines, you can use custom properties to further customize cloned machines that use the
guest agent.
Table 2‑5. Custom Properties for Customizing Cloned Machines with a Guest Agent
Custom Property Description
VirtualMachine.Admin.AddOwnerToAdmins
Set to True (default) to add the machine’s owner, as
specied by the VirtualMachine.Admin.Owner property,
to the local administrators group on the machine.
VirtualMachine.Admin.AllowLogin
Set to True (default) to add the machine owner to the local
remote desktop users group, as specied by the
VirtualMachine.Admin.Owner property.
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 specied or
set to anything other than False, the enhanced clone
workow sends work items to the guest agent.
VirtualMachine.DiskN.Active
Set to True (default) to specify that the machine's disk N is
active. Set to False to specify that the machine's disk N is
not active.
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