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Table 2‑8. Custom Properties for FlexClone Blueprints (Continued)
Custom Property Description
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 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 2‑9. 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 specied or
set to anything other than False, the enhanced clone
workow sends work items to the guest agent.
VirtualMachine.DiskN.Size
Denes the size in GB of disk N. For example, to give a size
of 150 GB to a disk G, dene the custom property
VirtualMachine.Disk0.Size and enter a value of 150.
Disk numbering must be sequential. By default a machine
has one disk referred to by VirtualMachine.Disk0.Size,
where size is specied by the storage value on the
blueprint from which the machine is provisioned. The
storage value on the blueprint user interface overwrites the
value in the VirtualMachine.Disk0.Size property. The
VirtualMachine.Disk0.Size property is not available as
a custom property because of its relationship with the
storage option on the blueprint. More disks can be added
by specifying VirtualMachine.Disk1.Size,
VirtualMachine.Disk2.Size and so on.
VirtualMachine.Admin.TotalDiskUsage always
represents the total of the .DiskN.Size properties plus the
VMware.Memory.Reservation size allocation.
VirtualMachine.DiskN.Label
Species 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, species the
label of a machine's disk N inside the guest operating
system.
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