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Table 2‑26. Required Custom Properties for HP Server Automation Integration
Property Definition
VMware.VirtualCenter.OperatingSystem
Species the vCenter Server guest operating system version
(VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier) with which
vCenter Server creates the machine. This operating system
version must match the operating system version to be
installed on the provisioned machine. Administrators can
create property groups using one of several property sets,
for example, VMware[OS_Version]Properties, that are
predened to include the correct
VMware.VirtualCenter.OperatingSystem values. This
property is for virtual provisioning.
VirtualMachine.EPI.Type
Species the type of external provisioning infrastructure.
EPI.Server.Name
Species the name of the external provisioning
infrastructure server, for example, the name of the server
hosting BMC BladeLogic. If at least one general BMC EPI
agent was installed without specifying a BMC BladeLogic
Conguration Manager host, this value directs the request
to the desired server.
Opsware.Software.Install
Set to True to allow HP Server Automation to install
software.
Opsware.Server.Name
Species the fully qualied name of the HP Server
Automation server.
Opsware.Server.Username
Species the user name provided when a password le in
the agent directory was created, for example
opswareadmin. This user name requires administrative
access to the HP Server Automation instance.
Opsware.BootImage.Name
Species the boot image value as dened in HP Server
Automation for the 32-bit WinPE image, for example
winpe32. The property is not required when provisioning
by cloning.
Opsware.Customer.Name
Species a customer name value as dened in HP Server
Automation, for example MyCompanyName.
Opsware.Facility.Name
Species a facility name value as dened in HP Server
Automation, for example Cambridge.
Opsware.Machine.Password
Species the default local administrator password for an
operating system sequence WIM image such as
Opsware.OSSequence.Name as dened in HP Server
Automation, for example P@ssword1.
Opsware.OSSequence.Name
Species the operating system sequence name value as
dened in HP Server Automation, for example Windows
2008 WIM.
Opsware.Realm.Name
Species the realm name value as dened in HP Server
Automation, for example Production.
Opsware.Register.Timeout
Species the time, in seconds, to wait for creation of a
provisioning job to complete.
VirtualMachine.CDROM.Attach
Set to False to provision the machine without a CD-ROM
device. The default is True.
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.
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