Data Object - CustomizationLinuxPrep

Extends: CustomizationIdentitySettings
See also: CustomizationName

Data Object Description

This is the Linux counterpart to the Windows Sysprep object. LinuxPrep contains machine-wide settings that identify a Linux machine in the same way that the Sysprep type identifies a Windows machine.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
domain	xsd:string	The fully qualified domain name.
hostName	CustomizationName	The network host name of the (Linux) virtual machine.
hwClockUTC*	xsd:boolean	Specifies whether the hardware clock is in UTC or local time. True when the hardware clock is in UTC. False when the hardware clock is in local time. *Since* vSphere API 4.0
timeZone*	xsd:string	The case-sensitive timezone, such as Europe/Sofia. Valid timeZone values are based on the tz (timezone) database used by Linux and other Unix systems. The values are strings (xsd:string) in the form "Area/Location," in which Area is a continent or ocean name, and Location is the city, island, or other regional designation. *Since* vSphere API 4.0
Properties inherited from CustomizationIdentitySettings
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="CustomizationLinuxPrep">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:CustomizationIdentitySettings">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="hostName" type="vim25:CustomizationName"/>
                     <element name="domain" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="timeZone" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="hwClockUTC" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>