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Data Object - CustomizationLinuxPrep(vim.vm.customization.LinuxPrep)

Extends

CustomizationIdentitySettings

See also

CustomizationName

Since

2.0

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 Release 4.0
scriptText*	xsd:string	The script to run before and after GOS customization. Since vSphere API Release 7.0
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. See the List of supported time zones for different vSphere versions in Linux/Unix systems. Since vSphere API Release 4.0
Properties inherited from CustomizationIdentitySettings
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
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