View API


Data Object - DesktopCustomizationSettings

Class
VMware.Hv.CustomizationSettings
Property of
DesktopAutomatedDesktopData, DesktopAutomatedDesktopSpec
See also
ADContainerId, DesktopCloneprepCustomizationSettings, DesktopNoCustomizationSettings, DesktopQuickprepCustomizationSettings, DesktopSysprepCustomizationSettings, ViewComposerDomainAdministratorId
Since
Horizon View 6.0

Data Object Description

Customization settings.

Data Object Properties

Properties

Name Type Description
customizationTypexsd:string

Type of customization to use. For View Composer and Instant clone engine sourced desktops, this cannot be changed after creation.
  • This property will be one of:
    Value Description
    "NONE"No customization. This is applicable only to full clone desktops.
    "QUICK_PREP"QuickPrep is a VMware system tool executed by View Composer during a linked-clone machine deployment. QuickPrep personalizes each machine created from the Master image. This is applicable only to linked clone desktops.
    "SYS_PREP"Microsoft Sysprep is a tool to deploy the configured operating system installation from a base image. The machine can then be customized based on an answer script. Sysprep can modify a larger number of configurable parameters than QuickPrep. This is applicable only to full clone and linked clone desktops.
    "CLONE_PREP"ClonePrep is a VMware system tool executed by Instant Clone Engine during a instant clone machine deployment. ClonePrep personalizes each machine created from the Master image. This is applicable only to instant clone desktops.
domainAdministratorViewComposerDomainAdministratorId

View Composer domain administrator. This is the administrator which will add the machines to its domain upon creation. This must be set for linked-clone automated desktops.
  • This property need not be set.
adContainerADContainerId

View Composer and Instant Clone Engine Active Directory container for QuickPrep and ClonePrep. This must be set for Instant Clone Engine sourced desktops.
  • This property need not be set.
reusePreExistingAccountsxsd:boolean

Whether to allow the use of existing AD computer accounts when the VM names of newly created clones match the existing computer account names. This is applicable only for Automated desktops.
  • This property has a default value of false.
noCustomizationSettingsDesktopNoCustomizationSettings

Settings when customization will be done manually.
  • This property need not be set.
  • This property is required if customizationType is set to "NONE".
sysprepCustomizationSettingsDesktopSysprepCustomizationSettings

Settings when Sysprep customization is requested.
  • This property need not be set.
  • This property is required if customizationType is set to "SYS_PREP".
quickprepCustomizationSettingsDesktopQuickprepCustomizationSettings

Settings when QuickPrep customization is requested.
  • This property need not be set.
  • This property is required if customizationType is set to "QUICK_PREP".
cloneprepCustomizationSettingsDesktopCloneprepCustomizationSettings

Settings when ClonePrep customization is requested.

Since Horizon 7.0
  • This property need not be set.
  • This property is required if customizationType is set to "CLONE_PREP".