CustomizationIdentification
The Identification data object type provides information needed to join a workgroup or domain.
The Identification data object type maps to the Identification key in the sysprep.xml
answer file. These values are transferred into the sysprep.xml
file that VirtualCenter stores on the target virtual disk. For more detailed information, see <a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771830(v=ws.10).aspx"target="_blank">Performing Unattended Installations.
{
"_typeName": "string",
"joinWorkgroup": "string",
"joinDomain": "string",
"domainAdmin": "string",
"domainAdminPassword": {
"_typeName": "string",
"value": "string",
"plainText": false
},
"domainOU": "string"
}
The workgroup that the virtual machine should join.
If this value is supplied, then the domain name and authentication fields must be empty.
The domain that the virtual machine should join.
If this value is supplied, then domainAdmin and domainAdminPassword must also be supplied, and the workgroup name must be empty.
This is the domain user account used for authentication if the virtual machine is joining a domain.
The user does not need to be a domain administrator, but the account must have the privileges required to add computers to the domain.
Contains a password string and a flag that specifies whether the string is in plain text or encrypted.
This is the MachineObjectOU which specifies the full LDAP path name of the OU to which the computer belongs.
For example, OU=MyOu,DC=MyDom,DC=MyCompany,DC=com Refer to: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/ desktop/unattend/microsoft-windows-unattendedjoin- identification-machineobjectou
Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.2.0