VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier_enum
Guest operating system identifier.
Possible values:
dosGuest
: MS-DOS.win31Guest
: Windows 3.1win95Guest
: Windows 95win98Guest
: Windows 98winMeGuest
: Windows Millennium EditionwinNTGuest
: Windows NT 4win2000ProGuest
: Windows 2000 Professionalwin2000ServGuest
: Windows 2000 Serverwin2000AdvServGuest
: Windows 2000 Advanced ServerwinXPHomeGuest
: Windows XP Home EditionwinXPProGuest
: Windows XP ProfessionalwinXPPro64Guest
: Windows XP Professional Edition (64 bit)winNetWebGuest
: Windows Server 2003, Web EditionwinNetStandardGuest
: Windows Server 2003, Standard EditionwinNetEnterpriseGuest
: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise EditionwinNetDatacenterGuest
: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter EditionwinNetBusinessGuest
: Windows Small Business Server 2003winNetStandard64Guest
: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (64 bit)winNetEnterprise64Guest
: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64 bit)winLonghornGuest
: Windows LonghornwinLonghorn64Guest
: Windows Longhorn (64 bit)winNetDatacenter64Guest
: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (64 bit)winVistaGuest
: Windows VistawinVista64Guest
: Windows Vista (64 bit)windows7Guest
: Windows 7windows7_64Guest
: Windows 7 (64 bit)windows7Server64Guest
: Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)windows8Guest
: Windows 8windows8_64Guest
: Windows 8 (64 bit)windows8Server64Guest
: Windows 8 Server (64 bit)windows9Guest
: Windows 10windows9_64Guest
: Windows 10 (64 bit)windows9Server64Guest
: Windows 10 Server (64 bit)windows11_64Guest
: Windows 11Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
windows12_64Guest
: Windows 12Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
windowsHyperVGuest
: Windows Hyper-Vwindows2019srv_64Guest
: Windows Server 2019windows2019srvNext_64Guest
: Windows Server 2022Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
windows2022srvNext_64Guest
: Windows Server 2025Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
freebsdGuest
: FreeBSDfreebsd64Guest
: FreeBSD x64freebsd11Guest
: FreeBSD 11freebsd11_64Guest
: FreeBSD 11 x64freebsd12Guest
: FreeBSD 12freebsd12_64Guest
: FreeBSD 12 x64freebsd13Guest
: FreeBSD 13Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
freebsd13_64Guest
: FreeBSD 13 x64Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
freebsd14Guest
: FreeBSD 14Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
freebsd14_64Guest
: FreeBSD 14 x64Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
redhatGuest
: Red Hat Linux 2.1rhel2Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2rhel3Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3rhel3_64Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (64 bit)rhel4Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4rhel4_64Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (64 bit)rhel5Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5rhel5_64Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit)rhel6Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6rhel6_64Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)rhel7Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7rhel7_64Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit)rhel8_64Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64 bit)rhel9_64Guest
: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
centosGuest
: CentOS 4/5centos64Guest
: CentOS 4/5 (64-bit)centos6Guest
: CentOS 6centos6_64Guest
: CentOS 6 (64-bit)centos7Guest
: CentOS 7centos7_64Guest
: CentOS 7 (64-bit)centos8_64Guest
: CentOS 8 (64-bit)centos9_64Guest
: CentOS 9 (64-bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
oracleLinuxGuest
: Oracle Linux 4/5oracleLinux64Guest
: Oracle Linux 4/5 (64-bit)oracleLinux6Guest
: Oracle 6oracleLinux6_64Guest
: Oracle 6 (64-bit)oracleLinux7Guest
: Oracle 7oracleLinux7_64Guest
: Oracle 7 (64-bit)oracleLinux8_64Guest
: Oracle 8 (64-bit)oracleLinux9_64Guest
: Oracle 9 (64-bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
suseGuest
: Suse Linuxsuse64Guest
: Suse Linux (64 bit)slesGuest
: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9sles64Guest
: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 (64 bit)sles10Guest
: Suse linux Enterprise Server 10sles10_64Guest
: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64 bit)sles11Guest
: Suse linux Enterprise Server 11sles11_64Guest
: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64 bit)sles12Guest
: Suse linux Enterprise Server 12sles12_64Guest
: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64 bit)sles15_64Guest
: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64 bit)sles16_64Guest
: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 16 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
nld9Guest
: Novell Linux Desktop 9oesGuest
: Open Enterprise ServersjdsGuest
: Sun Java Desktop SystemmandrakeGuest
: Mandrake LinuxmandrivaGuest
: Mandriva Linuxmandriva64Guest
: Mandriva Linux (64 bit)turboLinuxGuest
: TurbolinuxturboLinux64Guest
: Turbolinux (64 bit)ubuntuGuest
: Ubuntu Linuxubuntu64Guest
: Ubuntu Linux (64 bit)debian4Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 4debian4_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 4 (64 bit)debian5Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 5debian5_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 5 (64 bit)debian6Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 6debian6_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 6 (64 bit)debian7Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 7debian7_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 7 (64 bit)debian8Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 8debian8_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 8 (64 bit)debian9Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 9debian9_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64 bit)debian10Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 10debian10_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (64 bit)debian11Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 11debian11_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (64 bit)debian12Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 12Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
debian12_64Guest
: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
asianux3Guest
: Asianux Server 3asianux3_64Guest
: Asianux Server 3 (64 bit)asianux4Guest
: Asianux Server 4asianux4_64Guest
: Asianux Server 4 (64 bit)asianux5_64Guest
: Asianux Server 5 (64 bit)asianux7_64Guest
: Asianux Server 7 (64 bit)asianux8_64Guest
: Asianux Server 8 (64 bit)asianux9_64Guest
: Asianux Server 9 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
opensuseGuest
: OpenSUSE Linuxopensuse64Guest
: OpenSUSE Linux (64 bit)fedoraGuest
: Fedora Linuxfedora64Guest
: Fedora Linux (64 bit)coreos64Guest
: CoreOS Linux (64 bit)vmwarePhoton64Guest
: VMware Photon (64 bit)other24xLinuxGuest
: Linux 2.4x Kernelother26xLinuxGuest
: Linux 2.6x KernelotherLinuxGuest
: Linux 2.2x Kernelother3xLinuxGuest
: Linux 3.x Kernelother4xLinuxGuest
: Linux 4.x Kernelother5xLinuxGuest
: Linux 5.x KernelSince: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
other6xLinuxGuest
: Linux 6.x KernelSince: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
genericLinuxGuest
: Other Linuxother24xLinux64Guest
: Linux 2.4.x Kernel (64 bit)other26xLinux64Guest
: Linux 2.6.x Kernel (64 bit)other3xLinux64Guest
: Linux 3.x Kernel (64 bit)other4xLinux64Guest
: Linux 4.x Kernel (64 bit)other5xLinux64Guest
: Linux 5.x Kernel (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
other6xLinux64Guest
: Linux 6.x Kernel (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
otherLinux64Guest
: Linux (64 bit)solaris6Guest
: Solaris 6solaris7Guest
: Solaris 7solaris8Guest
: Solaris 8solaris9Guest
: Solaris 9solaris10Guest
: Solaris 10 (32 bit)solaris10_64Guest
: Solaris 10 (64 bit)solaris11_64Guest
: Solaris 11 (64 bit)os2Guest
: OS/2eComStationGuest
: eComStation 1.xeComStation2Guest
: eComStation 2.0netware4Guest
: Novell NetWare 4netware5Guest
: Novell NetWare 5.1netware6Guest
: Novell NetWare 6.xopenServer5Guest
: SCO OpenServer 5openServer6Guest
: SCO OpenServer 6unixWare7Guest
: SCO UnixWare 7darwinGuest
: Mac OS 10.5darwin64Guest
: Mac OS 10.5 (64 bit)darwin10Guest
: Mac OS 10.6darwin10_64Guest
: Mac OS 10.6 (64 bit)darwin11Guest
: Mac OS 10.7darwin11_64Guest
: Mac OS 10.7 (64 bit)darwin12_64Guest
: Mac OS 10.8 (64 bit)darwin13_64Guest
: Mac OS 10.9 (64 bit)darwin14_64Guest
: Mac OS 10.10 (64 bit)darwin15_64Guest
: Mac OS 10.11 (64 bit)darwin16_64Guest
: Mac OS 10.12 (64 bit)darwin17_64Guest
: macOS 10.13 (64 bit)darwin18_64Guest
: macOS 10.14 (64 bit)darwin19_64Guest
: macOS 10.15 (64 bit)darwin20_64Guest
: macOS 11 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
darwin21_64Guest
: macOS 12 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
darwin22_64Guest
: macOS 13 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
darwin23_64Guest
: macOS 14 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
vmkernelGuest
: VMware ESX 4vmkernel5Guest
: VMware ESX 5vmkernel6Guest
: VMware ESX 6vmkernel65Guest
: VMware ESXi 6.5 AND ESXi 6.7.vmkernel7Guest
: VMware ESX 7vmkernel8Guest
: VMware ESX 8Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
amazonlinux2_64Guest
: Amazon Linux 2 (64 bit)amazonlinux3_64Guest
: Amazon Linux 3 (64 bit)Since: vSphere API Release 7.0.1.0
crxPod1Guest
: CRX Pod 1crxSys1Guest
: CRX Sys 1Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.3.0
rockylinux_64Guest
: Rocky Linux (64-bit)Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
almalinux_64Guest
: AlmaLinux (64-bit)Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1
otherGuest
: Other Operating SystemotherGuest64
: Other Operating System (64 bit)