Vcenter Guest UserData

The Vcenter Guest UserData schema specifies the personal data pertaining to the user of the Windows guest operating system. This schema maps to the UserData key in the sysprep.xml answer file. These values are transferred directly into the sysprep.xml file that VirtualCenter stores on the target virtual disk. For more detailed information about performing unattended installation, check https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771830(v=ws.10).aspx

This schema was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.0.

JSON Example

{
    "computer_name": {
        "type": "string",
        "fixed_name": "string",
        "prefix": "string"
    },
    "full_name": "string",
    "organization": "string",
    "product_key": "string"
}

computer_name

Required

The computer name of the (Windows) virtual machine. A computer name may contain letters (A-Z), numbers(0-9) and hyphens (-) but no spaces or periods (.). The name may not consist entirely of digits. A computer name is restricted to 15 characters in length. If the computer name is longer than 15 characters, it will be truncated to 15 characters. Check Vcenter Guest HostnameGenerator for various options.

This property was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.0.

string

full_name

Required

Full name of the end user. Note that this is not the username but full name specified in "Firstname Lastname" format.

This property was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.0.

string

organization

Required

Name of the organization that owns the computer.

This property was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.0.

string

product_key

Required

The product Key to use for activating Windows guest operating system.

This property was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.0.