Howto add custom properties to redhat linux vm after "Clone, Linux with single NIC"

[vsth]

Hello,

How we can add custom properties to a new linux vm after clone from template with the vco workflow?

Something like "/bin/echo x.x.x.x > /etc/newfile", execute this with sysprep or something else (not ssh) inside the new linux vm with a vco workflow.

Has anybody a idea about this ?

Thomas

[Burke- · Accepted solution]

If you can't get it through sysprep, you could use the VIX plugin for vCO to execute a command within the guest OS after it as deployed and powered up.

http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vix-vco 

[vsth]

Hello Burke,

Thank you for this link! It's exactly what we need.

We are currently running on version 4.0 and as soon we are running on 4.1 we have a solution.

Thomas

[tschoergez]

Hi!

A couple of weeks ago I created an example based on a question here in the forums using this VIX-plugin. Its written for Windows VMs, but you may adopt some things for your Linux-guests.

You can find the example on

http://www.vcoportal.de/Downloads.html#Zweig3

Regards,

Joerg

PS.: I'm currently working on a redesign of my homepage, so the link is "subject to change", but I hope not to forget to update the reference here afterwards 🙂

[vsth]

With the new vCO Version 5.1 there is no vix plugin anymore. We found that this feature is now buildin with vCO.

Entry point for this new API is here:

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.wssdk.apiref.doc/vim.vm.guest.GuestOperationsMana...

Thomas