topic Modify vApp properties with VI Perl in vSphere SDK for Perl Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-SDK-for-Perl-Discussions/Modify-vApp-properties-with-VI-Perl/m-p/495687#M453 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, </P><P></P><P>I have some VMs I'm using as templates, with custom OVF properties, like shown below :</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="pastedImage_0.png"><img src="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1471iBB4ABEF6BC570457/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="pastedImage_0.png" alt="pastedImage_0.png" /></span></P><P></P><P>On this VM there is a script run at boot time that retrieves these properties and configure some stuff in the VM.</P><P>This way, to instanciate my template, I can clone the VM, change the properties, and restart the new VM. This is working fine.</P><P></P><P>I can run this entire process with ovftool , from a linux host.</P><P></P><P>However, I would like to change my current process, and do it using VI Perl api.<BR />I can clone the VM, but I'm stuck at modifying these vapp properties. I'm able to display them but not update.</P><P></P><P>Does some one have any pointer on this topic?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P><P></P><P>chris</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:41:08 GMT cth0 2018-06-13T16:41:08Z Modify vApp properties with VI Perl https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-SDK-for-Perl-Discussions/Modify-vApp-properties-with-VI-Perl/m-p/495687#M453 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, </P><P></P><P>I have some VMs I'm using as templates, with custom OVF properties, like shown below :</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="pastedImage_0.png"><img src="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1471iBB4ABEF6BC570457/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="pastedImage_0.png" alt="pastedImage_0.png" /></span></P><P></P><P>On this VM there is a script run at boot time that retrieves these properties and configure some stuff in the VM.</P><P>This way, to instanciate my template, I can clone the VM, change the properties, and restart the new VM. This is working fine.</P><P></P><P>I can run this entire process with ovftool , from a linux host.</P><P></P><P>However, I would like to change my current process, and do it using VI Perl api.<BR />I can clone the VM, but I'm stuck at modifying these vapp properties. I'm able to display them but not update.</P><P></P><P>Does some one have any pointer on this topic?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P><P></P><P>chris</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:41:08 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-SDK-for-Perl-Discussions/Modify-vApp-properties-with-VI-Perl/m-p/495687#M453 cth0 2018-06-13T16:41:08Z