Tools Clone Workflows

With the tools clone workflows, you can obtain customization information about the operating system of the virtual machine, information required to update a virtual device, and others.
To access these workflows, navigate to
Library
Workflows
and enter the
vcenter
,
virtual_machine_management
,
clone
and
tools
tags in the workflow search box.
Workflow Name
Description
Get a VirtualEthernetCard to change the network
Returns a new ethernet card to update a virtual device. Contains only the device key of the given virtual device and the new network.
Get Linux customization
Returns the Linux customization preparation.
Get multiple VirtualEthernetVard device changes
Returns an array of
VirtualDeviceConfigSpec
objects for add and remove operations on
VirtualEthernetCard
objects.
Get NIC setting map
Returns the setting map for a virtual network card by using
VimAdapterMapping
. Changes NIC information for workflows that clone and reconfigure virtual machines. Other clone workflows call this workflow.
Get Windows customization, Sysprep with credentials
Returns customization information about the Microsoft Sysprep process, with credentials. Workflows for cloning Windows virtual machines use this workflow.
Get Windows customization, Sysprep with
Unattended.txt
Returns customization information about the Microsoft Sysprep process by using an
Unattended.txt
file. Workflows for cloning Windows virtual machines use this workflow.
Get Windows customizations for Sysprep
Returns customization information about the Microsoft Sysprep process. Workflows for cloning Windows virtual machines use this workflow.