Data Object Description

Properties

Name	Type	Description
host* P	ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem	The target host for the virtual machines. This is often not a required parameter. If not specified, the behavior is as follows: If the target pool represents a stand-alone host, that host is used. If the target pool represents a DRS-enabled cluster, a host selected by DRS is used. If the target pool represents a cluster without DRS enabled or a DRS-enabled cluster in manual mode, an InvalidArgument exception is thrown.
location P	ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore	Location where the destination vApp must be stored
networkMapping*	VAppCloneSpecNetworkMappingPair[]	Network mappings. See NetworkMappingPair.
property*	KeyValue[]	A set of property values to override.
provisioning*	xsd:string	Specify how the VMs in the vApp should be provisioned. *Since* vSphere API 4.1
resourceMapping*	VAppCloneSpecResourceMap[]	The resource configuration for the cloned vApp. *Since* vSphere API 4.1
resourceSpec*	ResourceConfigSpec	The resource configuration for the vApp.
vmFolder* P	ManagedObjectReference to a Folder	The VM Folder to associate the vApp with
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Name

Type

Description

host* P

The target host for the virtual machines. This is often not a required parameter. If not specified, the behavior is as follows:

If the target pool represents a stand-alone host, that host is used.
If the target pool represents a DRS-enabled cluster, a host selected by DRS is used.
If the target pool represents a cluster without DRS enabled or a DRS-enabled cluster in manual mode, an InvalidArgument exception is thrown.

location P

ManagedObjectReference
to a Datastore

Location where the destination vApp must be stored

networkMapping*

VAppCloneSpecNetworkMappingPair[]

Network mappings. See NetworkMappingPair.

property*

KeyValue[]

A set of property values to override.

provisioning*

xsd:string

Specify how the VMs in the vApp should be provisioned.

Since vSphere API 4.1

resourceMapping*

VAppCloneSpecResourceMap[]

The resource configuration for the cloned vApp.

Since vSphere API 4.1

resourceSpec*

ResourceConfigSpec

The resource configuration for the vApp.

vmFolder* P

ManagedObjectReference
to a Folder

The VM Folder to associate the vApp with

Properties inherited from DynamicData

None

Need not be set

Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="VAppCloneSpec">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="sms:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="location" type="sms:ManagedObjectReference"/>
                     <element name="host" type="sms:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="resourceSpec" type="sms:ResourceConfigSpec" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="vmFolder" type="sms:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="networkMapping" type="sms:VAppCloneSpecNetworkMappingPair" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="property" type="sms:KeyValue" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="resourceMapping" type="sms:VAppCloneSpecResourceMap" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="provisioning" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>

Data Object - VAppCloneSpec(vim.vApp.CloneSpec)

Data Object Description