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.. _int: https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html
.. _str: https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html
.. _bool: https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html
.. _vim.Task: ../vim/Task.rst
.. _vim.fault.NotFound: ../vim/fault/NotFound.rst
.. _vim.fault.AlreadyExists: ../vim/fault/AlreadyExists.rst
.. _vim.CustomizationSpecInfo: ../vim/CustomizationSpecInfo.rst
.. _vim.CustomizationSpecItem: ../vim/CustomizationSpecItem.rst
.. _vim.fault.ConcurrentAccess: ../vim/fault/ConcurrentAccess.rst
.. _vim.fault.CustomizationFault: ../vim/fault/CustomizationFault.rst
.. _vim.fault.UncustomizableGuest: ../vim/fault/UncustomizableGuest.rst
.. _vim.fault.CannotDecryptPasswords: ../vim/fault/CannotDecryptPasswords.rst
.. _vim.fault.MissingLinuxCustResources: ../vim/fault/MissingLinuxCustResources.rst
.. _vim.fault.MissingWindowsCustResources: ../vim/fault/MissingWindowsCustResources.rst
vim.CustomizationSpecManager
============================
The CustomizationSpecManager managed object is used to manage customization specifications stored on the VirtualCenter server.
Attributes
----------
info ([`vim.CustomizationSpecInfo`_]):
privilege: VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ReadCustSpecs
Gets a list of information on available specifications.
encryptionKey ([`int`_]):
privilege: System.View
Gets a binary public encryption key that can be used to encrypt passwords in stored specifications.
Methods
-------
DoesCustomizationSpecExist(name):
Whether or not a specification exists.
Privilege:
VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ReadCustSpecs
Args:
name (`str`_):
Returns:
`bool`_:
GetCustomizationSpec(name):
Obtains a specification for the given name.
Privilege:
VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ReadCustSpecs
Args:
name (`str`_):
Unique name identifying the requested customization specification.
Returns:
`vim.CustomizationSpecItem`_:
Raises:
`vim.fault.NotFound`_:
vim.fault.NotFound
CreateCustomizationSpec(item):
Creates a new specification.
Privilege:
VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ModifyCustSpecs
Args:
item (`vim.CustomizationSpecItem`_):
Returns:
None
Raises:
`vim.fault.CustomizationFault`_:
vim.fault.CustomizationFault
`vim.fault.AlreadyExists`_:
vim.fault.AlreadyExists
`vim.fault.CannotDecryptPasswords`_:
vim.fault.CannotDecryptPasswords
OverwriteCustomizationSpec(item):
Overwrites an existing specification, possibly after retrieving (by using 'get') and editing it. If, based on the item's changeVersion value, the overwrite process detects that the specification has changed since its retrieval, then the API uses the SpecModified exception to warn the client that he might overwrite another client's change.
Privilege:
VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ModifyCustSpecs
Args:
item (`vim.CustomizationSpecItem`_):
Returns:
None
Raises:
`vim.fault.CustomizationFault`_:
vim.fault.CustomizationFault
`vim.fault.NotFound`_:
vim.fault.NotFound
`vim.fault.ConcurrentAccess`_:
vim.fault.ConcurrentAccess
`vim.fault.CannotDecryptPasswords`_:
vim.fault.CannotDecryptPasswords
DeleteCustomizationSpec(name):
Deletes a specification.
Privilege:
VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ModifyCustSpecs
Args:
name (`str`_):
Returns:
None
Raises:
`vim.fault.NotFound`_:
vim.fault.NotFound
DuplicateCustomizationSpec(name, newName):
Duplicates a specification.
Privilege:
VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ModifyCustSpecs
Args:
name (`str`_):
newName (`str`_):
Returns:
None
Raises:
`vim.fault.NotFound`_:
vim.fault.NotFound
`vim.fault.AlreadyExists`_:
vim.fault.AlreadyExists
RenameCustomizationSpec(name, newName):
Renames a specification.
Privilege:
VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ModifyCustSpecs
Args:
name (`str`_):
newName (`str`_):
Returns:
None
Raises:
`vim.fault.NotFound`_:
vim.fault.NotFound
`vim.fault.AlreadyExists`_:
vim.fault.AlreadyExists
CustomizationSpecItemToXml(item):
Converts a specification item to XML text
Privilege:
System.View
Args:
item (`vim.CustomizationSpecItem`_):
Returns:
`str`_:
XmlToCustomizationSpecItem(specItemXml):
Converts an XML string to a specification item
Privilege:
System.View
Args:
specItemXml (`str`_):
Returns:
`vim.CustomizationSpecItem`_:
Raises:
`vim.fault.CustomizationFault`_:
vim.fault.CustomizationFault
CheckCustomizationResources(guestOs):
Validate that required resources are available on the server to customize a particular guest operating system. These would include sysprep for Windows and the debugfs and changefs volume editors for Linux guests.
Privilege:
System.View
Args:
guestOs (`str`_):
Short name from the guest OS descriptor list describing the OS we intend to customize.
Returns:
None
Raises:
`vim.fault.CustomizationFault`_:
vim.fault.CustomizationFault
`vim.fault.MissingLinuxCustResources`_:
vim.fault.MissingLinuxCustResources
`vim.fault.MissingWindowsCustResources`_:
vim.fault.MissingWindowsCustResources
`vim.fault.UncustomizableGuest`_:
vim.fault.UncustomizableGuest
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