Virtual Server Management module utility workflows for VMware

The Utilities folder contains workflows grouped by environment. This section describes the following Virtual Server Management workflows in the VMware folder:

Add Disk Space workflow

This workflow adds disk space to a virtual machine when it is in a powered-off state. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Add Disk Space workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the name of the virtual server	Yes
capacity in KB	Specifies the capacity of this virtual disk	Yes
backing persistence mode	Specifies the disk persistence mode Valid values: persistent independent_persistent independent_nonpersistent nonpersistent undoable append	Yes
backing file type split flag	Indicates the type of virtual disk file: split or monolithic Valid values: true; virtual disk is stored in multiple 2-GB files false; virtual disk is stored in one file	No
backing file thin provisioned flag	Indicates to the underlying file system whether the virtual disk backing file should be allocated lazily (using thin provisioning) This flag is used only for file systems that support configuring the provisioning policy on a per file basis, such as VMFS3. Valid values: true, false	No
backing write through flag	Indicates whether writes should go directly to the file system or should be buffered. Valid values: true, false	No
shares	Specifies the number of shares allocated; determines resource allocation in case of resource contention This value is used only if the level is set to `custom` ; otherwise, it is ignored. Only shares with custom values can be compared. This value has no unit. It is a relative measure based on the settings for other resource pools. Valid value: Integer	No
shares level	Specifies the allocation level, which is a simplified view of shares Levels map to a pre-determined set of numeric values for shares. If the shares value does not map to a predefined size, then the level is set as custom. Valid values: custom: Shares are specified in the Shares column. high CPU: Shares = 2000 * number of virtual CPUs Memory: Shares = 20 * VM memory size in megabytes Disk: Shares = 2000 low CPU: Shares = 500 * number of virtual CPUs Memory: Shares = 5 * VM memory size in megabytes Disk: Shares = 500 normal CPU: Shares = 1000 * number of virtual CPUs Memory: Shares = 10 * VM memory size in megabytes Disk: Shares = 1000	No
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the given VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Add Disk Space workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Clone VM workflow

This workflow clones a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Clone VM workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
datacenter	Specifies the name of the datacenter	Yes
cloned vm name	Specifies the name for the cloned VM	Yes
template	Specifies whether the new VM should be marked as a template Valid values: true, false	Yes
power on	Specifies whether the new VM should be powered on after creation As part of a customization, this flag is normally set to true, because the first power-on operation completes the customization process. This flag is ignored if a template is being created. Valid values: true, false	Yes
folder	Specifies the folder of the new VM	No
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the new VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Clone VM workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Create VM Snapshot workflow

This workflow creates a snapshot of the VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Create VM Snapshot workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the name of the virtual server	Yes
snapshot name	Specifies the name for this snapshot Note The name does not need to be unique for this VM.	Yes
memory	Specifies whether to include a dump of the internal state of the VM (basically a memory dump) in the snapshot Memory snapshots consume time and resources, taking longer to create. Valid values: true, false	Yes
quiesce	Specifies whether to use VMware Tools to quiesce the file system in the powered-on VM when the snapshot is taken Setting this flag assures that a disk snapshot represents a consistent state of the guest file systems. Valid values: true, false	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the given VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
snapshot description	Contains a description for this snapshot If omitted, a default description may be provided.	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Create VM Snapshot workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Create VM workflow

Create VM workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
cluster compute resource	Specifies the cluster name to which the host-system is attached	No
folder	Specifies the folder of the new VM	No
host	Specifies the DNS name of the target host for the VM If not specified: If the resource pool is not specified, then the current host is used. If a resource pool is specified and the target pool represents a stand-alone host, the host is used. If a resource pool is specified and the target pool represents a DRS-enabled cluster, a host selected by DRS is used. If a resource pool is specified and the target pool represents a cluster without DRS enabled, an InvalidArgument exception appears.	No
datacenter	Specifies the name of the datacenter where the VM is created	Yes
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
guest os	Specifies the guest operating system	Yes
datastore	Specifies the datastore location to the configuration file for the VM (for example, the .vmx file)	Yes
resource pool	Specifies the resource pool to which the VM is attached	No
memory	Specifies the size of a VM's memory, in MB	No
no of cpu	Specifies the number of virtual processors in a VM	No
alternate SOAP URL	Specifies the virtual center server SOAP URL used to execute the request	No
alternate transport	Specifies the virtual center server transport protocol used to execute the request	No
alternate username	Specifies the user name used to handle the request	No
alternate password	Specifies the password used to handle the request	No

Note

You can invoke the request on a virtual center whose credentials are stored in the module configuration. The alternate SOAP URL, alternate transport, alternate user name, and alternate password are the parameters for the virtual center. The name of the virtual center from the request is used to extract the relevant parameters from module configuration. The parameters are called alternate because if the virtual center name is not passed in the request, then the default virtual center is selected (the one on which the VMware adapter has been activated).

Create VM workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Delete Disk Space workflow

This workflow removes a virtual disk from a VM if the VM is powered off. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Delete Disk Space workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the name of the virtual server	Yes
disk name	Specifies the name of the virtual disk to be removed	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the given VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Delete Disk Space workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Delete VM Snapshot workflow

This workflow removes a snapshot. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Delete Snapshot workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the name of the virtual server	Yes
snapshot name	Specifies the name for this snapshot Note The name need not be unique for this VM.	Yes
remove children	Sets a flag to specify removal of the entire snapshot subtree or not Valid values: true, false	Yes
snapshot id	Specifies the snapshot ID internally generated by the virtual center Because the virtual center allows duplicate snapshot names, the snapshot ID is used.	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the given VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Delete Snapshot workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Delete VM workflow

This workflow removes a VM, if the VM is in a powered-off state. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Delete VM workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the name of the virtual server	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Delete VM workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Get Task Status workflow

This workflow retrieves the status of a task. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Get Task Status workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
virtual machine task id	Specifies the unique ID for each action submitted in the virtual center	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Get Task Status workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status
adapter response	Contains an XML file that provides the response from the adapter

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Get VM Configuration workflow

This workflow retrieves the configuration of a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Get VM Configuration workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the VM whose configuration is to be queried	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Get VM Configuration workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status
adapter response	Contains an XML file that provides the response from the adapter

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Get VM Power Status workflow

This workflow retrieves the power status of a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Get VM Power Status workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the VM whose power status is to be queried	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Get VM Power Status workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status
powerStatus	Returns the VM power status

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Poll VM Power Status workflow

This workflow polls for the power status of a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Poll VM Power Status workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
virtual machine task id	Specifies the unique ID for each action submitted in the virtual center	Yes
check status	Specifies the expected VM power status Valid values: Started Stopped Suspended	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Poll VM Power Status workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status
powerStatus	Returns the VM power status

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Poll Virtual Center Task Status workflow

This workflow polls the virtual center task status. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Poll Virtual Center Task Status workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the VM whose power status is to be queried	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Poll Virtual Center Task Status workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Restart Guest OS workflow

This workflow restarts a guest operating system. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Restart Guest OS workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Restart Guest OS workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status
power status	Provides the power state of the VM

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Resume VM workflow

This workflow resumes the activity of the specified VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Resume VM workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Resume VM workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status
power status	Provides the power state of the VM

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Revert VM Snapshot workflow

This workflow reverts the VM to a specified snapshot. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Revert VM Snapshot workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
snapshot name	Snapshot name to which the VM reverts	Yes
snapshot id	Specifies the snapshot ID internally generated by the virtual center Because the virtual center allows duplicate snapshot names, the snapshot ID is used to identify names.	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Revert VM Snapshot workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Shutdown Guest OS workflow

This workflow shuts down a guest operating system. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Shutdown Guest OS workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Shutdown Guest OS workflow outputs

Output

Description

success status

Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully
Valid values: success, failure

status message

Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

power status

Provides the power state of the VM.
Valid values:

Started
Stopped
Suspended

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Start VM workflow

This workflow starts a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Start VM workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Start VM workflow outputs

Output

Description

success status

Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully
Valid values: success, failure

status message

Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

power status

Provides the power state of the VM
Valid values:

Started
Stopped
Suspended

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Stop VM workflow

This workflow stops a VM and changes the VM power status to Stopped. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Stop VM workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Stop VM workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status
power status	Provides the power state of the VM

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Suspend VM workflow

This workflow suspends a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Suspend VM workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the display name of the VM	Yes
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Suspend VM workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status
power status	Provides the power state of the VM

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Update CPU Configuration workflow

This workflow updates the configuration of a VM's CPU. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Update CPU Configuration workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the name of the virtual server	Yes
no of cpu	Specifies the number of virtual processors in a VM	Yes
cpu allocation reservation	Specifies the amount of resource (in MHz) that is certain to be available to the VM or resource pool Reserved resources are not wasted if they are not used. If the utilization is less than the reservation, the resources can be used by other running VMs.	No
cpu allocation limit	Specifies the maximum resource utilization (in MHz) of a virtual machine or a resource pool, regardless of available resources This parameter is typically used to ensure a consistent performance of VMs and resource pools independent of available resources. If set to -1, there is no fixed limit on resource usage; it is bounded only by available resources and shares.	No
cpu allocation shares	Specifies the number of shares allocated, which is used to determine resource allocation in case of resource contention This value is set only if the cpu allocation level parameter is set to `custom`. Only shares with custom values can be compared. There is no unit for this value. It is a relative measure based on the settings for other resource pools.	No
cpu allocation level	Specifies the allocation level The level is a simplified view of shares. Levels map to predetermined numeric values for shares. If the shares value does not map to a predefined size, then the level is set as `custom`. Valid values: custom: Shares are specified in the Shares column. high: Shares = 2000 * number of virtual CPUs low: Shares = 500 * number of virtual CPUs normal: Shares = 1000 * number of virtual CPUs	No
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the specified VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Update CPU Configuration workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Update Ethernet Adapter workflow

This workflow updates an ethernet adapter configuration. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Update Ethernet Adapter workflow inputs

Input

Description

Required

virtual machine

Specifies the name of the VM

Yes

ethernet adapter

Specifies the name of the ethernet adapter to be udpated

Yes

virtual center

Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the specified VM is hosted

No

host system

Specifies the host system associated with the distributed virtual (DV) port group and DV switch

No

device type

Specifies the device type
Supported values:

VirtualE1000
VirtualPCNet32 (default)
VirtualVmxnet

No

backing type

Valid values:

VirtualEthernetCardDistributedVirtualPortBackingInfo
VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo

No

backing device name

Specifies the name of the device on the host system

No

backing dv switch

Specifies the name of the DV switch

No

backing dv portgroup

Specifies the name of the DV port group

No

start connected

Specifies information about restrictions on removing this device while a VM is running
Valid values: true, false

No

allow guest control

Specifies information about restrictions on removing this device while a VM is running
Valid values: true, false

No

connected

Specifies information about restrictions on removing this device while a VM is running
Valid values: true, false

No

address type

Specifies the MAC address type
Valid values:

Manual
Statically assigned MAC address: generated
Automatically generated MAC address: assigned
MAC address assigned by VirtualCenter.

No

mac address

Specifies the MAC address assigned to the virtual network adapter
Clients can set this property to any of the allowed address types. The server might override the specified value for generated or assigned if it does not fall in the right ranges or is determined to be a duplicate.

No

wake on lan enabled

Indicates whether wake-on-LAN is enabled on this virtual network adapter
Clients can set this property to selectively enable or disable wake-on-LAN.

No

delay

Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status

No

connection details

Specifies the connection details for the VMware adapter

<connection-parameters>
  <soap-url></soap-url>
  <transport></transport>
  <user-name></user-name>
  <password></password>
</connection-parameters>

No

soap url

Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center

No

username

Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center

No

password

Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name

No

transport

Specifies the transport protocol for the message

No

Update Ethernet Adapter workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Update Memory Configuration workflow

This workflow updates the memory configuration of a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.

Update Memory Configuration workflow inputs

Input	Description	Required
vm name	Specifies the name of the virtual server	Yes
memory	Specifies the size of a VM's memory, in MB	Yes
memory allocation reservation	Specifies the amount of resource (in MB) that is guaranteed available to the VM or resource pool Reserved resources are not wasted if they are not used. If the utilization is less than the reservation, the resources can be utilized by other running VMs.	No
memory allocation limit	Specifies the maximum resource utilization (in MB) of a virtual machine or a resource pool, regardless of available resources This parameter is typically used to ensure a consistent performance of VMs and resource pools independent of available resources. If set to -1, there is no fixed limit on resource usage; it is bounded only by available resources and shares.	No
memory allocation shares	Specifies the number of shares allocated which is used to determine resource allocation in case of resource contention This value is used only if level is set to `custom` ; otherwise, it is ignored.Only shares with custom values can be compared. This value has no unit. It is a relative measure based on the settings for other resource pools.	No
memory allocation level	Specifies the allocation level The level is a simplified view of shares. Levels map to a predetermined set of numeric values for shares. If the shares value does not map to a predefined size, then the level is set as `custom`. Valid values: custom: Shares are specified in the Shares column. high: Shares = 20 * VM memory size in megabytes low: Shares = 5 * VM memory size in megabytes normal: Shares = 10 * VM memory size in megabytes	No
virtual center	Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the given VM is hosted	No
delay	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status	No
soap url	Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center	No
username	Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center	No
password	Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name	No
transport	Specifies the transport protocol for the message	No

Update Memory Configuration workflow outputs

Output	Description
success status	Indicates whether the workflow finished successfully Valid values: success, failure
status message	Provides a workflow-specific explanation for the value of success status

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Virtual Server Management module utility workflows for VMware

Add Disk Space workflow

Clone VM workflow

Create VM Snapshot workflow

Create VM workflow

Delete Disk Space workflow

Delete VM Snapshot workflow

Delete VM workflow

Get Task Status workflow

Get VM Configuration workflow

Get VM Power Status workflow

Poll VM Power Status workflow

Poll Virtual Center Task Status workflow

Restart Guest OS workflow

Resume VM workflow

Revert VM Snapshot workflow

Shutdown Guest OS workflow

Start VM workflow

Stop VM workflow

Suspend VM workflow

Update CPU Configuration workflow

Update Ethernet Adapter workflow

Update Memory Configuration workflow

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