Sample VGJ XML file - VMware vCenter

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Sample for Server to be Added to a Workgroup

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<VirtualGuestJobConfiguration>
   <VirtualGuestPackage>
        <VGPackageID>2000003</VGPackageID>
        <VirtualGuestName>win2k8_guest</VirtualGuestName>
        <PlatformInfo>
       <VMwareInfo>
<ClonedDiskFormat>sameAsSource</ClonedDiskFormat>
           <IsCustomConfig>true</IsCustomConfig>
           <VMXDatastore>datasource-name</VMXDatastore>
           <VMXDatastoreType>DatastoreCluster</VMXDatastoreType>
           <VMFolderPath>My-folder</VMFolderPath>
           <GuestOSId>1</GuestOSId>
           <GuestOSVersionId>26</GuestOSVersionId>
           <NumOfProcessors>4</NumOfProcessors>
           <MemoryInMB>8192</MemoryInMB>
           <VMwareDiskSettings>   
               <DiskInfo>
                   <DiskSize>102400</DiskSize>
                   <DiskSizeUnit>MB</DiskSizeUnit>
                   <Datastore>datasource-name</Datastore>
                   <DatastoreType>DatastoreCluster</DatastoreType>
                   <ThinProvisioning>false</ThinProvisioning>
               </DiskInfo>
           </VMwareDiskSettings>

          <VMwareNetworkSettings>
               <NetworkConnection>
                   <Network>VM Network</Network>
                   <Adapter>E1000</Adapter>
                   <ConnectAtPowerOn>true</ConnectAtPowerOn>
                   <GuestNetworkConfiguration>
                       <IPAddress>192.168.1.13</IPAddress>
                       <SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
                      <DefaultGateway>192.168.1.1</DefaultGateway>
                       <PrimaryDNS>192.168.1.204</PrimaryDNS>
                       <SecondaryDNS>192.168.1.203</SecondaryDNS>
                       <TertiaryDNS>192.168.1.202</TertiaryDNS>
                       <PrimaryDnsSuffix>dsl.bmc.com</PrimaryDnsSuffix>
                   </GuestNetworkConfiguration>
               </NetworkConnection>
               <NetworkConnection>
                   <Network>VM Network</Network>
                   <Adapter>E1000</Adapter>
                   <ConnectAtPowerOn>true</ConnectAtPowerOn>
                   <GuestNetworkConfiguration>
                       <IPAddress>192.168.1.14</IPAddress>
                       <SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
     <DefaultGateway>192.168.1.201</DefaultGateway>
                       <PrimaryDNS>192.168.1.210</PrimaryDNS>
                       <SecondaryDNS>192.168.1.209</SecondaryDNS>
                       <TertiaryDNS>192.168.1.208</TertiaryDNS>
                       <PrimaryDnsSuffix>virtualization.local</PrimaryDnsSuffix>
                   </GuestNetworkConfiguration>
               </NetworkConnection>
               <NetworkConnection>
                   <Network>VM Network</Network>
                   <Adapter>E1000</Adapter>
                   <ConnectAtPowerOn>true</ConnectAtPowerOn>
                   <GuestNetworkConfiguration>
                       <IPAddress>192.168.1.15</IPAddress>
                       <SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
                       <DefaultGateway>192.168.1.1</DefaultGateway>
                       <PrimaryDNS>192.168.1.207</PrimaryDNS>
                       <SecondaryDNS>192.168.1.206</SecondaryDNS>
                       <TertiaryDNS>192.168.1.205</TertiaryDNS>
                   </GuestNetworkConfiguration>
               </NetworkConnection>
           </VMwareNetworkSettings>
           <OSCustomizationInfo>
               <WindowsCustomizationInfo>
<ComputerName>win2k8</ComputerName>
   <AdminPassword>BLencrypt:PQEOMXMVOXAAXPQTZNPXVALZMAMUKMXMKLWVWVBVNVALOBBLPWXLVPULUUVVWKNX</AdminPassword>
   <Workgroup>workgroup</Workgroup>
   <UserName>admin</UserName>
   <Organization>bmc</Organization>
   <LicenseKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</LicenseKey>
   <LicenseType>perServer</LicenseType>
   <NumOfConnections>5</NumOfConnections>
   <TimezoneId>4</TimezoneId>
   <LocaleId>4</LocaleId>
   <RunOnceCommands>
       <Command> route -p add  192.168.1.13 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1</Command>
   </RunOnceCommands>
               </WindowsCustomizationInfo>
           </OSCustomizationInfo>
       </VMwareInfo>
   </PlatformInfo>
</VirtualGuestPackage>
  <VirtualGuestJob>
       <JobName>win2k8_job_4</JobName>
       <JobFolderID>2000100</JobFolderID>
       <VirtualGuestDestination>2000000 VMwareCluster domain-c22</VirtualGuestDestination>                           
       <ExecuteNow>true</ExecuteNow>
   </VirtualGuestJob>
</VirtualGuestJobConfiguration>

Note

The <VMXDatastoreType> element is applicable only for a datastore cluster setup. In case of a datastore cluster, specify name of the datastore cluster in the <VMXDatastore> element.

Sample for Server to be Added to a Domain and not Workgroup - Windows

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<VirtualGuestJobConfiguration>
   <VirtualGuestPackage>
        <VGPackageID>2000003</VGPackageID>
        <VirtualGuestName>win2k8_guest</VirtualGuestName>
        <PlatformInfo>
<VMwareInfo>
<ClonedDiskFormat>sameAsSource</ClonedDiskFormat>
           <IsCustomConfig>true</IsCustomConfig>
           <VMXDatastore>datasource-name</VMXDatastore>
           <VMXDatastoreType>DatastoreCluster</VMXDatastoreType>
           <VMFolderPath>My-folder</VMFolderPath>
           <GuestOSId>1</GuestOSId>
           <GuestOSVersionId>26</GuestOSVersionId>
           <NumOfProcessors>4</NumOfProcessors>
           <MemoryInMB>8192</MemoryInMB>
           <VMwareDiskSettings>   
               <DiskInfo>
                   <DiskSize>102400</DiskSize>
                   <DiskSizeUnit>MB</DiskSizeUnit>
                   <Datastore>datasource-name</Datastore>
                   <DatastoreType>DatastoreCluster</DatastoreType>
                   <ThinProvisioning>false</ThinProvisioning>
               </DiskInfo>
           </VMwareDiskSettings>
           <VMwareNetworkSettings>
               <NetworkConnection>
                   <Network>VM Network</Network>
                   <Adapter>E1000</Adapter>
                   <ConnectAtPowerOn>true</ConnectAtPowerOn>
                   <GuestNetworkConfiguration>
                       <IPAddress>192.168.1.13</IPAddress>
                       <SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
                      <DefaultGateway>192.168.1.1</DefaultGateway>
                       <PrimaryDNS>192.168.1.204</PrimaryDNS>
                       <SecondaryDNS>192.168.1.203</SecondaryDNS>
                       <TertiaryDNS>192.168.1.202</TertiaryDNS>
                       <PrimaryDnsSuffix>dsl.bmc.com</PrimaryDnsSuffix>
                   </GuestNetworkConfiguration>
               </NetworkConnection>
               <NetworkConnection>
                   <Network>VM Network</Network>
                   <Adapter>E1000</Adapter>
                   <ConnectAtPowerOn>true</ConnectAtPowerOn>
                   <GuestNetworkConfiguration>
                       <IPAddress>192.168.1.14</IPAddress>
                       <SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
     <DefaultGateway>192.168.1.201</DefaultGateway>
                       <PrimaryDNS>192.168.1.210</PrimaryDNS>
                       <SecondaryDNS>192.168.1.209</SecondaryDNS>
                       <TertiaryDNS>192.168.1.208</TertiaryDNS>
                       <PrimaryDnsSuffix>virtualization.local</PrimaryDnsSuffix>
                   </GuestNetworkConfiguration>
               </NetworkConnection>
               <NetworkConnection>
                   <Network>VM Network</Network>
                   <Adapter>E1000</Adapter>
                   <ConnectAtPowerOn>true</ConnectAtPowerOn>
                   <GuestNetworkConfiguration>
                       <IPAddress>192.168.1.15</IPAddress>
                       <SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
                       <DefaultGateway>192.168.1.1</DefaultGateway>
                       <PrimaryDNS>192.168.1.207</PrimaryDNS>
                       <SecondaryDNS>192.168.1.206</SecondaryDNS>
                       <TertiaryDNS>192.168.1.205</TertiaryDNS>
                   </GuestNetworkConfiguration>
               </NetworkConnection>
           </VMwareNetworkSettings>
           <OSCustomizationInfo>
               <WindowsCustomizationInfo>
<ComputerName>win2k8</ComputerName>
   <AdminPassword>BLencrypt:PQEOMXMVOXAAXPQTZNPXVALZMAMUKMXMKLWVWVBVNVALOBBLPWXLVPULUUVVWKNX</AdminPassword>
   <WindowsDomain>domain</WindowsDomain>
<DomainAdminUser>user@domain</DomainAdminUser
<DomainAdminPassword>BLencrypt:LPTWKAWKUQTMKXQKBOLUNPKMPMNBLXTNLZNMKBZAOPNMQLTMMZLZQWWTVQOAPUUP</DomainAdminPassword>
   <UserName>admin</UserName>
   <Organization>bmc</Organization>
   <LicenseKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</LicenseKey>
   <LicenseType>perServer</LicenseType>
   <NumOfConnections>5</NumOfConnections>
   <TimezoneId>4</TimezoneId>
   <LocaleId>4</LocaleId>
   <RunOnceCommands>
       <Command> route -p add  192.168.1.13 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1</Command>
   </RunOnceCommands>
               </WindowsCustomizationInfo>
           </OSCustomizationInfo>
       </VMwareInfo>
   </PlatformInfo>
</VirtualGuestPackage>
  <VirtualGuestJob>
       <JobName>win2k8_job_4</JobName>
       <JobFolderID>2000100</JobFolderID>
       <VirtualGuestDestination>2000000 VMwareCluster domain-c22</VirtualGuestDestination>                           
       <ExecuteNow>true</ExecuteNow>
   </VirtualGuestJob>
</VirtualGuestJobConfiguration>

Note

The <VMXDatastoreType> element is applicable only for a datastore cluster setup. In case of a datastore cluster, specify name of the datastore cluster in the <VMXDatastore> element.

Sample VGJ XML file - Linux

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<VirtualGuestJobConfiguration>
  <VirtualGuestPackage>
      <VGPackageID>354</VGPackageID>
      <VirtualGuestName>vm-blcli-mixed-static</VirtualGuestName>
      <PlatformInfo>
        <VMwareInfo>
           <IsCustomConfig>false</IsCustomConfig>
           <VMXDatastore>Storage1 (1)</VMXDatastore> 
<VMXDatastoreType>Datastore</VMXDatastoreType>
           <VMFolderPath>/Test DC</VMFolderPath>
           <GuestOSId>2</GuestOSId>
            <GuestOSVersionId>39</GuestOSVersionId>
           <NumOfProcessors>1</NumOfProcessors>
           <MemoryInMB>2048</MemoryInMB>
           <VMwareDiskSettings>
             <DiskInfo>
                <DiskSize>8192</DiskSize>
                <DiskSizeUnit>MB</DiskSizeUnit>
                <Datastore>Storage1 (1)</Datastore>
             </DiskInfo>
          </VMwareDiskSettings>
          <VMwareNetworkSettings>
            <NetworkConnection>
               <Network>VM Network</Network>
               <Adapter>VMXNET 3</Adapter>
               <ConnectAtPowerOn>true</ConnectAtPowerOn>
               <GuestNetworkConfiguration>
                  <AutoIPAddress>true</AutoIPAddress>
                  <AutoDNS>true</AutoDNS>
               </GuestNetworkConfiguration>
            </NetworkConnection>
            <NetworkConnection>
               <Network>VM Network</Network>
               <Adapter>Flexible (default)</Adapter>
                <ConnectAtPowerOn>true</ConnectAtPowerOn>
               <GuestNetworkConfiguration>
                  <IPAddress>192.168.1.13</IPAddress>
                  <SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
                  <DefaultGateway>192.168.1.1</DefaultGateway>
                  <PrimaryDNS>192.168.1.200</PrimaryDNS>
               </GuestNetworkConfiguration>
            </NetworkConnection>
         </VMwareNetworkSettings>
         <OSCustomizationInfo>
           <LinuxCustomizationInfo>
              <HostName>blcli-vgj-static</HostName>
               <Domain>bmc</Domain>
           </LinuxCustomizationInfo>
         </OSCustomizationInfo>
      </VMwareInfo>
  </PlatformInfo>
</VirtualGuestPackage>
<VirtualGuestJob>
    <JobName>blcli-rhel-static-win2k8</JobName>
    <JobFolderID>2000056</JobFolderID>
    <VirtualGuestDestination>1118 VMwareCluster domain-c8</VirtualGuestDestination>
    <ExecuteNow>true</ExecuteNow>
</VirtualGuestJob>
<LifeCycle>
    <SkipApproval>true</SkipApproval>
    <ServiceRquestID>SRID1</ServiceRquestID>
    <ChangeID>CID1</ChangeID>
    <TaskID>TID1</TaskID>
    <Owner>Ranga Satteli</Owner>
    <ExpiryDate>2009-07-27 04:54:44</ExpiryDate>
    <GroupName>myGroup</GroupName>
    <ServiceLevel>gold</ServiceLevel>
</LifeCycle>
</VirtualGuestJobConfiguration>

Note

The <VMXDatastoreType> element is applicable only for a datastore cluster setup. In case of a datastore cluster, specify name of the datastore cluster in the <VMXDatastore> element.

 

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