Customize VM Activity

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Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator

The Customize VM activity is used in a runbook to customize a virtual machine using a designated script. This allows the runbook to perform advanced customization using a pre-made Customization Spec.

The following tables list the required and optional properties and published data for this activity.

The activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data. Additional published data is generated based on the class that you select when you define the activity.

Customize VM Activity Required Properties

Element Description Valid Values Look up

Customization Spec

The customization spec that will be used to customize the virtual machine.

String

No

VM Path

The path to the virtual machine being customized.

String

Yes

Customize VM Activity Optional Properties

No optional properties are provided for this activity.

Customize VM Activity Published Data

Name Description Value Type

Customization Spec

The customization specification used to customize the virtual machine.

String

VM Path

The path to the virtual machine that was customized.

String

Configuring the Customize VM Activity

The following procedure describes the steps required to configure a Customize VM activity.

To configure the Customize VM Activity

  1. From the Activities pane, drag a Customize VM activity to the active runbook.

  2. Double-click the Customize VM activity icon. The Properties dialog box opens.

  3. Configure the settings in the Properties tab as follows:

    1. In the Configuration section, click the ellipsis button (...), and then select the VMware vSphere server connection that you want to use for this activity. Click OK.

    2. In the Properties section, enter a value for each of the required properties and the applicable optional properties. If the property is Lookup-enabled, you can click the ellipsis (…) button next to the text box to browse for a value.

      You can also use published data to automatically populate the value of the property from the data output by a previous activity in the workflow.

  4. Click Finish.