Resource Type: vc_vm

Defined in:
lib/puppet/type/vc_vm.rb
Providers:
vc_vm

Overview

Manage vCenter VMs. Warning, this type / provider is currently experimental

Properties

  • ensure (defaults to: present)

    The basic property that the resource should be in.

    Supported values:
    • present
    • absent
  • power_state

    set the powerstate for the vm to either poweredOn/poweredOff, for poweredOff, if tools is running a shutdownGuest will be issued, otherwise powerOffVM_TASK

    Supported values:
    • poweredOn
    • poweredOff

Parameters

  • cpucount
  • datacenter_name
    Supported values:
    • /\w/
  • datastore
  • graceful_shutdown (defaults to: true)

    Perform a graceful shutdown if possible. This parameter has no effect unless :power_state is set to :poweredOff

    Supported values:
    • true
    • false
  • guestid
  • memory
  • name (namevar)

    The vm name

  • provider

    The specific backend to use for this ‘vc_vm` resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.