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Chapter 12 vSphere Platform Extensions Reference
ImportVmAsVAppParams
TheImportVmAsVAppParamselementformsthebodyofanimportVmAsVApprequest.
ImportVmAsVAppTemplateParams
TheImportVmAsVAppTemplateParamselementformsthebodyofanimportVmAsVAppTemplaterequest.
Schema
Name Min Max Type Description
name 1 1 xs:string SpecifiesthenameofthevAppcreatedbythis
operation
sourceMove 0 1 xs:boolean TrueiftheimportedVMshouldberemovedfrom
thesourcevCenter
deploy 0 1 xs:boolean Notsupportedinthisrelease
powerOn 0 1 xs:boolean Notsupportedinthisrelease
Description 0 1 xs:string Optionaldescription
InstantiationParams 0 1 InstantiationParamsType Containerforanyofthefollowing
ovf:Section_Typeelements:
LeaseSettingsSection
StartupSection
NetworkConfigSection
CustomizationSection
VmName 0 1 xs:string Virtualmachinename
VAppScopedLocalId 0 1 xs:string Read‐onlyidentifiercreatedonimport
ComputerName 0 1 xs:string Displaynameofthisvirtualmachine
VmMoRef 1 1 xs:string ManagedobjectreferenceoftheVMtoimport
Vdc 1 1 ReferenceType URLofthetargetvDC
Schema
Name Min Max Type Description
name 11 xs:string SpecifiesthenameofthevAppcreatedbythis
operation
sourceMove 0 1 xs:boolean TrueiftheimportedVMshouldberemovedfromthe
sourcevCenter
Description 0 1 xs:string Optionaldescription
VmMoRef 1 1 xs:string ManagedobjectreferenceoftheVMtoimport
Vdc 1 1 ReferenceType URLofthetargetvDC
Catalog ReferenceType Referencetoacataloginwhichthetemplatewillbe
included.Ifthis
elementisomittedorempty,the
templateisimportedintothetargetvDCbutnot
referencesinanycatalog.
VmName 0 1 xs:string Virtualmachinename
VAppScopedLocalId 0 1 xs:string Read‐onlyidentifiercreatedonimport
ComputerName 0 1 xs:string Displaynameofthisvirtualmachine