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The VM Revert to Current Snapshot activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Host ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the host. If you enter a value for this parameter, the 'HostName' parameter is ignored.
  • Host Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the host name.
  • Suppress Power On (combo box control) (type: string): if set to Yes, the virtual machine will not be powered on regardless of the power state when the current snapshot was created. Default to No.
  • Suppress Power On Specified (combo box control) (type: string): suppress Power On Specified.
  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to revert to current snapshot (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity)..
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Revert To Current Snapshot activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.
 

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the VM Revert to Current Snapshot activity:Image Removed



 

VM Set Display Resolution

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The VM Set Display Resolution activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Height (text box editor type) (type: string): the Screen Height.For example: 1080.
  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to set screen resolution (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity)..
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Set Screen Resolution activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.
  • Width (text box editor type) (type: string): the Screen Width. For example: 1920.

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The VM Shut Down Guest activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to shut down guest OS (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity).Wait (text box editor type) (type.
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Shutdown Guest activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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The VM Standby Guest activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to standby guest OS (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity)..
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Standby Guest activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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The VM Suspend activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to suspend (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity).Wait (text .
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Suspend activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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The VM Take Snapshot activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Memory (text box editor type) (type: string): if set to True and if the virtual machine is currently powered on, the virtual machine's memory state is preserved with the snapshot.
  • Quiesce (text box editor type) (type: string): if Quiesce is set to True and the virtual machine is powered on when the snapshot is taken, VMware Tools is used to quiesce the file system in the virtual machine. This assures that a disk snapshot represents a consistent state of the guest file systems. If the virtual machine is powered off or VMware Tools are not available, the quiesce flag is ignored.
  • Snapshot Description (text box editor type) (type: string): the snapshot description.
  • Snapshot Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the snapshot name.
  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to take snapshot of (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity)..
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Take Snapshot activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.
 

 As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the VM Take Snapshot activity:

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 VM Unmount Tools Installer

This activity unmounts Tools Installer for the selected virtual machine.

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The VM Unmount Tools Installer activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to unmount Tools installer (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity)..
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Unmount Tools Installer activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.


 

 

VM Unregister

This activity unregisters the specified virtual machine.

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The VM Unregister activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to unregister (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity)..
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Unregister activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.




 

VM Upgrade Tools

This activity upgrades Tools for the specified virtual machine.

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The VM Upgrade Tools activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • Installer Options (text box editor type) (type: string): the Installer Options that you want to upgrade.
  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to upgrade Tools (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity)..
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Upgrade Tools activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.



 

VM Upgrade Version

This activity upgrades Version of the specified virtual machine.

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The VM Upgrade Version activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

  • New Version (text box editor type) (type: string): the new version for the specified virtual machine.
  • Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to upgrade Version (Enter the ID of the virtual machine or bind this parameter with the output parameter from Get VM activity).. 
    The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
    • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
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    • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Upgrade Version activity:
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  • Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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