Task

Determines which task is performed on the VM

Usage

Mandatory

Valid values

Power Tasks:

  • poweron
  • poweroff
  • reset
  • suspend
  • reboot
  • shutdown
  • standby

Snapshot Tasks:

  • CREATE (Take Snapshot)
  • REVERT (Revert to Snapshot)
  • REMOVE (Remove Snapshot)
  • REMOVE_ALL (Remove All Snapshots)
  • REVERT_TO_CURRENT_SNAPSHOT

Configuration Tasks:

  • Clone Virtual Machine
  • Deploy from Template
  • Reconfigure Virtual Machine
  • Migrate Virtual Machine

Variable Name

%%CLOUD-TASK_NAME

Parent Topic

VMware parameters