ConsolidatedVMPool Template

The VMPool spreadsheet provides a simple method to associate virtual machines with groups (pools) on their host.

Table 1. Columns included with ConsolidatedVMPool templates

Column

Details

PoolName

Type: text (max 100 characters). Key

The name of the pool.

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.PoolName

ParentName

Type: text (max 100 characters). Nullable

The name of the parent pool.

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.ParentName

PoolFriendlyName

Type: text (max 256 characters)

The friendly name of the pool.

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.PoolFriendlyName

HostComputerID

Type: big integer. Key

The identifier used in the source connection for the computer which is hosting the pool. The HostComputerID should match the ComputerID in the Computer spreadsheet. Otherwise the record will be ignored.

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.HostComputerID

ObjectType

Type: text (max 256 characters). Key. Nullable

The type of pool.

Possible values:

  • Folder
  • Datacenter
  • ComputeResource
  • HostSystem
  • ResourcePool
  • VirtualMachine
  • PhysicalSharedPool
  • VirtualSharedPool
  • LPAR
  • RSET
  • ClusterComputeResource
  • PSET

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.ObjectType

ComplianceConnectionID

Type: integer. Key. Nullable

The identifier for a data source connection in the ComplianceConnection table.

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.ComplianceConnectionID

ParentObjectType

Type: text (max 256 characters). Nullable

The type of pool of the parent.

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.ParentObjectType

NumberOfProcessors

Type: decimal. Nullable

The number of processors in this pool.

Possible values:

120.45

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.NumberOfProcessors

NumberOfCores

Type: decimal. Nullable

The number of cores in this pool.

Possible values:

120.45

Destination:

ImportedVMPool.NumberOfCores