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diff --git a/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/ovf.rst b/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/ovf.rst index c312617f..9a48cda6 100644 --- a/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/ovf.rst +++ b/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/ovf.rst @@ -11,4 +11,17 @@ transport. For further information see a full working example in cloud-init's source code tree in doc/sources/ovf +Configuration +------------- +On VMware platforms, VMTools use is required for OVF datasource configuration settings as well as vCloud and vSphere admin configuration. User could change the VMTools configuration options with command: +vmware-toolbox-cmd config set <section> <key> <value> + +The following VMTools configuration options affect cloud-init's behavior on a booted VM: + * a: [deploypkg] enable-custom-scripts + If this option is absent in VMTools configuration, the custom script is disabled by default for security reasons. Some VMware products could change this default behavior (for example: enabled by default) via customization specification settings. + +VMWare admin can refer to (https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/blob/master/cloudinit/sources/helpers/vmware/imc/config.py) and set the customization specification settings. + +For more information, see [VMware vSphere Product Documentation](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-9A5093A5-C54F-4502-941B-3F9C0F573A39.html) and specific VMTools parameters consumed. + .. vi: textwidth=78 |