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Substitution Variables for Templates

You can use any of the following substitution parameters instead of or in combination with a name or prefix for a Hyper-V or VMware virtual machine. There is no limit to the number of characters when you enter substitution parameters. These parameters are used on the Specify Requirements page of the Create Reservation Template wizard.

%DATACENTER%

Identifies the data center name on which the VM is created.

%HOSTSYSTEM%

Identifies the server name where the VM is created.

%ORGUNIT%

Identifies the organizational unit name of the user submitting the reservation.

%PROJECTID%

Identifies the project ID that the user enters when submitting a reservation.

%RESERVATIONID%

Identifies the numeric reservation ID assigned when the user submits a reservation.

%RESOURCEPOOL%

Identifies the Reservation Manager resource pool name.

%USERNAME%

Identifies the name of the user who logged in to Reservation Manager.

When using a prefix, a numeric suffix is appended to the name to help ensure a unique virtual machine name in Reservation Manager. You can use other methods to generate unique names, for example, by using the reservation ID in combination with the user name.

Example:

%USERNAME%-%RESERVATIONID% userkey01-62

%HOSTSYSTEM%-ServerA ESX1-ServerA

Use specified name

Specify a name.