Enum - VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier(vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier)

Since
2.0


Enum Description

Guest operating system identifier.

Enum Constants

NameDescription
almalinux_64Guest AlmaLinux (64-bit)

Since 8.0.0.1
amazonlinux2_64Guest Amazon Linux 2 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7.1
amazonlinux3_64Guest Amazon Linux 3 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
asianux3_64Guest Asianux Server 3 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
asianux3Guest Asianux Server 3

Since vSphere API 4.0
asianux4_64Guest Asianux Server 4 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
asianux4Guest Asianux Server 4

Since vSphere API 4.0
asianux5_64Guest Asianux Server 5 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0
asianux7_64Guest Asianux Server 7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
asianux8_64Guest Asianux Server 8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7
asianux9_64Guest Asianux Server 9 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
centos6_64Guest CentOS 6 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
centos64Guest CentOS 4/5 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 4.1
centos6Guest CentOS 6

Since vSphere API 6.5
centos7_64Guest CentOS 7 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
centos7Guest CentOS 7

Since vSphere API 6.5
centos8_64Guest CentOS 8 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7
centos9_64Guest CentOS 9 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
centosGuest CentOS 4/5

Since vSphere API 4.1
coreos64Guest CoreOS Linux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0
crxPod1Guest CRX Pod 1

Since vSphere API 7.0
darwin10_64Guest Mac OS 10.6 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0
darwin10Guest Mac OS 10.6

Since vSphere API 5.0
darwin11_64Guest Mac OS 10.7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0
darwin11Guest Mac OS 10.7

Since vSphere API 5.0
darwin12_64Guest Mac OS 10.8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5
darwin13_64Guest Mac OS 10.9 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5
darwin14_64Guest Mac OS 10.10 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0
darwin15_64Guest Mac OS 10.11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
darwin16_64Guest Mac OS 10.12 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
darwin17_64Guest macOS 10.13 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7
darwin18_64Guest macOS 10.14 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7
darwin19_64Guest macOS 10.15 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0
darwin20_64Guest macOS 11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
darwin21_64Guest macOS 12 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
darwin22_64Guest macOS 13 (64 bit)

Since 8.0.0.1
darwin23_64Guest macOS 14 (64 bit)

Since 8.0.0.1
darwin64Guest Mac OS 10.5 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
darwinGuest Mac OS 10.5
debian10_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 10 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
debian10Guest Debian GNU/Linux 10

Since vSphere API 6.5
debian11_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0
debian11Guest Debian GNU/Linux 11

Since vSphere API 7.0
debian12_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 12 (64 bit)

Since 8.0.0.1
debian12Guest Debian GNU/Linux 12

Since 8.0.0.1
debian4_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 4 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
debian4Guest Debian GNU/Linux 4

Since vSphere API 4.0
debian5_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 5 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
debian5Guest Debian GNU/Linux 5

Since vSphere API 4.0
debian6_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 6 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0
debian6Guest Debian GNU/Linux 6

Since vSphere API 5.0
debian7_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5
debian7Guest Debian GNU/Linux 7

Since vSphere API 5.5
debian8_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0
debian8Guest Debian GNU/Linux 8

Since vSphere API 6.0
debian9_64Guest Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
debian9Guest Debian GNU/Linux 9

Since vSphere API 6.5
dosGuest MS-DOS.
eComStation2Guest eComStation 2.0

Since vSphere API 5.0
eComStationGuest eComStation 1.x

Since vSphere API 4.1
fedora64Guest Fedora Linux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.1
fedoraGuest Fedora Linux

Since vSphere API 5.1
freebsd11_64Guest FreeBSD 11 x64

Since vSphere API 6.7
freebsd11Guest FreeBSD 11

Since vSphere API 6.7
freebsd12_64Guest FreeBSD 12 x64

Since vSphere API 6.7
freebsd12Guest FreeBSD 12

Since vSphere API 6.7
freebsd13_64Guest FreeBSD 13 x64

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
freebsd13Guest FreeBSD 13

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
freebsd14_64Guest FreeBSD 14 x64

Since 8.0.0.1
freebsd14Guest FreeBSD 14

Since 8.0.0.1
freebsd64Guest FreeBSD x64
freebsdGuest FreeBSD
genericLinuxGuest Other Linux

Since vSphere API 5.5
mandrakeGuest Mandrake Linux

Since vSphere API 5.5
mandriva64Guest Mandriva Linux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
mandrivaGuest Mandriva Linux

Since vSphere API 4.0
netware4Guest Novell NetWare 4
netware5Guest Novell NetWare 5.1
netware6Guest Novell NetWare 6.x
nld9Guest Novell Linux Desktop 9
oesGuest Open Enterprise Server
openServer5Guest SCO OpenServer 5

Since vSphere API 4.0
openServer6Guest SCO OpenServer 6

Since vSphere API 4.0
opensuse64Guest OpenSUSE Linux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.1
opensuseGuest OpenSUSE Linux

Since vSphere API 5.1
oracleLinux6_64Guest Oracle 6 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
oracleLinux64Guest Oracle Linux 4/5 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 4.1
oracleLinux6Guest Oracle 6

Since vSphere API 6.5
oracleLinux7_64Guest Oracle 7 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
oracleLinux7Guest Oracle 7

Since vSphere API 6.5
oracleLinux8_64Guest Oracle 8 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7
oracleLinux9_64Guest Oracle 9 (64-bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
oracleLinuxGuest Oracle Linux 4/5

Since vSphere API 4.1
os2Guest OS/2
other24xLinux64Guest Linux 2.4.x Kernel (64 bit)
other24xLinuxGuest Linux 2.4x Kernel
other26xLinux64Guest Linux 2.6.x Kernel (64 bit)
other26xLinuxGuest Linux 2.6x Kernel
other3xLinux64Guest Linux 3.x Kernel (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5
other3xLinuxGuest Linux 3.x Kernel

Since vSphere API 5.5
other4xLinux64Guest Linux 4.x Kernel (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7
other4xLinuxGuest Linux 4.x Kernel

Since vSphere API 6.7
other5xLinux64Guest Linux 5.x Kernel (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
other5xLinuxGuest Linux 5.x Kernel

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
other6xLinux64Guest Linux 6.x Kernel (64 bit)

Since 8.0.0.1
other6xLinuxGuest Linux 6.x Kernel

Since 8.0.0.1
otherGuest Other Operating System
otherGuest64 Other Operating System (64 bit)
otherLinux64Guest Linux (64 bit)
otherLinuxGuest Linux 2.2x Kernel
redhatGuest Red Hat Linux 2.1
rhel2Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2
rhel3_64Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (64 bit)
rhel3Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
rhel4_64Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (64 bit)
rhel4Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
rhel5_64Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit)

Since VI API 2.5
rhel5Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Since VI API 2.5
rhel6_64Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
rhel6Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Since vSphere API 4.0
rhel7_64Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5
rhel7Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Since vSphere API 5.5
rhel8_64Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7
rhel9_64Guest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
rockylinux_64Guest Rocky Linux (64-bit)

Since 8.0.0.1
sjdsGuest Sun Java Desktop System
sles10_64Guest Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64 bit)

Since VI API 2.5
sles10Guest Suse linux Enterprise Server 10

Since VI API 2.5
sles11_64Guest Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
sles11Guest Suse linux Enterprise Server 11

Since vSphere API 4.0
sles12_64Guest Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.5
sles12Guest Suse linux Enterprise Server 12

Since vSphere API 5.5
sles15_64Guest Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.7
sles16_64Guest Suse Linux Enterprise Server 16 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
sles64Guest Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 (64 bit)
slesGuest Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9
solaris10_64Guest Solaris 10 (64 bit)
solaris10Guest Solaris 10 (32 bit)
solaris11_64Guest Solaris 11 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0
solaris6Guest Solaris 6
solaris7Guest Solaris 7
solaris8Guest Solaris 8
solaris9Guest Solaris 9
suse64Guest Suse Linux (64 bit)
suseGuest Suse Linux
turboLinux64Guest Turbolinux (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
turboLinuxGuest Turbolinux
ubuntu64Guest Ubuntu Linux (64 bit)
ubuntuGuest Ubuntu Linux
unixWare7Guest SCO UnixWare 7

Since vSphere API 4.0
vmkernel5Guest VMware ESX 5

Since vSphere API 5.0
vmkernel65Guest VMware ESXi 6.5 AND ESXi 6.7.

Since vSphere API 6.5
vmkernel6Guest VMware ESX 6

Since vSphere API 6.0
vmkernel7Guest VMware ESX 7

Since vSphere API 7.0
vmkernel8Guest VMware ESX 8

Since 8.0.0.1
vmkernelGuest VMware ESX 4

Since vSphere API 5.0
vmwarePhoton64Guest VMware Photon (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.5
win2000AdvServGuest Windows 2000 Advanced Server
win2000ProGuest Windows 2000 Professional
win2000ServGuest Windows 2000 Server
win31Guest Windows 3.1
win95Guest Windows 95
win98Guest Windows 98
windows11_64Guest Windows 11

Since 8.0.0.1
windows12_64Guest Windows 12

Since 8.0.0.1
windows2019srv_64Guest Windows Server 2019

Since vSphere API 7.0
windows2019srvNext_64Guest Windows Server 2022

Since vSphere API 7.0.1.0
windows2022srvNext_64Guest Windows Server 2025

Since 8.0.0.1
windows7_64Guest Windows 7 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
windows7Guest Windows 7

Since vSphere API 4.0
windows7Server64Guest Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 4.0
windows8_64Guest Windows 8 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0
windows8Guest Windows 8

Since vSphere API 5.0
windows8Server64Guest Windows 8 Server (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 5.0
windows9_64Guest Windows 10 (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0
windows9Guest Windows 10

Since vSphere API 6.0
windows9Server64Guest Windows 10 Server (64 bit)

Since vSphere API 6.0
windowsHyperVGuest Windows Hyper-V

Since vSphere API 5.5
winLonghorn64Guest Windows Longhorn (64 bit)

Since VI API 2.5
winLonghornGuest Windows Longhorn

Since VI API 2.5
winMeGuest Windows Millennium Edition
winNetBusinessGuest Windows Small Business Server 2003
winNetDatacenter64Guest Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (64 bit)

Since VI API 2.5
winNetDatacenterGuest Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition

Since VI API 2.5
winNetEnterprise64Guest Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64 bit)
winNetEnterpriseGuest Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
winNetStandard64Guest Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (64 bit)
winNetStandardGuest Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
winNetWebGuest Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
winNTGuest Windows NT 4
winVista64Guest Windows Vista (64 bit)
winVistaGuest Windows Vista
winXPHomeGuest Windows XP Home Edition
winXPPro64Guest Windows XP Professional Edition (64 bit)
winXPProGuest Windows XP Professional

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