Data Object - FarmInfo

Class: VMware.Hv.FarmInfo
Returned by: Farm_Get, Farm_GetByNamingPattern
See also: FarmAutomatedFarmData, FarmData, FarmId
Since: Horizon View 6.0

Data Object Description

Farm info

Data Object Properties

Properties

Name

Type

Description

FarmId

Farm entity ID

This property cannot be updated.

type

xsd:string

Type of farm.

Since Horizon View 6.2

This property cannot be updated.

This property will be one of:

Value	Description
"AUTOMATED"	An automated farm creates RDS Servers cloned from a snapshot.
"MANUAL"	A manual farm allows selection and addition of existing RDS Servers to the farm.

source

xsd:string

Source of farm machines.

Since Horizon 7.1

This property need not be set.
This property cannot be updated.
This property is required if type is set to "AUTOMATED".

This property will be one of:

Value

Description

"VIEW_COMPOSER"

View composer linked clones managed as view RDS Servers. They share the same base image and use less storage space than full RDS Servers.

"INSTANT_CLONE_ENGINE"

Instant clone engine created 'instant clones' managed as view RDS Servers. Instant clone engine uses vmfork technology to create the instant clones, these clones take much less time for provisioning. Instant clones have many similarities to linked clones like :-

Both instant and linked clones share the same base image and use less storage space than full virtual machines.
The user profile for both types clones can be redirected to persistent disks that will be unaffected by OS updates and refreshes.

This option is only valid for Automated Farm.

imageSource

xsd:string

Source of image used in the farm. Applicable for automated farm.

Since Horizon 7.10