# Data Object - CustomizationVirtualMachineName(vim.vm.customization.VirtualMachineNameGenerator)

Extends
  CustomizationName
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

Specifies that VirtualCenter should generate a virtual machine name from a base prefix comprising the virtual machine entity name. A number is appended, if necessary, to make it unique.

Virtual machine names are unique across the set of hosts and virtual machines known to the VirtualCenter instance. VMware Tools reports the names of existing virtual machines.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
None
Properties inherited from CustomizationName
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="CustomizationVirtualMachineName"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:CustomizationName"> <sequence> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>