We want a mechanism to automatically start VMs with customized parameters. We found "ovftool --prop key=value" probably is what we want. But we find in order to retrieve the properties set by vmtoolsd --cmd "info-get guestinfo.ovfEnv" from inside the VM, we have to first go to the vSphere Client and Enable the checkbox "VMWare Tools" under "OVF Environment Transport". But this way, it needs manual configuration. Is there a way to pass in the properties automatically or automatically enable "VMWare Tools"?
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