VmGuestOS

The GuestOS enumerated type defines the valid guest operating system types used for configuring a virtual machine.
DOS : MS-DOS.
WIN_31 : Windows 3.1
WIN_95 : Windows 95
WIN_98 : Windows 98
WIN_ME : Windows Millennium Edition
WIN_NT : Windows NT 4
WIN_2000_PRO : Windows 2000 Professional
WIN_2000_SERV : Windows 2000 Server
WIN_2000_ADV_SERV : Windows 2000 Advanced Server
WIN_XP_HOME : Windows XP Home Edition
WIN_XP_PRO : Windows XP Professional
WIN_XP_PRO_64 : Windows XP Professional Edition (64 bit)
WIN_NET_WEB : Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
WIN_NET_STANDARD : Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE : Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
WIN_NET_DATACENTER : Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
WIN_NET_BUSINESS : Windows Small Business Server 2003
WIN_NET_STANDARD_64 : Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (64 bit)
WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE_64 : Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64 bit)
WIN_LONGHORN : Windows Longhorn
WIN_LONGHORN_64 : Windows Longhorn (64 bit)
WIN_NET_DATACENTER_64 : Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (64 bit)
WIN_VISTA : Windows Vista
WIN_VISTA_64 : Windows Vista (64 bit)
WINDOWS_7 : Windows 7
WINDOWS_7_64 : Windows 7 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_7_SERVER_64 : Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_8 : Windows 8
WINDOWS_8_64 : Windows 8 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_8_SERVER_64 : Windows 8 Server (64 bit)
WINDOWS_9 : Windows 10
WINDOWS_9_64 : Windows 10 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_9_SERVER_64 : Windows 10 Server (64 bit)
WINDOWS_11_64 : Windows 11 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_12_64 : Windows 12 (64 bit)
WINDOWS_HYPERV : Windows Hyper-V
WINDOWS_SERVER_2019 : Windows Server 2019
WINDOWS_SERVER_2021 : Windows Server 2022
WINDOWS_SERVER_2025 : Windows Server 2025
FREEBSD : FreeBSD 10 or earlier
FREEBSD_64 : FreeBSD 10 x64 or earlier
FREEBSD_11 : FreeBSD 11
FREEBSD_12 : FreeBSD 12
FREEBSD_13 : FreeBSD 13
FREEBSD_14 : FreeBSD 14 or later
FREEBSD_11_64 : FreeBSD 11 x64
FREEBSD_12_64 : FreeBSD 12 x64
FREEBSD_13_64 : FreeBSD 13 x64
FREEBSD_14_64 : FreeBSD 14 x64 or later
REDHAT : Red Hat Linux 2.1
RHEL_2 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2
RHEL_3 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
RHEL_3_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (64 bit)
RHEL_4 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
RHEL_4_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (64 bit)
RHEL_5 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
RHEL_5_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit)
RHEL_6 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
RHEL_6_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64 bit)
RHEL_7 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
RHEL_7_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64 bit)
RHEL_8_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64 bit)
RHEL_9_64 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64 bit)
CENTOS : CentOS 45
CENTOS_64 : CentOS 45 (64-bit)
CENTOS_6 : CentOS 6
CENTOS_6_64 : CentOS 6 (64-bit)
CENTOS_7 : CentOS 7
CENTOS_7_64 : CentOS 7 (64-bit)
CENTOS_8_64 : CentOS 8 (64-bit)
CENTOS_9_64 : CentOS 9 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX : Oracle Linux 45
ORACLE_LINUX_64 : Oracle Linux 45 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX_6 : Oracle Linux 6
ORACLE_LINUX_6_64 : Oracle Linux 6 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX_7 : Oracle Linux 7
ORACLE_LINUX_7_64 : Oracle Linux 7 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX_8_64 : Oracle Linux 8 (64-bit)
ORACLE_LINUX_9_64 : Oracle Linux 9 (64-bit)
SUSE : Suse Linux
SUSE_64 : Suse Linux (64 bit)
SLES : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9
SLES_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 (64 bit)
SLES_10 : Suse linux Enterprise Server 10
SLES_10_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64 bit)
SLES_11 : Suse linux Enterprise Server 11
SLES_11_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64 bit)
SLES_12 : Suse linux Enterprise Server 12
SLES_12_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64 bit)
SLES_15_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64 bit)
SLES_16_64 : Suse Linux Enterprise Server 16 (64 bit)
NLD_9 : Novell Linux Desktop 9
OES : Open Enterprise Server
SJDS : Sun Java Desktop System
MANDRAKE : Mandrake Linux
MANDRIVA : Mandriva Linux
MANDRIVA_64 : Mandriva Linux (64 bit)
TURBO_LINUX : Turbolinux
TURBO_LINUX_64 : Turbolinux (64 bit)
UBUNTU : Ubuntu Linux
UBUNTU_64 : Ubuntu Linux (64 bit)
DEBIAN_4 : Debian GNU/Linux 4
DEBIAN_4_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 4 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_5 : Debian GNU/Linux 5
DEBIAN_5_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 5 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_6 : Debian GNU/Linux 6
DEBIAN_6_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 6 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_7 : Debian GNU/Linux 7
DEBIAN_7_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 7 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_8 : Debian GNU/Linux 8
DEBIAN_8_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 8 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_9 : Debian GNU/Linux 9
DEBIAN_9_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_10 : Debian GNU/Linux 10
DEBIAN_10_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 10 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_11 : Debian GNU/Linux 11
DEBIAN_11_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (64 bit)
DEBIAN_12 : Debian GNU/Linux 12
DEBIAN_12_64 : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_3 : Asianux Server 3
ASIANUX_3_64 : Asianux Server 3 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_4 : Asianux Server 4
ASIANUX_4_64 : Asianux Server 4 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_5_64 : Asianux Server 5 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_7_64 : Asianux Server 7 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_8_64 : Asianux Server 8 (64 bit)
ASIANUX_9_64 : Asianux Server 9 (64 bit)
OPENSUSE : OpenSUSE Linux
OPENSUSE_64 : OpenSUSE Linux (64 bit)
FEDORA : Fedora Linux
FEDORA_64 : Fedora Linux (64 bit)
COREOS_64 : CoreOS Linux (64 bit)
VMWARE_PHOTON_64 : VMware Photon (64 bit)
OTHER_24X_LINUX : Linux 2.4x Kernel
OTHER_24X_LINUX_64 : Linux 2.4x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_26X_LINUX : Linux 2.6x Kernel
OTHER_26X_LINUX_64 : Linux 2.6x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_3X_LINUX : Linux 3.x Kernel
OTHER_3X_LINUX_64 : Linux 3.x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_4X_LINUX : Linux 4.x Kernel
OTHER_4X_LINUX_64 : Linux 4.x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_5X_LINUX : Linux 5.x Kernel
OTHER_5X_LINUX_64 : Linux 5.x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_6X_LINUX : Linux 6.x Kernel
OTHER_6X_LINUX_64 : Linux 6.x Kernel (64 bit)
OTHER_LINUX : Linux 2.2x Kernel
GENERIC_LINUX : Other Linux
OTHER_LINUX_64 : Linux (64 bit)
SOLARIS_6 : Solaris 6
SOLARIS_7 : Solaris 7
SOLARIS_8 : Solaris 8
SOLARIS_9 : Solaris 9
SOLARIS_10 : Solaris 10 (32 bit)
SOLARIS_10_64 : Solaris 10 (64 bit)
SOLARIS_11_64 : Solaris 11 (64 bit)
OS2 : OS/2
ECOMSTATION : eComStation 1.x
ECOMSTATION_2 : eComStation 2.0
NETWARE_4 : Novell NetWare 4
NETWARE_5 : Novell NetWare 5.1
NETWARE_6 : Novell NetWare 6.x
OPENSERVER_5 : SCO OpenServer 5
OPENSERVER_6 : SCO OpenServer 6
UNIXWARE_7 : SCO UnixWare 7
DARWIN : Mac OS 10.5
DARWIN_64 : Mac OS 10.5 (64 bit)
DARWIN_10 : Mac OS 10.6
DARWIN_10_64 : Mac OS 10.6 (64 bit)
DARWIN_11 : Mac OS 10.7
DARWIN_11_64 : Mac OS 10.7 (64 bit)
DARWIN_12_64 : Mac OS 10.8 (64 bit)
DARWIN_13_64 : Mac OS 10.9 (64 bit)
DARWIN_14_64 : Mac OS 10.10 (64 bit)
DARWIN_15_64 : Mac OS 10.11 (64 bit)
DARWIN_16_64 : Mac OS 10.12 (64 bit)
DARWIN_17_64 : Mac OS 10.13 (64 bit)
DARWIN_18_64 : Mac OS 10.14 (64 bit)
DARWIN_19_64 : Mac OS 10.15 (64 bit)
DARWIN_20_64 : Mac OS 11 (64 bit)
DARWIN_21_64 : Mac OS 12 (64 bit)
DARWIN_22_64 : Mac OS 13 (64 bit)
DARWIN_23_64 : Mac OS 14 (64 bit)
VMKERNEL : VMware ESX 4
VMKERNEL_5 : VMware ESX 5
VMKERNEL_6 : VMware ESX 6
VMKERNEL_65 : VMware ESXi 6.5 AND ESXi 6.7.
VMKERNEL_7 : VMware ESX 7
VMKERNEL_8 : VMware ESX 8
AMAZONLINUX2_64 : Amazon Linux 2 (64 bit)
AMAZONLINUX3_64 : Amazon Linux 3 (64 bit)
CRXPOD_1 : CRX Pod 1
ROCKYLINUX_64 : Rocky Linux (64-bit)
ALMALINUX_64 : AlmaLinux (64-bit)
OTHER : Other Operating System
OTHER_64 : Other Operating System (64 bit)

Enumeration:   DOS,   WIN_31,   WIN_95,   WIN_98,   WIN_ME,   WIN_NT,   WIN_2000_PRO,   WIN_2000_SERV,   WIN_2000_ADV_SERV,   WIN_XP_HOME,   WIN_XP_PRO,   WIN_XP_PRO_64,   WIN_NET_WEB,   WIN_NET_STANDARD,   WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE,   WIN_NET_DATACENTER,   WIN_NET_BUSINESS,   WIN_NET_STANDARD_64,   WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE_64,   WIN_LONGHORN,   WIN_LONGHORN_64,   WIN_NET_DATACENTER_64,   WIN_VISTA,   WIN_VISTA_64,   WINDOWS_7,   WINDOWS_7_64,   WINDOWS_7_SERVER_64,   WINDOWS_8,   WINDOWS_8_64,   WINDOWS_8_SERVER_64,   WINDOWS_9,   WINDOWS_9_64,   WINDOWS_9_SERVER_64,   WINDOWS_11_64,   WINDOWS_12_64,   WINDOWS_HYPERV,   WINDOWS_SERVER_2019,   WINDOWS_SERVER_2021,   WINDOWS_SERVER_2025,   FREEBSD,   FREEBSD_64,   FREEBSD_11,   FREEBSD_12,   FREEBSD_13,   FREEBSD_14,   FREEBSD_11_64,   FREEBSD_12_64,   FREEBSD_13_64,   FREEBSD_14_64,   REDHAT,   RHEL_2,   RHEL_3,   RHEL_3_64,   RHEL_4,   RHEL_4_64,   RHEL_5,   RHEL_5_64,   RHEL_6,   RHEL_6_64,   RHEL_7,   RHEL_7_64,   RHEL_8_64,   RHEL_9_64,   CENTOS,   CENTOS_64,   CENTOS_6,   CENTOS_6_64,   CENTOS_7,   CENTOS_7_64,   CENTOS_8_64,   CENTOS_9_64,   ORACLE_LINUX,   ORACLE_LINUX_64,   ORACLE_LINUX_6,   ORACLE_LINUX_6_64,   ORACLE_LINUX_7,   ORACLE_LINUX_7_64,   ORACLE_LINUX_8_64,   ORACLE_LINUX_9_64,   SUSE,   SUSE_64,   SLES,   SLES_64,   SLES_10,   SLES_10_64,   SLES_11,   SLES_11_64,   SLES_12,   SLES_12_64,   SLES_15_64,   SLES_16_64,   NLD_9,   OES,   SJDS,   MANDRAKE,   MANDRIVA,   MANDRIVA_64,   TURBO_LINUX,   TURBO_LINUX_64,   UBUNTU,   UBUNTU_64,   DEBIAN_4,   DEBIAN_4_64,   DEBIAN_5,   DEBIAN_5_64,   DEBIAN_6,   DEBIAN_6_64,   DEBIAN_7,   DEBIAN_7_64,   DEBIAN_8,   DEBIAN_8_64,   DEBIAN_9,   DEBIAN_9_64,   DEBIAN_10,   DEBIAN_10_64,   DEBIAN_11,   DEBIAN_11_64,   DEBIAN_12,   DEBIAN_12_64,   ASIANUX_3,   ASIANUX_3_64,   ASIANUX_4,   ASIANUX_4_64,   ASIANUX_5_64,   ASIANUX_7_64,   ASIANUX_8_64,   ASIANUX_9_64,   OPENSUSE,   OPENSUSE_64,   FEDORA,   FEDORA_64,   COREOS_64,   VMWARE_PHOTON_64,   OTHER_24X_LINUX,   OTHER_24X_LINUX_64,   OTHER_26X_LINUX,   OTHER_26X_LINUX_64,   OTHER_3X_LINUX,   OTHER_3X_LINUX_64,   OTHER_4X_LINUX,   OTHER_4X_LINUX_64,   OTHER_5X_LINUX,   OTHER_5X_LINUX_64,   OTHER_6X_LINUX,   OTHER_6X_LINUX_64,   OTHER_LINUX,   GENERIC_LINUX,   OTHER_LINUX_64,   SOLARIS_6,   SOLARIS_7,   SOLARIS_8,   SOLARIS_9,   SOLARIS_10,   SOLARIS_10_64,   SOLARIS_11_64,   OS2,   ECOMSTATION,   ECOMSTATION_2,   NETWARE_4,   NETWARE_5,   NETWARE_6,   OPENSERVER_5,   OPENSERVER_6,   UNIXWARE_7,   DARWIN,   DARWIN_64,   DARWIN_10,   DARWIN_10_64,   DARWIN_11,   DARWIN_11_64,   DARWIN_12_64,   DARWIN_13_64,   DARWIN_14_64,   DARWIN_15_64,   DARWIN_16_64,   DARWIN_17_64,   DARWIN_18_64,   DARWIN_19_64,   DARWIN_20_64,   DARWIN_21_64,   DARWIN_22_64,   DARWIN_23_64,   VMKERNEL,   VMKERNEL_5,   VMKERNEL_6,   VMKERNEL_65,   VMKERNEL_7,   VMKERNEL_8,   AMAZONLINUX2_64,   AMAZONLINUX3_64,   CRXPOD_1,   ROCKYLINUX_64,   ALMALINUX_64,   OTHER,   OTHER_64,  


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