| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | archive_on_delete 
                    -
                                                                 |  | When enabled, the zone dataset will be mounted on /zones/archiveupon removal. | 
                            
                                                            | autoboot 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Whether or not a VM is booted when the system is rebooted. | 
                            
                                                            | boot 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Set the boot order for KVM VMs. | 
                            
                                                            | brand 
                    -
                                             / required                     | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            joyent ←joyent-minimalkvmlx | Type of virtual machine. | 
                            
                                                            | cpu_cap 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Sets a limit on the amount of CPU time that can be used by a VM. Use 0for no cap. | 
                            
                                                            | cpu_shares 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Sets a limit on the number of fair share scheduler (FSS) CPU shares for a VM. This limit is relative to all other VMs on the system. | 
                            
                                                            | cpu_type 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Control the type of virtual CPU exposed to KVM VMs. | 
                            
                                                            | customer_metadata 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Metadata to be set and associated with this VM, this contain customer modifiable keys. | 
                            
                                                            | delegate_dataset 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Whether to delegate a ZFS dataset to an OS VM. | 
                            
                                                            | disk_driver 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Default value for a virtual disk model for KVM guests. | 
                            
                                                            | disks 
                    -
                                                                 |  | A list of disks to add, valid properties are documented in vmadm(1M). | 
                            
                                                            | dns_domain 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Domain value for /etc/hosts. | 
                            
                                                            | docker 
                    -
                                                                 added in 2.5 |  | Docker images need this flag enabled along with the brand set to lx. | 
                            
                                                            | filesystems 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Mount additional filesystems into an OS VM. | 
                            
                                                            | firewall_enabled 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Enables the firewall, allowing fwadm(1M) rules to be applied. | 
                            
                                                            | force 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Force a particular action (i.e. stop or delete a VM). | 
                            
                                                            | fs_allowed 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Comma separated list of filesystem types this zone is allowed to mount. | 
                            
                                                            | hostname 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Zone/VM hostname. | 
                            
                                                            | image_uuid 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Image UUID. | 
                            
                                                            | indestructible_delegated 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Adds an @indestructiblesnapshot to delegated datasets. | 
                            
                                                            | indestructible_zoneroot 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Adds an @indestructiblesnapshot to zoneroot. | 
                            
                                                            | internal_metadata 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Metadata to be set and associated with this VM, this contains operator generated keys. | 
                            
                                                            | internal_metadata_namespace 
                    -
                                                                 |  | List of namespaces to be set as internal_metadata-only; these namespaces will come from internal_metadata rather than customer_metadata. | 
                            
                                                            | kernel_version 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Kernel version to emulate for LX VMs. | 
                            
                                                            | limit_priv 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Set (comma separated) list of privileges the zone is allowed to use. | 
                            
                                                            | maintain_resolvers 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Resolvers in /etc/resolv.confwill be updated when updating the resolvers property. | 
                            
                                                            | max_locked_memory 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Total amount of memory (in MiBs) on the host that can be locked by this VM. | 
                            
                                                            | max_lwps 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Maximum number of lightweight processes this VM is allowed to have running. | 
                            
                                                            | max_physical_memory 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Maximum amount of memory (in MiBs) on the host that the VM is allowed to use. | 
                            
                                                            | max_swap 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Maximum amount of virtual memory (in MiBs) the VM is allowed to use. | 
                            
                                                            | mdata_exec_timeout 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Timeout in seconds (or 0 to disable) for the svc:/smartdc/mdata:executeservice that runs user-scripts in the zone. | 
                            
                                                            | name 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Name of the VM. vmadm(1M) uses this as an optional name. aliases: alias
 | 
                            
                                                            | nic_driver 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Default value for a virtual NIC model for KVM guests. | 
                            
                                                            | nics 
                    -
                                                                 |  | A list of nics to add, valid properties are documented in vmadm(1M). | 
                            
                                                            | nowait 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Consider the provisioning complete when the VM first starts, rather than when the VM has rebooted. | 
                            
                                                            | qemu_extra_opts 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Additional qemu cmdline arguments for KVM guests. | 
                            
                                                            | qemu_opts 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Additional qemu arguments for KVM guests. This overwrites the default arguments provided by vmadm(1M) and should only be used for debugging. | 
                            
                                                            | quota 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Quota on zone filesystems (in MiBs). | 
                            
                                                            | ram 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Amount of virtual RAM for a KVM guest (in MiBs). | 
                            
                                                            | resolvers 
                    -
                                                                 |  | List of resolvers to be put into /etc/resolv.conf. | 
                            
                                                            | routes 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Dictionary that maps destinations to gateways, these will be set as static routes in the VM. | 
                            
                                                            | spice_opts 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Addition options for SPICE-enabled KVM VMs. | 
                            
                                                            | spice_password 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Password required to connect to SPICE. By default no password is set. Please note this can be read from the Global Zone. | 
                            
                                                            | state 
                    -
                                             / required                     | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            presentabsentstoppedrestarted | States for the VM to be in. Please note that present,stoppedandrestartedoperate on a VM that is currently provisioned.presentmeans that the VM will be created if it was absent, and that it will be in a running state.absentwill shutdown the zone before removing it.stoppedmeans the zone will be created if it doesn't exist already, before shutting it down. | 
                            
                                                            | tmpfs 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Amount of memory (in MiBs) that will be available in the VM for the /tmpfilesystem. | 
                            
                                                            | uuid 
                    -
                                                                 |  | UUID of the VM. Can either be a full UUID or *for all VMs. | 
                            
                                                            | vcpus 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Number of virtual CPUs for a KVM guest. | 
                            
                                                            | vga 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Specify VGA emulation used by KVM VMs. | 
                            
                                                            | virtio_txburst 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Number of packets that can be sent in a single flush of the tx queue of virtio NICs. | 
                            
                                                            | virtio_txtimer 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Timeout (in nanoseconds) for the TX timer of virtio NICs. | 
                            
                                                            | vnc_password 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Password required to connect to VNC. By default no password is set. Please note this can be read from the Global Zone. | 
                            
                                                            | vnc_port 
                    -
                                                                 |  | TCP port to listen of the VNC server. Or set 0for random, or-1to disable. | 
                            
                                                            | zfs_data_compression 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Specifies compression algorithm used for this VMs data dataset. This option only has effect on delegated datasets. | 
                            
                                                            | zfs_data_recsize 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Suggested block size (power of 2) for files in the delegated dataset's filesystem. | 
                            
                                                            | zfs_filesystem_limit 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Maximum number of filesystems the VM can have. | 
                            
                                                            | zfs_io_priority 
                    -
                                                                 |  | IO throttle priority value relative to other VMs. | 
                            
                                                            | zfs_root_compression 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Specifies compression algorithm used for this VMs root dataset. This option only has effect on the zoneroot dataset. | 
                            
                                                            | zfs_root_recsize 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Suggested block size (power of 2) for files in the zoneroot dataset's filesystem. | 
                            
                                                            | zfs_snapshot_limit 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Number of snapshots the VM can have. | 
                            
                                                            | zpool 
                    -
                                                                 |  | ZFS pool the VM's zone dataset will be created in. |