diff --git a/modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc b/modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc
index 285104281e91..3424d90be30c 100644
--- a/modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc
+++ b/modules/installation-configuration-parameters.adoc
@@ -216,7 +216,12 @@ Required installation configuration parameters are described in the following ta
 
 |`metadata.name`
 |The name of the cluster. DNS records for the cluster are all subdomains of `{{.metadata.name}}.{{.baseDomain}}`.
+ifndef::bare,vmc,vsphere[]
 |String of lowercase letters, hyphens (`-`), and periods (`.`), such as `dev`.
+endif::bare,vmc,vsphere[]
+ifdef::bare,vmc,vsphere[]
+|String of lowercase letters and hyphens (`-`), such as `dev`.
+endif::bare,vmc,vsphere[]
 ifdef::osp[]
 The string must be 14 characters or fewer long.
 endif::osp[]
@@ -1390,4 +1395,3 @@ endif::[]
 ifeval::["{context}" == "installing-restricted-networks-ibm-power"]
 :!ibm-power:
 endif::[]
-