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Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

15. Jun 25, 2008 5:50 AM in response to: Jasemccarty
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5truja
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Sorry this was ment to RickPollock ;-)

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

16. Jun 26, 2008 10:30 PM in response to: Jasemccarty
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What I noticed is that after W2K8 server is deployed from template (marked as Vista) & customized, the newly created VM must be started & then rebooted again for the changes to actually happen.
On the first boot the customized bits are simply not yet applied.
Second boot & all works fine

Seb

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

17. Jul 11, 2008 7:55 AM in response to: scerazy
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sfont3n
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any update to this topic?

trying to clone a 2k8 box and running it through the customization wizard


Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

18. Jul 11, 2008 8:28 AM in response to: sfont3n
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Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

19. Jul 11, 2008 9:40 AM in response to: sfont3n
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Yes, it works just fine (as per my message above)

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

20. Nov 12, 2008 4:41 PM in response to: scerazy
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Has this been fixed yet??? We are running VC 2.5U3 and ESX 3.5U2 and it still does not appear to work. Is there a plan to fix this?

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

21. Nov 15, 2008 12:13 PM in response to: jadmatrix
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blckgrffn
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Jun 26, 2006
Very curios too. Running vc2.5 U3 and esx 3.5 U3 and still can't deploy 2008 64 bit with the customizatoin wizard. What gives?

We are starting to ramp our transition to 2008 and this needs to be fixed! The Vista work around is quirky and doesn't provide a lot of warm fuzzies...

Thanks,
Nat

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

22. Nov 24, 2008 11:23 AM in response to: blckgrffn
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Can someone from VmWare respond to this for us? I'm up to date with the latest versions of ESX and VirtualCenter and still get the error. The workaround does work, although we've had some issues with that too; I'm thinking it has to do with when we use the customization wizard.

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

23. Dec 16, 2008 10:15 PM in response to: jonb157
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Oct 18, 2007

I just got done installing ESX 3.5.0 Update 3 and VC 2.5 Update 3 and when I try to deploy a Windows 2008 guest from a template with customization I still get the error. When I switch it to Vista 32bit (it's a 32bit machine) I get an error saying that winVistaGuest isn't supported in this configuration.

Any idea what to try from here?

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

24. Jan 8, 2009 8:06 AM in response to: mrdenny
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jjgunn
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The VM you are cloning from must be set to Vista. Once the clone completes, power the clone on. Be sure to leave the OS setting in Virtual Center set to Vista on your new clone. The customization will complete. Once ompleted, you will see all your customization intact. You can then shut down the VM and switch it back to Win 2008 in VC.

I'm using ESX 3.5 U2 with VC 2.5 U3 and all customization worked properly with Win 2008 using this method.

Hope this is helpful!

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

25. Feb 23, 2009 3:53 PM in response to: jjgunn
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mrbrown66
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Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anyone is aware of when Windows 2008 sysprep process will be properly supported through the VI Client?

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

26. Feb 23, 2009 4:06 PM in response to: mrbrown66
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Last I heard it wasn't going to be fixed until version 4 or vSphere; whatever you want to call it.


Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

27. Feb 24, 2009 10:27 AM in response to: mrbrown66
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mrbrown66- looks like you were just a day early....

VMware vCenter 2.5 Update 4: "vCenter now supports customization of Windows Server 2008 guest operating
systems."

Of course... I upgraded to update 3 just yesterday!

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

28. Feb 24, 2009 10:34 AM in response to: dgrace
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Thanks for your email. I am away on sick leave until Tuesday 3rd March 2009

Please contact the Service Desk or Peter Kenny (peter.kenny@mbf.com.au - IT Operations Manager) in my absence.

Thanks,
Jared Devers

Re: Deploy Server 2008 from Template and Customize

29. Feb 24, 2009 1:49 PM in response to: dgrace
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mrdenny
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Strange. I just installed U4 and it is still telling me that it can't configure winLonghornGuest machines. Full text is

"Customiazation of the guest operating system 'winVistaGuest' is not support in thei confuguration. Microsoft Vista an dLinux guests with Local Volume Manager are supported only for recent eSX host and VMware Tools versions. Please refer to Virtual Center documentation for supported configuration."

Any ideas here?

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