Re: Guest customization fails - doesn't rename vm ...

GScully42 · ‎11-20-2015

I am having issues with Windows 7 vm refusing to customize, I even created a new vm OS = Windows 7 x64 Enterprise, fresh install latest vmware tools,

After I deploy the vm it powers up and autologs in the first time but fails to rename the vm and reboot to join the domain. The account I'm using is a local admin on the vm and has rights to add computers to the domain.

I created a Win8.1 vm today the same way and it works as expected.

Any idea's on wher to start looking?

this is the Script to join, but it never gets that far,

if "%1%" == "precustomization" (goto end)

else if "%1%" == "postcustomization" (net dom join %COMPUTERNAME% /domain:domain.local /userd:qaserv@domain.local /passwordd:********* /reboot)

:end

This is the tail of the log,

[2015-11-20T16:30:18: : DEBUG] Successfully executed command C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /generalize /oobe /reboot /unattend:C:\sysprep\sysprep.xml

[2015-11-20T16:30:18: SysprepCustomizationFlow: INFO] Sysprep flow completed

[2015-11-20T16:30:18: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: INFO] Extended customization flow completed

[2015-11-20T16:30:18: : INFO] GuestCustUtil exiting.

ToollsDeploy log,

Ran DeployPkg_DeployPackageFromFile successfully

VSphere 5.5 with latest updates.

I don't know which version of Director.

admin · ‎12-08-2015

Please check if this helps for you VMware KB: Windows guest customization fails to join deployed virtual machine to Active Directory do...

GScully42 · ‎01-08-2016

Nope, not helpful the vm doens't even get renamed, it deploys and does nothing.

Log file contents:

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : INFO] GuestCustUtil invoked.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : INFO] Params: customize -sealparam "/quiet /generalize /oobe /reboot" -schedulenativeunobfusc -custCfg 1466-ccd0-b6e6-7f7a.cust

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Customization in progress set to 1 at 2016-Jan-08 09:38:43

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Rpci: Sending request='deployPkg.update.state 4 0 C:/Windows/TEMP/vmware-imc/guestcust.log'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Rpci: Sent request='deployPkg.update.state 4 0 C:/Windows/TEMP/vmware-imc/guestcust.log', reply='', len=0, status=1

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: INFO] Starting extended customization flow based on '1466-ccd0-b6e6-7f7a.cust'...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: CustomizationSettings: INFO] Parsing customization settings from 1466-ccd0-b6e6-7f7a.cust

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: CustomizationSettings: DEBUG] NICs node count 1

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: CustomizationSettings: DEBUG] Parsing NIC...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: GenericNic: DEBUG] NIC [MAC 00:50:56:01:0e:78, Primary 1]

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: GenericNic: DEBUG] dns=10.99.90.17; dns=10.99.90.24; dnsSuffix=domain.local;

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] Hostname: GregsTEst4

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] CustomizationScript initialized: true

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] ActualAdminPassword initialized: false

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] Generate SID: 1

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] AutoLogonCount initialized: false

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] ChangeProductKey: 1

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] ResetPassword: 0

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] Marker ID: e0a87c5f-21c5-4271-90d2-1920cd82bf7c

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomization: DEBUG] Post guestinfo.gc.status: true

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: GuestCustUtil: DEBUG] Creating status marker file C:/Windows/.post-gc-status

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: GuestCustUtil: DEBUG] Status marker file C:/Windows/.post-gc-status doesn't exist

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: GuestCustUtil: DEBUG] Status marker created

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: GuestCustUtil: INFO] VMware tools installation path=C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: WindowsOsAbstractionLayer: INFO] Executing command: '"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe" --cmd "info-set guestinfo.gc.status Started"'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: WindowsOsAbstractionLayer: INFO] Command execution succeeded, output: '

'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: GuestCustUtil: DEBUG] Marker file C:\Windows\autoconfig-e0a87c5f-21c5-4271-90d2-1920cd82bf7c does not exist

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: SysprepCustomizationFlow: INFO] Running Sysprep flow

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: INFO] Starting common extended customization flow

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Successfully opened key SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Size of reg_multi_sz 21.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Read multi_sz value from registry autocheck autochk *, size 21.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] string value from registry autocheck autochk *.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Returning 1 elements

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Got BootExecute from session mgr.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Native App sysprepDecrypter.exe, arguments ''

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Copied file sysprepDecrypter.exe to C:\Windows\system32\sysprepDecrypter.exe

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Updated boot execute value.

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] Successfully created/opened key SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\Guest Customization\

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] New boot execute:

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] autocheck autochk *

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: : DEBUG] sysprepDecrypter.exe

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: DEBUG] Initializing NICs...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: AdapterConfig: INFO] Initializing adapter list...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: AdapterConfig: DEBUG] Populating the MAC address -> Adapter name map

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: AdapterConfig: DEBUG] Mapping '00:50:56:01:0e:78' as '{5E16E8F1-E168-42A9-B457-AA3D56029B1F}'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: AdapterConfig: DEBUG] Mapping '00:50:56:01:0e:78' as index '11'

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: AdapterConfig: INFO] Initializing adapter list completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: NICConfig: DEBUG] Constructing NICConfig 00:50:56:01:0e:78

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: DEBUG] Validating NIC

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: DEBUG] NIC has been added successfully

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: DEBUG] Initializing 1 NICs completed

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: INFO] Applying network settings before pre-customization...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: INFO] Applying network settings (IPv4: true, IPv6: true)...

[2016-01-08T09:38:43: ExtendedWinCustomizationLogic: DEBUG] Waiting for all NICs to become ready...