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2. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
daphnissov Dec 5, 2018 6:04 AM (in response to cegjd)You don't need any of those custom properties when using a clone or linked clone workflow from vRA. You need to simply shut down your Windows 7 VM, convert it to a template, and call that from a blueprint naming the appropriate customization spec. There shouldn't be anything else needed.
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4. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
daphnissov Dec 5, 2018 6:34 AM (in response to cegjd)What "script" are you using here?
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5. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
cegjd Dec 5, 2018 6:56 AM (in response to daphnissov)Guest Customisation Script in VMWare
Same one we've always used. No sysprep answers in it at all.
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6. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
daphnissov Dec 5, 2018 6:58 AM (in response to cegjd)Can you show screenshots of how you have that configured?
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8. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
daphnissov Dec 5, 2018 7:47 AM (in response to cegjd)Couple of suggestions:
- Are you really not joining a domain? That needs to be done in the customization spec.
- Network doesn't need to be custom. vRA will send the payload to the spec with the proper networking information.
- NIC. Don't select prompt user if this is called through vRA.
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9. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
cegjd Dec 5, 2018 7:58 AM (in response to daphnissov)Thanks
1. No Domain - this is isolated test kit
2. I was under the impression (as it worked previously) that in order for IPAM to distribute an IP you set the NIC to "Prompt User"
3. As above
I will try it differently now though in case its something that works different from 6.2 to 7.3
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11. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
Jiju_25 Dec 5, 2018 8:31 PM (in response to cegjd)Does the same template and custom spec works fine if its deployed directly from vCenter SErver?
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12. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
cegjd Dec 6, 2018 1:24 AM (in response to Jiju_25)thanks both for the responses.
So:
Removing the NIC settings from the Guest Cust Script or changing to DHCP. Both result in an APIPA issue and is still prompting for EULA, Locale etc
Manually creating a VM from template and running against the script - Stuck at the setup questions again.
All the logs are showing that it has skipped the EULA, User setup etc when it isn't. I think the issue is maybe with my image and for whatever reason the Guest Cust isn't overriding it.
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13. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
daphnissov Dec 6, 2018 5:48 AM (in response to cegjd)I think your problem is your template. Are you sure you're not running sysprep manually before shutting down? Do you have any boot time scripts running? Sounds like a template issue.
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14. Re: Win7 Guest Customisation
cegjd Dec 7, 2018 6:50 AM (in response to daphnissov)Hi, definitely not running sysprep pre shutdown or any scripts. built straight off ISO. VMTools installed. An admin account added then shutdown.
I have downloaded an older version os Win7 ISO - installed and all working ok.
Thanks for the help