Issue with Guest Customization for Windows 2012 OS

[SDquality]

I created a template and I have existing customization. When I try to deploy VM from template and once the VM gets powered on, it takes the Computer Name of old machine(template) but not the new name which I gave during Guest customization.

Could not query rescheduled value in registry (The system cannot find the file specified.

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Customization in progress set to 1 at 2013-Oct-14 11:19:18

Rpci: Sending request='deployPkg.update.state 4 0 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log'

Rpci: Sent request='deployPkg.update.state 4 0 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log', reply='', len=0, status=1

Successfully opened key SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\

Size of reg_multi_sz 27.

Read multi_sz value from registry autocheck autochk /q /v *, size 27.

string value from registry autocheck autochk /q /v *.

Returning 1 elements

Got BootExecute from session mgr.

Native App sysprepDecrypter.exe, arguments ''

Copied file sysprepDecrypter.exe to C:\Windows\system32\sysprepDecrypter.exe

Updated boot execute value.

Successfully created/opened key SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\Guest Customization\

New boot execute:

autocheck autochk /q /v *

sysprepDecrypter.exe

System Drive: C:

Moving directory 'sysprep' to 'C:'

select * from win32_networkadapter where Manufacturer != 'Microsoft' and ServiceName != 'VMnetAdapter' and manufacturer is not null and MACAddress is not null

Found 0 objects. Pointer 0. return code -2147217398(0x8004100a)

Rpci: Sending request='deployPkg.update.state 4 101 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log@WinMgmt : '

Rpci: Sent request='deployPkg.update.state 4 101 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log@WinMgmt : ', reply='', len=0, status=1

error number 8004100a, WinMgmt :

[SDquality]

The version of ESXi in which template  created  is 5.1 U1

[jwe_gl]

We are experiencing the same issue when deploying a server 2012 template.  The contents of the guestcust log are the same as above.  We are running esxi 5.1 build 1065491 and vCenter 5.1 build 1123961.

[tomtom901]

It's a Windows server 2012 template, correct?

[jwe_gl]

Yes, the template is Windows Server 2012 Standard.

[tomtom901]

Issue confirmed on vSphere 5.5

[TBKing]

Is this an issue in vSphere/vCenter 5.0u1?

Do you know if there will be a fix released for 5.0x?

We're not planning on moving off of 5.0x anytime soon.

Thanks

[jwe_gl]

We ended up getting this to work by not running sysprep on the template VM beforehand.  By just shutting down the VM, converting the VM to template, and deploying a new VM from the template, the guest customization worked.

[SDquality]

Its working for me now.

But it fails for the VM with the NIC vmxnet but works for e1000 virtual adapter. Any reason for that?

Thanks.