hello,
I installed w2003 from scratch, configured and setup as much as i could. When i restarted the vm, it's online and ready to use. I converted it to template. I have put together the following customization settings:
<ConfigRoot>
<_type>vim.CustomizationSpecItem</_type>
<info>
<_type>vim.CustomizationSpecInfo</_type>
<changeVersion>1245322835</changeVersion>
<description/>
<lastUpdateTime>2009-06-18T11:00:35Z</lastUpdateTime>
<name>2003</name>
<type>Windows</type>
</info>
<spec>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.Specification</_type>
<globalIPSettings>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.GlobalIPSettings</_type>
</globalIPSettings>
<identity>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.Sysprep</_type>
<guiUnattended>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.GuiUnattended</_type>
<autoLogon>true</autoLogon>
<autoLogonCount>2</autoLogonCount>
<password>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.Password</_type>
<plainText>false</plainText>
<value>XXXXXX</value>
</password>
<timeZone>85</timeZone>
</guiUnattended>
<identification>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.Identification</_type>
<joinWorkgroup>WORKGROUP</joinWorkgroup>
</identification>
<licenseFilePrintData>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.LicenseFilePrintData</_type>
<autoMode>perSeat</autoMode>
</licenseFilePrintData>
<userData>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.UserData</_type>
<computerName>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.VirtualMachineNameGenerator</_type>
</computerName>
<fullName>XXX</fullName>
<orgName>XXX</orgName>
<productId>XXXXXXXXXXXXX</productId>
</userData>
</identity>
<nicSettingMap>
<_length>1</_length>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.AdapterMapping[]</_type>
<e id="0">
<_type>vim.vm.customization.AdapterMapping</_type>
<adapter>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.IPSettings</_type>
<dnsServerList>
<_length>2</_length>
<_type>string[]</_type>
<e id="0">XXXXXX</e>
<e id="1">XXXXXXX</e>
</dnsServerList>
<gateway>
<_length>2</_length>
<_type>string[]</_type>
<e id="0">X.X.X.X</e>
<e id="1"/>
</gateway>
<ip>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.UnknownIpGenerator</_type>
</ip>
<primaryWINS/>
<secondaryWINS/>
<subnetMask>255.255.255.0</subnetMask>
</adapter>
</e>
</nicSettingMap>
<options>
<_type>vim.vm.customization.WinOptions</_type>
<changeSID>true</changeSID>
<deleteAccounts>false</deleteAccounts>
</options>
</spec>
</ConfigRoot>
everything goes fine , the vm gets deployed perfectly, with 1 issue, it ends up with
all security updates have been installed on the original vm (the one i made the template from) and automatic updates turned on. The problem is obvious .. the deployment + customization allows to deploy the vm with few clicks without interacting with the OS, but now i am forced to go and click the finish button to get the vm online. Anybody has a quick remedy for that? thanks
You have to create an appropriate key in the Windows registry.
See:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757061(WS.10).aspx
Andre
You have to create an appropriate key in the Windows registry.
See:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757061(WS.10).aspx
Andre