Windows 7 Customization Failing: VMX doesn't support NICs connection status query

[samhood84]

I am trying to automate the deployment of some Windows 7 VM's.  Everything seems to work fine until the customization happens.  I am seeing the following message in guestcust.log:

VMX doesn't support NICs connection status query

Anybody have any idea what is causing this?  I've googled this error message and cannot find anything.

[LucD]

Are you deploying from a template ?

Is that template hardware version 4 or 7 ?

Does the template have a VMXNET3 NIC ?

[samhood84]

Yes I am deploying from a template.

The template is hardware version 7.

The template does not have a VMXNET3 NIC.  It has an E1000 NIC.

[samhood84]

I changed the NIC to VMXNET3 and made a new template.  It still gives the same error.

[LucD]

Strange.

Any other messages/indications in the guestcust.log ?

Does this happen before the sysprep is started ?

Did you also try with a VMXNET3 NIC ? Same error ?

Update: you just answered my last question :smileygrin:

[samhood84]

Here is the guestcust.log file:

Customization in progress set to 1 at 2012-Jan-16 14:27:23
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 21.
Read multi_sz value from registry autocheck autochk *, size 21.
string value from registry autocheck autochk *.
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 *
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 1 objects. Pointer 1d3c850. return code 0(0x0)
Found 0 objects. Pointer 0. return code 1(0x1)
Returning value 00:50:56:B8:06:A1 for system property
Setting dhcp for nic # 0
Returning value \\QA-WIN7-1\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID="15" for system property
ASSOCIATORS OF {\\QA-WIN7-1\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID="15"} where ResultClass = Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration
Found 1 objects. Pointer 1d40a38. return code 0(0x0)
Found 0 objects. Pointer 0. return code 1(0x1)
Clearing gateway ip addresses.
Enabling DHCP on the computer
Returning value \\QA-WIN7-1\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration.Index=15 for system property
Setting DNS Server to ip
Executing command C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /generalize /oobe /reboot /unattend:C:\sysprep\sysprep.xml

Successfully executed command C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /generalize /oobe /reboot /unattend:C:\sysprep\sysprep.xml

Trying to connect network interfaces, attempt 1
Rpci: Sending request='deployPkg.update.state 4 103 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log@4000'

Rpci: Sent request='deployPkg.update.state 4 103 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log@4000', reply='', len=0, status=1

Got VMX response ''
VMX doesn't support NICs connection status query.