Vmware customization specification files

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For Microsoft Vista, Server , and later operating systems, the System Preparation tools are built into the Windows operating system and do not have to be downloaded or have the version checked. For customizing the latest Windows operating system after Windows and later, We can use VMWare Guest Customization Specification to customize the operating system.

In this article, We will take a look at how to create Guest Customization Specification for Windows operating system. Select the operating system either Windows or Linux from the drop-down on target VM operating system and Specify the name for the Customization Specification.

Enter the description for the customization specification. Click on Next. I would always recommend using computer name of guest OS as same as the virtual machine name. It simplifies the identification of the virtual machine in vCenter Server inventory. Enter the windows licensing information for this copy of the guest operating system. You can enter this information later too. Specify the administrator password and autologin option for the administrator account of Windows operating system.

Click Next. You can specify the network settings for the guest operating system. Now you can go ahead and create a guest customization specification, but this time you will have to provide a product key or the wizard will stop during deployment.

More info can be found at VMware KB As you can see the first thing it does its sysprepping the system then reboots and set the guest as specified in the customization specification wizard. At the end you should have your OS deployed, renamed and joined to the domain.

Using the VMware guest customization specification is a great a simple way to deploy systems in you virtual environment. To automate this all you have to do is add the -OSCustomizationSpec parameter to your automation script.

Here is an example:. Have you had any success with Windows 10 Customization Specifications? The VMs are created, but the customization fails, with no errors stated. So sorry for the late response. If I do a simple machine clone and set to customize it, it works great. Try doing that, then use Horizon. Thank you very much for this great article. For a production environment I highly recommend you do it. Thank you for your comment. Please try to enlighten my understanding.

On the other hand, they give us an option in the wizard to change the SID. It is your job to provide the Sysprep tool in order for the Guest Customization Specification wizard to use. Just read the article one more time and some same labs, you will master it in a few days. Let me know if you need more help. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Skip to content. System Preparation tools are built into the Windows Vista operating system and do not have to be downloaded.

System Preparation tools are built into the Windows Server operating system and do not have to be downloaded. System Preparation tools are built into the Windows Server R2 operating system and do not have to be downloaded.

System Preparation tools are built into the Windows 7 operating system and do not have to be downloaded.