Delivering new VMs faster with customizations
Customizations allow the automating of post-deployment tasks such as:
Changing the local administrator password
Changing the computer name
Changing the Windows product key
Configuring IP, DNS, and other network settings
Joining a domain
Changing the time zone
Running custom bat, PowerShell, or bash scripts
How to do it...
To create a customization:
Go to the Home view.
Click on Customization Specifications Manager.
Click on New, which will open vSphere Client Windows Guest Customization.
The wizard will ask you a series of questions related to post-deployment tasks that need to be performed:
Registration information: owner's name and organization
Computer name
Windows license key
Local administrator password
Time zone
Network settings
Workgroup or domain name
Whether a new SID has to be generated
Whether there are any commands that need to be run once after deployment
Using customization
If you are deploying a VM from a template, customization options are available...
