Log in to the VMware vSphere Web Client as someone with administrative privileges.
Select Policies and Profiles from the Menu.
Figure 1. Policies and Profiles
Click on VM Customization Specifications.
The browser displays a page, similar to the following:
Figure 2. VM Customization Specification
Click the plus icon (highlighted in the preceding figure for emphasis).
The browser displays the
New VM Guest Customization Spec Wizard similar to the following:
Figure 3. New VM Guest Customization Spec
Select Windows as the Target guest OS (if not already selected).
Enter a name for the customization specification in the Name field. VMware suggests choosing a name that makes it easy for the LaMa Administrator to identify the contents of the customization specification. The Description field should contain a brief description of the customization specification. Note: It cannot contain periods (.) or blank spaces or Backslash (\) or Forward Slash (/) and cannot be made up of digits only
Click Next.
The browser displays the
Registration information dialog of the Wizard similar to the following:
Figure 4. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Registration Information
Type the virtual machine's Owner name and Owner organization. Then click Next.
The browser displays the
Computer name section of the Wizard similar to the following:
Figure 5. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Computer name
Choose Use the virtual machine name and click Next.
The browser displays the
Windows license section of the wizard similar to the following:
Figure 6. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Windows license
Provide licensing information for the Windows Operating System and click Next.
The browser displays the
Administrator password section of the Wizard similar to the following:
Figure 7. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Administrator password
Configure the administrator password for the virtual machine. Confirm the password and click Next.
The browser displays the
Time zone section of the wizard similar to the following:
Figure 8. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Time zone
Select the time zone for the virtual machine and click Next.
The browser displays the
Commands to run once section of the wizard similar to the following:
Figure 9. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Commands to run once
(Optional) Specify commands to run the first time a user logs into the guest operating system. See the Microsoft Sysprep documentation for information about Run Once commands.
Click Next.
The browser now displays the
Network dialog of the Wizard.
Figure 10. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Network
It allows to configure every network interface of the customization specification. By default, wizard defines one network interface, called
NIC1, that use DHCP to get IP parameters.
(Optional) Edit an existing network interface, including IP parameters:
Select Manually select custom settings radio button.
Select the network interface to edit.
Click the three dots icon (highlighted in the preceding figure for emphasis) and select Edit. The Wizard browser displays the Edit Network page, similar to the following:
Figure 11. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Network-Edit Network-IPv4
Choose IPv4 (if not already selected).
Choose the method vCenter Server uses to assign the IP address to this network interface (one of the following):
Use DHCP to obtain an IPv4 address automatically.
Prompt the user for an IPv4 address when the specification is used.
Use custom settings - Static IP settings. Enter appropriate values.
Choose DNS.
Figure 12. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Network-Edit Network-DNS
Enter the DNS servers that the virtual machine should use.
Click OK.
(Optional) Add a network interface by clicking the ADD icon. VMware recommends creating a Guest Customization Spec per each permutation of number of NICs and the IP configuration (DHCP, Static IP, and Prompt for IP) that may be needed for your environment. Edit new network interface using the previous step.
(Optional) Delete network interface:
Select Manually select custom settings radio button.
Select the interface to delete.
Click the three dots icon (highlighted in the preceding figure for emphasis) and select Delete .
Click Next.
The browser displays the
Workgroup or domain section of the wizard similar to the following:
Figure 13. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Workgroup or domain
Enter the workgroup or the domain for the virtual machine. Click Next.
The browser displays the
Ready to Complete section of the Wizard similar to the following:
Figure 14. New VM Guest Customization Spec-Ready to Complete
Click Finish to create the customization specification.
The new customization specification is now listed in the
VM Customization Specifications list.
Results
This customization specification can now be used to customize virtual machine guest operating systems.
