Create Post Sysprep Script/Batch File on Image and Copy Certificate

After you have imported the certificate and recorded the thumbprint, you must create the post sysprep script/batch file and copy the certificate.

Windows 7 and Later

Use post build configuration script SetupComplete.cmd to import the SSL certificate and configure the VMware HTML Access registry.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744268%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

For example:

1. Copy the SSL certificate file under C: drive. For this example, the “C:\desktone_ca_cert” file.
2. Create a file SetupComplete.cmd under "%WINDIR%\Setup\Scripts\" folder. Create “Scripts” folder if it does not exist.
3. Add following commands in SetupComplete.cmd file. The thumbprint value is what you copied in Step 1.
   Note: If you have root certificate and intermediate certificates in the certificate chain, then you need to add appropriate CertUtil commands in batch file.

   CertUtil -importPFX -f -p "<password>" "C:\desktone_ca_cert.pfx"
   
   reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Blast\Config" /f /v "SslHash" /t REG_SZ /d "31 2a 32 50 1a 0b 34 b1 65 46 13 a8 0a 5e f7 43 6e a9 2c 3e"
   
   del /F /Q "C:\desktone_ca_cert.pfx"
   
   del /F /Q "%systemroot%\setup\scripts\SetupComplete.cmd"

4. Save the SetupComplete.cmd file. You can test the SetupComplete.cmd file on test machine.

Windows XP

• Follow the Desktone post sysprep command execution approach to import the SSL certificate and configure the VMware HTML Access registry.
• Install the Administration Tools Pack for Windows XP as the CertUtil tool is not available with the OS install.

  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16770

  For example:

  1. Copy the SSL certificate file under C: drive. For this example, the C:\desktone_ca_cert.pfx file.
  2. Create folder path C:\Sysprep\i386\$OEM$\
  3. Now create postprep-extra.bat file under C:\Sysprep\i386\$OEM$\ and add the following commands in the batch file. The thumbprint value is the one you recorded above after importing the certificate.
     Note: If you have root certificate and intermediate certificates in the certificate chain, then you need to add appropriate CertUtil commands in the vbatch file.

     CertUtil -importPFX -f -p "<password>" "C:\desktone_ca_cert.pfx"
     
     del /F /Q "C:\desktone_ca_cert.pfx.pfx"
     
     reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Blast\Config" /f /v "SslHash" /t REG_SZ /d "31 2a 32 50 1a 0b 34 b1 65 46 13 a8 0a 5e f7 43 6e a9 2c 3e"
     

  4. Save the postprep-extra.bat file. You do not need a command to delete the batch postprep-extra.bat file as sysprep deletes the C:\Sysprep folder after successful deployment.

  You can test the SetupComplete.cmd file on the test machine.

What to do next

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