Create a Customization Specification for Windows in Region B

When you implement scenarios for Region B, you create a Windows guest operating system specification. This customization specification can be used to customize virtual machine guest operating systems when provisioning new virtual machines from vRealize Automation. 

Procedure

1. Log in to the Compute vCenter Server by using the vSphere Web Client.
   1. Open a Web browser and go to https://lax01w01vc01.lax01.rainpole.local/vsphere-client.
   2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting	Value
      User name	[e-mail]
      Password	vsphere_admin_password

2. Navigate to Home > Operations and Policies > Customization Specification Manager.
3. Select vCenter Server lax01w01vc01.lax01.rainpole.local from the drop-down menu.
4. Click the Create a new specification icon. 
5. On the Specify Properties page of the the Guest Customization wizard.
   1. Select Windows from the Target VM Operating System drop-down menu.
   2. Enter os-windows-joindomain-custom-spec as the specification name, and click Next.
6. On the Set Registration Information  page, enter Rainpole as the virtual machine owner’s name and organization, and click Next.
7. On the Set Computer Name page, select Use the virtual machine name, and click Next.

   The operating system uses this name to identify itself on the network.

8. On the Enter Windows License page, provide licensing information for the Windows operating system, enter the volume_license_key, and click Next.
9. Specify the administrator password for use with the virtual machine, and click Next.
10. On the Time Zone page, select (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time(US & Canada), and click Next.
11. On the Run Once page, click Next.
12. On the Configure Network page, click Next.
13. On the Set Workgroup or Domain page, select Windows Server Domain, configure the following settings, and click Next.

    Setting	Value
    Domain	lax01.rainpole.local
    User name	RAINPOLE\administrator
    Password	admin_pwd

14. On the Set Operating System Options page, select Generate New Security ID (SID), and click Next.
15. Click Finish to save your changes.

    The customization specification that you created is listed in the Customization Specification Manager.