Create a Customization Specification File for IaaS Proxy Agent Server in ROBO

Create a vSphere Image Customization template to use with your vRealize Automation IaaS Proxy Agent deployment.

Procedure

1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Web Client.
   1. Open a Web browser and go to https://nyc01r01vc01.rainpole.local/vsphere-client.
   2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting	Value
      User name	[e-mail]
      Password	vsphere_admin_password

2. From the Home page, under Policies and Profiles click Customization Specification Manager.
3. Select  nyc01r01vc01.rainpole.local from the vCenter Server drop-down menu.
4. Click the Create a new specification icon.

   The New VMGuest CustomizationSpec wizard opens.

5. On the Specify Properties page, enter the following settings, and click Next.

   Setting	Value
   Target VM Operating System	Windows
   Use custom SysPrep answer file	Deselected
   Customization Spec Name	vra7-proxy-agent-template

6. On the Set Registration Information page, enter the following settings, and click Next.

   Setting	Value
   Name	Rainpole
   Organization	Rainpole IT

7. On the Set Computer Name page, select the Enter a name in the Clone/Deploy wizard radio button, and click Next.
8. On the Enter Windows License page, enter the following settings, and click Next.
   Note:

   If you are using Microsoft License Server, or have multiple single license keys, leave the Product Key text box blank.

    

   Setting	Value
   Product Key	volume_license_key
   Include Server License Information	Selected
   Server License Mode	Per seat

9. On the Set Administrator Password page, enter the following settings, and click Next.

   Setting	Value
   Password	local_administrator_pwd
   Automatically logon as Administrator	Selected
   Number of times to logon automatically	1

10. On the Time Zone page, select (GMT) Coordinated Universal Time from the Time Zone drop-down menu, and click Next.
11. On the Run Once page, type in the following commands in the text box and click Add after each one. Click Next.

    Commands
    net localgroup administrators rainpole\svc-vra /add
    powershell set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" -Name "EnableLUA" -Value "0"
    powershell set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP6\Parameters" -Name "DisabledComponents" -Value 0xff
    powershell Restart-Computer

    Note:

    These commands add a service account into the local administrators group, adjust the User Access Controls, and disable IPv6.

12. On the Configure Network page, select the Manually select custom settings radio button, select NIC1 from the list of network interfaces in the virtual machine, and click Edit.

    The Network Properties dialog box displays.

13. In the Edit Network dialog box, on the IPv4 page, specify the following settings and click DNS.

    Setting	Value
    Prompt the user for an address when the specification is used	Selected
    Subnet Mask	255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway	172.18.19.1

14. On the DNS page, provide DNS servers and search suffixes. 
    1. Specify the following DNS server settings. 

       Setting	Value
       Use the following DNS server address	Selected
       Preferred DNS Server	172.18.11.4
       Alternate DNS Server	172.16.11.4

    2. Enter rainpole.local in the For all connections with TCP/IP enabled text box and click the Add button.
    3. Click OK to save settings, close the Edit Network dialog box, and click Next. 
15. On the Set Workgroup or Domain page, select the Windows Server Domain radio button, enter credentials that have privileges to join the domain, and click Next.

    Setting	Value
    Windows Server Domain	rainpole.local
    Username	[e-mail]
    Password	svc-domain-join_password

16. On the Set Operating System options page, select the Generate New Security ID (SID) check box, and click Next.
17. On the Ready to Complete page, review the settings that you entered, and click Finish.

    The customization specification you created is listed in the Customization Specification Manager and can be used to customize virtual machine guest operating systems.