Windows sysprep for virtual machines thomas maurer. For the smaller environments who may be looking at virtualisation and dont want to pay for virtualisation and the annual fees that come with it, or dont want to consume lots of disk space hosting hyperv. Most of the steps can be used in a hyperv environment as well. Windows server 2012 guest customization vmware communities. Windows server 2012s system preparation tool sysprep. How to create a windows 10 image for horizon cloud on azure. This doesnt work on a vsan environment vmkfstools k template. On the customize guest os page, select an existing guest customization specification from the list and click next. Apr 16, 2015 virtual machine template guidelines for vmware windows server 2012 april 16, 2015 by shabbir ahmed in vm templates, vmware, windows, windows server. Creating a server 2012 golden image with sysprep and vmware. Windows server 2012 s system preparation tool sysprep. Virtual machine template guidelines for vmware windows. Windows 2012 postsysprep powershell script not running. Create windows virtual machine template on vmware esxi.
To sysprep a windows 78 pc or windows server 20082012 from command line. In windows server 2012 and windows 8, microsoft added an addition to sysprep called the mode switch mode. You can customize windows guest operating systems for the virtual machine when you deploy a new virtual machine from a template or clone an existing virtual machine. May 31, 2016 or, you can configure windows to boot to the outofbox experience oobe. Manually using sysprep in windows 2012 vms and templates. After dismounting the vhdx i can start the vm and everything else is automatic. You can see this task in the ordinary windows task scheduler mmc if you just log onto the os manually directly after deploymentpoweron. Server 2012r2 vmware guest customization sysprep not starting. The system preparation tool sysprep should be configured to shutdown the server and generalize must be checked. Using sysprep on windows 2012r2 and acropolis mirrorsphere. For more information about how to create a custom sysprep answer file, see the documentation for the relevant operating system. I need to deploy about 15 vms from this golden template how do i do it needed the steps.
Do not disable windows firewall enable icmpv4in alone it will be easy while provisioning clear the ip from the nic network card shutdown windows 2012 r2 template server. Ive installed windows server 2012, vmware tools, latest updates, performed sysprep, shutdown the vm, and converted it to the template. Rightclick sysprep application and click run as administrator. Sep 09, 2015 to ensure not to face duplicate sid issue, its better to prepare the os using sysprep before converting the vm to template. I did a windows 2012 version here, and a win2k7 here and win2k16 here today i am doing a new win10 template so i thought i would document it. A windows security id sid is used in some windows operating systems to uniquely identify systems and users. Apr 09, 2018 create an active directory lab using vmware and windows. On the select clone options page, select the customize the operating system check box and click next. Now id like to create a new vm using this template and also perform some basic customization. Jan 09, 2017 after preparing the template vm, the next step is to run sysprep you can go to start run and type sysprep, or go to \ windows \system32\ sysprep and run the.
To deploy a windows image to different pcs, you have to first generalize the image to remove computerspecific information such as installed drivers and the computer security identifier sid. Creating windows server 2012 r2 template vm in vmware. Utiliser sysprep pour preparer une vm template windows server. To sysprep windows server 20102, install the server os and make all the configuration necessary for the image, in my case i have install vmware tools, disabled the firewall and enabled remote desktop. Unfortunately there was really no log in the given path as i have used the template several times before, i checked the history of the template. Sysprep system preparation overview microsoft docs. On windows 2012, has anyone created templates for this os vm.
Do you have the a to z steps to createset up a good golden windows 2012 r2 template in vmware vsphere 6. I have vmware vsphere enviornment and im trying to build a 2012r2 template to use as a base server image. Solved windows server 2012 golden template vmware forum. Vmware windows 2012 r2 template configurationrecommended. Customize windows during cloning or deployment vmware. Now shrink the vmdk file putty to the host browse to the vmdk file of the vm. Nutanix, ahv and prism provide a very cohesive platform to use. I faced a lot of problems when customer create a master image in horizon cloud on azure due to. Leave a reply if you are building a windows server 2012 lab for testing and want to remove unique information from the server so you can replicate it rather than run through the install multiple times use sysprep. I renewed my lab and installed one windows server 2012 r2 in a vm. Beside a number of new windows patches the last change was an upgrade of the vmware tools. Dec 04, 2012 some months ago, i created a windows server 2012 template for testing purposes and logged all of my actions to a notepad file. Creating golden or master template windows image step by. The sysprep tool has the potential to cause loss of data.
It enables you to capture a customized windows image that you can reuse throughout an organization. Ive tried letting vcenter sysprep it with and without an answer file, either way im left with a vm that is missing all of my profile changes and a blank start. How to sysprep a windows 10 virtual machine for hyperv or vmware. How can i use sysprep to quickly create images of windows server 2012 for virtual machines. Open the windows explorer and access the following folder. Using sysprep and differencing disks to clone vms in windows 2012 r2. Feb 10, 2015 this video is a quick walk through of the steps needed to build a 2012 r2 vm template with vmware s vsphere web client. Prior to converting a vm to template, just remember to use sysprep as follows, run sysprep, c. I promoted the first to a domain controller and tried to domainjoin the second and the third. Windows 2012 r2 template in vsphere 6 solutions experts. Sysprep generalize a windows installation microsoft docs.
Use steps 1 to 3 from above, except on step 3, set the shutdown options shutdown not restart after windows shutdown finishes, use the vsphere client to rightclick on the vm and choose convert to template. Mar 20, 20 creating a server 2012 golden image with sysprep and vmware workstation. Use sysprep to generalize windows server 2012 running in a vm you will need to use sysprep from the command line, as there is no option to enable vm mode in the gui. I discovered that building a vm template for windows 10 does not work in the same way that the process works for other versions of windows. Customization specifications manager to join domain automatically. In this post, i will show steps to generate new sid in server 2012 r2. Sysprep for windows server 2012 windows server 2012 r2. Oct 24, 2015 the duplicate sid value causes lot of issues so each machine must have unique sid value. Customizing the guest helps prevent conflicts that can result if virtual machines with identical settings are deployed, such as duplicate computer names. This video is a quick walk through of the steps needed to build a 2012 r2 vm template with vmware s vsphere web client.
Sysprep removes pcspecific information from a windows installation, generalizing the installation so it can be installed on different pcs. I think this file may help some people with creating a clean template for windows server 2012 on vmware. Windows server 2008, windows vista, and windows 7 use an xml file called sysprep. By using windows aik, you can perform unattended windows installations, capture windows images with imagex, and create windows pe images. This is great so you can sysprep a virtual machine copy the vhd or vhdx file and use it for the first boot of different vms. I have 2 templates 1 x windows 2008 r2 1 x windows 2012 r2. Building a microsoft server 2012 r2 vm template youtube. To avoid this issue in the future, deploy a windows vms from a template where sysprep has been used to strip the sid and where windows will prompt for new settings on the next boot. Sysprepping and cloning windows server 2016 vms on vmware. After cloning a new windows 2012 vm from template and powering it on, the customization process creates a scheduled task within the os to initiate the sysprep. Btw, my win2k12 template article is popular and i had put more then the normal amount of detail i like to do in it so i will do that in this one too. On both templates have i the following post sysprep script that should run upon a new host provisioned from either template. I create vms with a powershell script as part of the script i copy an existing vhdx with a sysprep ed os. This video is a quick walk through of the steps needed to build a 2012 r2 vm template with vmwares vsphere web client.
In windows server 2012 and windows 8, microsoft added an addition to sysprep called the. How to prepare a vm with sysprep before converting it to template. Use sysprep to create images of windows server 2012 for vms. How to build a windows 2012 r2 vmware template notes. This blog shows how you should windows sysprep virtual machines.
Jul 20, 2014 how to build a windows 2012 r2 vmware template michael white home lab, how to july 20, 2014 march 11, 2018 16 minutes this is a template outline i have used several times and am very happy with it. How to build a windows 10 vsphere template notes from mwhite. This failed saying that the sid is the same as that of the domain controller. If you do not select this option, the new virtual machine has the same sid as the virtual machine or template from which it was cloned or deployed. This is important as microsoft has been working since win2k8 to make it difficult to copy a profile that we do a bunch of customization in, to the. You can create these files using a text editor, or use the microsoft setup manager utility to generate them. If so, what services did you remove, disable or install or what tweaks did you do to create a base template. Jan 21, 2015 creating a windows server 2012 r2 template vm in vmware workstation 11.
Mar 22, 2016 when using sysprep on windows 2012r2, with nutanix ce, ahv and prism, this is all pretty quick and simple. The base vm is a fresh install of windows 2012 r2 with little else installed. The windows automated installation kit windows aik is designed to help corporate it professionals customize and deploy the windows vista and windows server 2008 family of operation systems. How to build a windows 2012 r2 vmware template michael white home lab, how to july 20, 2014 march 11, 2018 16 minutes this is a template outline i have used several times and am very happy with it. Power on the vm and install vmware tools while installation. Sysprep is a windows system preparation tool that prepares an installation of a running windows for duplication, auditing and customer delivery. We are going to use the sysprep tool to prepare this computer to become a windows template.
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