It has been brought to my attention that not everyone knows the power of a VMware custom specification. The custom spec will allow you to manage a bunch of different things. It can join your VM to a domain, configure networking, license, and even install or configure software. And the spec is able to be … Continue reading Configure VMs with a Custom Spec
Tag: Templates
How to build a Windows 10 vSphere Template
I really do like templates. I can very easily create a working - and yet customized how I like - virtual machine in a very short amount of time And with no decisions or configuration to worry about. I did a Windows 2012 version here, (and a Win2K7 here and Win2K16 here) today I … Continue reading How to build a Windows 10 vSphere Template
How to build a Windows 2016 VMware Template
This is a template outline I have used several times and am very happy with it. It should work great for you and if not then let me know. I did this with vSphere 6.0 U2a and Windows 2016. I also used the vSphere Web Client as you will see in the screenshots. I will … Continue reading How to build a Windows 2016 VMware Template
Newsletter: April 16, 2016
Hi everyone, I hope this finds everyone enjoying the weekend? And in particular after a nice week I hope. I had another week in the lab and taking it easy (not really so much) and it turned out a pretty good week. I do have another job now, and it starts on Monday so I … Continue reading Newsletter: April 16, 2016
Not able to deploy Windows 7 from vSphere Template successfully – damnit!
Some time ago I had an issue where I needed to provide access to my boss into my lab. No big deal - just entitle him to a View pool. But it did not work. It ended up stuck forever in customizing when viewed from the View Admin. So of course that means test it … Continue reading Not able to deploy Windows 7 from vSphere Template successfully – damnit!
How to create a Linux VMware Template
Hi there, This has been very painful and frustrating. So I am very happy I figured it out and can share it with you! I hope that this helps you avoid the fuss I had. Update, it has improved significantly as VMware has updated vSphere. Things to gather You will need the media - Centos … Continue reading How to create a Linux VMware Template
How to build a Windows 7 VMware Template
I really do like templates. I can very easily create a working - and yet customized how I like - virtual machine in a very short amount of time And with no decisions or configuration to worry about. I did a Windows 2012 version here, but today I am doing a new Win7 template … Continue reading How to build a Windows 7 VMware Template
How to build a Windows 2012 R2 VMware Template
This is a template outline I have used several times and am very happy with it. It should work great for you and if not then let me know. I did this with vSphere 5.5 U1 and Windows 2012 R2. I also used the vSphere Web Client as you will see in the screenshots. I … Continue reading How to build a Windows 2012 R2 VMware Template
More on Windows 2012 Templates – answers!
Hello everyone, I have written on Win2K12 and templates before. Templates in vSphere are very powerful and important but have started to get complicated in Windows 2008 and frustrating in Windows 2012. The reason for this is that I like customizing the template with updated Windows configuration settings and utilities installed. This means turning off … Continue reading More on Windows 2012 Templates – answers!
Update on Win2K12 templates – not what I expected!
Hi all, Sorry about this whole situation - I am not impressed. But I think I have figured it out. Deploying Win2K12 from template is tricky, and I thought I found out a way to do it and it was not good. I mean it worked sometimes but not always. So I pulled my article … Continue reading Update on Win2K12 templates – not what I expected!
