Comments on: Current VirtualCenter customization wizard needs changes for Server 2008 http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/ Go Green with Virtualization. Go UGLY Green with vmetc.com. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Windows Server 2008 Deploy From Template Guest Customization Update | VM /ETC http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 Windows Server 2008 Deploy From Template Guest Customization Update | VM /ETC Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:09:57 +0000 http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/#comment-2881 [...] was introduced and Sysprep could no longer be used for deploying new servers. This meant that VMware needed to modify vCenter to allow for deploying new VMs from a Server 2008 template. The virtualization community quickly [...] [...] was introduced and Sysprep could no longer be used for deploying new servers. This meant that VMware needed to modify vCenter to allow for deploying new VMs from a Server 2008 template. The virtualization community quickly [...]

]]> By: VMware vCenter 2.5 Update 4 Released - Includes Plug-Ins Updates | VM /ETC http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 VMware vCenter 2.5 Update 4 Released - Includes Plug-Ins Updates | VM /ETC Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:55:55 +0000 http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/#comment-2112 [...] changed the customization process for Windows Server 2008, and I am guessing that the latest vCenter has integrated the new sysprep [...] [...] changed the customization process for Windows Server 2008, and I am guessing that the latest vCenter has integrated the new sysprep [...]

]]> By: Misc bits of Useful, Recent VMWare News « Virtualization, Windows, Infrastructure and all that “stuff” in-between http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Misc bits of Useful, Recent VMWare News « Virtualization, Windows, Infrastructure and all that “stuff” in-between Mon, 12 May 2008 22:16:21 +0000 http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/#comment-479 [...] workarounds for deploying Windows Server 2008 with virtual center here - would have been nice if support was in an official update from VMWare soon; it’s not like [...] [...] workarounds for deploying Windows Server 2008 with virtual center here – would have been nice if support was in an official update from VMWare soon; it’s not like [...]

]]> By: Carlo Costanzo http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Carlo Costanzo Fri, 09 May 2008 02:47:14 +0000 http://vmetc.com/2008/05/05/current-virtualcenter-customization-wizard-needs-changes-for-server-2008/#comment-449 Rich, If you are looking for a work around for cloning 2008 templates, it seems to work to classify them as Vista Templates. http://www.ipmer.com/2008/05/sysprep-windows-2008-in-vmware.html Since Vista and 2008 syspreps are similar, it seems to me that native 2008 sysprepping will be in VC shortly. Carlo. Rich,
If you are looking for a work around for cloning 2008 templates, it seems to work to classify them as Vista Templates.

http://www.ipmer.com/2008/05/sysprep-windows-2008-in-vmware.html

Since Vista and 2008 syspreps are similar, it seems to me that native 2008 sysprepping will be in VC shortly.

Carlo.

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