Is it possible deploy Windows 7 floating - Linked clone pool for 10 VDIs and licensing through KMS?

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• SYSPREP for windows 7 64 bit linked clone pool

  Hello

  I'm trying to set up a cloning pool of VMWare View related with desktop windows 7 64 bit, but I'm having a problem with the sysprep command.

  Maybe I did something wrong in the process.

  Here's what I did:

  * installed Captain VM

  -> install a new windows 7 VM 64 bit VM (Ultimate Edition)

  -> tools VM installed in the virtual machine

  -> installed the agent of the view in the virtual machine

  -> the master VM has added to the domain active directory

  -> power off of the master computer virtual

  -> taken a snapshot of the master computer virtual

  * Make the necessary prepearations ActiveDirectory

  (creation of the organizational unit, etc.).

  * enabled View Composer in view administrator

  * created the linked clone pool:

  --> in vCenter settings, I chose the parent VM

  + its snapshot

  -> I also published the snapshot to the forwarding server

  -> in comments customization settings.

  I chose the sysprep method

  -> 2 windows 7 syspreps were awailable to choice:

  'WIN7SP01' and 'WIN7SP1 '.

  -> I tried the procedure at a time

  Added some rights for some users to

  the linked clone pool

  All the steps of the pool of linked clone in view administrator configuration worked without errors, the linked clone pool has been created successfully.

  THE PROBLEM:

  When I try to connect to the clone related with the Client view, pool

  It gives me the following error:

  "This Office has currently no sources of funds available, please try to connect to this desktop computer later or contact your system administrator."

  When I watch the console of all (10) desktop virtual machines in the vCenter.

  I see the following error message as a popup on each of them:

  "Windows could not parse or process the answer without assistance for pass file [specialize]."
  

  "The settings specified in the answer file not applicable."
  

  "The error was found during the processing of the component parameters [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup]"

  No idea what I'm doing wrong here?

  The 2 syspreps that I could choose when creating pool related, "WIN7SP01" and "WIN7SP1."

  were there to choose just like that, I've never done anything to create, is this normal?

  If Yes, what is the difference between WIN7SP01' and 'WIN7SP1 '?

  any ideas?

  "I've seen this before and I will say it was because of some kind of defective license referred to in the specifications of customization, which in your case would be WIN7SP01 ' and 'WIN7SP1.   These are not created by the sight and were probably created by the person who manages the vCenter instance because that is where they are stored.   I would check that the license specified with these customizations key are the correct keys to use with WIndows 7 X 64 machines.

• VMware View Linked Clone pool - SID change of virtual machines

  Dear community

  This morning I had the good idea to use instead of quickprep sysprep to change the SID for all virtual machines in the linked clone pools. Why? Because the customer didn't only VMs and use KMS to activate Office and Windows, therefore at least 50 different sid. Well, I created a file of OS customization invited for Windows (OS is Windows 7) in vCenter (which is connected to view admin) and I did:

  Target Machine Virutal OS: Windows

  Use custom Sysprep answer file: No.

  Name: The name of the file

  Owners name: xy

  Owner organization: xy

  Diabate

  VM name: Use the virtual computer name

  ProductKey: Leave blank

  Admin password: play twice

  ZimeZone: GMT + 1

  Run once: no

  Network: Typical with DHCP

  Domain: Credentials client area incl.

  Operating system options: create new SID

  Finishing, went to view Admin has created a new and Cust comments. to Syprep (Filename). Blended at the pool and it worked very well until the generalization starts... it stucks at regional settings, when I restart the same. When I klick net he asks me for a computer name and a password.

  Well:

  (1) why is this block here? Yes there are still stuck because I was not able to specify a locale, or if it is not needed? Why he can pop up?

  (2) why he asks me for a computername? I told her to use an existing one.

  (3) why he asks me a password? I told her what to use.

  Well I toigh ok Let's use an answwer sysprep file that I've included a second cost of comments. file (withi the guest also reset SID). Well it works greate except the designation: I said in the answer file to use the variable % computername %, which is certainly the name of the master, so VDI does not change this name...

  (1) the sysprep answer file the rightway anyway?

  (2) how do I get the new name out of sight for the VM for example VM001 instead of Master001

  So let's see the unattend.xml file

  <? XML version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8"? >

  < unattend xmlns = "urn: schemas-microsoft-com: unattend" >

  < settings pass = "oobeSystem" >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  < OOBE >

  < HideEULAPage > true < / HideEULAPage >

  Work of < NetworkLocation > < / NetworkLocation >

  < ProtectYourPC > 3 < / ProtectYourPC >

  < SkipMachineOOBE > true < / SkipMachineOOBE >

  < SkipUserOOBE > true < / SkipUserOOBE >

  < / OOBE >

  < RegisteredOwner > IT < / RegisteredOwner >

  < RegisteredOrganization > IT < / RegisteredOrganization >

  < zone > GMT + 1 < / zone >

  < / component >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  Ways of < InputLocale > < / InputLocale >

  Ways of < SystemLocale > < / SystemLocale >

  Ways of < UILanguage > < / UILanguage >

  Ways of < UserLocale > < / UserLocale >

  < / component >

  < / Parameter >

  < settings pass = "generalize" >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  < PersistAllDeviceInstalls > true < / PersistAllDeviceInstalls >

  < / component >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  < SkipRearm > 1 < / SkipRearm >

  < / component >

  < / Parameter >

  < settings pass = "specialize" >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  %ComputerName% < ComputerName > < / ComputerName >

  < ProductKey > KEY < / ProductKey >

  < CopyProfile > false < / CopyProfile >

  < / component >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  < identification >

  < References >

  < Domain >< / domain >

  < password > USER < / password >

  < Username >USER< / username >

  < / qualifications >

  < / qualifications >

  < JoinDomain > DOMAIN < / JoinDomain >

  < UnsecureJoin > False < / UnsecureJoin >

  < / identification >

  < / component >

  < / Parameter >

  "< cpi:offlineImage cpi:source =" "catalog: c: / win7x86/extract/sources/install_windows 7 ultimate.clg" xmlns:cpi = "urn: schemas-microsoft - com:cpi" / >

  < / unattend >

  If I check the comments cust. file without sysprep answer file I see there function which can crreate names for VMS as vim.virtualmachinenamegenerator (or something like that) is it possible to use sysprep as well? Well at the end, I just want to change the SID of the virtual machines each time they recompose is to have enough unique SID in the network! How do I need to do?

  Best regards

  Duke is your main reason for the use of sysprep to work around the problem of SIDS?

  We only use VDI on site for 700 + users and clients windows 7 and Office 2010 is activated through KMS.and we use quickprep because his headache free and easy.

  I use the following to help with the problem of SIDS:

  Manually to increase the number of KMS. Think Digital the application is clean.

  Its very well explained in the link above.

• Cannot start the master VM once linked clone pool is created

  With the help of ESXi 5.1, I created 3 floating linked clone distinct categories of 10 clones each. Everything works fine until I try to turn on the master after the linked clones are available. I get an error:

  Cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/volume/vm/vm-000002.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

  He made this 100% of the time. No exception. I manually loaded a basic system of Windows 7 x 64 flat and converted a x 64 and x 32 using the P to the converter V. All systems do exactly the same thing. All files are where they say the man should be.

  I can attach some files are required. Just need help. Destroy my master and create whenever I dial the linked just clone pool seems exaggerated.

  It is not the virtual disk controller that is causing the problem (I just mentioned in order to make you aware of it). What is most likely the origin of the problem is the format of virtual drive not supported (twoGbMaxExtentSparse) which is used for the virtual disk. I suggest that you follow http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2036572 to convert the virtual disk shaped ESXi supported, which should solve the problem. Please keep in mind that this will require free space on the data store (the size of the configured virtual disk size - ~ 233GB).

  André

• I have my ID Windows Live ID have not used for quite awhile and I would like to start using it again, the live ID is always committed, however I don't remember the password

  Hello, I have my ID Windows Live ID have not used for some time and I want to start using it again, live ID is always committed but I don't remember the password and I can't use the reset password option because I don't know that it is marked and "inactive".  Please let me know promptly if you are able to reactivate my live ID.  Once you answer this, I will use the live id address.  Thank you in advance.

  original title: can reactivate you my windows Live ID?

  Hello, I have my ID Windows Live ID have not used for some time and I want to start using it again, live ID is always committed but I don't remember the password and I can't use the reset password option because I don't know that it is marked and "inactive".  Please let me know promptly if you are able to reactivate my live ID.  Once you answer this, I will use the live id address.  Thank you in advance.

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• Problem with the floating linked clones and Persona

  Hello

  We run a build view Horizon 6.2.0 - 3005368.

  Just improved our VMware environment to 6.2 and installing an APEX 2800 PCoIP card on our guests.

  I had a pool of office dedicated clone bound for users.

  Now, I made a new image of master and made a new Automated Desktop Pool pool who are floating clone related.

  With the dedicated bound vmis, we place disc profiles of users etc are located.

  With the new pool, I'll use Persona. I followed this guide - http://terenceluk.blogspot.no/2012/10/configuring-roaming-profiles-with.html?showComment=1445933020356 and it works very well indeed, almost.

  For users of a trial, I can see that if something I save it to the desktop, it will be saved on the server of file \\fileserver\redirected$\%username%\Desktop

  When I use my user and try to even something on the desktop - it c:\%username%\Desktop

  I tried to reset, remove my user etc., but it's not. All the settings I made in the GPO - Computer Configuration-> administration-> classic administrative templates (ADM) models-> Configuration of the VMware View Agent-> Persona

  Management-> Folder Redirection

  But my users settings are only "local".

  How is it?

  This can be caused by an incorrect action or NTFS permissions on the redirection of folder/persona.

  She is also due if your user account has a profile on the parent whose linked clone desktops are created.

• Activation of Windows 7 with linked clones

  Hi all, I know that this has been discussed in previous posts, but I think I need some clarification. We use View 4.6 and I noticed that, in some cases (not all the time) when someone connects to your desktop of Windows 7 linked clone the message 'Windows is now activated' appears in the lower right. Other times I check and said BONE it will be self-activated in 3 days.

  The main image has been activated using our key to activate Multiple (MAK), and we do not have a Service (KMS) key management server.

  According to this KB article http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1026556

  We are encouraged to move to a system of authorisation KMS on the master server. Here are my questions...

  1. what happens if I do nothing and we run out of activations? Someone wouldn't have to be connected for 3 days for the timeout to occur? It seems to turn on only when someone connects (AFAIK). What is when to start the countdown 3?

  2. what happens if we change the option in the registry (AllowActivateMAKLicense) to activate QuickPrep activate using MAK? Everyone does, what are the advantages and disadvantages.

  3. what happens if I change the SkipLicenseActivation registry entry? It's basically what I'm doing now and let Windows activate itself when someone connects?

  4. If I should not pass master image to use a KMS how to do that? I wouldn't have to rebuild the image from scratch.

  5 is there any difference between using the "Refresh" vs "Delete" option pool after disconnect in what concerns the way the OS license is activated? If I update will keep the activated license?

  Thank you

  Brian

  Actually, we had a similar problem as you with our base images. We built the images with the MAK and after that, it was discovered the problem in doing so. You can also change the types of licenses in your images in database easily. Try this page for more information: How to use the Volume Activation Management Tool or tool VAMT | The Windows Club

  This tool is very good in what it can tell you what type of licenses that you use MS product to you and you can use it to change the keys.

• View 5 POC, Windows 7 Enterprise, linked Clones and VMXNET3

  I spin a CEP for Views5 and experiencing major issues with the VMXNET3 device when configuring desktop using linked Clones. About half of the configured computers have errors NIC with the fact that he is unable to see the network.

  Has anyone else had similar problems?

  Apply the fix mentioned in: http://pubs.vmware.com/view-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/view-50-administration.pdf

  This will fix the problem as it did for me.

  Read also: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/VMware-View-OptimizationGuideWindows7-EN.pdf

• G6-1c74ca: re installed windows now in trouble with drivers for pci devices and network control

  Hi I cannot locate the drivers I need to download for my laptop. I have recently reinstalled windows and it can not find the dirvers for my network control devices and pci. The model number is g6-1c74ca and the product number is A3J86UA #ABC.

  Yes on the page that I linked above you need Realtek LAN and LAN Realtek wireless network and also Intel Management Engine Interface under Chipset.

  If it's "the Answer" Please click "Acceot as Solution" to help others find it.

• How to change the computer name of existing desktop computers linked clone pool?

  Hello

  I'm curious about something that has developed in our Organization.  New guidelines came down and we have to change the name of the computer for all of our offices to meet the new criteria.

  I have many of our users is on the offices of Linked-Clone (automated pool, dedicated, assignment see 5.1) which will have their names have been changed.  I use a 'model' for the name of the computer.

  I tried this before by simply change the settings of the pool, and then recompose the pool.  Recompose worked well, but NONE of the virtual machine names have been changed.  All machines, recomposed just fine, but keep the old name of the computer (non-compliant).

  How can I change the name of the computer of my clone in an existing pool offices?  Maybe I have something wrong.  I'm doing it instead of having to create a new pool and move the persistent disks.  I would like to change the name in the settings of the pool and recompose, but it did not work.

  Scenario:
  See 5.1

  Automated cloning related pool

  Assignment of dedicated (persistent disks)

  Thanks in advance

  It is not possible to change the name of existing workstations by modifying the settings of the pool. There is no way to make this happen automatically and in doing so manually would not seen happy.

  Unfortunately, for dedicated pools, you will have more work to do. If you do not use Persona you detach the persistent disks and recreate virtual machines in the pool with this disk to create a new virtual machine with a new name to be generated.

  If you use Persona you could remove all virtual machines and have Persona to extract profile data down to the virtual machine that would be entitled to the user when they connect then. This will cause all user installed programs go, but I hope that's not common if you are already using linked clones.

  I encourage to go to the next page, click on the feature request form link and publish information on what you're trying to do:

  https://www.VMware.com/support/policies/feature.html

  Notifications about features are reviewed by VMware and if you can get enough of your friends/colleagues notice to users to ask something often a solution will grow in any kind, nature or form.

  Hope this helps.

  -Mike

• Linked Clone pools with fast and KMS

  Here are a few things I'm still not clear on?  (1) what to choose fast as my process for related clones, creating bound within view Admin clone pool?  (2) where point desktop clone related newly updated to point to the KMS server?  (3) therefore to create a pool of related cone that I have to turn off the Parent virtual machine and take a snapshot and then choose this snapshot when I go to the floating pool linked clone process, correct?

  When you create the master vm and before taking snapshots, make sure that its using the kms client.  Any machine that uses this key automatically discover host kms on your network and activate.  There is no need to specify in the settings of quickprep.  When I was with sysprep I put the key client kms in customizers, but quickprep just takes what is there and use it.

• View office patches and linked Clone pool

  I'm mobile torwards a deployment of Thin Clients using the Wyse P20 and View 4 and I was wondering if anyone has had experience using the linked clone and Altiris Agent Office pool?  If this is not the case, what practices of patching are used?

  What practices of patching are used?

  If you use linked clone you way the main image, not the desktop images.

  Power on the mask, path, clipping, create a new snapshot.

  Then (with View Manager Administration) redial your pool with the new snapshot.

  André

• constant annoying window update which is empty except for the Cancel and Finish buttons

  When I open firefox 30.0 there is another small window that opens up often. the title bar indicates it's a kind of updated urging but there is no text to read in the body of the window and the buttons do not work. all I can do is click on X to close.

  I decided to try to update to FF, but when I go in the menu/help/in respect of ff and click on the update button nothing happens!

  using the ff 30 Starter windows 7 on netbook dell inspiron

  Help?

  Hi perrorosa,
  Thank you for your question, I understand that there is a notification of empty update when you go to "About Firefox" as well as automatic notification has the same appearance.

  Please make a backup of your profile before making any changes. Backup and restore Firefox profiles information

  Is there any firewall or antivirus is blocking a connection to the update servers?

  If this is not the case, some Firefox problems can be solved by performing a clean reinstall. This means that you remove Firefox program files, and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:

  Note: You can print these steps or consult them in another browser.

  1. Download the latest version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org office and save the installer to your computer.
  2. Once the download is complete, close all Firefox Windows (click on quit in the file menu or Firefox).
  3. Remove the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
     • Windows:
       • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
       • C:\Program Files (x 86) \Mozilla Firefox
     • Mac: Delete Firefox in the Applications folder.
     • Linux: If you have installed Firefox with the distribution-based package manager, you must use the same way to uninstall: see Install Firefox on Linux. If you have downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder firefox in your home directory.
  4. Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
     1. Double-click on the downloaded Setup file and go through the steps in the installation wizard.
     2. Once the wizard is completed, click to open Firefox directly after clicking the Finish button.

  More information on the resettlement of Firefox can be found here.

  WARNING: Do not use an uninstaller to third parties as part of this process. This could permanently delete your Firefox profile data, including but not limited to, extensions, cache, cookies, bookmarks, personal settings and passwords saved. They can be retrieved easily unless they have been backed up on an external device! See back up and restore the information contained in the profiles of Firefox.

  Please report to say if this helped you!

  Thank you.

• Phone numbers contained in the e-mails and the web links will appear for several seconds and then disappear. I use Yahoo mail, however, if I use IE 8, the problem does not occur. Help!

  Phone numbers contained in the e-mails and the web links will appear for a few seconds and then disappear. I use Yahoo mail, however, if I use IE 8, with Yahoo mail, the problem does not occur. Help!

  This has happened

  Each time Firefox opened

  Is whenever I use Firefox

  Tools > Addons > > Extensions

  You have the Skype for Firefox extension?
  If so, disable it. Known to cause this problem for many users.

• addition of CPU/memory for desktop computers in composer linked clone pool

  Hi all

  I want to add more CPU/memory for desktop computers in a pool of composer linked clone but I want to build a pool of test out changes first, while the production area is still in place. Can you screw with virtual material in the main image and then take a snapshot and build the pool of test out of it without him bring the clones in the production pool?

  I think that the process would be as follows...

  1. modify the parameters of material on the main image of Win7

  2. run the main image and let it recognize the CPU and additional memory (probably needs to restart the CPU I think)

  3. close the main image and take a snapshot

  4 create a new pool of test off the coast of this new snapshot

  Thank you!

  Yes it may seem straight, it won't cause any problems. If you want to be very careful with your prod environment, you can just clone the base image and make your tests on it.