

MachineName: Name of remote machine (default is local machine) Sysprep logs location: VMware Knowledge Baseĭomain join logs: %systemdrive%\windows\debug\netsetup.log & netlogon.Windows Software Licensing Management Tool > If customizing still fails, check below logs to find where it is failing. Take a new snapshot and recompose the pool.If you don't find above registry value in above reg location, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System\ControlSet001\Services\vmware-viewcomposer-ga and set skiplicenseactivation value to 1.Navigate to the SkipLicenseActivation registry value.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmware-viewcomposer-ga.I would suggest to create below key on master image and recompose the pool, it will customize the machines skipping license activation and isolate the problem: If licensing is the problem you will see error " Failed to activate the software license error 16" in desktop pool summary page after customization times out. of times you can rearm the license when it is unactivated. attempts left to reset evaluation period/licensing status and activation state of the machine. We are using KMS so the results output below.Ĭan anyone tell me that the difference between 10 indicate? Could this be the culprit of my issues? I can only suspect this is why I am experiencing failures? The results are as follows. I have ran the slmgr /dlv on the VM's that are successful vs the non successful. Wondering what I am doing wrong here or if the licensing it the issue? The VMware Customization Settings is accurate and I have deleted this and recreated it multiple times.

I have ran the rearm one time to troubleshoot but still have issues. I am using vSphere customization file which has all the settings and as described it works fine until a few attempts. Then all of the sudden after a few clones, this no longer works. the Windows host name is renamed to the VM name, and the VM is joined to AD. Using VMware vSphere 6.5 U3, after a few attempts cloning a VM from the template, the clones work perfectly i.e. First I create a golden image, apply updates, install applications, power it off, and then clone the VM to a template. I am having an issue with WindEnterprise and cloning the VM from a template.
