Customize the Windows unattend file

For guest tools with Windows, the platform default is to use a Windows unattend file. Guest setup with a Windows unattend file runs the first time you deploy a VM. If the guest setup is not successful, the VM deploy or reconfigure will fail and roll back.

Using the Windows unattend file, Abiquo sets:

• Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
• Guest password at deploy time

The Abiquo default Windows unattend file also includes these static settings:

• TimeZone with default W. Europe Standard Time
• JoinWorkgroup with default WORKGROUP

To configure a custom Windows unattend file for a datacenter

1. Log in to the Remote Services server as an administrator
2. Create your own custom unattend file and make the tomcat user the owner of the file

   1. By default Abiquo will replace the following variables:

      • $adminPassword
      • $domain
      • $hostName

3. Edit the abiquo.properties file and set the location of your custom unattend file. For example:

   // Path to Windows unattend file
   com.abiquo.esxi.experimental.customize.win.unattendfile=/root/windows_unattend.xml