Limitations of a custom specification to configure Windows

To configure Windows VMs with a static IP address and add a NIC:

• You can use IPv4 only

• There must be no DHCP remote service and no NSX device

• You must set com.abiquo.esxi.experimental.customize.win.unattendfile=false

When you are not using an unattend.xml file, there are the following limitations:

• netBios is always disabled

• DNS domain is only set globally, not at vNIC level, but DNS servers are set for each vNIC, not globally

• No OOBE specific configuration (in unattend.xml by default it sets SkipMachineOOBE / HideEULAPage / SkipUserOOBE / ProtectYourPC)

• No autologon - when no password is specified, then always autologon

• Time zone can be set with a property

• Always join working group WORKGROUP (same as default in unattend) - no user/pass - no joindomain

• No LicenseFilePrintData

• No initial commands executed

• No Windows key (setting user name and org name but no effect without key)