To configure Windows VMs with a static IP address and add a NIC:
- You can only use IPv4
- 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)