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etc.. Can openstack to sysprep windows machine during deployment? If yes how and when it does the sysprep? Thanks.

Also I have another one question: How to deploy Windows VM from VMware template by openstack (VMware Template = clean golden image without sysprep!), so the deployed Windows VM would be syspreped, with beautiful new hostname and IP address?

Very thanks for quick response, again :), Okay, that's great to know these things, Also now I already know where was the problem with my re-converted image. So I'll create golden image and if I'll be forced to make any changes in image, I'll create antoher one from golden. Again Very thanks Adrian.

Hello,

Very thanks for quick response, I don't want to automate this process.

I mean this case:

1. Install VM with windows os
2. Install Cloudbase-init and run sysprep / then shutdown
3. Convert VM into VMware template
4. Discover template by openstack and use it as image

But when I want to make change in this template how can I do that? I mean this:

1. Convert template back to VM and run it
2. Make some changes in VM / then shutdown
3. Convert back to template / to use it in openstack as image.

Is this way ok?Or should I run sysprep manually when I convert template back to VM?

Also, can you help me with understanding Cloudbase workflow? When I Create VM with Windows and just install cloudbase-init then shutdown, is this way good? Or Is needed more? I mean can you fully explain steps, how to make Windows image? As I wrote above, Just steps.

Thanks Michail

Hello, My question regarding to this " updating windows images sysprep "

I want to update openstack windows-server image which was created recently but when I convert this template to VM and turn it on, do some things/commands etc. and convert it back to template I can see issue like this:

1. Deployed Windows-server has same machine ID as template's ID (seems like a sysprep didn't run) a.k.a each new server will have same machine ID

In question, asked before (which I regarding to) is mentioned that before shutdown and convert back to template I must Delete CloudBase registry and also run sysprep with shutdown option.

Also, Can Someone explain me full windows-based image creation? I've read all the documentation to cloudbase-init but I still not fully undestood the concept.

Question about cloudbase config:

1. In default cloudbase configuration I can see Unnatend.xml where is this section? <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep" .....="" what="" command="" this="" "microsoft-windows-pnpsysprep"="" calls?<="" p="">

2. How can I automate process of auto-syspreping also Cloudbase registry removing,, when I convert image to VM and back? Is it possible, at all.

3. Please simply describe me right approach for creating template/image for openstack.

Basic info:

• Openstack Kilo
• VMware 5.5 hypervisor
• Windows Server 2012 R2

Thanks. :)