Hi Guys,
We're trying to test Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview on out vSphere enrionment (Latest 5.1 U1 with updates).
Although it is not supported, we're trying to get it to work.
So:
1. Windows Server 2012 R2 (Hardware version 9) succesfully installed.
2. In order to sysprep, a problematic schedule task is disabled
According to Microsoft :
Release Notes: Important Issues in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview
3. Converting to template.
4. Tryhing to deploy from template using a basic custom spec (Evaluation product key inside).
What happens?
* The server is powered on and the console shows Windows' request to change the Administrator's password.
* Sysprep Generalize phaze failed with the following error:
08 21:03:31, Error [0x0f0073] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:Not running DLLs; either the machine is in an invalid state or we couldn't
08 21:03:31, Error SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure while processing sysprep re-specialize internal providers; hr = 0x8007001f
08 21:04:24, Error SYSPRP Could not re-arm region selection, some files and registry keys are no longer recoverable.
08 21:04:24, Error SYSPRP Re-arm region selection failed with hr = 0x8000ffff.
08 21:04:24, Error SYSPRP Failed to re-arm region selection: 0x8000ffff.
08 21:04:24, Error [0x0f0082] SYSPRP ActionPlatform::LaunchModule: Failure occurred while executing 'SysprepGeneralize' from
08 21:04:24, Error SYSPRP ActionPlatform::ExecuteAction: Error in executing action; dwRet = 0x8000ffff
08 21:04:24, Error SYSPRP ActionPlatform::ExecuteActionList: Error in execute actions; dwRet = 0x8000ffff
08 21:04:24, Error SYSPRP SysprepSession::Execute: Error in executing actions from C:\Windows\System32
08 21:04:24, Error SYSPRP RunPlatformActions:Failed while executing SysprepSession actions; dwRet = 0x8000ffff
08 21:04:24, Error [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep
08 21:04:24, Error [0x0f00a8] SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure while processing sysprep generalize internal providers; hr = 0x8000ffff
Did any of you succesfuly deployed a Windows Server 2012 R2 from template, using customization?