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Guest OS recastomization
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Guest OS recastomization

Guest OS customization — Changes the VM's operating system configuration to match the settings that are defined in the VMware Cloud Director® panel:

  • network settings;
  • SID;
  • administrator password.

Recustomization is used to force a reset and reapply the settings. The entered settings will be automatically registered in the system when the virtual machine is powered on.

OS customization and recustomization are possible only if the Open VM Tools for Linux or VMware Tools for Windows service is installed and running inside the virtual machine. By default, this service is available in all templates, but when machine import You may need to manually install Open VM Tools.

Start a virtual machine with recastomization⁠

  1. From control panel open the Cloud Director panel: VMware-based cloud → Cloud Director.
  2. Open the virtual data center page.
  3. Go to the section Compute → Virtual Machines.
  4. On the menu. ACTIONS of the virtual machine, select Power → Shut Down Guest OS. VM will be shut down.
  5. On the menu. ACTIONS of the virtual machine, select Power On, Force Recustomization.