User`s guide

VMware Stage Manager User’s Guide
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Considerdisablingguestcustomizationunderthesespecialcircumstances:
 Thesoftwareinthetemplateisconfiguredtousespecificnetworksettings.
 Youhavevirtualmachinesthatmustremainuntouchedforspecificsecurityor
integrityrequirements.
 Youareusingunsupportedguestoperatingsystemsoutsidethescopeofthose
listedinAppendix B,“GuestOperatingSystemSupport,”onpage 177.
To disable guest customization
1Intheleftpane,clickVMTemplates.
2MovethepointeroverthetemplatenameandchoosePropertiesfromthemenu.
Thetemplatemustbeunpublishedtodisabletheguestcustomization
property.
See“UnpublishingTemplates”onpage 60.
3ClicktheAdvancedPropertiesbutton.
4IntheVirtualMachineToolssection,deselectthePerformCustomizationWhen
AddingtoConfigurationcheckbox.
5ClickOK.
Disabling the Check of VMware Tools Prior to Publishing Templates
YoumightneedtobypasstherequirementforVMwareToolsversion7299orhigher
(bundledwithESXServer3.5)forpublishingtemplatesinthesecircumstances:
 YoucannotinstalltherequiredVMware Toolsversionbecauseyoumusthave
specialscriptsinthetemplateforcustomization.
 YouimporttemplatesthathappentohavetheLM Toolsutilityfrom
VMware Lab Manager,aseparateproduct,andyoucannotupgradethe
VMware Toolsutilityonthosetemplates.
Inthiscase,Stage ManagerrecognizestheLM Toolsutilityandcancustomizethe
guestaccordingtotheneedsofthatutility.
 Youareusingunsupportedguestoperatingsystemsoutsidethescopeofthose
listedinAppendix B,“GuestOperatingSystemSupport,”onpage 177.