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Install PEBuilder
The PEBuilder tool provided by vRealize Automation provides a simple way to include the
vRealize Automation guest agent in your WinPE images.
PEBuilder has a 32 bit guest agent. If you need to run commands specific to 64 bit, install PEBuilder and
then get the 64 bit files from the GugentZipx64.zip file.
Install PEBuilder in a location where you can access your staging environment.
Prerequisites
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Install NET Framework 4.5.
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Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (including WinPE 3.0) is installed.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the vCloud Automation Center Appliance management console installation page.
For example: https://vcac-hostname.domain.name:5480/installer/.
2 Download the PEBuilder.
3 (Optional) Download the Windows 64-bit guest agent package if you want to include the Windows 64-
bit guest agent in your WinPE instead of the Windows 32-bit guest agent.
4 Run vCAC-WinPEBuilder-Setup.exe.
5 Follow the prompts to install PEBuilder.
6 (Optional) Replace the Windows 32-bit guest agent files located in \PE Builder\Plugins\VRM
Agent\VRMGuestAgent with the 64-bit files to include the 64-bit agent in your WinPE.
You can use PEBuilder to create a WinPE for use in WIM provisioning.
Specify Custom Scripts in a PEBuilder WinPE
Using PEBuilder, you can include custom scripts in your WinPE. The agent runs the scripts at the
specified point in the provisioning workflow to customize machines.
Prerequisites
Install PEBuilder.
Procedure
1 Create or identify the script you want to use.
Your script must return a non-zero value on failure to prevent machine provisioning failure.
2 Save the script as NN_scriptname.
NN is a two digit number. Scripts are executed in order from lowest to highest. If two scripts have the
same number, the order is alphabetical based on scriptname.
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