Deploy Template Using VMware Guest Customization Specification

Using templates save you lots of time when it comes to deploying virtual machines. And if you are looking to get a slight edge on your deployments in lab or production using customization specifications may be the way you want to go.

Here are some quick steps to deploy using this method:

1. From the home page of  vCenter Web click VMs and Templates
   
2. Right click on the template of choice and select New VM from Template…
   
3. Enter the name of your virtual machine guest as you would refer to it in vCenter. Choose your data center and click Next to continue
   
4. If you are using clusters, choose your cluster and click Next to continue
5. Select your data store and click Next
   
6. On the select clone option screen choose customize the operating system option; you may also set the machine to power on after creation to start the process which customizes the guest – Click Next to continue
   
7. On our last screen we are shown our customization choices.  Choose your template configuration and click next
   
8. Clicking Next on the confirmation screen start our deployment
   

And that’s all folks  — posted this for a friend with screenshots to illustrate the process.

– Jermal