Okay:
So far, I've .. :
1. Failed at creating a pool of automatic linked clones with Quickprep: I need a KMS for that. Don't want to do that.
2. Failed at creating a pool of automatic lined clones with Sysprep.
Okay.. I'm ready to take a giant leap BACKWARDS, and just get the following going:
ONE Floating Windows 7 32-bit VM.
And I'm still stuck.
What I'm doing:
1. Put apps, and VMware View Agent on the machine. Joined domain. Shut it down. Took snapshot.
2. Created Manual Pool. Floating. vCenter virtual machines.
3. Pick the ONE VM (from step 1).
4. Pool "creates" and appears to start the VM.
5. Poking my head in via the ESXi console, I see the machine start.. and then.. just sit there. It's waiting for someone to log on, and nothing else at all is happening.
My status is "Waiting for agent" as seen here: http://screencast.com/t/lhECz2mtlZ
VMware Tools and Agent are (I swear) on the VM as seen here: http://screencast.com/t/qHH34FptXS4
I can manually log on (whoop de doo)... but vCenter's events are not showing anything other than (again) .. "Waiting for agent") and the following: http://screencast.com/t/FDZmCZVc
I must have missed the memo or something, and maybe DIDNT do something to my VM guest.. because all my tests are failing in exactly the same place: all my tests with floating pools all just stop right here and a lot of nothing happens after the guest is started.
By creating a manual pool, my hope was to avoid all wierd issues.
This should be working.. but .. alas.. I am stuck.. (this is my 5th day at this.)
Thanks in advance.