failed to attached the network while creating vm using template from ContentLibrary

[hussainaphroj]

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Terraform

1.7.5

Terraform Provider

2.10.0

VMware vSphere

8.0.3.00300

Description

I am attempting to create a Windows VM using a sysprepped template from the Content Library. However, the process failed during customization. Upon reviewing the customization logs, I found that the failure occurred when trying to attach the network.

Affected Resources or Data Sources

resource/vsphere_virtual_machine

Terraform Configuration

resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "tf-win-02" {
  name                 = "tf-win-02"
  resource_pool_id     = data.vsphere_compute_cluster.dc-dev-local-cluster-dev-local.resource_pool_id

  num_cpus = 4
  memory   = 8192       # Unit in MB

  firmware = "efi"

  efi_secure_boot_enabled = true

  nested_hv_enabled = true

  vvtd_enabled = true

  vbs_enabled = true

  network_interface {
    network_id   = data.vsphere_network.dc-dev-local-vl-123.id
    adapter_type = "vmxnet3"
  }

  disk {
    unit_number                 = 0
    label                       = "disk0"
    size                        = 50
    eagerly_scrub               = false
    thin_provisioned            = true
  }

  disk {
    unit_number                 = 1
    label                       = "disk1"
    size                        = 5
    eagerly_scrub               = false
    thin_provisioned            = true
  }

  clone {
    template_uuid = data.vsphere_content_library_item.Template-WIN2019.id

    customize {
      timeout = 20

      windows_options {
        computer_name  = "tf-win-02"    # required
        admin_password = var.vm_pass         # recommended to set password
        time_zone      = "165"        # Dubai timezone
      }

      network_interface {
        ipv4_address = "x.x.x.x"
        ipv4_netmask = 24
        dns_server_list = ["x.x.x.x","x.x.x.x"]
      }

      ipv4_gateway = "x.x.x.x"
    }
  }
}

Debug Output

An error occurred while customizing VM tf-win-02. For details reference the log file C:/Windows/TEMP/vmware-imc/guestcust.log in the guest OS.
│
│ The virtual machine has not been deleted to assist with troubleshooting. If
│ corrective steps are taken without modifying the "customize" block of the
│ resource configuration, the resource will need to be tainted before trying
│ again. For more information on how to do this, see the following page:
│ https://www.terraform.io/docs/commands/taint.html
│
│
│   with vsphere_virtual_machine.tf-win-02,
│   on main.tf line 45, in resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "tf-win-02":
│   45: resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "tf-win-02" {

Panic Output

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Expected Behavior

It should customized the newly created vm and attached the network

Actual Behavior

It should customized the newly created vm and attached the network

Steps to Reproduce

Provision a vm from a syspreped template

Environment Details

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Screenshots

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References

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[datacore-bwynne]

Hello, I am experiencing a similar issue, I have a question.
I only hit this issue when trying to deploy a Windows Server 2025
I can use the same terraform code to deploy a Windows Server 2022 without issue.
What version of Windows are you trying to deploy?

[Jding2159]

Having the same issue also with Windows 11 template and Windows server 2025.

Works on Win 10, Win 2019, and Win 2022 template.

[hussainaphroj]

@datacore-bwynne I'm encountering this issue with nearly all Windows templates, including WIN 2016, 2019, and 2022. The main problem is with templates that are Sysprepped. If the template isn’t Sysprepped, it provisions without any issues.

[Jding2159]

@hussainaphroj Turns out I just have to make sure the template is fully updated and doesnt have anything else pending. Mine is working now.