So here is the problem.
I've been trying to deploy and customize CentOS7 and RHEL7 templates. But I'm facing issues with that.
My vCenter version is 5.5 Update 2
After reading some articles about this customization, I've faced that:
1) RHEL7 customization only works with the VMWare Tools from the VMWare. The open-vm-tools and the open-vm-tools-deploypkg don't work with this release. Using a standard RHEL7 installation, with the VMWare Tools from the vCenter works well.
- About the compability matrix: VMware Compatibility Guide: Guest/Host Search
- About the installation guide: VMware Documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
So to the customization work, you MUST install the VMWare Tools from the vCenter.
2) CentOS7 doesn't work with the same steps. Installing open-vm-tools (and deploypkg) or the bundle VMWare Tools have the same result, that is the Guest OS not being customized. After doing some research, I've faced this link: https://lonesysadmin.net/2015/01/06/centos-7-refusing-vmware-vsphere-guest-os-customizations/
- About the installation guide: VMware Documentation for CentOS 7
Actually this works well. Changing the /etc/redhat-release from the 'CentOS [...]' text to the 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux [...]' text works well. So here is my question:
This sounds like something weird to do on a Guest OS. Isn't there any update planned to the open-vm-tools and/or the bundle VMWare Tools that could solve this problem? Reading and following the suggestion of analyzing the toolsDeployPkg.log the error is pretty clear about the Customization Tool trying to get a 'Red Hat' on the /etc/redhat-release and getting an error.
Thanks in advice.