I am having a problem creating linked clones with Windows 7.
I have followed all the guides and troubleshooting I can find, but still at a loss as to what is going on.
Created parent VM
Updated as per optimisation guide, hardware as per optimisation guide
Reinstalled VMware tools
Released IP
Shut down parent VM
Created Snapshot
Provisioned a new linked clone based on parent VM
New VM created, starts up, runs without error
Quickprep creates new computer object in the OU specified in the guest customisation
Nothing further is done as far as I can work out
Linked clone is accessible, and I can log on with domain administrator account
Linked clone still has parent VM's name, and DNS and DHCP still see it as the parents name
No logs are created on the linked clone, so I cannot find out whats gone wrong
According to the Events in VMware View Administrator, 1 hour after the video settings are configured, the customization times out.
No errors in the windows event log on the linked clone
If it was a physical computer, it would be 12 floors down in a bin at the moment!!!