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Concurrent Cloning of Virtual Machines Using A Single Template With Guest Customization Fails
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Concurrent cloning of virtual machines using a single template that has guest customization fails and throws the following error:
A general system error occurred: unexpected customization error
This issue arises with both the Virtual Infrastructure Client and the cloneVM API, if you use a single template with guest customization.
Solution
This is a limitation in VirtualCenter 2.0.x. There is no workaround for this issue.
If you are using a template with guest customization, you can create only one virtual machine at a time. You can, however, create multiple virtual machines provided the template does not have any guest customization.
This issue is resolved in the Vitrual Center 2.5 Update 1 release.
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- KB Article: 1002584
- Updated: Aug 14, 2009
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VMware VirtualCenter - Product Versions:
VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.x

