Most of the reviews you see are creating Linux VMs and customizing the OS using tools for Linux.I am going to create Windows Server VMs and customize the OS using a new feature added to vRA 8.1, Action Based Extensibility (ABX) with PowerShell.
This is completely different compared to how I create Windows Servers with vRA 7.6. It is important for me to have vRA be able to create Windows Servers and make all configuration changes using PowerShell. No Provisioning Handler Is Ed Powershell Software Based OnNo Provisioning Handler Is Ed Powershell Install Software BasedAfter the Windows Server VM is created I want to to able to add vCenter TAGS to VM, make some OS changes, and install software based on values entered on the BluePrint. Since I have a background in PowerShell that is how I am using the properties. ![]() The Action will run after the Compute post provision event is triggered with the subscription. Those values will be passed from the BluePrint to the Action. I found this very useful since I am still learning the proper yaml formatting. I am able to take values from the payload customProperties and assign to variables. No Provisioning Handler Is Ed Powershell Code As ResourcespropertiesThe customProperties are defined in the BluePrint yaml code as resourcesproperties. I can then make decisions in the code based on these values. Less moving parts to complete a Windows Server Build in vRA 8.1.
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