Why would a deployment fail at CustomizeVM when deploying a catalog item containing a virtual machine?
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When deploying a catalog item containing a virtual machine, a deployment may fail at the CustomizeVM stage due to several reasons. The possible reasons for this failure are:
A. The customization specification name is incorrect in the blueprint. When deploying a virtual machine, it is common to customize the operating system settings for the virtual machine, such as the hostname, IP address, domain name, etc. This customization is done using a customization specification. If the name of the customization specification in the blueprint is incorrect or misspelled, then the deployment will fail at the CustomizeVM stage.
B. A software component action failed. In a catalog item, there may be multiple software components, such as an operating system, middleware, or application software. Each of these software components may have associated actions that need to be performed during the deployment. If any of these actions fail, then the deployment will fail at the CustomizeVM stage.
C. The vSphere fabric attempted to perform Guest OS Customization. When deploying a virtual machine, the vSphere fabric can automatically perform guest OS customization using the customization specification. However, if there is an issue with the customization specification, such as missing or incorrect information, or the guest OS does not support customization, then the deployment will fail at the CustomizeVM stage.
D. The memory specified for the virtual machine does NOT fall within the allowed limits. The amount of memory specified for a virtual machine must fall within the allowed limits of the host where the virtual machine is being deployed. If the memory specified is too high or too low, then the deployment will fail at the CustomizeVM stage.
To summarize, a deployment may fail at the CustomizeVM stage when deploying a catalog item containing a virtual machine due to several reasons, including incorrect customization specification name, software component action failure, issues with guest OS customization, and incorrect memory specifications.