VM OU Customization

[PierreNa]

SUMMARY

Since vSphere 8u2 a new feature is available on Policies and Profiles > VM Customization Specifications interface.
Right now we can specify Active Directory OU directly on customization.

ISSUE TYPE

We've tested this new feature, and apparently the customisation call works fine, but it doesn't apply the specified OR path.

From what I've been able to see in the function code, it doesn't take this parameter.
vmware_guest_customization_info.py

COMPONENT NAME

vmware_guest_customization_spec

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is a really useful feature in complicated environments where the operator does not have access to the AD. It makes it possible to be more autonomous and more relevant when executing workflows.

[ihumster]

@PierreNa Hello. You were looking at the wrong module. Customization is done in the vmware_guest module. I added a new parameter to the customization section, as PR #2276 will merge into the main branch - you can use this parameter to set domainOU when deploying a VM.

[PierreNa]

Ok thank you so much, if I'm not wrong this feature are not implemented today ?

[ihumster]

@PierreNa Yes, this functionality appeared only in vSphere 8.0U2 and since then no one has raised the question of its relevance. But it looks like it wouldn’t be very difficult to implement, which is what I did. The burden of testing will be on you because... I’m afraid I simply won’t be able to implement tests for this function, and I currently have nowhere to test it on my own stand.

[PierreNa]

@ihumster, OK, so it may take a long time before this is implemented in branch main.