[DEFAULT]
# The location of the WIM file from the mounted Windows ISO.
wim_file_path=D:\Sources\install.wim
# This is the complete name of the Windows version that will be generated.
# In order to find the possible options, use the Get-WimFileImagesInfo command
# and look for the Name property.
image_name=Windows Server 2016 SERVERSTANDARD
# The destination of the generated image.
image_path=C:\Users\atira\Desktop\Image_creation\5_Gold\test_dan.vhdx
# Select between VHD, VHDX, QCOW2, VMDK or RAW formats.
virtual_disk_format=VHDX
# This parameter allows to choose between MAAS, KVM, VMware and Hyper-V specific images.
# For HYPER-V, cloudbase-init will be installed and the generated image should be in vhd or vhdx format.
# For MAAS, in addition to cloudbase-init, the curtin tools are installed
# and the generated image should be in raw.tgz format.
# For KVM, in addition to cloudbase-init, the VirtIO drivers are installed
# and the generated image should be in qcow2 format.
image_type=HYPER-V
# This parameter can be set to either BIOS or UEFI.
disk_layout=BIOS
# The product key for the selected OS.
product_key=""
# A comma separated array of extra features that will be enabled on the resulting image.
# These features need to be present in the ISO file.
extra_features=""
# A comma separated array of extra capabilities that will be enabled on the resulting image.
# These capabilities need to be present in the ISO file.
extra_capabilities=""
# It will force the image generation when RunSysprep is False or the selected SwitchName
# is not an external one. Use this parameter with caution because it can easily generate
# unstable images.
force=False
# If set to true, MAAS Windows curtin hooks will be copied to the image root directory.
install_maas_hooks=True
# Select between tar, gz, zip formats or any combination between these.
compression_format=""
# If this parameter is set, after the image is generated,
# a password protected zip archive with the image will be created.
zip_password=""
# It will stop the image generation after the updates are installed and cleaned.
gold_image=False
# This is the full path of the already generated golden image.
# It should be a valid VHDX path.
gold_image_path=""
# This is a full path to the VMware-tools.exe version that you want to install.
vmware_tools_path=""
# This is the full path of a folder with custom resources which will be used by
# the custom scripts.
# The resources found at this path will be copied recursively to the image
# UnattendResources\CustomResources folder.
custom_resources_path=""
# This is the full path of the folder which can contain a set of PS scripts,
# that will be copied and executed during the online generation part on the VM.
# The PowerShell scripts, if existent, will be started by Logon.ps1 script,
# at different moments during image generation.
# The purpose of these scripts is to offer to the user a fully
# customizable way of defining additional logic for tweaking the final image.
# The scripts files can have the following names: RunBeforeWindowsUpdates.ps1,
# RunAfterWindowsUpdates.ps1, RunBeforeCloudbaseInitInstall.ps1, RunAfterCloudbaseInitInstall.ps1,
# RunBeforeSysprep.ps1, RunAfterSysprep.ps1.
# The script names contain the information on when the script will be executed.
# One can define only some of the hook scripts and it is not mandatory to define all of them.
# If a script does not exist, it will not be executed.
custom_scripts_path=""
# If set to true the Administrator account will be enabled on the client
# versions of Windows, which have the Administrator account disabled by default
enable_administrator_account=False
# If set, it will replace the Cloudbase Solutions wallpaper to the one specified.
# The wallpaper needs to be a valid .jpg/.jpeg image.
wallpaper_path=""
# If set, it will replace the Cloudbase Solutions wallpaper to a solid color.
# Currently, the only allowed solid color is '0 0 0' (black).
# If both wallpaper_path and wallpaper_solid_color are set,
# the script will throw an error.
wallpaper_solid_color=""
# If set to true and the target image format is QCOW2, the image conversion will
# use qemu-img built-in compression. The compressed qcow2 image will be smaller, but the conversion
# will take longer time.
compress_qcow2=False
# If set to true, during final cleanup, https://github.com/felfert/ntfszapfree will be used to zero unused space.
# This helps qemu-img to minimize image size. In order to benefit from this, an additional invocation
# of qemu-img convert has to be performed after the initial run of the image has shutdown.
zero_unused_volume_sectors=False
# A comma separated list of extra packages (referenced by filepath)
# to slipstream into the underlying image.
# This allows additional local packages, like security updates, to be added to the image.
extra_packages=""
[vm]
# This will be the Administrator user's, so that AutoLogin can be performed on the instance,
# in order to install the required products,
# updates and perform the generation tasks like sysprep.
administrator_password=Pa$$w0rd
# Used to specify the virtual switch the VM will be using.
# If it is specified but it is not external or if the switch does not exist,
# you will get an error message.
external_switch=mgmt
# The number of CPU cores assigned to the VM used to generate the image.
cpu_count=1
# RAM (in bytes) assigned to the VM used to generate the image.
ram_size=2147483648
# Disk space (in bytes) assigned to the VM used to generate the image.
disk_size=42949672960
[drivers]
# The path to the ISO file containing the VirtIO drivers.
virtio_iso_path="C:\_ISOs\Virtio\virtio-win-0.1.160.iso"
# The location where the VirtIO drivers are found.
# For example, the location of a mounted VirtIO ISO. VirtIO versions supported >=0.1.6.x
virtio_base_path=""
# The location where additional drivers that are needed for the image are located.
drivers_path=""
[updates]
# If set to true, the latest updates will be downloaded and installed.
install_updates=False
# If set to true, will run DISM with /resetbase option. This will reduce the size of
# WinSXS folder, but after that Windows updates cannot be uninstalled.
purge_updates=False
[sysprep]
# Used to clean the OS on the VM, and to prepare it for a first-time use.
run_sysprep=True
# The path to the Unattend XML template file used for sysprep.
unattend_xml_path=UnattendTemplate.xml
# DisableSwap option will disable the swap when the image is generated and will add a setting
# in the Unattend.xml file which will enable swap at boot time during specialize step.
# This is required, as by default, the amount of swap space on Windows machine is directly
# proportional to the RAM size and if the image has in the initial stage low disk space,
# the first boot will fail due to not enough disk space. The swap is set to the default
# automatic setting right after the resize of the partitions is performed by cloudbase-init.
disable_swap=False
# In case the hardware on which the image is generated will also be the hardware on
# which the image will be deployed this can be set to true, otherwise the spawned
# instance is prone to BSOD.
persist_drivers_install=True
[cloudbase_init]
# This is a switch that allows the selection of Cloudbase-Init branches. If set to true, the
# beta branch will be used:
# https://cloudbase.it/downloads/CloudbaseInitSetup_<arch>.msi, where arch can be x86 or x64
# otherwise the stable branch will be used:
# https://cloudbase.it/downloads/CloudbaseInitSetup_Stable_<arch>.msi, where arch can be x86 or x64
beta_release=False
# Serial log port for Cloudbase-Init.
# If set to null, the first serial port (if any) from the generation VM will be used
serial_logging_port=COM1
# If set, the Cloudbase-Init msi at this path will be used.
# The path needs to be a locally accesible file path.
msi_path=""