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Error Deploying from SiG image, WVD Spring 2020
Hello, We are testing deploying a host pool using the new ARM-based deployment and I'm running into an error when deploying new versions. Source VM is running in Azure (server 2016 datacenter...
fgottman hi, this issue seems related to preparing the master image and not WVD. It is Azure compute that reports that the VM cannot be build based on the image provided. Path to for troubleshooting will be to try building a stand alone vm based on the image that has been selected. Once a single VM can be successfully provisioned then that image can be used in the with WVD.
Technically an image from an image should work but if support states its not supported I cannot argue the point.
We have also seen situations where certain applications break sysprep.
Support hasn't said anything yet. I was hoping the community here might have run into a similar issue given the use case, as I can't find information about this anywhere else. I am going to have a need soon to do the same process with a Windows 10 image for a VDI deployment. I agree that the issue isn't directly related to WVD, but I can't find any other community that is attempting to use images in this way.
The same error occurs when deploying a VM straight from the image (no WVD). Sysprep process completes successfully, and I don't believe it is a conflict with an application, as this would have caused the first sysprep to fail as well.
Or am I just fundamentally misunderstanding the point of using images for WVD? Is everyone just building out new host pools and session hosts any time they need to apply software updates to a hosted application? Do they not maintain a "golden image", even for a desktop-VDI use case? Perhaps I will attempt all of this with a vanilla marketplace image instead of a cloned server, to see if that makes any difference
Stefan Georgiev
Microsoft
Microsoftfgottman the process being used in this case is not exactly what we have recommended as best practice (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/set-up-customize-master-image) and also seems very unique to your context.
When it comes to images in WVD there isn't one answer that fits all organizations out there. From what organizations have shared with me I am not aware of anyone doing the below. (Most have scripts to automate and with fewer steps)
