I am experiencing two issues.
I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Template in a vCenter 5.1 (Build 1123961) environment. I have created a vSphere Client Windows Guest Customization, however, (and the main issue) I am noticing that it is not setting the Administrator Password to what I have input after it does it's sysprep from deploying a template.
I have created a script work around for this, that works great, unless I experience my second issue. When a customization is started it creates the "vim.event.Customization.StartedEvent" event. It is then supposed to create the "vim.event.CustomizationSucceeded" event after it has successfully run the customization, including the sysprep (and setting the password). Occasionally though the "vim.even.CustomizationSucceeded" event will not trigger until days or weeks after the initial Customization Start Event, which will cause the sysprep to overwrite my scripts fix and not allow me to log in as the Administrator account due to the first, main issue.
Any thoughts to why sysprep is not setting the Administrator Password to what I specified in the OS Customization? Or why the Customization Succeeded event does not always trigger after it was kicked off (in minutes and not days/weeks)?