vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere

Add support for Windows Server 2025 Insiders Preview

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Description

Microsoft have announced Windows Server 2025 and ISOs are available via Insiders Preview.

Add support for Windows Server 2025 Insiders Previews to enable customers to try/test these releases.

Use Case(s)

Customers want to trial/test the latest version of Windows Server OS with these Packer scripts and within their environments.

Potential Configuration

The ESXi hosts need to be v8.0.1 or later due to this value:

// Virtual Machine Guest Operating System Setting
vm_guest_os_type = "windows2022srvNext_64Guest"

If the ESXi hosts are pre-v8.0.1, you can use the following and manually changing the guest OS version in the UI when creating the VM from the OVF:

// Virtual Machine Guest Operating System Setting
vm_guest_os_type = "windows2019srvNext_64Guest"

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