Disk Formatting doesn't happen after adding the new drives, and also no option for C drive vm customization with the Kitchen Vcenter

[prakash1243]

Versions:

• Version of kitchen-vcenter: 2.11.9
• Version of test-kitchen:
• Version of chef:

Platform Details

• Version of vCenter: 6.7
• Version of ESXi:

Scenario:

Steps to Reproduce:

Expected Result:

We should have the option to customize the disk size on C drive and also adding new drives on vm_customization should create drives on the virtual machine

Actual Result:

I actually see the drives being added on the VM on vcenter, but it doesn't appear to be on the virtual machine

[thheinen]

A note on the formatting part: The feature was explicitly added for a customer who simulates physical machines and formatting the new drives was/is a part of that (e.g. for SQL servers with different block sizes). I would keep that as a default.

In addition, OS-level interaction like formatting will need supplying OS credentials and use of the GOM tools (like for active discovery, so they're already in there). I see the use case but am skeptical if this level of complexity is needed. Customization makes the process slower and if it's a regular thing, you likely want an adjusted template with multiple, pre-formatted disks anyway in my experience.

Totally agree on the C-drive customization though ;-)

[prakash1243]

I agree with the pre-defined template for adjusted formatted disks :-) looking forward for the customization on the C drive feature. Thanks for your response !