Guest OS Customization for Miracle Linux 8 is not fully supported in vSphere 6.7 and 7.0
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Guest OS Customization for Miracle Linux 8 is not fully supported in vSphere 6.7 and 7.0

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Article ID: 313385

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

Guest OS Customization for Miracle Linux 8 is not fully supported in vSphere 6.7 and 7.0.


Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7

Resolution

Currently, there is no resolution.


Workaround:

To workaround the issue, please follow the below steps:

  1. Power off the Virtual Machine.

  2. Edit Virtual Machine settings, select "Linux" for option "Guest OS" and  select "Cent OS 8 (64-bit)" for option "Guest OS Version".

Example
- Right click the VM and  select "Edit Settings" ----> "VM Options" ----> "General Options"
- For option "Guest OS", select "Linux". 
- For option "Guest OS Version", select "Cent OS 8 (64-bit)"

  1. Click "OK" to save the settings.

  2. In Guest OS, if the content of /etc/redhat-release is "Red Hat Enterprise Linux release", no need to change the file. If the content of /etc/redhat-release contains "MIRACLE LINUX", update the file, replace "MIRACLE LINUX" with "CentOS Linux".

  3. Apply guest customization to the Virtual Machine.



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