Changing the default TPM Provision policy for cloning/deploying vTPMs

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

When you clone the template with vTPM, users are presented with a prompt to clone or replace TPM.

The default is set to Copy instead of Replace

Environment

vSphere 8.0.x

Resolution

vSphere 8 introduces the TPM Provision Policy. vTPM devices can be automatically replaced during clone or deployment
operations. This allows best practices that each VM contain a unique TPM device be followed and improves vSphere support for
Windows 11 deployment at scale. vSphere 8.0 also includes the vpxd.clone.tpmProvisionPolicy advanced setting to make the
default clone behavior for vTPMs to be replaced.

 

Additional Information

Windows 11 Support on vSphere