Hi
I create a template using Sysprep. When I try to clone a new VM, Vmware setting the same MAC address on cloned VM. But when I try to create a new VM without cloning, it is generating new MAC address.
Here is my template's .vmx file content`
.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "16"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
usb.vbluetooth.startConnected = "TRUE"
displayName = "For Clone"
guestOS = "windows7"
nvram = "For Clone.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "soft"
powerType.suspend = "soft"
powerType.reset = "soft"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
sound.autoDetect = "TRUE"
sound.virtualDev = "hdaudio"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.present = "TRUE"
memsize = "1536"
mem.hotadd = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
sata0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "For Clone-000001.vmdk"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
sata0:1.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
sata0:1.fileName = "C:\Users\Davit Arshakyan\Dropbox\!!!\Win7Lite.iso"
sata0:1.present = "TRUE"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
svga.graphicsMemoryKB = "1048576"
ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
serial0.fileType = "thinprint"
serial0.fileName = "thinprint"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
serial0.present = "TRUE"
extendedConfigFile = "For Clone.vmxf"
templateVM = "TRUE"
gui.exitAtPowerOff = "TRUE"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
numa.autosize.cookie = "10012"
numa.autosize.vcpu.maxPerVirtualNode = "1"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 04 96 2e ed a9 13-17 08 f1 6f 31 83 29 9d"
uuid.location = "56 4d 04 96 2e ed a9 13-17 08 f1 6f 31 83 29 9d"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36"
sata0.pciSlotNumber = "37"
scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 66 2e ed a9 10"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728"
vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "268435456"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:83:29:9d"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
vmci0.id = "830679457"
monitor.phys_bits_used = "43"
cleanShutdown = "TRUE"
softPowerOff = "TRUE"
usb:0.present = "TRUE"
usb:0.deviceType = "hid"
usb:0.port = "0"
usb:0.parent = "-1"
usb:1.speed = "2"
usb:1.present = "TRUE"
usb:1.deviceType = "hub"
usb:1.port = "1"
usb:1.parent = "-1"
sata0:1.startConnected = "TRUE"
toolsInstallManager.lastInstallError = "0"
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
toolsInstallManager.updateCounter = "1"
svga.guestBackedPrimaryAware = "TRUE"