Import User Data to Windows VMs

Before importing User Data, ensure the VM image has Cloudbase-init installed. Recommended version: 0.9.11. For more information about Cloudbase-init, see Cloudbase Documentation.
When setting hostname and SSH password via User Data, avoid configuring these parameters again on the platform to prevent conflicts.
For Windows VMs created from images with pre-installed Cloudbase-init, you must import User Data. Otherwise, Cloudbase-init task will wait until timeout.

Prepare the User Data script for your desired functionality.

Example script:

#cloud-config
write_files:
   -   encoding: b64
       content: NDI=
       path: C:\b64
       permissions: '0644'
   -   encoding: base64
       content: NDI=
       path: C:\b64_1
       permissions: '0644'
   -   encoding: gzip
       content: !!binary |
           H4sIAGUfoFQC/zMxAgCIsCQyAgAAAA==
       path: C:\gzip
       permissions: '0644'

This example script creates three files during VM startup: b64, b64_1, gzip on the C drive.

In the navigation pane, choose Inventory.
In the inventory, right-click a cluster, host, or image, then select New Virtual Machine
In the New Virtual Machine dialog, select Advanced Settings > General Options.
Paste your script into the User Data input field.
Complete the VM creation process to import the User Data.