Reprovisioning fails with AppStacks set to computer based assignments

Symptoms

• Linked clone virtual machines provisioning tasks fails.
• Recompose fails due to customization failing to join the desktops to domain.

Cause

This issue occurs when AppStacks is attached during the domain join process.  On reboot after domain join, c:\svroot cache is cleared which loses all the changes done to the VM.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, disable the App Volumes Service on the parent virtual machine.

• Open a command prompt as the administrator and run these commands:

• sc config "svservice" start= disabled
• net stop "App Volumes Service"
• ipconfig /release

• Create a script or batch file as below to set the service to automatic and start the service.
  
  sc config "svservice" start = auto
  net start "App Volumes Service"

• Copy the script to the parent virtual machine to a directory. For example: C:\scripts\script.bat
• Shutdown the virtual machine and take a snapshot.
• In View Administration portal, reference your post-synchronization script:
  
  
  • Open up View Administration Portal
  • Go to Catalog - Desktop Pools - Select your pool
  • Click Edit
  • Select Guest Customization Tab
  • Enter the file path for script in post-synchronization script name:
    
    C:\scripts\script.bat
  
  
• Recompose the pool.

Source: VMware KB 2147910