vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - VMware Documentation
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - VMware Documentation
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - VMware Documentation
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<strong>vSphere</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> <strong>Administration</strong><br />
3 Select a datastore location for the virtual disk.<br />
Option<br />
Store the virtual disk and virtual<br />
machine configuration files in the<br />
same location on a datastore.<br />
Store the disk in a separate<br />
datastore location.<br />
Store all virtual machine files in the<br />
same datastore cluster.<br />
Action<br />
Select Store with the virtual machine from the Location drop-down<br />
menu.<br />
Select Browse from the Location drop-down menu, and select a datastore<br />
for the disk.<br />
a<br />
b<br />
Select Browse from the Location drop-down menu and select a<br />
datastore cluster for the disk.<br />
(Optional) If you do not want to use Storage DRS with this virtual<br />
machine, select Disable Storage DRS for this virtual machine and<br />
select a datastore within the datastore cluster.<br />
4 Click Next.<br />
Select Clone Options<br />
You can optionally select to customize the guest operating system, customize the virtual machine's<br />
hardware, and turn on the virtual machine when you complete the creation procedure. You can customize<br />
the guest operating system to change properties, such as the computer name, and network and license<br />
settings, which helps prevent conflicts that can result if you deploy virtual machines with identical settings.<br />
You can add a CD device such as an ISO file to install the guest operating system or you can reconfigure the<br />
virtual machine storage or networking, before you deploy the virtual machine.<br />
NOTE If you opened the wizard from an object other than a virtual machine or template, the Select Clone<br />
Options page does not appear. These options are available on a different page of the wizard.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Select Customize the Operating System.<br />
2 Select Customize this virtual machine's hardware.<br />
3 Select Power on virtual machine after creation.<br />
4 Click Next.<br />
Customize the Guest Operating System<br />
When you customize a guest operating system, you can prevent conflicts that might result if you deploy<br />
virtual machines with identical settings, such as duplicate computer names. You can change the computer<br />
name, network settings, and license settings. You can customize guest operating systems when you clone a<br />
virtual machine or deploy a virtual machine from a template.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
To access customization options for Windows guest operating systems, Microsoft Sysprep tools must be<br />
installed on the vCenter Server system. The Sysprep Tool is built into the Windows Vista and Windows 2008<br />
and later operating systems. For details about this and other customization requirements, see “Guest<br />
Operating System Customization Requirements,” on page 47.<br />
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