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3 (Optional) Select Windows License and enter the Windows licensing information for this virtual machine
if necessary.
You can leave the Product ID field blank and proceed to the next option.
The Include Server License Information check box applies only to Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server operating systems. If you do not select this check box, the Server License
Mode buttons are not active. This action does not apply to Windows Vista systems.
4 (Optional) Select Time Zone and select a time zone from the drop-down menu.
5 (Optional) Select Network Interface Settings to configure the network interfaces.
a Select the adapter to customize and click Customize.
b In the NIC Properties dialog box, modify any of the following settings.
Tab Description
General Use this tab only to manually enter the IP address and
DNS server address.
DNS Specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes:
n
For each DNS suffix you enter, click Add.
n
If you are entering multiple DNS suffixes, use Move
Up and Move Down to specify the order in which a
virtual machine is to use the connections.
WINS Specify the primary and secondary WINS addresses by
typing the IP addresses in the entry boxes.
c Click OK to return to the Network Interface Setting page.
Reset All is enabled if you modify one or more network adapters. Click this button to revert all settings
for all adapters to the default.
6 Click Workgroup/Domain to select how the virtual machine participates in a network.
Option Description
Workgroup
Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, space, and the hyphen (-). Maximum
length is 15 characters.
Windows Server Domain
The text box must have a value. Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, space,
period , and the hyphen (-). Each label delineated by a period can be 63
characters, and the whole text string can be up to 254 characters. A user name
and password are also required.
7 Click Next to view a summary of the configuration task.
8 Click Finish.
The configuration task is added to the task list and will run according to the maximum concurrent task setting
that you specified.
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