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5. Select the LUN for the storage, and click Next.
6. Select ESX 5.1 and later compatibility, and click Next.
7. Choose Windows, select Microsoft Windows Server 2012, and click Next.
8. Choose the VM’s virtual hardware options, and click Next (see each VM’s section below for additional VM
configuration data).
o Select one virtual processor socket, and one core per virtual socket
o Select 4GB RAM
o Select VMXNET3 for the NIC interface, connect to the PRIV-NET network
9. Choose to create a new virtual disk, and click Next.
10. Make the OS virtual disk size 100 GB, choose thin-provisioned, specify external storage, and click Next.
11. Keep the default virtual device node (0:0), and click Next.
12. Click Finish.
13. Right-click the VM, and select Edit Settings.
14. Click the Resources tab, and click Memory.
15. Select Reserve all guest memory, and click OK.
16. Connect the VM virtual CD-ROM to the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 installation disk.
17. Start the VM.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system on the domain controller VM
1. Choose the language, time and currency, and keyboard input. Click Next.
2. Click Install Now.
3. Select Windows Server 2012 Enterprise (Full Installation), and click Next.
4. Accept the license terms, and click Next.
5. Click Custom.
6. Click the Disk, and click Drive options (advanced).
7. Click NewApplyFormat, and click Next.
8. After the installation completes, click OK to set the Administrator password.
9. Enter the administrator password twice, and click OK.
10. Connect the VM to the Internet, and install all available Windows updates. Restart as necessary.
11. Enable remote desktop access.
12. Change the hostname, and reboot when the installer prompts you.
13. Set up networking for the data network:
a. Click StartControl Panel, right-click Network Connections, and select Open.
b. Right-click the VM traffic NIC, and select Properties.
c. Select TCP/IP (v4), and select Properties.
d. Assign the VM a static IP address.
14. Install VMware Tools. For more information, see
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=340.
15. Shut down the VM.
16. Clone the VM, storing it in the same datastore as the original. Ensure that the cloned VM is on a separate
network.