Specifications

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Nowthatyouhavecreatedandconfiguredavirtualmachine,youhavetheoptionto
customizetheidentityandnetworksettingsofyourvirtualmachine’sguestoperating
systemsothatitisreadytobeginworkimmediatelyinyourtargetenvironment.
Youcansaveyourvirtualmachinesettingsinaspecification
thatyoucanrecalllater
andreuse.Youdothisusingthecustomizationwizard.Therearetwowaystoaccess
thecustomizationwizard:usingthecustomizationspecificationmanager,whichlets
youcreatespecificationsandstoretheminthedatabaseforlateruse,andusingthe
wizardwhenyou’recloninganew
virtualmachine.
ThischapterdescribeshowtousetheCustomizationSpecificationManagerto
customizeyourguestoperatingsystems.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
 “PreparingforGuestCustomization”onpage 216
 “CustomizingaWindowsGuestOperatingSystem”onpage 218
 “UsingtheCustomizationSpecificationWizard”onpage 224
 “UsingtheCloneVirtualMachineWizard”onpage 228
 “CompletingaGuestOperatingSystemCustomization”onpage 229
Formoredetailsoninstallingaguestoperatingsystem,seetheGuestOperatingSystem
InstallationGuide.
Customizing Guest
Operating Systems
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NOTEVirtualmachinesmustberegisteredintheVirtualCenterinventorybeforeyou
cancustomizetheirguestoperatingsystems.