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Inthelattercase,youmustalsoenterausernameandpasswordforauseraccount
thathaspermissiontoaddacomputertothespecifieddomain.
21 ClickNext.
22 IntheOperatingSystemOptionspage,selectGenerateNewSecurityID(SID)to
generateanewsecurityidentifier.
23 ClickNext.
24 Reviewthe
informationyouhaveentered,andclickFinish.
ThespecificationappearsintheCustomizationSpecificationManagerpageand
canbeusedtocustomizeaguestoperatingsystem.
SavedcustomizationspecificationsareuniquetoeachVirtualCenterServerandto
eachversionofVirtualCenterduetoencryption.Youhavetorecreatethe
customizationspecifications
foreachVirtualCenterServer.Encryptionis
preservedbetweenupgradeversionsonthesameVirtualCenterServer.This
meansyoucanusethesamespecificationsbetweenupgradesofVirtualCenter .
However,ifyouuninstallVirtualCenterandlaterdoafreshinstallation,theability
todecryptpasswordsfromtheearlierinstallationislost.
25 To
viewthepropertiesofaspecification,clickthePropertiesicon.
TheCustomizationSpecificationPropertiesdialogboxappears.