Specifications

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2. Open the console to the Microsoft Windows virtual machine

3. Browse to the CD-ROM using Microsoft Windows Explorer and launch the RHEV-

ToolsSetup executable

1. Take the defaults and complete the install.

• Instead, it will run when derived VMs first boot, injecting the desktop

drivers and tools they required (SPICE, etc...)

7.5.1 Sysprep Microsoft Windows VM and Create a Template

Target System: windows-vm

1. Install RHEV APT (Application Provisioning Tools) on the Virtual Machine, but do not

start the service. RHEV APT comes from the RHEV-toolsSetup ISO

• The RHEV APT tool will inject the appropriate drivers automatically when the VM

reboots

2. Launch the System Preparation wizard

1. Click the “Start” button and enter the following in the “Search Programs and Files”

box

c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe

3. On the Sysprep wizard select “Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)” and

check the box “Generalize”

1. Change the shutdown option to “Shutdown”

1. Click “OK”

4. Right click on the powered off virtual machine and select “Make Template”

1. Provide a “Name”

2. Click “OK”

5. Click “New Server” in the top navigation menu

1. Provide “Name”

2. Provide “Description”

3. On “Based on Template” choose the template that was just created

6. On the “High Availability” tab on the left navigation menu

1. Check the “Highly Available” box

2. This can be avoided if the Template is edited and the HA box is checked.

However, some VMs may not need to run HA, so it is disabled by default.

3. Click “OK”

7. Launch the VM

1. Select the VM that was deployed from the template and right click and select “Run”