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Table 3‑1. Custom Configuration Parameters (Continued)
Parameter Description and Recommendations
Hardware Machine Version
The hardware machine version that is available depends on
the ESXi version you are running. As a best practice, select
the latest available hardware machine version, which
provides the greatest virtual machine functionality. Certain
View features require minimum hardware machine
versions.
Guest Operating System
The type of operating system that you will install in the
virtual machine.
CPUs
The number of virtual processors in the virtual machine.
For most guest operating systems, a single processor is
sufficient.
Memory
The amount of memory to allocate to the virtual machine.
In most cases, 512MB is sufficient.
Network
The number of virtual network adapters (NICs) in the
virtual machine.
One NIC is usually sufficient. The network name should be
consistent across virtual infrastructures. An incorrect
network name in a template can cause failures during the
instance customization phases.
When you install View Agent on a virtual machine that has
more than one NIC, you must configure the subnet that
View Agent uses. See “Configure a Virtual Machine with
Multiple NICs for View Agent,” on page 34 for more
information.
IMPORTANT For Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista,
and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, you must
select the VMXNET 3 network adapter. Using the default
E1000 adapter can cause customization timeout errors on
virtual machines. To use the VMXNET 3 adapter, you must
install a Microsoft hotfix patch:
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For Windows 7 SP1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550978
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For Windows 7 versions previous to SP1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2344941
SCSI Controller
The type of SCSI adapter to use with the virtual machine.
For Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows XP guest
operating systems, you should specify the LSI Logic
adapter. The LSI Logic adapter has improved performance
and works better with generic SCSI devices.
LSI Logic SAS is available only for virtual machines with
hardware version 7 and later.
NOTE Windows XP does not include a driver for the LSI
Logic adapter. You must download the driver from the LSI
Logic Web site.
Select a Disk
The disk to use with the virtual machine.
Create a new virtual disk based on the amount of local
storage that you decide to allocate to each user. Allow
enough storage space for the OS installation, patches, and
locally installed applications.
To reduce the need for disk space and management of local
data, you should store the user's information, profile, and
documents on network shares rather than on a local disk.
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