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Chapter 4 Converting Machines
Install VMware Tools
InstallingVMwareToolsisapplicableonlyforESXServ er,VirtualCenter,Workstation 6,VMware Fusion 1,
VMware Player 2,andACE 2destinations.
1OntheCustomizationpage,ensurethatInstallVMwareToolsisselected.
2ClickNextorselectCustomizetheidentityofthevirtualmachinetocontinuewithcustomization.
Customize the Identity of the New Virtual Machine
Usethisproceduretocustomizetheidentityofthenewvirtualmachine.
Youcancustomizethefollowingfields:
Changethecomputerinformationforidentifyingavirtualmachineonanetwork.
Enterserverlicenseinformation.
Changethetimezoneforavirtualmachine.
Modifythepropertiesforeachnetworkinterface.
To customize the identity of a new virtual machine
1OntheCustomizationpage,selectCustomizetheidentityofthenewvirtualmachineandclickNext.
Thetableofcontentsexpandstoshowthetopicsinthissectionofinstallation.
2OntheComputerInformationpage,customizeanyofthesefields:
ComputerNameAuniquenametoidentifythevirtualmachineonthenetwork.Validcharacters
includeAZ,az,09,andthehyphen.Underscoreisnonstandard,butConverterpermitsitsuse.The
computernamecannothavemorethan63charactersorconsistonlyofnumerals.
OwnerNameValidcharactersincludeallprintablecharacters.A63characterlimitapplies.
OrganizationValidcharactersincludeallprintablecharacters.A63characterlimitapplies.
GenerateNewSecurityID(SID)Selecttogenerateanewsecurityidentifier.Bydefault,the
securityIDispreselectedforWindowsVistasystems.
LocationofSysprepFilesIftheapplicationdeterminedthislocation,thetexteditboxshowsit.If
thisfieldisblank,youmustspecifyavalidlocationbeforegoingtothenextpanel.Thisactiondoes
notapplytoWindowsVistasystems.
3ClickNext.
4OntheWindowsLicensepage,enter
theWindowslicensinginformationforthisvirtualmachine,if
necessary,andclickNext.
YoucanleavetheProductIDfieldblankandmovetothenextpage.
TheIncludeServerLicenseInformationcheckboxappliesonlytoMicrosoftWindows 2000Serverand
MicrosoftWindows 2003Serveroperatingsystems.TheServerLicenseMode
buttonsaredisabledifthe
checkboxisnotselected.ThisactiondoesnotapplytoWindowsVistasystems.
5 ChooseatimezonefromthedropdownmenuontheTimeZonepageandclickNext.
Ifnetworkinterfacesneedtobeset,theNetworkInterfaceSettingspageappears.
6 (Optional)To
customizeyournetworkadaptersettings,choosetheadapterontheNetworkInterface
SettingpageandclickCustomize.
TheResetAllbuttonisenabledifyoumodifyoneormorenetworkadapters.Clickthisbuttontoreturn
allsettingsforalladapterstothedefault.
Bydefault,everynetworkadapterobtainsthe
IPaddressandDNSserveraddressfromtheDynamicHost
ConfigurationProtocol(DHCP).Ifyouprefertousethedefaultsettings,clickNext.