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11 Select the type of network settings to apply to the guest operating system.
Option Action
Typical settings
Select Typical settings and click Next.
vCenter Server configures all network interfaces from a DHCP server
using default settings.
Custom settings
a Select Custom settings and click Next.
b For each network interface in the virtual machine, click the ellipsis
button (...) .
c Enter IP address and other network settings and click OK.
d When all network interfaces are configured, click Next.
12 Select how the virtual machine will participate in the network and click Next.
Option Action
Workgroup
Type a workgroup name. For example, MSHOME.
Windows Server Domain
a Type the domain name.
b Type the user name and password for a user account that has
permission to add a computer to the specified domain.
13 (Optional) Select Generate New Security ID (SID) and click Next.
A Windows Security ID (SID) is used in some Windows operating systems to uniquely identify systems
and users. If you do not select this option, the new virtual machine has the same SID as the virtual
machine or template from which it was cloned or deployed.
Duplicate SIDs do not cause problems when the computers are part of a domain and only domain user
accounts are used. However, if the computers are part of a Workgroup or local user accounts are used,
duplicate SIDs can compromise file access controls. For more information, see the documentation for
your Microsoft Windows operating system.
14 Click Finish to save your changes.
The customization specification that you created is listed in the Customization Specification Manager. You
can use the specification to customize virtual machine guest operating systems.
Create a Customization Specification for Windows Using a Custom Sysprep
Answer File in the vSphere Client
A custom sysprep answer file is a file that stores a number of customization settings such as computer
name, licensing information, and workgroup or domain settings. You can supply a custom sysprep answer
file as an alternative to specifying many of the settings in the Guest Customization wizard.
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP use a text file called sysprep.inf. Windows Server
2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 use an XML file called sysprep.xml. You can create these files using a
text editor, or use the Microsoft Setup Manager utility to generate them. For more information about how to
create a custom sysprep answer file, see the documentation for the relevant operating system.
Prerequisites
Ensure that all requirements for customization are met. See “Guest Operating System Customization
Requirements,” on page 109.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Client Home page, select Customization Specifications Manager.
2 Click the Create New Specification icon.
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