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2 Download the installation file to the target server.
If you purchased the software on a CD or other media, copy the installation file to a location that is
accessible to all target servers.
3 Ensure that the installation file is executable.
The installation file requires execute permission. To be sure that it has this permission, open a console,
shell, or terminal window and run the following command, where installation-file is the full pathname to
the vCloud Director installation file.
chmod u+x installation-file
4 Run the installation file, supplying the pathname of the response file.
Specify the -r option on the installation command line, and supply the full pathname to the response file
as the argument to that option.
installation-file -r path-to-response-file
5 (Optional) Repeat this procedure for any additional servers to add to this installation.
The installer requests network connection information and sets up network and database connections using
the responses from the response file.
What to do next
After the configuration script finishes and vCloud Director services are running on all servers, you can open
the Setup wizard at the URL that appears when the script completes. See Chapter 4, “vCloud Director
Setup,” on page 45.
Create a Microsoft Sysprep Deployment Package
Before vCloud Director can perform guest customization on virtual machines with certain Windows guest
operating systems, you must create a Microsoft Sysprep deployment package on each cloud cell in your
installation.
During installation, vCloud Director places some files in the sysprep folder on the vCloud Director server host.
Do not overwrite these files when you create the Sysprep package.
Prerequisites
Access to the Sysprep binary files for Windows 2000, Windows 2003 (32- and 64-bit), and Windows XP (32-
and 64-bit).
Procedure
1 Copy the Sysprep binary files for each operating system to a convenient location on a vCloud Director
server host.
Each operating system requires its own folder.
NOTE Folder names are case-sensitive.
Guest OS Copy Destination
Windows 2000 SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2000
Windows 2003 (32-bit) SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2k3
Windows 2003 (64-bit) SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2k3_64
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