User`s guide

NOTE Static IP addressing is recommended when deploying ESX or ESXi hosts. If DHCP is used, the
ESX or ESXi machine’s host name will be set to localhost rather than the host name provided during
deployment.
7. On the IP Settings page, configure the HostName and click Next.
If you did not select Use DHCP to determine IP address on the previous page, you will also need to
configure the IP Address, Subnet, Default Gateway, and DNS. See the online Help for more
information about the settings.
8. (Optional) (Available only for Windows, Red Hat, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) On the Post-
install Script page, type a Script Name and the script, and then click Next. See the online Help for
more information about the settings.
9. (Windows only) On the Disk Configuration page, select one of the options and click Next.
You can either install the operating system without partitioning the disk, or you can create a partition
and specify the size. See the online Help for more information about the options.
10. If you are certain that the selected machines are those you want to re-provisioning, select the Proceed
with re-provisioning... check box.
11. Click Finish.
The OS Provisioning Server starts jobs for each of the selected machines. Each job creates a configured
session for the specified machines. The configured session includes information about the target
machine, the OS distribution, the user configuration information for the selected combination of
machine and operating system, and the VCM Agent.
12. Reboot the target machines.
You must the cycle the power on the machines either manually or using some remote administration
mechanism. The machines must be configured to network boot from the provisioning network. If a
session is waiting on the OS Provisioning Server, the installation begins. If the session does not exist,
then the machine remains provisioned and will not be re-provisioned until the session is created.
When the provisioning process begins, the machines are displayed in the Administration > Machines
Manager > OS Provisioning > Provisionable Machines data grid. The machines are also displayed in the
appropriate Available Machines or Licensed Machines data grid, with an OS provisioning status of OS
Provisioning Queued.
When the provisioning is completed, the machines are added to the Administration > Machines Manager
> OS Provisioning > Provisioned Machines data grid.
The machines are ready to use when the Provisioned Machines data grid, and the Available Machines or
Licensed Machines data grid, display an OS provisioning status of OS Provisioning Succeeded or OS
Provisioning Overwritten.
Post-Provisioning Action
Windows 2008 SP1, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 machines require Internet access to complete the license
activation. After provisioning these Windows machines, you must configure the machines on a public
network with access to the Internet and manually complete the Windows activation on the provisioned
machines.
Getting Started with Operating System Provisioning
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