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See the vSphere Basic System Administration guide for information on using vSphere Client to create virtual
machine templates. See “Automated Pools That Contain Full Virtual Machines,” on page 72 for information
on creating automated pools.
NOTE You do not create a linked-clone pool from a virtual machine template.
Creating Customization Specifications
Customization specifications are optional, but they can greatly expedite automated pool deployments by
providing configuration information for general properties such as licensing, domain attachment, and DHCP
settings.
With customization specifications, you can customize View desktops as they are created in View
Administrator. You create new customization specifications by using the Customization Specification wizard
in vSphere Client. You can also use the Customization Specification wizard to import existing custom
sysprep.ini files.
See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration document for information on using the Customization
Specification wizard.
Make sure that the customization specifications are accurate before you use them in View Administrator. In
vSphere Client, deploy and customize a virtual machine from your template using the customization
specifications. Fully test the virtual machine, including DHCP and authentication, before you create View
desktops.
NOTE To apply customization specifications to desktop pools that use Windows XP, you must install Microsoft
Sysprep tools on your vCenter Server machine.
You do not have to install Sysprep tools in vCenter Server for desktop pools that use Windows 7 or Vista.
Sysprep tools are built into these operating systems.
When you use a Sysprep customization specification to join a Windows 7 desktop to a domain, you must use
the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Active Directory domain. You cannot use the NetBIOS name
of the Active Directory domain.
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