User`s guide

VMware Stage Manager User’s Guide
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StageManagerAdministration
3 ManagingandConfiguringStage Manager 31
ManagingServices 32
PreparingtheServiceTemplate 32
CreatingStagesintheServiceTemplate 32
EditingStagePropertiesfortheServiceTemplate 33
CreatingServices 33
DeletingServices 34
ManagingVirtualMachineTemplates 34
ReviewingtheFourMethodsofCreatingTemplates 35
InstallinganOperatingSystemandApplicationsonaBlankTemplate 35
CreatingBlankTemplates 36
DeployingTemplates 37
DeployingTemplatesonHighAvailabilityClusters 38
InstallingGuest
OperatingSystems 39
InstallingVMware Tools 39
CustomizingGuestOperatingSystems 40
PrerequisitesforGuestCustomization 41
BuildingaMicrosoftSysprepPackageforGuestCustomization 42
DisablingGuestCustomization 43
DisablingtheCheckofVMware ToolsPriortoPublishingTemplates 44
CompletingGuestCustomizationforWindowsNTandSolaris
Templates 45
ImportingTemplatesfromLabManager2.xwithVMware Toolsand
LM Tools 46
ShuttingDownTemplates 46
Undeploying
Templates 47
PublishingTemplates 47
ImportingVirtualMachinesasTemplates 48
ImportingaTemplatefromanSMBShare 49
ImportingaTemplatefromVirtualCenter 50
CreatingTemplatesfromActiveVirtualMachinesinStage Manager 51
CloningExistingTemplates 52
UpdatingTemplates 53
ExportingTemplates 54
ConsolidatingTemplates 54
EditingBasicTemplateProperties 55