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Chapter 3 Managing and Configuring Stage Manager
Prerequisites for Guest Customization
Reviewtheseprerequisites:
 YoumustspecifythecorrectguestoperatingsystemfromtheTemplateProperties
page.Stage Managerusesthisinformationtodeterminehowtocustomizethe
operatingsystem.
 YoumustinstalltheversionofVMware ToolspackagedwithESXServer3.5or
higher.TheStageManagerWebconsolealsoprovidesthecorrectversionfor
installation.
IfyoucreateatemplateinStage ManagerandinstallVMware Toolsin
Stage Manager,thetemplatewillhavethecorrectVMware Toolsversion.
Ifyouimportavirtualmachine
asatemplatetoStage Manager,youmustdeploy
thetemplate.ThedeployoperationallowsStage Managertodetecttheversionof
VMware Toolsinstalledonthetemplate.(Informationabouttheversionor
installationstatusappearsintheadvancedpropertiesofthetemplateandthe
VirtualMachineTemplatespage.See“ManagingVirtualMachine
Templates”on
page 34.)IfthetemplatehasanoutdatedversionofVMware Tools(bundledwith
VMware InfrastructurepriortoESXServer3.5),orthetemplateneverhad
VMware Toolsinstalledonit,youmustinstallVMware ToolsinStage Manager.
IfyouimportatemplatethatwasoriginallyusedinVMware Lab Managerversion
2.x,see“ImportingTemplates
fromLabManager2.xwithVMware Toolsand
LM Tools”onpage 46.
 Thetemplatecannotbepartofadomain.
 ThetemplatecannotbeconfiguredasaMicrosoftClusterServiceserver,a
MicrosoftCertificateServicesserver,oradomaincontroller.
 ForthefollowingWindowsguestoperatingsystems,Stage Manager
administratorsmustsetupaMicrosoftSyspreppackage:
 MicrosoftWindowsXP64‐bit
 MicrosoftWindows200364‐bit
MicrosoftWindowsNTServer4andSolaristemplatesrequireadditionalsteps.
See“CompletingGuestCustomizationforWindowsNTandSolarisTemplates”on
page 45.