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4 On the Computer Name page, enter a computer name for the guest operating system.
The operating system uses this name to identify itself on the network. On Linux systems, it is called
the host name.
Option Action
Enter a name a Type a name.
The name can contain alphanumeric characters and the hyphen (-) character.
It cannot contain periods (.) or blank spaces and cannot be made up of digits
only. Names are not case-sensitive.
b (Optional) To ensure that the name is unique, select the Append a numeric
value check box. This action appends a hyphen followed by a numeric value
to the virtual machine name. The name is truncated if it exceeds 63
characters when combined with the numeric value.
Use the virtual machine name The computer name that vCenter Server creates is identical to the name of the
virtual machine on which the guest operating system is running. If the name
exceeds 63 characters, it is truncated.
Enter a name in the Clone/Deploy
wizard
You are prompted to enter a name after the cloning or deployment is complete.
Generate a name using the custom
application configured with vCenter
Server
Enter a parameter that can be passed to the custom application.
5 Enter the Domain Name for the computer and click Next.
6 On the Time Zone page, select the time zone for the virtual machine and click Next.
7 On the Network page, select the type of network settings to apply to the guest operating system.
Option Action
Standard settings Select Use standard network settings and click Next.
vCenter Server configures all network interfaces from a DHCP server using
default settings.
Custom settings a Select Manually select custom settings.
b For each network interface in the virtual machine, click Edit.
The Edit Network dialog box opens.
8 Click IPv4 and specify IPv4-related settings and subnet and gateway details.
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Select Use DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically if you want to use DHCP.
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Select Prompt the user for an address when the specification is used if you want vCenter
Serve to prompt you to enter an IP address. You can enter either an IPv4 or an IPv6 address.
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Select Use custom settings to enter the IPv4 address setting manually.
9 Click IPv6 to configure the virtual machine to use IPv6 network.
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Select Do not use IPv6 if you do not want to use IPv6.
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Select the Use DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically option if you want to use DHCP.
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