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5 On the Registration information page, type the virtual machine owner’s name and organization and
click Next.
6 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.
7 On the Windows license page, provide licensing information for the Windows operating system and
click Next.
Option Action
For nonserver operating systems Type the Windows product key for the new guest operating system.
For server operating systems a Type the Windows product key for the new guest operating system.
b Select Include Server License Information.
c Select either Per seat or Per server.
d If you select Per server, enter the maximum number of simultaneous
connections for the server to accept.
8 On the Administrator password page, configure the administrator password for the virtual machine
and click Next.
a Type a password for the administrator account and confirm the password by typing it again.
Note You can change the administrator password only if the administrator password on the
source Windows virtual machine is blank. If the source Windows virtual machine or template
already has a password, the administrator password does not change.
b (Optional) Select the Automatically logon as Administrator check box to log users in to the
guest operating system as Administrator, and select the number of times to log in automatically.
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