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9 On the Time Zone page, select the time zone for the virtual machine and click Next.
10 (Optional) On the Commands to run once page, specify commands to run the first time a user logs in
to the guest operating system and click Next.
See the Microsoft Sysprep documentation for information about RunOnce commands.
11 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.
12 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.
13 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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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 the following IPv6 addresses to choose an IPv6 address from the list. You can also
add IPv6 addresses manually.
Gateway is enabled by default, except when you choose Do not use IPv6
14 Click DNS and specify DNS server address details.
15 Click WINS and specify primary and secondary WINS information.
16 On the Workgroup or domain page, select how the virtual machine will participate in the network and
click Next.
Option Action
Workgroup Type a workgroup name. For example, MSHOME.
Windows Server Domain a Type the domain name.
b Type the user name and password for a user account that has permission to
add a computer to the specified domain.
17 On the Ready to complete page, review the details and click Finish to save your changes.
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