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8 Select the type of network settings to apply to the guest operating system.
Option Action
Typical settings Select Typical settings and click Next.
vCenter Server configures all network interfaces from a DHCP server using
default settings.
Custom settings a Select Custom settings and click Next.
b For each network interface in the virtual machine, click the ellipsis button (...).
c Enter IP address and other network settings and click OK.
d When all network interfaces are configured, click Next.
9 To specify IPv4 related settings, select IPv4 and enter IP address and other network settings.
10 Select IPv6 to configure the virtual machine to use IPv6 network.
The virtual machine can retain the IP address allocated from the network and IPv6 addresses.
Microsoft supports IPv6 for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later,
and Windows CE .NET 4.1 or later. However, these operating systems have limited IPv6 support for
built-in applications, system services, and are not recommended for IPv6 deployment.
a Select Prompt user for an address when the specification is used. Selecting this option
prompts you to enter either IPv4 or IPv6 address.
b Select Use the following IPv6 addresses to choose an IPv6 address from the list.
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Click the pencil icon to enter additional IPv6 addresses. You can specify the full address or
shorten it by using zero compression and zero suppression. You must specify at least one
IPv6 address. You can edit an existing address, but you must not duplicate existing IPv6
addresses.
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Enter subnet mask prefix. The prefix length must be between 1 to 128 where the default
value is 64. Gateway is enabled by default, except when you choose Do not use IPv6.
11 Select DNS and specify DNS server address and click OK.
12 Select WINS and specify primary and secondary WINS information.
13 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.
14 Select Generate New Security ID (SID) and click Next.
A Windows Security ID (SID) is used in some Windows operating systems to uniquely identify
systems and users. If you do not select this option, the new virtual machine has the same SID as the
virtual machine or template from which it was cloned or deployed.
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