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2 Enter the guest operating system's computer name.
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 Append a numeric
value to ensure uniqueness. 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
The vSphere Web Client prompts you 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.
3 Enter the Domain Name for the computer and click Next.
4 Select the time zone for the virtual machine and click Next.
5 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.
6 To specify IPv4 related settings, select IPv4 and enter IP address and other network settings.
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