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The following must be done before an image can be captured:
- A computer for computer for the machine being captured has already been added to the VCL database
- VMware Only:
- A computer for the VM host machine computer on which the guest is running as been added to the VCL database
- The guest VM has been assigned to the VM host via the Virtual Hosts link on the VCL website
These instructions assume you have root access and are using a bash shell:
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VMware Only: Create a Virtual Machine
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- VMnet0: bridged to private interface: eth0
- VMnet2: bridged to public interface: eth1
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Create a Virtual Machine
VMware Server 1.x
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- VMware Server console and connect to the local VMware host:
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- Virtual Machine Configuration: Typical
- Guest Operating System: Microsoft Windows
- Version:
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- Windows XP Professional (select the appropriate version if you are not installing XP)
- Name:
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- vmwarewinxp-base7-v1
- Network connection: Custom
- Disk size: 8.0 GB
- Allocate all disk space now: no
- Split disk into 2GB files: yes
- Edit virtual machine
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- settings
- Configure the VM CD-ROM drive to use the Windows XP ISO image
- Connection: Use ISO image: browse to path of Windows XP ISO image
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- copied to the VMware host
- Add: Ethernet Adapter
- Network Connection: Custom
- */dev/vmnet2*
VMware Server 2.x
- Open the VMware Infrastructure Web Access page:
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- Click the Virtual Machine menu
- Select Create Virtual Machine
- Name and Location
- Name: Windows XP Base
- Datastore: standard (This causes the VM to be created under /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines)
- Guest Operating System
- Operating System: Windows operating system
- Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit)
- Product Compatibility: 4 (Optional - the hardware version can be set to the default value of 7 if you do not have any older VMware Server 1.x hosts in your environment)
- Memory and Processors
- Memory Size: 1024 MB
- Processor Count: 1
- Hard Disk
- Click Create a New Virtual
- Capacity: at least 20 GB (This value can be adjusted to suit the size of the VMware host's disk. It is best to create the base image with a large enough hard drive to accomodate your largest image. The hard drive of a VM can be expanded but it is a manual, time-consuming process.)
- File Options
- Allocate all disk space now: no
- Split disk into 2 GB files: yes
- Disk Mode: Independent/Persistent
- Network Adapter
- Click Add a Network Adapter
- Network Connection: select the name of your private network
- CD/DVD Drive
- Click Use an ISO
- Select the Windows ISO image you copied to the host. The ISO file must reside in /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines in order to be able to select it from this interface.
- Don't Add a Floppy Drive
- Don't Add a USB
- Click Finish
- Select the VM from the Inventory pane
- Click Add Hardware on the right side of the page
- Select Network Adapter
- Network Connection: select the name of your public network
- Click Next > Finish
Install Windows
Install Windows for a Base Image
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