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 The following must be done before an image can be captured:

• The web, database, and management node has been installed and the management node is checking into the database.
• A computer for the machine being captured has already been added to the VCL database
• VMware Only:
  • A VM host 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

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VMware Only: Create a Virtual Machine

Create a Virtual Machine

VMware

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ESX 5

The instructions assume that VMware has been configured with the following bridged networks:

• Private: bridged to private interface: eth0
• Public: bridged to public interface: eth1Launch

Use the VMware vSphere client for the following task:

• Click File > New >  vSphere Client, connect to the ESXi host and loginClick File > New > Virtual Machine
• Configuration: Custom
• Name: (doesn't matter) win7
• Datastore: datastoreSelect a datastore where the VM will reside
• Virtual Machine Version: 7
• Guest Operating System: Windows
  • Version: Microsoft Windows 7
  • (32-bit)
• Number of virutal sockets: 1Select the appropriate guest OS
• Number of cores per virtual processorssocket: 1
• Memory Size: 1GB 4 GB
• How many NICsNics: 2
  • NIC 1: Private, Adapter: E1000, Connect at Power On: Yes
  • NIC 2: Public, Adapter: E1000, Connect at Power On: Yes
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• SCSI controller: LSI Logic ParallelSAS
• Disk: Create a new virtual  virtual disk
  • Disk Size: at least 30 GB
  • Allocate and commit space on demand (Thin Provisioning): Yes
  • Capacity: 24 GB
  • Disk Provisioning: Thin Provision
  • Location: Specify a datastore or datastore cluster
    • Click Browse
    • Select the local datastore
    • Click OK
    Location: Store with the virtual machine
• Virtual Device Node: SCSI (0:0)
  • Mode: Not Independent , Persistent(unchecked)
• Edit the virtual machine settings before completion: Yes
• In the Hardware pane, select Add... Select the
  • Device Type: 
  • CD/DVD
  device
  •  Drive
  • Select CD/DVD Media: Use ISO image
  • Select ISO Image:
    • Click Browse
    • Select *datastore *datastore
    • Click Open
    • Select iso
    • Click Open
    • Select Windows7-SP1-32.ISO
    • Click Open
  • Device Type: Datastore ISO File
  • Click Browse and browse to an ISO file that has previously been copied to the datastore
  • Connect at power on: Yes (checked)
• Click Finish

VMware Server 1.x

The instructions assume that VMware has been configured with the following bridged networks:

• VMnet0: bridged to private interface: eth0
• VMnet2: bridged to public interface: eth1

• Launch the VMware Server console and connect to the local VMware host:

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• Virtual Machine Configuration: Typical
• Guest Operating System: Microsoft Windows
• Version: Windows XP Professional (select the appropriate version if you are not installing XP)
• Name: vmwarewinxp-base7-v1
• Network connection: Custom
  • /dev/vmnet0*
• Disk size: 8.0 GB
  • Allocate all disk space now: no
  • Split disk into 2GB files: yes
• Edit virtual machine 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 copied to the VMware host
• Add: Ethernet Adapter
  • Network Connection: Custom
  • */dev/vmnet2*

VMware Server 2.x

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• Name: Windows XP Base
• Datastore: standard (This causes the VM to be created under /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines)

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• 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)

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• Memory Size: 1024 MB
• Processor Count: 1

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• 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

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• Click Add a Network Adapter
  • Network Connection: select the name of your private network

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• 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.

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• Network Connection: select the name of your public network

Select the New NIC (adding) entry with Private listed next to it** Under MAC Address, select Manual

• • Enter the private MAC address you retrieved earlier
  • Click Finish

• • Click Finish

Start the VM and Install Windows

• Select the win7 VM
• Click the play button to power on the VM
• View the *Console *tab to watch the VM boot
• wait for?
• Enter the regional information:
  • Language to install: English
  • Time and currency format: English (United States)
  • Keyboard or input method: US
• Click Next
• Click Install now
  Setup is starting...
• Click the checkbox next to "I accept the license terms"
• Click Next
• Click Custom (advanced)
• Where do you want to install Windows?: Disk 0 Unallocated Space
• Click Next
  Installing Windows...
  Windows restarts
  Starting Windows
  Setup is updating registry settings
• A screen titled "Set Up Windows" appears:
  • Type a user name: root
  • Type a computer name: it's best to name the computer after the OS (Example: win7sp1)
• Enter a password, password hint, and click Next
• Help protect your computer and improve Windows automatically: Ask me later
• Select a time zone, set the correct time, and click Next
  Windows is finalizing your settings
  Preparing your desktop
  Desktop appears
• If asked to set a network location, choose Work network
  The root account logs in...

Enable RDP

• Open Control Panel > System and Security > System
• Click Remote settings
• Select Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)
• Click OK

Use an RDP client to connect to the Windows computer using either its public or private IP address as appropriate.

Connect via RDP

• Find the IP address assigned to your VM on the Public port:
  • Start->Search
  • Enter cmd
  • Run cmd
  • type ipconfig and look your public IPv4 address x.x.x.x address
• Connect to the Windows 7 computer using RDP
• Login to the RDP session as root
  

Disable User Account Control

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User Account Control (UAC) is the mechanism that causes may of the pop-up windows to appear when you attempt to run programs on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. VCL will disable it when the image is captured but you can disable it while configuring the base image to make things a little easier.

1. Open the Control Panel
2. Click System and Security > Change User Account Control settings (Under Action Center)
3. Move the slider to the bottom: Never notify
4. Click OK
5. Reboot the computer

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Install Windows

Install Windows for a Base Image

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