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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

Create a Virtual Machine

VMware Server 1.x

• Launch the

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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
  • /dev/vmnet0*
• 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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  https://<IP address or hostname>:8333

• 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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