VMware 4817V62 Administration Guide - Page 173
Customizing Guest Operating Systems, Preparing for Guest Customization
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Customizing Guest Operating Systems 15 The Guest Customization wizard lets you create specifications you can use to prepare the guest operating systems of virtual machines to function in a target environment. You can store specifications in the database to customize the guest operating system of a virtual machine during the cloning or deploying process. Use the Customization Specification Manager to manage customization specifications you create with the Guest Customization wizard. This chapter includes the following topics: n "Preparing for Guest Customization," on page 173 n "Customize Windows During Cloning or Deployment," on page 175 n "Customize Linux During Cloning or Deployment," on page 176 n "Create a Customization Specification for Linux," on page 177 n "Create a Customization Specification for Windows," on page 177 n "Managing Customization Specification," on page 179 n "Completing a Guest Operating System Customization," on page 180 Preparing for Guest Customization Certain tasks must be performed before running the Guest Customization wizard. You must perform the following tasks before running the Guest Customization wizard. n Create and configure a virtual machine. n Make sure that the virtual machine is registered in the vCenter Server inventory. n Verify that your system meets the virtual hardware requirements for guest customization listed in "Virtual Hardware Requirements for Guest Customization," on page 174. n Verify that your system meets the operating system requirements for guest customization listed in "Windows Requirements for Guest Customization," on page 174 and "Linux Requirements for Guest Customization," on page 175. n Understand the naming requirements for a guest operating system as described in "Naming Requirements for a Guest Operating System," on page 175. n If you are customizing a Windows guest operating system, verify that all required components are installed on the Windows machine where vCenter Server is installed. NOTE After deploying and customizing nonvolume-licensed versions of Windows XP or Windows 2003, you might need to reactivate your Microsoft operating system on the new virtual machine. VMware, Inc. 173