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Chapter 7 Administering and Monitoring Lab Manager Reviewing the LM Tools Tab Lab Manager customizes virtual machines (IP address, machine name, security identifier (SID), and more) using LM Tools. SIDgen is a tool packaged with Lab Manager to change the SID for a machine running any supported 32‐bit Windows guest operating system other than Vista Ultimate. (Lab Manager provides experimental support for Vista Ultimate. See Appendix B, "Guest Operating System Support," on page 167 for details.) If you prefer to use Sysprep (supported by Microsoft and included on the installation CDs for Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP), you can create a custom ISO for that purpose. NOTE If you have a virtual machine running Vista Ultimate, do not create a custom ISO before installing LM Tools. Vista is the only operating system for which LM Tools automates the setup of Sysprep because Sysprep is built into that operating system. For details on installing LM Tools, see "Installing LM Tools" on page 61. VMware recommends using these tested versions of sysprep.exe: „ 5.2.3790.3959 for Windows 2003 „ 5.1.2600.2180 for Windows XP A Lab Manager administrator must set up a custom ISO for any user planning to install LM Tools on a 64‐bit operating system. The default SIDgen tool packaged with LM Tools cannot operate with 64‐bit operating systems. For details on guest operating support for SIDgen and Sysprep, see Appendix B, "Guest Operating System Support," on page 167. To build a custom LM Tools ISO with Sysprep 1 For each operating system (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, or a 64‐bit Windows operating system), insert the Windows OS CD in the CD‐ROM. If you have an ISO, mount the ISO using a third‐party tool. 2 Locate the DEPLOY.CAB file in the \Support\Tools directory on the CD. 3 Expand the DEPLOY.CAB file using Winzip.exe or another tool capable of reading Microsoft CAB files. You can also use Windows Explorer in Windows XP or Windows 2003. 4 Copy the files to the appropriate Lab Manager directory for Sysprep support. For example, if you installed Lab Manager in C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Lab Manager Server, copy the files to one of these directories: VMware, Inc. 147

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Chapter 7
Administering and Monitoring Lab Manager
Reviewing the LM Tools Tab
Lab Manager customizes virtual machines (IP address, machine name, security
identifier (SID), and more) using LM Tools. SIDgen is a tool packaged with Lab
Manager to change the SID for a machine running any supported 32
‐
bit Windows guest
operating system other than Vista Ultimate. (Lab Manager provides experimental
support for Vista Ultimate. See
Appendix B, “Guest Operating System Support,”
on
page 167 for details.)
If you prefer to use Sysprep (supported by Microsoft and included on the installation
CDs for Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP), you can create a custom ISO
for that purpose.
VMware recommends using these tested versions of sysprep.exe:
5.2.3790.3959 for Windows 2003
5.1.2600.2180 for Windows XP
A Lab Manager administrator must set up a custom ISO for any user planning to install
LM Tools on a 64
‐
bit operating system. The default SIDgen tool packaged with LM
Tools cannot operate with 64
‐
bit operating systems.
For details on guest operating support for SIDgen and Sysprep, see
Appendix B,
“Guest Operating System Support,”
on page 167.
To build a custom LM Tools ISO with Sysprep
1
For each operating system (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, or a
64
‐
bit Windows operating system), insert the Windows OS CD in the CD
‐
ROM. If
you have an ISO, mount the ISO using a third
‐
party tool.
2
Locate the
DEPLOY.CAB
file in the
\Support\Tools
directory on the CD.
3
Expand the
DEPLOY.CAB
file using
Winzip.exe
or another tool capable of reading
Microsoft CAB files. You can also use Windows Explorer in Windows XP or
Windows 2003.
4
Copy the files to the appropriate Lab Manager directory for Sysprep support. For
example, if you installed Lab Manager in
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
LabManagerServer
, copy the files to one of these directories:
N
OTE
If you have a virtual machine running Vista Ultimate, do not create a custom
ISO before installing LM Tools. Vista is the only operating system for which
LM Tools automates the setup of Sysprep because Sysprep is built into that
operating system.
For details on installing LM Tools, see
“Installing LM Tools”
on page 61.