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The following Sysprep support directories were created during Virtual Center installation, these need to be populated in order for the VC to be able to sysprep VM's as they are deployed using Guest Customisation: | The following Sysprep support directories were created during Virtual Center installation, these need to be populated in order for the VC to be able to sysprep VM's as they are deployed using Guest Customisation: | ||
* '''Windows 2003''' vCentre | |||
** <code> %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Vmware\VMware VirtualCenter\sysprep\ </code> | |||
** <code> C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\sysprep\ </code> | |||
* '''Windows 2008''' vCentre | |||
** <code> %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\sysprep\ </code> | |||
** <code> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\sysprep\ </code> | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
...\1.1\ | ...\1.1\ | ||
...\2k\ | ...\2k\ | ||
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...\svr2003-64\ | ...\svr2003-64\ | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Windows 2008 (and Vista) don’t need sysprep files as the function is built into the OS. | |||
Download the ‘System Preparation Tool’ or ‘Deployment Tools’ package that contains ‘sysprep’ from the Microsoft download centre. Make sure that you download the correct version for the guest operating system and ‘Service Pack’ that you want to customize. | Download the ‘System Preparation Tool’ or ‘Deployment Tools’ package that contains ‘sysprep’ from the Microsoft download centre. Make sure that you download the correct version for the guest operating system and ‘Service Pack’ that you want to customize. | ||
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'''Windows 2003:''' | '''Windows 2003:''' | ||
In the case of Windows 2003 the downloaded executable is a Hot Fix which must be run (Installed) on a matching OS to create deploy.cab then use something like WinZip to extract the files into the appropriate directory (see below). | In the case of Windows 2003 the downloaded executable is a Hot Fix which must be run (Installed) on a matching OS to create deploy.cab then use something like WinZip to extract the files into the appropriate directory (see below). | ||
=== TomCat Memory Throttle === | === TomCat Memory Throttle === | ||