Create A Microsoft Sysprep Deployment Package - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Configuration Manual

3 Ensure that the installation file is executable.
The installation file requires execute permission. To be sure that it has this permission, open a console,
shell, or terminal window and run the following command:
installation-file
chmod u+x
where installation-file is the full pathname to the VMware Cloud Director installation file.
4 Run the installation file, supplying the pathname of the response file that you saved after you installed
the first server host.
Specify the -r option on the installation command line, and supply the full pathname to the response file
as the argument to that option.
installation-file -r <path-to-response-file>
5 (Optional) Repeat this procedure for any additional server hosts that you want to add to this cluster.
The installer prompts for network connection information and sets up network and database connections using
the responses from the response file.
What to do next
After the configuration script finishes on and Cloud Director services are running on all server hosts, you can
open the Cloud Director Setup wizard at the URL that appears when the script completes. See
"Cloud Director Setup,"

Create a Microsoft Sysprep Deployment Package

Before Cloud Director can perform guest customization on virtual machines with certain Windows guest
operating systems, you must create a Microsoft Sysprep deployment package on each Cloud cell in your
installation.
During installation, Cloud Director places some files in the
Do not overwrite these files when you create the Sysprep package.
Prerequisites
Access to the Sysprep binary files for Windows 2000, Windows 2003 (32- and 64-bit), and Windows XP (32-
and 64-bit).
Procedure
1 Copy the Sysprep binary files for each operating system to a convenient location on a Cloud Director
server host.
Each operating system requires its own folder.
N Folder names are case-sensitive.
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Guest OS
Windows 2000
Windows 2003 (32-bit)
Windows 2003 (64-bit)
VMware, Inc.
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Copy Destination
SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2000
SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2k3
SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2k3_64
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folder on the Cloud Director server host.
sysprep
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