Replace A Microsoft Sysprep Deployment Package - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Admin Manual

Guest OS
Windows XP (32-bit)
Windows XP (64-bit)
SysprepBinariesDirectory represents a location you choose to which to copy the binaries.
2 Run the
/opt/vmware/cloud-director/deploymentPackageCreator/createSysprepPackage.sh
SysprepBinariesDirectory command.
For example,
root/MySysprepFiles
3 Use the
service vmware-vcd restart
4 If you have multiple Cloud cells, copy the package and properties file to all Cloud cells.
scp /opt/vmware/cloud-director/guestcustomization/vcloud_sysprep.properties
/opt/vmware/cloud-director/guestcustomization/windows_deployment_package_sysprep.cab
root@ next_cell_IP :/opt/vmware/cloud-director/guestcustomization
5 Restart each Cloud cell to which you copy the files.

Replace a Microsoft Sysprep Deployment Package

If you already created a Microsoft Sysprep deployment package and you need to generate a new one, you must
replace the existing Sysprep package on each Cloud cell in your installation.
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 Use the
service vmware-vcd stop
2 Copy the new 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.
OTE
Guest OS
Windows 2000
Windows 2003 (32-bit)
Windows 2003 (64-bit)
Windows XP (32-bit)
Windows XP (64-bit)
SysprepBinariesDirectory represents a location you choose to which to copy the binaries.
3 Run the
/opt/vmware/cloud-director/deploymentPackageCreator/createSysprepPackage.sh
SysprepBinariesDirectory command.
For example,
root/MySysprepFiles
4 Use the
service vmware-vcd restart
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Copy Destination
SysprepBinariesDirectory /winxp
SysprepBinariesDirectory /winxp_64
/opt/vmware/cloud-director/deploymentPackageCreator/createSysprepPackage.sh /
.
command to restart the Cloud cell.
command to stop the first Cloud cell.
Copy Destination
SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2000
SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2k3
SysprepBinariesDirectory /win2k3_64
SysprepBinariesDirectory /winxp
SysprepBinariesDirectory /winxp_64
/opt/vmware/cloud-director/deploymentPackageCreator/createSysprepPackage.sh /
.
command to restart the Cloud cell.
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