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Click Workgroup/Domain to select how the virtual machine participates in a network.

7

Click Next to view a summary of the configuration task.

8

Click Finish.

The configuration task is added to the task list and will run according to the maximum concurrent task setting

that you specified.

Edit the Computer Information of a Configured Virtual Machine

You can personalize the source virtual machine.

Prerequisites

To perform a configuration task, you must save the sysprep files to the corresponding location on the machine

where Converter Standalone server runs.

Procedure

1

On the View/Edit Options page, select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine.

2

Click Next to access the guest operating system settings.

3

In the options list to the left, select Computer Information.
The information fields appear to the right.

4

Enter the Computer Name, the Owner name, and the Organization name.
a

In the Computer Name field, enter a computer name to identify the virtual machine on the network.
Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and the hyphen (-). The underscore (_) is nonstandard, but

Converter Standalone permits its use. The computer name cannot have more than 15 characters or

consist only of numerals.

b

In the Owner name field, enter a unique name to identify the owner of the virtual machine on the

network.
Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and the hyphen (-). The underscore (_) is nonstandard, but

Converter Standalone permits its use. The owner name cannot have more than 63 characters or consist

only of numerals.

c

In the Organization field, enter an organization name.
Valid characters include all printable characters. The limit is 63 characters.

5

(Optional) Select Generate New Security ID (SID) to create a new security identifier.
By default, the security ID is selected for Windows Vista systems and Longhorn sources and you cannot

deselect it.

6

Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the configuration task.

Enter the Windows License Information of a Configured Virtual Machine

VMware recommends that you enter licensing information for all virtual machines that are subject to licensing.

Prerequisites

To perform a configuration task, you must save the Sysprep files to the corresponding location on the machine

where Converter Standalone server runs.

Procedure

1

On the View/Edit Options page, select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine.

2

Click Next to access the guest operating system settings.

Chapter 5 Configuring VMware Virtual Machines

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