Operating Environment Software Instruction Manual

Create one Sysprep file for each version of Microsoft Windows, for example:
• Copy Sysprep_sample.inf to Sysprep_w2k3_32bit.inf
• Copy Sysprep_sample.inf to Sysprep_w2k3_64bit.inf
• Copy Sysprep_sample.inf to Sysprep_w2k8.inf
• Copy Sysprep_sample.inf to Sysprep_w2k8r2.inf
• Edit the product key and any other needed customization in the file.
• To cause IO to automatically join new virtual machines to a Windows domain, add the domain
administrator credentials in clear text to the Sysprep.inf file. If the credentials are not
provided in the Sysprep.inf file, select “None” or “Workgroup” in the Edit Network dialog
box. After deployment completes, a domain administrator can manually join the system to the
domain.
When defining networks in IO, set the MS Domain Type to “Domain” in the Windows Settings tab
of the infrastructure orchestration console Edit Network dialog box.
Installing Microsoft Sysprep tools
Install the Microsoft Sysprep tools only if you are provisioning Windows Server 2003 or earlier
guests.
NOTE: Provisioning the following does not require installation of Sysprep tools:
• Windows 2008 and higher VM guests
• Linux VM guests
Do the following:To enable customization on:
Install the Microsoft Sysprep tools on the vCenter management server.VMware vCenter 4.x
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VMware vCenter 5.0
• If vCenter Server is installed on Windows Server 2008 or higher, and you are
provisioning Windows 2003 or earlier guests, install the Sysprep tools in
C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Sysprep\<OS>. Note:
C:\ProgramData may be a hidden folder.
• If vCenter Server is installed on an earlier Windows operating system, install the tools
in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Sysprep\<OS>
where <OS> is the Windows guest operating system. Valid values are svr2003 and
svr2003-64.
Install the Microsoft Sysprep tools on the CMS in the folder C:\Program
Files\HP\Insight Control virtual machine management\Sysprep\<OS>
where <OS> is the Windows guest operating system. Valid values are svr2003 and
svr2003-64.
Microsoft Hyper-V (Windows
2003 VM guests)
For more information, see the VMware vCenter and Installing the Microsoft Sysprep Tools article
in the VMware Infrastructure Online Library and the Updated System Preparation tool for Windows
Server 2003 SP2 article at the Microsoft support website. The contents of Microsoft …\Support\
Tools\Deploy.cab (not the .cab file) must be placed in the directories mentioned previously.
Configuring a disaster recovery (DR) service
Matrix recovery management is a component of the HP Matrix Operating Environment that provides
disaster recovery protection (DR protection) for logical servers.
When Matrix recovery management and IO are installed on a CMS and recoverable services
have been configured, you can create DR protected IO services Recovery Groups using the Matrix
recovery management UI. For more information about using Matrix recovery management to
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