Use sysprep to create images of windows server 2012 for vms. Windows sysprep for virtual machines thomas maurer. Power on the vm and install vmware tools while installation choose. You must deploy the vhd on a virtual machine vm or hypervisor with the. Having an issue recently with pushing out server 2012 r2 from vm template. Can vmware workstation 14 pro also be used to sysprep a windows 10. Yesterday i was asked by an it guy if the use of newsid. To sysprep a windows 78 pc or windows server 20082012 from command line. Prior to converting a vm to template, just remember to use sysprep as follows, run sysprep, c. Creating a server 2012 golden image with sysprep and. The new vmmode method for generalizing a windows 8 or server 2012 installation only works from inside a virtual machine. This blog shows how you should windows sysprep virtual machines. This article will show you how to sysprep a windows server 2012, this is a big time saver when deploying virtual machines. Virtual machine template guidelines for vmware windows.
Ensure system outofbox experience oobe is selected and tick the generalize. Sysprepping and cloning windows server 2016 vms on vmware workstation. To avoid this issue in the future, deploy a windows vms from a template where sysprep has been used to strip the sid and where windows will prompt for new settings on the next boot. How to use sysprep to generalize windows server 2012 r2. I am able to activate windows with no issues from within the template. How to prepare a vm with sysprep before converting it to. Using process monitor with the filter by process sysprep. If you do not run sysprep, you can quickly run in to problems when uniquely identifying information about your source machine is duplicated across the network. Vmware windows 2012 r2 template configurationrecommended. Sysprep is a critical step to deploying new system images both for client computers and servers. This video is a quick walk through of the steps needed to build a 2012 r2 vm template with vmwares vsphere web client. Cloning windows server 2008 r2 use sysprep no more newsid. Windows server 2012 core server configuration, add. To sysprep windows server 20102, install the server os and make all the configuration necessary for the image, in my case i have install vmware tools, disabled the firewall and enabled remote desktop.
Windows 2012 r2 standard server sysprep does not run after successful deployment of template. This failed saying that the sid is the same as that of the domain controller. The next boot will bring you to the windows welcome screen, where youll be prompted to accept the eula end user license agreement and enter an administrator password if running windows server. I promoted the first to a domain controller and tried to domainjoin the second and the third. Post navigation server 2012 dell server update utility suu 7. Ive installed windows server 2012, vmware tools, latest updates, performed sysprep, shutdown the vm, and converted it to the template.
Most of the steps can be used in a hyperv environment as well. Sysprep file locations and versions 1005593 vmware kb. Some months ago, i created a windows server 2012 template for testing purposes and logged all of my actions to a notepad file. Well, what he didnt know, is that newsid is old history now even the download is no more available and that a new wonderful switch in the sysprep utility is born to make the job of generalizing your master vm become a breeze. Build a windows server 2008 r2 server, apply patches and various tweaks. Manually using sysprep in windows 2012 vms and templates. Promote one to a domain controller and add the other one to the domain as a member server. Learn how to use sysprep for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2. This entry was posted in windows and tagged server 2012, sysprep, windows server 2012 on 3rd april 20 by. In windows server 2012 and windows 8, microsoft added an addition to sysprep called the mode switch mode. The next screen gives you a choice between installing server core, or server with a gui.
You will need to use sysprep from the command line, as there is no option to enable vm mode in the gui. To sysprep a windows 78 pc or windows server 20082012 from. Virtual machine template guidelines for vmware windows server. Shutdown the server and take an image or clone it to a virtual machine template. I think this file may help some people with creating a clean template for windows server 2012 on vmware. To get started, click on the sql server 2012 setup. To ensure not to face duplicate sid issue, its better to prepare the os using sysprep before converting the vm to template. This entry was posted in general, vmware and tagged 2012, clone, cloning, golden, image, server, sysprep, vmware, vmware workstation, windows, windows server 2012, workstation.
How to build a windows 2012 r2 vmware template notes from. Once sysprep has completed the generalization and shutdown the vm, you can. How to build a windows 2012 r2 vmware template notes. Note that there is a well known vmware kb which discusses the location of sysprep files the contents of the sysprep deploy. In windows server 2012 and windows 8, microsoft added an addition to sysprep. Select ok on the setup support rules, if there are no errors.
Sysprep for windows server 2012 windows server 2012 r2. In the sql server installation center, navigate to the advanced page and select image preparation of a standalong instance of sql server. To deploy a windows image to different pcs, you have to first generalize the image to remove computerspecific information such as installed drivers and the computer security identifier sid. Building a microsoft server 2012 r2 vm template youtube. I build a windows 2012 r2 standard server image, nothing special in the way of configuration, dhcp, not joining the companys domain, use the same hostname as the virtual machine name. How to sysprep in windows server 2008 r2 and windows 7. You have an existing windows server 2012 r2 server that you would like to manually sysprep. Sysprepping and cloning windows server 2016 vms on vmware. Make sure that you disable the shell when you finish. Now we are done with the creation of the virtual machine, and install of the os. Sysprep generalize a windows installation microsoft docs. Select the generalize option and click ok the process starts but.
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