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Revision as of 11:31, 19 March 2012
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Create VM in VMWare vSphere
1GB RAM 50GB thin provision and no partitions to be easier migration Windows 7 Professional 1 CPU
To Install guest OS, edit VM settings, add the Windows ISO to DVD drive and select "connect at power on" so that the drive launches the installation disk. And Start the VM.
Configure VM in Windows 7 console
Installed Windows 7 Pro 32 bit in the 50GB disk
Installed VMTools from vSphere: Inventory->Virtual Machine->Guest->Install/Upgrade VM Tools
Change Computer Name
Change computer name to VM-BackupServer
Update Windows
Run Windows Updates untill there are no more updates.
Activate Windows
Under Computer->Right.click->Properties->Activate and give windows key.
Install Antivirus
Install Antivirus from \\davinci\Software and schedule scans and automatic updates. In server needs F-Secure for servers.
Enabled Remote Connections
Add the server as DC
Regra made this. Actual DC (version server 2000) was cleaned and the synching with the new VM-DC2 was done. Active Directory was upgraded from version 2000 to 2008. The VM server and the physical server are then synched and the server 2000 is downgraded from AD.
