Creating a FTPServer in VMWare

Create VM in VMWare vSphere

1GB RAM
350GB and no partitions to be easier migration (Marco Reis advice in Xen FTPServer)
Windows Server 2008 standard (no need for datacenter edition if not using more than 8 processors and 64bit - Marco Reis advice in Xen FTPServer)
1 CPU

Installed VMTools from vSphere: Inventory->Virtual Machine->Guest->Install/Upgrade VM Tools

Configure VM in Server 2008 console

Update Windows

Run Windows Server 2008 sp2 from \\davinci\Software and run 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.

Copy Folders

Install Second Copy from \\davinci\Software and copy from ftpserver to the VM c:\web

ftp.mohid.com
FileRecipient

Install FTP Publishing

1. In Server Manager ->Roles->Add Role->Web Server (IIS)->click Next until select FTP Publishing Service->Until Finish
2. IIS->ClickFTPServer2->RightClick Sites->Add FTPSite
3. If in last step Add FTP Site option not available, Install latest FTP publishing service (7.5 at the time) from \\davinci\Software\FTP7_ForIIS_x86 or in http://www.iis.net/download/FTP

Define user permissions

see with Rodrigo

Links

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Xen FTPserver Configuration