Preparing Windows Virtual Server Images

 

To prepare a Windows virtual server image for use in a Cloud Automation Platform environment and add the Quest CAP Agent, run the Express.exe file that is included in the Surgient_Image_tool.iso.

 

Note: If you do not want to add the Quest CAP Agent to the image, do not follow the steps below. Instead, see Agentless Images.

 

  1. Verify that the appropriate virtual machine tools were installed on the image. Install Microsoft's Integration Services on all images that will use a Microsoft Hyper-V host server and install VMware Tools on all images that will use a VMware ESX host server.

  2. Verify that the image was created from a fully licensed Windows operating system. Because the Express.exe program attempts to detect a volume-licensed copy of Windows for activation detection, it does not work with an image that does not have a permanent product key (license key) entered.

  3. Establish a terminal session by opening the console of the VM.

  4. Mount the Surgient_Image_tool.iso file on the VM host.

  1.  If auto-start is enabled, the Image Optimizer Express dialog opens after the .iso has been successfully mounted.

If the dialog does not open, navigate to the Express.exe file and double-click it.

Note: If an Open File – Security Warning message appears, click Run.

  1. Enter the Username, Password, and Domain.

  2. Click Start.

The Executing Task... dialog appears and displays progress information.

Note: Multiple reboots of the VM occur during the image preparation process; do not interrupt the process.

  1. After the program has completed, a web browser launches and displays the Image Update and Analysis Report. This information describes the changes made to the image.

  2. Optional: If you plan to access this image using VNC, install and configure TightVNC Server.

  1. After you successfully prepared your Windows image for use in a Cloud Automation Platform environment, add the image to the system library.

     

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