On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:29:18 -0500, “Rob” <m…@me.com> wrote:
>I am wanting to create 5-6 virtual servers running Windows 2000. Is there an easy way to set up and configure one and then clone it?
Create one good Windows 2000 template (called a Gold Master at VMware)with all the drivers, tools and utilities (winzip,acrobat,newsid) and patches (sp4, WindowsUpdate), but do not include it in a domain.Then you simply copy your Gold Master to another directory, start that system, newsid it, and then only insert it into your target domain.I always keep an updated copy my Gold Master around, so I can get a new server up and running in just the timeframe of copying one directory to another.