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Deploy a virtual machine with Windows Server
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Deploy a virtual machine with Windows Server

You can deploy a Windows Server virtual machine using a standard template or using an ISO image.

Using the standard template⁠

  1. From Control Panel, open the Cloud Director panel: Cloud powered by VMware → Cloud Director.

  2. Open the virtual data center page.

  3. Go to Compute → vApps.

  4. Press NEW → New vApp.

  5. Enter the name of the vApp.

  6. Click Add virtual machine.

  7. Enter Name.

  8. Enter Computer Name.

  9. In the Type field, select the type of image from which the virtual machine will be created:

    • New is from his own image;
    • From Template — from a ready-made image from the ISO Library image repository.

  10. If you selected New in the Type field, select the OS family in the OS family field, click ADD and download the image with one of the Datacenter edition OS versions.

  11. If you selected From Template in the Type box, check one of the Standard edition OS images in the Templates box:

    • Windows Server 2012 R2
    • Windows Server 2016
    • Windows Server 2019
    • Windows Server 2022

  12. Optional: to power on the virtual machine immediately after creation, check the Power on checkbox.

  13. In the Storage Policy field, select the type of network disk.

  14. Press OK.

  15. Press Create. Creating a virtual machine in a vApp container will take time.

View administrator password⁠

During the first startup of the OS, the image is automatically rebooted and customized. After rebooting, the default authentication window will open.

  1. From Control Panel, open the Cloud Director panel: Cloud powered by VMware → Cloud Director.
  2. Open the virtual data center page.
  3. Go to Compute → Virtual Machines.
  4. In the card of the desired virtual machine, click DETAILS.
  5. Select Guest OS Customization and press EDIT.
  6. In the Specify password field, look for the password.

Using ISO image⁠

  1. From Control Panel, open the Cloud Director panel: VMware-based Cloud → Cloud Director.

  2. Open the virtual data center page.

  3. Go to Compute → Virtual Machines.

  4. Press NEW VM.

  5. Enter the name of the virtual machine.

  6. In the Type field, select New.

  7. In the OS family field, select Microsoft Windows.

  8. In the Operating System field, select the OS version Microsoft Windows. When creating a virtual machine with Windows Server 2019, select the Windows Server 2016 type from the OS type selection menu.

  9. In the Boot image field, select the ISO image of the OS.

  10. In the Select a Size field, select the amount of CPU and memory.

  11. In the Storage field, add the desired number of disks, specify their sizes and storage policy:

    • for Gold pool — vSSD or Fast vSSD;
    • for Silver pool — Fast vHDD or vHDD.

  12. Optional: in the Networking field, add a network.

  13. Press OK.

  14. From the ACTIONS menu of the virtual machine, select Install VMware Tools.

  15. Press INSTALL.

  16. Optional: to use your own preconfigured OS installation image, add it to the appropriate private repository, see Import virtual machine for details.