Tag Archives: customization

Getting eth0 back in a SLES for VMware clone

After cloning a Linux VM in vSphere, the network interface may be named eth1 instead of eth0. Learn how to change it in a snap. Continue reading

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Don’t Sysprep Me, Bro!

With SCVMM, VM templates are generalized with Sysprep before storing in the image library — the original VM is destroyed and cannot be updated. vCenter only Syspreps after cloning. Continue reading

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Which guest operating systems can be customized by SCVMM?

Although SLES 10 is supposedly supported by SCVMM 2008, administrators must look elsewhere for a Linux guest customization solution. Continue reading

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