In our previous step, we created a Hardware Profile.
You’re now at the final step: deploying your first Windows 2012 server from the template.… Read the rest

In the same way as we created a Guest OS Profile in step 5, we are now going to create a Hardware Profile.… Read the rest

In step 4 we finalized our VM Template. That saves us about 80% of our time when we are asked to deploy a VM with Windows 2012 installed.… Read the rest

In step 3 we sysprepped the Windows Server 2012 VM. We are now going to convert the VM to a VM Template.
First, we are going to make a copy of the VM.… Read the rest

In my previous step you installed Windows Server 2012. Now we are going to fine-tune the OS. Set all those nasty little settings that you always have to set manually.… Read the rest

I find myself using the term VM in many situations. In most of them I’m talking about a virtual machine running an Windows OS.… Read the rest

In this first step we’re going to do some pre-work: copy the Windows 2012 ISO to your VMM Library Server. Once that’s finished, we can create a VM, which is step 2.… Read the rest

Let’s be honest. How many times do I have installed Windows 98 by hand? 20 times? 40 times? It may be up to 100 times.… Read the rest