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stevesimoes
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Is DHCP 100% required for Linked Clones to join domain for Quickprep?

I have a VMware VSphere 4.0 Update 1 setup and I am trialing View 4.0 with the full fledged linked clone feature. i just tested with the creation of one linked clone from the master XP VM, and everything worked except the VM did not join the domain, nor was the computer object placed into the OU. The only steps in the directions I did not follow was making sure the parent was set to DHCP. I know this is listed as a required step. Is that why it did not work, or should I look for other problems? My thoughts are the parent is off, so the static IP should get the generating linked clone to the domain controller and join the domain. I was hoping I would just need to go in and change the IP address in the pool afterwards.

If I need DHCP for the Quickprep to work, why? Also, can someone recommend a fast way for me to set up a DHCP server that I can set up with a 10 ip scope and use it solely for Quickprep. I am in the Ivy League with no DHCP. It is coming soon.

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AndreTheGiant
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QuickPrep does not reconfigure the network... so a good solution is have a autoconfiguration for network.

DHCP is the more simple solution. And you can easy create if on a AD DC located in the same network of virtual desktop.

To be sure that assign IP only to virtual desktop you can use a different network (using VLAN), but you must set up an external routing between LAN.

Another solution is use a custom script that will set-up a unique IP on each virtual desktop.

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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stevesimoes
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I answered my own question. I set up a DHCP Server using Windows Server 2003, and the Quickprep feature worked perfectly. So DHCP appears to be required as the manual states.

Andre, here is another question. Until I get full fledged DHCP here at my workplace, I will need to Quickprep the clones using DHCP and then change the IP address to a statip IP address. Will this then break any of the VMware View features like refreshing, recomposing, or rebalancing? Will I need to keep the vms set to DHCP for everything to work in the future?

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AndreTheGiant
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If you use recompose you can loose the static IP settings (unleass you choose to merge the changes).

I do not see any other big issue.

But keep the DHCP setting probably is a better idea.

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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