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13.9. Exporting Templates
End users and Administrators may export templates from the CloudPlatform. Navigate to the template
in the UI and choose the Download function from the Actions menu.
13.10. Creating a Windows Template
Windows templates must be prepared with Sysprep before they can be provisioned on multiple
machines. Sysprep allows you to create a generic Windows template and avoid any possible SID
conflicts.
Note
(XenServer) Windows VMs running on XenServer require PV drivers, which may be provided
in the template or added after the VM is created. The PV drivers are necessary for essential
management functions such as mounting additional volumes and ISO images, live migration, and
graceful shutdown.
An overview of the procedure is as follows:
1. Upload your Windows ISO.
For more information, see Section 11.16.1, “Adding an ISO”.
2. Create a VM Instance with this ISO.
For more information, see Section 11.4, “Creating VMs”.
3. Follow the steps in Sysprep for Windows Server 2008 R2 (below) or Sysprep for Windows Server
2003 R2, depending on your version of Windows Server
4. The preparation steps are complete. Now you can actually create the template as described in
Creating the Windows Template.
13.10.1. System Preparation for Windows Server 2008 R2
For Windows 2008 R2, you run Windows System Image Manager to create a custom sysprep
response XML file. Windows System Image Manager is installed as part of the Windows Automated
Installation Kit (AIK). Windows AIK can be downloaded from Microsoft Download Center
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Use the following steps to run sysprep for Windows 2008 R2:
Note
The steps outlined here are derived from the excellent guide by Charity Shelbourne, originally
published at Windows Server 2008 Sysprep Mini-Setup.
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http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9085
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http://blogs.technet.com/askcore/archive/2008/10/31/automating-the-oobe-process-during-windows-server-2008-sysprep-
mini-setup.aspx