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Physical computer proile
The physical computer profile is the VMM profile used to deploy the operating system to the
bare metal chassis. The prerequisites for the physical computer profile must be present within
the VMM library. These prerequisites include:
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Prepared Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Hard Disk File
You need to have a
Sysprepped virtual hard disk, in .vhd or .vhdx format present in the VMM library. This
virtual hard disk will be transmitted to the bare metal chassis during virtualization host
deployment.
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Device drivers
Any custom device drivers that you haven't included in the Sys-
prepped virtual hard disk file must be added to VMM.
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DHCP server or static IP address
During profile deployment, the bare metal chassis
will need an IP address. This can be obtained from a DHCP server. The alternative is to
use an IP address from an existing VMM logical network. If you choose to use a VMM
logical network, a network site, IP subnet, and static IP pool must already exist on the
VMM server.
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Run As account
A Run As account is required to join the newly deployed virtualiza-
tion host to the Active Directory Domain.
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Networking
The logical switch and VM network used when creating the Physical
Profile must be available.
To create a physical computer profile, perform the following steps:
1.
In the Library workspace of the VMM console, select Physical Computer Profiles under
Profiles.
2.
On the ribbon click Create, and then click Physical Computer Profile.
3.
On the Profile Description page, provide a name for the profile, and ensure that the
Role is set to VM Host, as shown in Figure 3-33.
