VMware: My favorite Windows 2012R2 template configuration
December 16th, 2014
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Virtual Hardware (VMX) Template configuration
| Hardware | Value |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| CPU’s | Number of virtual sockets: 1 Number of cores per socket: 2 |
| Video card | Number of video displays: 1 Total video memory: 5 MB (1280×1024) |
| VMCI device | None |
| SCSI Controller 0 Hard disk 1 |
LSI Logic SAS, bus sharing: none 40 GB, Thick Provision Eager Zeroed (<—best performance) |
| CD/DVD Drive 1 | Client Device |
| Floppy Drive 1 | Removed |
| Network Adapter 1 | VMXNET3, network: VM Network with DHCP (for joining domain) |
| General Options | OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit) |
| VMware Tools | Advanced: Check and upgrade Tools during power cycling |
| Virtual Machine Version | 8 (not 9 because you only can edit version 9 via vSphere web-client) |
| Advanced > General | Enable logging |
Virtual Machine BIOS configuration
| Configuration | Value |
| Boot-time Diagnostics Screen | Enabled |
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