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Which two steps should an administrator take to ensure optimal performance when creating a Windows XP desktop image to be used as a template?
(Choose two.)
A. Set the SCSI controller to LSI Logic
B. Configure PAE memory extension
C. Align the partition in the desktop .vmdk file
D. Set the network adapter to E1000
Correct Answer: AC
Explanation/Reference:
http://www.ituda.com/Docs/VMware/Best_Practices_For_Creating_VMware_View_Golden_Master_Images.pdf
Align .VMDK to 64K block
• Use mbralign, fdisk in ESX service console, diskpart, or vOptimizer
• Since the ?free? option is diskpart…
• Once VM is created, mount .VMDK on another Windows System (Don’t format it or do anything crazy to it)
• Open a command prompt and run
• diskpart select disk 1 (assuming you only have 1 .VMDK file already)
• diskpart create partition align=64
• Exit the command prompt and shut the VM down
• Remove the .VMDK (don’t delete it)
•Change the default SCSI controller
• Default for Windows XP is BusLogic
• Change to LSI Logic Parallel
• Download LSI_U320_W2003_IT_MID1011438.zip from www.lsi.com
• Create .flp file using WinImage or other disk imaging tool to create virtual floppy
