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Configuring the ECS and Creating a Windows System Disk Image

Scenarios

After installing an OS for the temporary ECS, configure the ECS and install the Guest OS driver provided by the cloud platform to ensure that ECSs created subsequently are available.

The Guest OS driver consists of the VMTools driver and PV driver. The VMTools driver has been installed on the ECS in the preceding section. Therefore, you only need to install the PV driver in this section.

This section describes how to configure a Windows ECS, install the Guest OS driver, and create a Windows system disk image.

Procedure

  1. Configure the ECS.
    1. Check whether the NICs are set to DHCP. If the ECS is configured with a static IP address, change its IP address assignment mode to DHCP as instructed in Setting the NIC to DHCP.
    2. Enable remote desktop connection for the ECS as needed. For details about how to enable this function, see Enabling Remote Desktop Connection.
    3. Install the PV driver. For details, see Installing the PV Driver.

      After the driver is installed, you need to clear system logs. For details, see Clearing System Logs.

    4. (Optional) Configure value-added functions.
  2. Stop the ECS to make the configurations take effect.
  3. Use the ECS to create a Windows system disk image.

    For details, see Creating a System Disk Image from a Windows ECS.

Follow-up Procedure

After the system disk image is created, delete the temporary ECS in a timely manner to avoid additional fees.