Hi
Im curious how you guys out there handling server installations, virtual vs. physical?
Today we do all installations from MS SCCM (2007), both physical and virtual. This because we want the servers look the same, regardless it's a physical or virtual server. Sure, there's some settings that you should do per VM to have it to perfection but this is, for us, of minor importance. It's more important that the servers looks the same. Installation= OS and server applications.
Earlier have I worked a lot with templates in vCenter and this is by far the quickest method to install a server, BUT. I haven't found a decent way to install applications after the OS installation. Personally I think VMware could have done this a lot better.
How do you do? Using PsExec from Sysinternals?
In the end we'll probably using MS VMM and MS Orchestrator.
Regards!