Configure Unattended Guest OS Install

If you choose Unattended guest OS Installation, installs the OS on the new virtual machine (VM) automatically. You must supply certain configuration options to be used in the installation.

See also for details of how to configure unattended installation from the command line.

You will not see these options if you selected the Skip Unattended Installation option.

  1. Enter the Username and Password for a default user on the guest OS.

  2. For Windows guests, enter the Product Key. supplied with Windows.

  3. Enter the Hostname for the VM. By default, this is the same as the VM name.

  4. Enter the Domain Name for the VM.

  5. Select Install in Background if you want to enable headless mode for the VM rather than using a graphical user interface.
  6. Select Guest Additions if you would like to install the Guest Additions after the OS. Download the Guest Additions installation ISO to the host, and select the file location.
  7. Click Next to .