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diff --git a/vmware/README.naming b/vmware/README.naming new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad1f8f09 --- /dev/null +++ b/vmware/README.naming @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Convention for naming VMware images. +This is not a necessity! + +- First part should be the VMware-OS name (e.g. winxppro). +- When this is not desired there is a possibility to specify this in the ostype file (e.g. winxppro windowsxppro) (s. ostype). +- When none of the above is used, VMware-OS name is 'other'. This seems not to be a big issue, but VMware says that it can cause Problems. When installing etc... a wrong ostype could cause unpredictable results. +- Use lower case letters, there is no guarantee that runvmware work /w upper case letters. +- Second part should be separated by'-'. There is no need for a second part. +- Specia characters are '-', '_', '.' +- Examples: + +winxppro.vmdk +winxppro-office.vmdk +winxppro-work.vmdk + |