we've found that using some different lists for different steps helps keep it manageable:
1. Planning - do naming convention,ip address, vlan, location - all that fun stuff here
2. OS - choose from seperate checklists for Windows/Linux/VMware etc. Have things like your logging clients/management setup here, as well as anything else you do to every server of that OS
3. Documentation - write up how-tos for whatever is setup on the server, make sure the previous checklists are actually completed
Aug 16, 2011 Checklist for creating a Windows Server Template for VMWare ESXi August 16, 2011 by Administrator Leave a Comment When creating a Windows Server Gold build for use in VMware ESX I specify and modify the following configuration settings for the server I am going to use as a template.
![Windows Server Build Checklist Template Windows Server Build Checklist Template](/uploads/1/2/5/7/125733560/616376812.jpg)
One other note: GPOs shouldn't need to be touched for each server, as long as the computer object is in the right security groups and OU, you should be able to leave it alone. You can do RDP security, disabling guest and windows updates through GPO as well - the fewer manual steps the better!
![Windows Windows](http://www.admin-magazine.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/wintip-f01/74780-1-eng-US/wintip-F01_reference.jpg)