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VMware Only: Create a Virtual Machine

The instructions assume that VMware has been configured with the following bridged networks:

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Change the parameters below accodingly if your network configuration is different.

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Launch the vSphere Client, connect to the ESXi host and login
Click File > New > Virtual Machine
Configuration: Custom
Name: (doesn't matter)
Select a datastore where the VM will reside
Virtual Machine Version: 7
Select the appropriate guest OS
Number of virtual processors: 1
Memory: 1GB
How many NICs: 2
- NIC 1: Private, E1000
- NIC 2: Public, E1000
SCSI controller: LSI Logic Parallel
Create a new virtual disk
- Disk Size: at least 30 GB
- Allocate and commit space on demand (Thin Provisioning): Yes
- Location: Store with the virtual machine
- Virtual Device Node: SCSI (0:0)
- Mode: Independent, Persistent
Edit the virtual machine settings before completion: Yes
Select the CD/DVD device
- Device Type: Datastore ISO File
- Click Browse and browse to an ISO file that has previously been copied to the datastore
- Connect at power on: Yes
Click Finish

The instructions assume that VMware has been configured with the following bridged networks:

Launch the VMware Server console and connect to the local VMware host:
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Virtual Machine Configuration: Typical
Guest Operating System: Microsoft Windows
Version: Windows XP Professional (select the appropriate version if you are not installing XP)
Name: vmwarewinxp-base7-v1
Network connection: Custom
- /dev/vmnet0*
Disk size: 8.0 GB
- Allocate all disk space now: no
- Split disk into 2GB files: yes
Edit virtual machine settings
- Configure the VM CD-ROM drive to use the Windows XP ISO image
- Connection: Use ISO image: browse to path of Windows XP ISO image copied to the VMware host
Add: Ethernet Adapter
- Network Connection: Custom
- */dev/vmnet2*

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