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VMware Only: Create a Virtual Machine
Create a Virtual Machine
VMware ESX, ESXi 4, 5, vcenter
The instructions assume that VMware has been configured with the following bridged networks:
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- Click File > New > Virtual Machine
- Configuration: Custom
- Name: win7
- Datastore: datastore
- Virtual Machine Version: 7
- Guest Operating System: Windows
- Version: Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit)
- Number of virutal sockets: 1
- Number of cores per virtual socket: 1
- Memory Size: 4 GB
- How many Nics: 2
- NIC 1: Private, Adapter: E1000, Connect at Power On: Yes
- NIC 2: Public, Adapter: E1000, Connect at Power On: Yes
- SCSI controller: LSI Logic SAS
- Disk: Create a new virtual disk
- Capacity: 24 GB
- Disk Provisioning: Thin Provision
- Location: Specify a datastore or datastore cluster
- Click Browse
- Select the local datastore
- Click OK
- Virtual Device Node: SCSI (0:0)
- Mode: Not Independent (unchecked)
- Edit the virtual machine settings before completion: Yes
- In the Hardware pane, select Add...
- Device Type: CD/DVD Drive
- Select CD/DVD Media: Use ISO image
- Select ISO Image:
- Click Browse
- Select *datastore *datastore
- Click Open
- Select iso
- Click Open
- Select Windows7-SP1-32.ISO
- Click Open
- Connect at power on: Yes (checked)
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