vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - Documentation - VMware

vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
n Virtual machine.Configuration.Advanced on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are configuring
advanced virtual machine settings.
n Virtual machine.Configuration.Swapfile placement on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are
configuring swapfile placement.
n Virtual machine.Configuration.Disk change tracking on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are
enabling change tracking on the virtual machine's disks.
n Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool on the destination host, cluster, or resource pool.
n Datastore.Allocate space on the destination datastore or datastore folder.
n Network.Assign network on the network that the virtual machine will be assigned to.
Procedure
1 Start the New Virtual Machine Creation Process on page 21
If you need a single virtual machine with a particular operating system and hardware configuration, you
create a new virtual machine. You can open the New Virtual Machine wizard from any object in the
inventory that is a valid parent object of a virtual machine.
2 Select the Virtual Machine Name and Folder on page 21
When you create a virtual machine, you provide a unique name for it. The unique name distinguishes it
from existing virtual machines in the virtual machine folder or datacenter. The name can contain up to
80 characters. You can select a datacenter or folder location for the virtual machine, depending on your
organizational needs.
3 Select a Resource on page 21
When you deploy a virtual machine, you select the host, cluster, vApp, or resource pool for the virtual
machine to run in. The virtual machine will have access to the resources of the selected object.
4 Select a Datastore on page 21
Select the datastore or datastore cluster in which to store the virtual machine configuration files and all
of the virtual disks. Each datastore might have a different size, speed, availability, and other properties.
The available datastores are accessible from the destination resource that you selected.
5 Select the Virtual Machine Compatibility on page 22
You can accept the default ESXi host version for this virtual machine or select a different version,
depending on the hosts in your environment.
6 Select a Guest Operating System on page 22
The guest operating system that you select affects the supported devices and number of virtual CPUs
available for the virtual machine. The New Virtual Machine wizard does not install the guest operating
system. The wizard uses this information to select appropriate default values, such as the amount of
memory needed.
7 Customize Virtual Machine Hardware in the vSphere Web Client on page 23
Before you deploy a new virtual machine, you have the option to configure the virtual hardware. When
you create a virtual machine, the virtual disk is selected by default. You can use the New device dropdown
menu on the Customize Hardware page to add a new hard disk, select an existing disk, or add an
RDM disk.
8 Finish Virtual Machine Creation on page 23
Before you deploy the virtual machine, you can review the virtual machine settings.
9 Installing a Guest Operating System on page 23
A virtual machine is not complete until you install the guest operating system and VMware Tools.
Installing a guest operating system in your virtual machine is essentially the same as installing it in a
physical computer.
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