Creating New Virtual Machines

The Create New Virtual Machine control in the Virtual Machines table enables you to create a new virtual machine on the ESX Server by using the Virtual Machine Creation Wizard. This wizard prompts for information similar to the information requested by the VMware virtual machine creation wizard. You should be familiar with VMware terminology before using this wizard.

To create a new virtual machine:

  1. Follow steps 1-5 under Managing Virtual Machines to open the Virtual Machines list for your ESX Server.
  2. Click Create New Virtual Machine. The Virtual Machine Creation Wizard opens.
  3. Provide the following information for the virtual machine you want to create:
  4. Click Next.
  5. Use the drop-down list to select a Data Store. Be sure to select a data store with enough space to store the virtual machine and its virtual disk files.
  6. Type the Disk Size. Type or use the up and down arrows to enter the Disk Size in megabytes, or use the slider tool to enter the size in gigabytes.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Select the Guest Operating System, and then select the Version and Operating System Policy to assign to the new virtual machine. Available policies are defined by the HPCA OS Manager.
  9. Click Next.
  10. Type or use the drop-down list to enter the Number of Virtual Processors for the virtual machine. Note that a virtual machine cannot be assigned more processors than the actual number of logical processors on the host device.
  11. Type the virtual machine Memory Size. Type or use the up and down arrows to enter the memory size in megabytes or use the slider tool to enter the size in gigabytes. Minimum memory size is 4MB.
  12. Click Next.
  13. Use the drop-down lists to select the Number of NICs (Network Interface Cards) and the NIC #1 Virtual Network to configure for this virtual machine.
  14. Select Connect at Power On if you want each NIC to connect to the network when the virtual machine is powered on.
  15. Click Next.
  16. Review the summary information and click Commit.
  17. The virtual machine is created. View the new virtual machine in the Virtual Machines list. Click the virtual machine name to open the properties window.


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