Where To Go Next; The Vsphere Tutorial; Vsphere Documentation - VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Getting Started

5 Select a datastore in which to store the virtual machine files and click Next.
The datastore must be large enough to hold the virtual machine and all of its virtual disk files.
6 Under Guest Operating System, select the operating system family (Microsoft Windows, Linux, Novell
NetWare, Solaris, or other) and select the version from the drop-down list.
This is the operating system for your virtual machine. Base your choice on your planned use of the virtual
machine.
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information to select appropriate default values, such as the amount of memory needed.
7 Specify the size of the virtual disk and click Next.
Enter the disk size in megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB). The default is 8GB. The virtual disk must be large
enough to hold the guest operating system and all of the software that you intend to install, with room
for data and growth.
8 On the Ready to Complete New Virtual Machine page, review your selections and click Finish to create
the new virtual machine.
After you create the virtual machine, install a guest operating system and VMware Tools on it. You can find
instructions for how to install a guest operating system and VMware Tools in the vSphere Tutorial accessible
from the vSphere Client. Select the virtual machine and follow the links on the Getting Started tab to learn
how to install an operating system.

Where to Go Next

You have set up your vSphere environment. From here, you can do the following:
Expand your capacity by adding more hosts and storage.
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Expand your virtual datacenter by creating and importing new virtual machines.
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Perform a consolidation of your physical servers using the Consolidation wizard.
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For more information about how to evaluate the features and benefits of vSphere, go to
http://www.vmware.com/go/vi_evalresources.

The vSphere Tutorial

The vSphere tutorial contains information about many of the basic vSphere components and tasks.
You can access the tutorial through the Explore Further links on the Getting Started tabs in the vSphere Client
when you want learn more about the object selected in the inventory.
You can also access the tutorial from the Help menu in the vSphere Client.

vSphere Documentation

Refer to the VMware vSphere 4.0 documentation to information on advanced host and vCenter Server
configuration, setup for larger deployments for production environments, as well as information on advanced
vSphere features.
The vSphere documentation consists of the combined vCenter Server and ESX documentation set. To access
the current versions of this manual and other books, go to the vSphere 4.0 Documentation page on the VMware
Web site.
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