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Reviewing the Properties List

Review the properties list for virtual machines:
Name – Can contain only alphanumeric characters (a–z, A–Z, 0–9), hyphens,
underscores, or periods. Maximum length is 15 characters.
Description – (Optional) Maximum number of characters is 128.
Number of CPUs – Maximum number of processors is 4.
The storage server for virtual machines must be connected to a Managed Server
system that provides the required SMP technology for the guest operating system.
If you choose a CPU number not currently compatible with the CPU of the
Managed Server system, you cannot deploy the virtual machine until you attach a
Managed Server system with the appropriate SMP support.
Guest OS – Operating system of the virtual machine.
If you select a 64‐bit guest operating system, the storage server must be connected
to a Managed Server system that provides the required 64‐bit processor for that
guest OS. You can proceed without fulfilling this requirement but you cannot
deploy the template until you attach a Managed Server system with the correct
processor. For information on enabling a Managed Server system to provide 64‐bit
support, see the VMware Infrastructure 3 Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Storage Server – Storage server or storage device where the virtual machine image
resides.
Virtual Machine Technology – Virtualization technology (VMware ESX Server)
that this machine is configured for.
32‐bit Virtual CPU – By default, the virtual CPU type assumes the physical host
CPU type.
Select this check box to override the default behavior and ensure the virtual CPU
type is 32‐bit. For example, you might select this option when you need to
complete a testing process specifically with 32‐bit virtual CPU.
Template – Machine template that the virtual machine is created from.
Use Time Synchronization – Enables time synchronization between the guest
(virtual machine) and host (Managed Server) operating systems. You must install
VMware Tools to use this option.
This option sets the value of tools.syncTime in the .vmx file.
VMware Tools Installed – Specification of whether VMware Tools is installed on
the virtual machine.
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