Create A Virtual Machine - VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Getting Started

Getting Started with ESX
8 Select a location from the list of inventory objects and click Next.
9 Click Finish to complete adding a host.
The vSphere Client displays a progress bar in the Recent Tasks pane while the host is added. Adding a
new host can take a few minutes and the Status percentage might appear to pause at different increments
during the process.
When a new host is added, the host might appear as disconnected until vCenter Server completes the task.
After the host is added, the status changes to connected, indicating that the host connection is complete.
The host you installed and setup earlier and the virtual appliance you imported are added to the inventory
managed by vCenter Server.
What to do next
You already have a virtual machine in the inventory because you added the host with the virtual appliance to
vCenter Server. Try to create a new virtual machine.

Create a Virtual Machine

Creating a virtual machine is like building a computer. After you finish creating a virtual machine, you must
install a guest operating system, applications, and VMware Tools on it.
Prerequisites
Make sure that you have an ISO image and a license for the operating system to install on the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 In the Inventory panel, select the host machine.
2 Click Create a new virtual machine on the Getting Started tab.
3 Select Typical and click Next.
4 Type a virtual machine name and click Next.
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