Select A Path Through The New Virtual Machine Wizard; Enter A Name And Location; Select A Resource Pool - VMware 4817V62 - vSphere - PC Administration Manual

vSphere Basic System Administration

Select a Path Through the New Virtual Machine Wizard

You can create a new virtual machine using the common default settings or customize the options.
The Typical path shortens the process by skipping some choices that rarely need changing from their defaults.
This path includes the following steps.
1

"Enter a Name and Location,"

2

"Select a Resource Pool,"

3 "Select a Datastore,"
4 "Select an Operating System,"
5 "Create a Virtual Disk,"
The Custom path provides more flexibility and options. This path includes the following steps.
1 "Enter a Name and Location,"
2 "Select a Resource Pool,"
3 "Select a Datastore,"
4 "Select a Virtual Machine Version,"
5 "Select an Operating System,"
6 "Select the Number of Virtual Processors,"
7 "Configure Virtual Memory,"
8 "Configure Networks,"
9 "Select a SCSI Adapter,"
10 "Selecting a Virtual Disk Type,"
Enter a Name and Location
The name you enter is used as the virtual machine's display name in the inventory. It is also used as the name
of the virtual machine's files.
The name can be up to 80 characters long. This name must be unique within the folder. Names are case-
insensitive: the name my_vm is identical to My_Vm.
Procedure
1 In the Name and Location screen of the New Virtual Machine wizard, enter a name.
2 Select a folder or the root of the datacenter.
3 Click Next.
Select a Resource Pool
The resource pool option is available when resource pools are configured on the host.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the resource pool where you want to run the virtual machine.
2 Select it and click Next.
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