Specifications

Basic System Administration
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23 OntheReadytoCompleteNewVirtualMachinepage,reviewyourselectionsand
specifythefollowingoptions:
 Editthevirtualmachinesettingsbeforesubmittingthecreationtask
CheckthisoptionifyouwanttoopentheVirtualMachinePropertiesdialog
boxtosetfurtherconfigurationoptions,suchasaddingadditionaldisks(see
“PerformingAdditionalConfigurationBeforeCompletion”onpage 144).
See“InstallingaGuestOperatingSystem”onpage 154and“Installing
and
UpgradingVMwareTools”onpage 155.
24 Ifyouchosetouseanexistingvirtualdisk,clickBrowseandnavigatetothe
virtualdiskyouwanttouse.ClickNext.
25 Selectwhichvirtualdevicenodeshouldbeusedbyyourvirtualdisk.
26 IfyouselectIndependentmode,chooseoneofthe
following:
aPersistent–Changesareimmediatelyandpermanentlywrittentothedisk.
bNonpersistent–Changestothediskarediscardedwhenyoupoweroffor
reverttothesnapshot.
27 ClickNext.
28 OntheReadytoCompleteNewVirtualMachinepage,reviewyourselectionsand
specifythefollowingoptions:
Editthevirtualmachinesettings
beforesubmittingthecreationtask
CheckthisoptionifyouwanttoopentheVirtualMachinePropertiesdialogboxto
setfurtherconfigurationoptions,suchasaddingadditionaldisks(see“Performing
AdditionalConfigurationBeforeCompletion”onpage 144).
See“InstallingaGuestOperatingSystem”onpage 154and“Installingand
UpgradingVMwareTools”
onpage 155.
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OTEBeforeyoucanuseyournewvirtualmachine,youmustfirstpartition
andformatthevirtualdrive,installaguestoperatingsystem,theninstall
VMwareTools.Typically,theoperatingsystem’sinstallationprogramhandles
partitioningandformattingthevirtualdrive.
N
OTEBeforeyoucanuseyournewvirtualmachine,youmustfirstpartition
andformatthevirtualdrive,installaguestoperatingsystem,theninstall
VMwareTools.Typically ,theoperatingsystem’sinstallationprogramhandles
partitioningandformattingthevirtualdrive.