Specifications

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Chapter 12 Configuring Virtual Machines
To add a floppy drive
1StarttheAddHardwarewizard.
2 SelectFloppyDrive,andclickNext.
3 Selectthetypeoffloppymediatouse:
 Aphysicalfloppydrivetogivetheguestaccesstothefloppyonthehost.
 Afloppyimage,whichisafileonthehostthatstoresdatainthesameformat
asaphysicalfloppydisk.
 Ablankfloppyimagetocreateanduseablankfloppyimage.
4ClickNext.
5IfyouselectedUseaphysicalfloppydrive,selecteitherclientorhostasthedevice
locationandchoosethedrivefromthedrop‐downmenu.
aIfyouselectedUseafloppyimage,browsetothefloppy
image.
bIfyouselectedCreateablankfloppyimage,browsetothefloppyimage.
6Tohavethefloppydriveconnectedtothevirtualmachinewhenyoupoweriton,
selectConnectatpoweron.
7ClickNext.
8ReviewtheinformationontheReadytoCompletewindow,andclickFinish.
To add an Ethernet adapter (NIC)
1Startthe
AddHardwarewizard.
2 SelectEthernetAdapter,andclickNext.
3IntheNetworkconnectionpanel,chooseeitheranamednetworkwithaspecified
labeloralegacynetwork.
4ToconnectthevirtualNICwhenthevirtualmachineispoweredon,selectConnect
atpoweron.
5Tocompletethewizard,clickFinish.