Specifications

Administration Guide
304 VMware, Inc.
To add a virtual network adapter
1On!the!Hardware!tab!for!this!virtual!machine,!click!Add!Device.
2Click!Network!Adapter.
3From!the!Device!Binding!drop‐down!list,!choose!vmnic1.
4Click!OK.
You!have!finished!creating!and!configuring!the!first!node!virtual!machine.
Installing the Guest Operating System
Now!you!need!to!install!Windows!2000!Advanced!Server!in!the!virtual!machine.
To install Windows 2000 Advanced Server
1Insert!the!Windows! 2000!Advanced!Server!CD!in!the!ESX!Server!machine’s!
CD‐ROM!drive.
2In!the!management!interface,!click!the!blue!terminal!icon!next!to!the!virtual!
machine’s!name!to!launch!the!remote!console.
3Log!on!using!the
!user!account!that!created!the!virtual!machine!or!as!root.
4Click!Power!On.
5Install!Windows!2000!Adv anced!Server!on!the!disk!connected!to scsi0.
6Accept!all!the!default!options!during!the!installation.!
You!can!install!the!applications!at!this!time.!Network!Load!Balancing!is!installed!
by!default.
7When!the!installation!is!completed,
!install!VMware!Tools!in!the!guest!operating!
system.
8Remove!the!Windows!2000!Advanced!Server!CD!from!the!server’s!CD‐ROM!drive.
Cloning the Virtual Machine
Now!that!you!have!a!virtual!machine!with!Windows!2000!Advanced!Server!installed,!
clone!this!virtual!instead!of!creating!virtual!machines!individually.
NOTE If!all!nodes!of!the!cluster!will!reside!on!the!same!ESX!Server!machine,!use!
vmnet_0!for!the!second!network!adapter.!This!allows!all!nodes!to!
communicate!with!each!other!on!a!private!virtual!network!connected!to!the!
vmnet_0!virtual!switch.