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This!chapter!describes!how!to!create!and!configure!virtual!machines!and!install!the!
VMware!Remote!Console.!It!contains!the!following!sections:
! “Creating!a!New!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 39
! “Installing!a!Guest!Operating!System!and!VMware!Tools”!on!page 43
! “Using!PXE!with!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 53
! “Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine!to!Use!the!LSI!Logic!SCSI!Adapter”!on!page 55
! “Importing,!Upgrading,!and!Exporting!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 60
! “Preparing!to!Use!the!Remote!Management!Software”!on!page 69
! “Installing!the!Remote!Console!Software”!on!page 70
! “Third!Party!Softw are!Compatibility”!on!page 71
! “Executing!Scripts!When!the!Virtual!Machine’s!Power!State!Changes”!on!page 71
! “Configuring!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 73
Creating a New Virtual Machine
You!can!create!new!virtual!machines!from!within!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!
The!process!sets!up!a!new!configuration!for!each!virtual!machine!you!create!this!way.!
Creating and Configuring
Virtual Machines
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NOTE Use!only!ASCII!characters!in!the!entry!fields!when!creating!a!virtual!machine!with!the!
management!interface.The!virtual!machine’s!display!name!and!path!cannot!contain!
non‐ASCII!characters.!In!addition,!do!not!create!filenames!and!directories!for!virtual!
machines!with!space!characters.