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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
The following table includes tasks from the VMware Management Interface for a
virtual machine user, who creates and modifies virtual machines.
Task Description
Log into the VMware
Management Interface and
download the remote
console package.
You can use the remote console to power on and power off your
virtual machines, connect or disconnect devices (including the CD
drive and network adapter), and set preferences (including mouse
keyboard, and hot key behavior in the remote console window).
You can install the remote console from the Status Monitor page of
the management interface. Launch the remote console from your
desktop (Windows operating systems) or from the management
interface.
Click the appropriate link for the operating system on your
workstation.
Learn to use the
management interface.
After login, the starting page of the management interface provides a
summary of the virtual machines on ESX Server. Depending on your
permissions, you’ll be able to view and modify virtual machines. See
Using the Status Monitor on page 93.
Clicking on a virtual machine’s name opens the details page for that
virtual machine, where you can check its CPU, memory, disk, network,
hardware, options, and users and events. Familiarize yourself with the
information contained in these pages. See Configuring a Virtual
Machine on page 106.
Create a virtual machine. The Add Virtual Machine wizard only allows you to add a small
number of devices to a virtual machine. This makes the initial creation
process simpler. You may add devices later by clicking Add Device in
the Hardware page for the virtual machine.
If you have purchased the VMware Virtual SMP for ESX Server
product, then you can create dual-virtual CPU SMP virtual machines.
Be sure to take into account the type of applications you plan to run
on this virtual machine when making your choices during its creation.
See Creating a New Virtual Machine on page 38.
Add additional disks, drives,
network adapters, and SCSI
devices.
Click Add Device in the Hardware page for the virtual machine. See
Configuring a Virtual Machine’s Hardware on page 116.