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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
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.
Note: You can only use ASCII characters in the entry fields when creating a virtual
machine with the management interface. Thus, the virtual machine’s display name
and path cannot contain non-ASCII characters.
The Add Virtual Machine wizard guides you through the basic steps needed to create
a virtual machine on your server. Any user who has an account on the server’s service
console may log in to the wizard and create a virtual machine. If you are logged in as
root, you may wish to log out at this point, then log in again as a user authorized to
manage the new virtual machine.
Note: Check for any VMkernel ALERT messages in the warning log files before
creating a new virtual machine.
To log in to the management interface, use this URL:
http://<hostname>
1. On the management interface login page, enter your user name and password,
then click Login.
The Status Monitor page appears.