Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide

• Use independent disk mode (if you don’t plan to use snapshots with this

virtual machine; see Independent Disks on page 164).

Note: If you follow the custom path, you still specify the options under the

typical path.

4. Select a guest operating system.

This screen asks which operating system you plan to install in the virtual

machine. The New Virtual Machine Wizard uses this information to select

appropriate default values, such as the amount of memory needed. The wizard

also uses this information when naming associated virtual machine files.

Under Guest operating system, select the operating system family (Microsoft

Windows, Linux, Novell NetWare or Other — for MS-DOS, FreeBSD or other

guests not listed), then select the specific operating system from the Version list.

If the operating system you are using is not listed, select Other, then select Other

again in the Version list.

The remaining steps assume you plan to install a Windows Server 2003

Enterprise guest operating system. You can find detailed installation notes for

this and other guest operating systems in the VMware Guest Operating System

Installation Guide, available from the Help menu or from the VMware Web site at