Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
You have the following options for an independent disk:
Persistent — changes are immediately and permanently written to the disk.
Nonpersistent — changes to the disk are discarded when you power off or
reset the virtual machine.
When you have set the filename and location you want to use and have made
any selections you want to make on the Specify Advanced Options screen, click
Finish. GSX Server creates the virtual machine.
Your new virtual machine is like a physical computer with a blank hard disk. Before
you can use it, you need to partition and format the virtual disk and install an
operating system. The operating systems installation program may handle the
partitioning and formatting steps for you. For information about installing the guest
operating system, see the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide.
Creating a New Virtual Machine from the VMware Management
Interface
You can create new virtual machines from the VMware Management Interface. The
process sets up a new configuration for each virtual machine you create in this
fashion. You do not need to use the New Virtual Machine Wizard in order to do this.
Creating a virtual machine using the management interface is similar to following the
typical path when creating a virtual machine with the New Virtual Machine Wizard,
although the management interface configures the virtual machine with bridged
networking. You can change the type of networking to network address translation
(NAT) or host-only networking after you create the virtual machine.
The virtual machines you create are located on the host to which you are currently
logged on, even if the browser you are using is running on a remote client.
As with any other virtual machine, you can change any configuration settings in the
virtual machine settings editor in the console (VM > Settings); most settings can be
configured in the management interface.
A virtual machine created with the management interface is private. If you want to
make this virtual machine available to all users, change the setting in the virtual
machine settings editor. For more information, see Only You Can See Virtual Machines
You Create in the VMware GSX Server Administration Guide.
For more information about the management interface, see Using the VMware
Management Interface in the VMware GSX Server Administration Guide.
Note: Before you create the virtual machine, you should check the installation notes
for the guest operating system you intend to install in it. You can find this information