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Creating a Virtual Machine in the
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Virtual machines are the key component in a virtual infrastructure. You can create virtual machines to add
to the host inventory.
When you create a virtual machine, you associate it to a particular datastore and select an operating system
and virtual hardware options. After you turn on the virtual machine, it consumes resources dynamically as
the workload increases, or it returns resources dynamically as the workload decreases.
Every virtual machine has virtual devices that provide the same function as physical hardware. A virtual
machine gets CPU and memory, access to storage, and network connectivity from the host it runs on.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Start the Virtual Machine Creation Process in the vSphere Client,” on page 85
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“Select a Configuration Option for the New Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client,” on page 86
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“Enter a Name and Location for the Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client,” on page 87
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“Select a Host or Cluster in the vSphere Client,” on page 87
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“Select a Resource Pool in the vSphere Client,” on page 88
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“Select a Datastore in the vSphere Client,” on page 88
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“Select a Virtual Machine Version in the vSphere Client,” on page 89
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“Select an Operating System in the vSphere Client,” on page 89
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“Select the Number of Virtual CPUs in the vSphere Client,” on page 90
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“Configure Virtual Memory in the vSphere Client,” on page 90
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“Configure Networks in the vSphere Client,” on page 91
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“Select a SCSI Controller in the vSphere Client,” on page 92
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“Selecting a Virtual Disk Type,” on page 92
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“Complete Virtual Machine Creation in the vSphere Client,” on page 96
Start the Virtual Machine Creation Process in the vSphere Client
You use the Create New Virtual Machine wizard to create a virtual machine to place in the vSphere
inventory. You open the wizard from the vSphere Client.
The selections you make in the New Virtual Machine wizard are not saved until you click Finish on the
Ready to Complete page. If you cancel the wizard without completing all tasks, you cannot resume the
wizard where you left off. You must start a new creation task.
You can create a new virtual machine in a datacenter, host, cluster, resource pool, or virtual machine folder.
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