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5 Select a Datastore
Select the datastore or datastore cluster in which to store the virtual machine configuration files and
all of the virtual disks. Each datastore might have a different size, speed, availability, and other
properties. The available datastores are accessible from the destination resource that you selected.
You can select a format for the virtual machine's disks and assign a storage policy.
6 Select Clone Options
You can optionally select to customize the guest operating system, customize the virtual machine's
hardware, and turn on the virtual machine when you complete the creation procedure. You can
customize the guest operating system to change properties, such as the computer name, and
network and license settings, which helps prevent conflicts that can result if you deploy virtual
machines with identical settings. You can add a CD device such as an ISO file to install the guest
operating system or you can reconfigure the virtual machine storage or networking, before you
deploy the virtual machine.
7 Customize the Guest Operating System
When you customize a guest operating system, you can prevent conflicts that might result if you
deploy virtual machines with identical settings, such as duplicate computer names. You can change
the computer name, network settings, and license settings. You can customize guest operating
systems when you clone a virtual machine or deploy a virtual machine from a template.
8 Enter Additional Customization Parameters for the Guest Operating System
In the User Settings screen, you can enter the NetBIOS name and configure the network settings of
the virtual machine.
9 Customize Virtual Machine Hardware
Before you deploy a new virtual machine, you can choose to configure the virtual hardware. When
you create a virtual machine, the virtual disk is selected by default. You can use the New device
drop-down menu on the Customize Hardware page to add a new hard disk, select an existing disk,
or add an RDM disk.
10 Finish Virtual Machine Creation
Before you deploy the virtual machine, you can review the virtual machine settings.
Start the Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template Task
To save time, you can create a virtual machine that is a copy of a configured template. You can open the
New Virtual Machine wizard from any object in the inventory that is a valid parent object of a virtual
machine. You can also open the wizard directly from the template. The wizard provides several options
for creating and deploying virtual machines and templates.
If you open the wizard from a template, the Select a creation type page does not appear.
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