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Procedure

Right-click Host in the VMware Host Client inventory and select Create/Register VM.

The New Virtual Machine wizard opens.

Select a Method for Adding a New Virtual Machine on the Host with the

VMware Host Client

You use the Select creation type page of the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a new virtual machine,

deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA le, or register an existing virtual machine.

Procedure

Select a creation type and click Next.

Option Description

Create a new virtual machine

Creates a new virtual machine. You can customize processors, memory,

network connections, and storage. You will need to install a guest

operating system after you create the VM.

Deploy a virtual machine from an

OVF or OVA file

Deploys a virtual machine from an OVF and VMDK les.

OVA deployment is currently limited to les under 1 gigabyte in size due

to Web browser limitations.

If you want to deploy an OVA greater than 1 gigabyte, extract the OVA

using tar and provide the OVF and VMDK les separately.

Registers a virtual machine that already exists on a datastore.

Select a Name and a Guest Operating System for the Virtual Machine in the

VMware Host Client

When you create a new virtual machine, provide a unique name for the virtual machine to distinguish it

from existing virtual machines on the host you are managing. After you select a guest operating system, the

wizard provides the appropriate defaults for the operating system installation.

The following procedure applies if you want to create a new virtual machine.

Procedure

1 Enter a name for your virtual machine.

2 Select the virtual machine compatibility from the Compatibility drop-down menu.

3 Select the guest operating system family from the Guest OS family drop-down menu.

4 Select a guest operating system version from the Guest OS version drop-down menu.

5 Click Next.

Select a Storage for Your Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client

Select the datastore or datastore cluster to store the virtual machine conguration les and all of the virtual

disks in. You can select the datastore that has the most suitable properties, such as size, speed, and

availability, for your virtual machine storage.

Procedure

1 In the list of accessible datastores, on the Select storage page of the New Virtual Machine wizard, click

the destination datastore that you want to store the virtual machine conguration les and all of the

virtual disks in.

2 Click Next.

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