Creating a virtual machine in the VMware ESXi Hypervisor Management Console

To create a virtual machine in the VMware ESXi Hypervisor Management Console:

1. Open the Management Console of the VMware ESXi hypervisor.
2. In the Navigator pane, select the Virtual Machines section.
3. Click the Create/Register VM button.

   The Virtual Machine Creation Wizard opens.

4. Follow the steps of the Wizard:
   1. Select the virtual machine creation method.
      1. Select the Create a new virtual machine option.

         This method lets you manually configure the settings and hardware configuration of the virtual machine.

      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   2. Specify the virtual machine name and select the guest operating system.
      1. In the Name field, enter the name of the virtual machine.

         The name must be unique among the names of all existing virtual machines.

      2. In the Compatibility drop-down list, select ESXi 6.5 and later.
      3. In the Guest OS Family drop-down list, select Linux.
      4. In the Guest OS Version drop-down list, select CentOS 7 (64-bit).
      5. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   3. Select the virtual data storage.
      1. Select the virtual data storage from the list of available storages.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   4. Set the virtual machine hardware configuration.
      1. On the Virtual Hardware tab, in the CPU settings group, select the necessary number of virtual processors from the drop-down list.

         The minimum recommended value is 8. You can specify a larger value if you require higher performance of the virtual machine.

         The set of available values depends on the capabilities of the hypervisor.

      2. Expand the Memory settings group and do the following:
         1. In the RAM field, specify the amount of RAM that will be allocated for the virtual machine.

            The minimum recommended value is 16 GB. You can specify a larger value if you require higher performance of the virtual machine.

         2. Select the Reserve all guest memory (All locked) check box.
      3. Expand the Hard Disk 1 settings group and do the following:
         1. Specify the amount of disk space that will be allocated for the virtual machine.

            The minimum recommended value is 200 GB. You can specify a larger value if you need to save a large database for the event log.

         2. In the Disk Provisioning block, select the type of provisioning for virtual machine files.
      4. In the Network Adapter 1 settings group, select the virtual network to which the virtual machine will connect.
      5. In the CD/DVD Drive 1 settings group, do the following:
         1. Select the Datastore ISO File drive type.
         2. Click the Browse... button on the right of the CD/DVD Media field.

            The file selection window opens.

         3. Select the ISO file that was uploaded prior to beginning installation and click OK.
         4. Select the Connect at power on check box.
      6. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   5. Confirm creation of the virtual machine.
      1. Verify that the virtual machine settings configured at previous steps are correct.
      2. If all settings are configured correctly, click the Finish button.

A virtual machine with the defined settings will be created.