Creating a virtual machine in the management console of the VMware ESXi hypervisor

To create a virtual machine in the management console of the VMware ESXi hypervisor:

1. Open the management console of the VMware ESXi hypervisor.
2. In the Navigator panel, select the Virtual Machines section.
3. Click Create/Register VM.

   The Virtual Machine Creation Wizard opens.

4. Follow the steps of the wizard:
   1. Select a method for creating the virtual machine.
      1. Select the Create a new virtual machine option.

         This method allows manually setting up the settings and hardware configuration of the virtual machine.

      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   2. Enter the name of the virtual machine 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 6.7 U2 virtual machine.
      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 up the hardware configuration of the virtual machine.
      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 enter a greater value if you need higher performance from your virtual machine.

         Available values depend 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 enter a greater value if you need higher performance from your 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 enter a greater value if you need to store 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 group of settings, select the virtual network to which the virtual machine must be connected.
      5. In the CD/DVD Drive 1 settings group, do the following:
         1. Select the Datastore ISO File drive type.
         2. Click Browse... to the right of the CD/DVD Media field.

            This opens the file selection window.

         3. Select the ISO file that you uploaded before installing the program and click OK.
         4. Select the Connect at power on check box.
      6. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   5. Confirm the 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.

The virtual machine is created with the specified settings.

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