Creating a virtual machine using Microsoft SCVMM

If the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor is connected to the Microsoft System Center infrastructure, you can create a virtual machine using Microsoft SCVMM.

To create a virtual machine:

1. Start Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).
2. In the lower-left corner of the window, select the VMs and Services section.
3. In the toolbar, click Create Virtual Machine and in the drop-down list, select Create Virtual Machine.

   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 the new virtual machine with a blank virtual hard disk 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 and generation of the virtual machine.
      1. In the Virtual machine Name field, enter the name of the virtual machine.

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

      2. Select one of the following options in the Generation drop-down list:
         • Generation 1 if you are using the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 hypervisor.
         • Generation 2 if you are using the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 or 2022 hypervisor.
      3. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   3. Set up the hardware configuration of the virtual machine.
      1. In the Compatibility section, select the Hyper-V check box.
      2. In the General group of settings, in the Processor section, select the number of virtual processors in the Number of processors field.

         The minimum recommended value is 8. You can enter a greater value if you need higher performance from your virtual machine.

      3. In the General group of settings, in the Memory section:
         1. Select Static.
         2. In the Virtual machine memory field, enter the amount of RAM that you want to allocate to the virtual machine.

            The minimum recommended value is 16384 MB. You can enter a greater value if you need higher performance from your virtual machine.

      4. In the Bus configuration settings group, under SCSI Adapter → <disk name>, do the following:
         1. Select Create a new virtual hard disk.
         2. In the Type drop-down list, select the Fixed virtual disk type.
         3. In the Size field, enter the amount of disk space that you want to allocate to 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.

      5. In the Bus configuration settings group, under SCSI Adapter → Virtual DVD Drive, select the type of virtual drive media. To do so:
         1. Select Existing ISO image.
         2. Click Browse....

            This opens the Select ISO window.

         3. Select the ISO file that you uploaded before installing the program and click OK.
      6. In the Network Adapters group of settings, in the Network Adapter 1 section:
         1. For the network adapter connection mode, select Connected to a VM network.
         2. To the right of the VM network field, click Browse....

            This opens the Select a VM Network window.

         3. Select the virtual network that you want to connect the virtual machine to and click OK.
      7. In the Advanced settings group, select the Firmware section and clear the Enable secure boot check box.

         This is applicable only to second-generation virtual machines.

      8. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   4. Select the virtual machine placement type.
      1. Select Place the virtual machine on a host.
      2. In the Destination drop-down list, select the host group for creating a virtual machine.
      3. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step

   5. Select the hypervisor on which you want to create the virtual machine.
      1. In the hypervisor table of the group selected at the previous step, select the hypervisor on which you want the virtual machine to be located.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   6. Verify the settings values.
      1. Verify virtual machine settings entered at the previous steps of the wizard.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   7. Select the operating system and configure the advanced settings.
      1. In the Action to take when the virtualization server stops drop-down list, select Shut down guest OS.
      2. In the Operating system group of settings, in the drop-down list, select CentOS Linux 7 (64 bit).
      3. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   8. 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 Create.

This starts the process of creating the virtual machine with specified settings. Make sure the process completes correctly and the virtual machine is displayed in the list of virtual machines of the selected hypervisor.

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