Creating a virtual machine in the VMware vSphere web interface

To create a virtual machine in the VMware vSphere web interface:

In the web interface of VMware vSphere Client, enter the administrator credentials.
In the Navigator pane, select the data center and the storage in which you want to create a virtual machine.
The properties window of the selected storage is displayed in the workspace.
In the control panel, in the Actions drop-down list, select New Virtual Machine → New Virtual Machine....
The Virtual Machine Creation Wizard opens.
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 path.
  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. In the folder tree under the entry field, select the folder in the virtual storage of the host where you want to store the virtual machine.
  3. Click Next.
  The Wizard proceeds to the next step.
3. Select the computing resources.
  1. In the right part of the Wizard window, select the cluster and resource pool.
  2. Click Next.
  The Wizard proceeds to the next step.
4. 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.
5. Configure compatibility with the virtual infrastructure.
  1. In the Compatible with drop-down list, select ESXi 6.5 and later.
  2. Click Next.
  The Wizard proceeds to the next step.
6. Select the guest operating system.
  1. In the Guest OS Family drop-down list, select Linux.
  2. In the Guest OS Version drop-down list, select CentOS 7 (64-bit).
  3. Click Next.
  The Wizard proceeds to the next step.
7. Set the virtual machine hardware configuration.
  1. On the Virtual Hardware tab, select the CPU settings group and use the drop-down list to select the number of virtual processors.
    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. 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 New Hard Disk 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 drop-down list, select the type of provisioning for virtual machine files.
  4. In the New Network settings group, select the virtual network to which the virtual machine will connect.
  5. In the New CD/DVD Drive settings group, do the following:
    1. Select the Datastore ISO File drive type from the drop-down list.
      The file selection window opens.
    2. Select the ISO file that was uploaded prior to beginning installation and click OK.
    3. In the Status field, select the Connect At Power On check box.
  6. Click Next.
  The Wizard proceeds to the next step.
8. 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.

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