Workstation User’s Manual
66 VMware, Inc.
Quickly Create a Virtual Machine and Install an Operating
System
Theinstructionsinthissectiongetyoustartedquicklywithcreatingavirtualmachine
andinstallingaguestoperatingsystem.Afteryoucreateavirtualmachine,youwill
findtheinformationintherestofthischaptereasiertounderstand.
Theinstructionstellyoutoacceptthedefaultsettingssothatyoucancom
pl
etetheNew
VirtualMachinewizardquickly.ThepurposeistolearnaboutWorkstation.Later,
whenyouwanttocreatevirtualmachinesthatyouactuallyuseinyourworkor
productionenvironment,youcanlearnaboutalltheoptionsavailable.This
informationisprovidedinChapter 4,“CreatingandUpgradingaVi
rtualMac
hine,”on
page 79.
Forsimplicity,useaWindowsinstallationCDorISOimagefilefortheoperating
systemyouinstallinthevirtualmachine.MostWindowsoperatingsystemsfitonone
CD,whereasLinuxrequiresmultipleCDs.IfyouwanttouseaLinuxguestoperating
system,useinstallationmedi
aforone
ofthenewerversionsofRedHat,SUSELinux,
orUbuntu.Theeasyinstallfeatureissupportedfortheseoperatingsystems.
To quickly create a virtual machine
1TouseaninstallationCDorDVDfortheoperatingsystem,ratherthananISO
imagefile,inserttheCDorDVDinthehostCD‐ROMdri
ve.
2StartVMwareWorkstation.
Forinstructions,see“StartWorkstationonaWindowsHost”onpage 53or“Start
WorkstationonaLinuxHost”onpage 54.
3 ChooseFile>New>VirtualMachine.
4OntheWelcomepage,selectTypicalandclickNext.
5OntheGuestOperatingsystemInstallationpage,selectInstallerdiscorInstaller
discimage
file,asappropriate,andclickNext.
6CompletethefieldsontheEasyInstallInformationpage.
Specifyingapasswordisoptional.OnWindows,thepasswordyouenterhereis
usedforanaccountwithAdministratorpermissions.OnWindows2000,the
passwordisusedfortheAdministratoraccount.
7Acceptthede
faultsontherestofthewizardpages.
ThevirtualmachineiscreatedanditsnameisaddedtotheFavoriteslist.
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