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Chapter 4 Creating and Upgrading a Virtual Machine
Use the New Virtual Machine Wizard
TheNewVirtualMachinewizardguidesyouthroughthekeystepsforsettingupanew
virtualmachine,helpingyousetvariousoptionsandparameters.
ManyofthesettingsyouspecifyintheNewVirtualMachinecanbechangedlater,if
necessary.Youcanusethevirtualmachinesettingseditorifyo
uneedtomak
echanges
aftertheinitialcreation.(Fromthemenubar,chooseVM>Settings.)
Beforeyoubegin,determinewhattypeofmediatouseforinstallingtheoperating
systeminthevirtualmachineanddooneofthefollowing:
IfyouplantouseaninstallationCDorDVDforinstallingtheguestoperating
system,inserttheCDorDVDinthehost’sCD‐ROMdrive.
IfyouplantouseanISOimagefile,makesurethefileisaccessibletothehost.
To use the New Virtual Machine wizard
1FromtheWorkstationmenubar,chooseFile>New>VirtualMachine.
2Followtheprompts.
Formoreinformationaboutthefieldsonawizardpage,clickHelponthat page.
Afterthewizardcreatesthevirtualmachine,thenextstepisi
nstallingtheguest
operatingsystem.See“InstallingaGuestOperatingSystem”onpage 89.
Installing a Guest Operating System
Installationofaguestoperatingsystemcanbeautomatedormanual:
Ifyouspecifiedaninstallerdiscorimage(.iso)fileandifthewizarddetectedan
operatingsystemthatsupportstheeasyinstallfeature,installationisautomated.
AnunattendedinstallationoftheoperatingsystemandVMwareToolsbegins
whenthevirtualmachineispoweredon.
Theinstallationprocessusuallyrunswithoutrequ
iringinputfromyo
u.
See “RespondtoEasyInstallPrompts”onpage 90.
Ifyoudidnotusetheeasyinstallfeature,see“InstallaGuestOperatingSystem
Manually”onpage 91.
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