Create Virtual Machine in ESX 5.5

Create Virtual Machine in ESX 5.5 -----

Prerequisites -----

> ESX 5.5 Server.
> Installed VMware 5.5 client software on desktop machine.

Steps to Create Virtual Machine -----

> Loging to VMware Client 5.5 with ESX user id and password.

 > Once logigng to the VMware client. You will get the following screen.
Select the ESX Server IP / Hostname in left side panel.

 


> Right click to ESX Host server IP / Hostname and select option New Virtual Machine...


> In Configuration window select Custom option and click Next to continue.


> Give the name to virtual machine and click Next to continue.


> Select Datastore to store virtual machine files and click Next to continue.


> Select Virtual Machine Version: 8 and click Next to continue.
Note :-  Virtual Machine Version 8 supports only ESX 5 and above version. If you are using ESX 4 servers in your network than select Virtual Machine Version: 7.


> Select Guest Operating System: type  and Version from down menu. Click Next to continue.


> Select Number of virtual sockets: and Number of cores per virtual socket: for Virtual Machine and click Next to continue.


> Select Memory Size: for Virtual Machine and click Next to continue.


> In Create Network Connections window select no of NICs and in Network - Adapter select Virtual switch and Adapter type  and click Next to continue.


> In SCSI Controller window select SCSI controller type and click Next to continue.


> Select Create a new virtual disk option and click Next to continue.


> Select Disk Size: capacity , Disk Provisioning type for Virtual Machine and click Next to continue.


> Select Virtual Device Node  and click Next to continue.


> Select option Edit the virtual machine settings before completion and click Continue.


> In Edit Virtual Machine window select New CD/DVD (adding) option and select Datastore ISO File option. Click on Browse... button.


> Double click on datastore1.


> Select .iso file of the OS which you want to install on Virtual Machine.
Note :- First I have uploaded .iso files on ESX 5.5 local datastore.


> Select Connect at power on option and click on Finish button.


> Select Virtual Machine and click on Power (Play) button to on the machine.


> Select Console option to view the Virtual Machine screen. In the following screen CentOS 6 OS installation started.



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