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  • How to Create New Virtual Machine in VMware ESXi 7

    How to Create New Virtual Machine in VMware ESXi 7

    New Virtual Machine ESXi 7 Host, in this blog; I am going to create a new Virtual Machine in VMware ESXi 7 host login with vCenter Server 7.

    We need to have a ESXi Host.

    Access ESXi through vCenter console or direct vSphere Web client

    Step by Step Procedure to deploy a new Virtual Machine

    Login to your vCenter Server using vSphere Client.

    1- Right click on the host where you want to create a VM, select Action menu and then click on new VM It will open New Virtual Machine Wizard.

    vmware vcenter server 7

    2- Select a creation type option, Select Create a new VM and then click Next.

    vcenter new virtual machine

    3- Type a name for the new Virtual Machine and Select Datacenter to create the new VM in and then click next.

    vcenter new vm name

    4- Select ESXi host where you want to deploy this Virtual Machine, compatibility checks succeeded and then click next.

    vcenter new vm compute resource

    5- Select a Datastore in which you want to store the Virtual Machine configuration files and folders and then click next.

    vcenter new vm select storage

    6- Select Compatibility for this Virtual Machine and then click on next.

    vcenter new vm compatibility

    7- Choose the Guest OS Family option (Windows/Linux/Other), select guest OS version that will be installed on the virtual machine and then click next.

    vcenter new vm guest os

    8- Configure the Virtual Machine Hardware as per operating system requirement and then click next.

    virtual machine customize hardware

    9- Review the new virtual machine configuration and click finish to complete the New Virtual Machine Wizard.

    create new virtual machine summary

    10- A new Virtual Machine has been deployed in ESXi 7 Host, to install Operating System on this VM, Right Click on Virtual Machine and select Edit Settings.

    vmware vsphere client

    11- To mount your ISO for specific OS, click on client device and select Datastore ISO file.

    create new virtual machine edit settings

    12- Expand your datastore, select the operation system the one you want to install and then click ok.

    vcenter browse datastore

    13- After selecting OS, select connected checkbox and then click ok.

    virtual machine edit settings

    14- Select newly created Virtual Machine and then click Power On icon.

    vcenter power on virtual machine

    15- Select VM and select Launch Console.

    vcenter launch console

    16- Choose launch console option and then click launch

    launch console web console

    17- Now Windows operating system ready to install.

    vcenter remote console

    Related: how to Clone a Virtual Machine in VMware.

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