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Creating Virtual Machines in VMware Workstation (1018415)

Last Updated: 12/24/2020Categories: TroubleshootingTotal Views: 105049Language:
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This article provide steps to create a virtual machine using VMware Workstation.

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Process to Create Virtual Machine using VMware Workstation:

Follow the below steps to create a virtual machine using VMware Workstation:

Launch VMware Workstation.

Click New Virtual Machine.

Select the type of virtual machine you want to create and click Next:

Note: Your choice depends partially on the hardware version you want your virtual machine to have. For more information, see Virtual machine hardware versions (1003746).

Custom: This gives you an option to create a virtual machine and choose its hardware compatibility. You can choose from Workstation 16.x, Workstation 15.x, Workstation 14.x .

Typical: This creates a virtual machine which has the same hardware version as the version of Workstation you are using. If you are using Workstation 16.x, it creates a virtual machine with hardware version 16. If you are using Workstation 15.x a virtual machine with hardware version 15 is created.

Click Next.

Select your guest operating system (OS), then click Next. You can install the OS using:

An installer disc (CD/DVD)

An installer disc image file (ISO)

Click Next.

Enter your Product Key.

Create a user name and password.

Click Next.

Enter a virtual machine name and specify a location for virtual machine files to be saved, click Next.

Establish the virtual machine's disk size, select whether to store the virtual disk as a single file or split the virtual disk into 2GB files, click Next.

Verify the other configuration settings for your virtual machine:

Memory – change the amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine.

Processors – change the number of processors, number of cores per processor, and the virtualization engine.

CD / DVD – with advanced settings where you can choose between SCSI, IDE.

Network adapter – configure it to bridge, NAT, or Host-only mode, or customize where you can choose between 0 to 9 adapters.

USB Controller.

Sound card.

Display – enable 3D graphics.

Click Finish.

When the virtual machine is powered on, the VMware Tools installation starts. You are prompted to restart your virtual machine once the Tools installation completes.

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