Creating a virtual machine in VMware

                 Creating a new virtual machine in VMware Workstation 8

1. On creating Virtual Machine we can attach /detach the hardware devices i.e., we can enhance the existing      configuration.
2. We can create a Virtual Machine in two ways.

a.       Go to file menu and click on New Virtual Machine or ctrl + N.

b.      Default home page of VMware have an option create new virtual machine click on this.

3. Select type of configuration to create a virtual machine. 

     Typical will configure the machine some options automatically. 

     Always select custom to configuration the machine settings manually.

4. Always select last option for configuring a virtual machine.
    If we select 1 and 2 options will not let you to configure machine manually, it automatically install OS.

5. Select Guess OS by selecting the version and machine configuration i.e., 32 bit or 64 bit.

6. Assign a name for newly created virtual machine and provide the location to store virtual machine.

7. Virtual machine Processor configuration and number of cores per processor based on requirement.

8. Assigning memory i.e., RAM for virtual machine.

9. Network adapter configuration for network connections.

10. Select the type of input output controllers, always select recommended option.

11. Creating a hard disk for guest OS.

12. While creating hard disk, select hard disk type i.e., SCSI (small computer system interface).

13. Hard disk size, select store virtual disk as a single file.

14. On assigning hard disk size it creates file with extension as .vmdk (virtual machine disk).

15. Complete machine configuration of virtual machine i.e., (Guest OS).

      

16. All the above, for creating and setup hardware configuration. i.e., A Guest virtual machine created with         hard ware compatibility.  

      To install OS on Guest virtual machine, click on cd/dvd.

17. We have Connection through which OS will installed.

       If we want to install OS on Guest virtual machine through cd/dvd select use physical drive.

       If we want to install OS on Guest virtual machine through OS image files select use ISO image file and 

        browse the image file from the system and select it and click on ok.

       It is important to remember for selecting connect at power on option, Otherwise OS image file will not 

       be detected.   

    To install Guest OS in all the variant versions of VMware is similar to above process.

    If any questions related to these Post,will do post comments..

   Thank You.