Virtual Machine primary configuration

The process starts by opening the VMWare workstation application in the host machine. For this
installation I will be usjng the “VMware Workstation 14 Pro” application.
The process start by selecting
create a new virtual machine
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Select the custom configuration
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Ensure that “workstation 14.x” is selected as virtual machine hardware compatibility
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Ensure that “I will install the operating system later” is chosen
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Ensure that “VMware ESX” as guest operating system and “VMware ESXi 6.5 and later” as version
are chosen respectively
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I have entered “esxi-01” as the virtual machine name, and created a designated folder for the vm in
an ideal location
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With tegards ti processor configuration I specified 2 processor, with 1 core per processor, totalling to
2 processor cores
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I have specified 8GB of memory to be utilized by the virtual machine
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Chosen nat for network type, in order to grant the guest operating system access to the host
conputer’s dial-up or external Ethernet network connection using the host’s IP address.
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I have chosen paravirtualized SCSI, which was recommended, as the I/O controller type
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Chose SCSI, which was recommended, as the disk type to create on the virtual machine
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With regards to the disk, I have opted to create a new disk, so that it appears as 1 singular hard disk
to the guest operating system, and in order to copy or move the disk on the same host or between
hosts with ease if required
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With regards to disk capacity I opted yo allocate 100 GB in disk size and opted to store the virtual
disk as a single file and selected next when it comes to specifying the disk file and where to store it,
by default
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Endure that all the settings are entered correctly and once assured, select finish
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When you return to the home screen of the application,

from the left pane, select the “CD/DVD (IDE)” option.
When selected a window pops up. From the right pane of the window, highlight the final option, i.e.
“use ISO image file: “ and select browse.
From thw window that appears, locate the correct ISO image that will be used. Since this process
requires to install and configure a hypervisor, i.e. ESXi, it is important to select an ESXi ISO. I had
previously downladed theVMware ESXI 6.7 ISO for this process. Obce thecorrect ISO image file is
selected, select “open”.
Select “ok” from the previous window in order to cinfirm the change.
Virtual machine installation
The process of installation starts by selecting “poweron this virtual machine” from the left pane of
the virtual machine’s home screen.

Ensure to boot the standard installer option. It is booted automatically if no action is taken from the
user within 10 seconds.

After a couple of minutes, a grey window pops up depicting the start of installation foR VMware ESXi
6.7.0. Press enter in order ti start the installation.

Press F11 to agree with the end user license agreement (EULA) and continue.

By default select enter when it comes ti selecting a disk yo install or upgrade

Select the keyboard layout of your liking, in my case I chose United Kingdom.

Enter a password of your choice. In my case I chose my root’s password to be “Pa$$w0rd”, and
select entrr to continue

Select F11 in order to confirm install for ESXi 6.7.0 on the virtual machine

Once the installation is completed, head over to the virtual machine’s settings from the top left
corner, and ensure to disconnect the ISO image, in order to rebootthe virtual machine properly and
successfully. Once the ISO image is disconnected, return to the installation, and press enter to
reboot the virtual machine.

Virtual machine post jnstallation configuration

Once the virtual machine is fully rebooted, a home screen appears, showing essential details with
regards to the virtual machine or host, such as, processor type, RAM allocation, ESXi build type, as
well as the host name and IP address to be used in order to manage the host. The latter are very
important when it comes to managing the host for the later processes.essentially the IP address and
the host name shown are to be used in order to manage the host via the Vmware VSphere Web
Client, from a functioning browser, or Vmware vSphere Client Application.

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