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Description
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Data Center
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Select an existing Data Center from the list.
| The Default data center displays by default. |
Host Cluster
| The name of the host cluster to which the virtual machine is attached. It can be hosted on any physical machine in the cluster depending on the policy rules. | This is the migration domain for the virtual machine. The Default cluster displays by default. |
Name
| The name of new virtual machine. Ensure it is a unique name. | A virtual machine name must not contain any spaces, and must contain at least one character a-z. The maximum length of a virtual machine name is 15 characters. Follow the operating system's rules for virtual machine names. |
Description
| A meaningful description of the new virtual machine. | |
Template
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Select Blank (the default) to create a virtual machine from scratch.
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Select an existing template to create a virtual machine from an existing model. See Section 6.2.1, “Creating Virtual Machines from Existing Templates”
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Memory Size (MB)
| The amount of memory assigned to the virtual machine. | Consider the processing and storage needs of the applications that are intended to run on the virtual machine. The maximum allowable memory for a virtual machine is 256GB, allowing even the most memory-intensive enterprise workloads to be virtualized. The total amount of memory allocated to Virtual Machines is able to exceed the amount of physical memory available to the host where memory over-commit is enabled. |
Total Cores
| The processing power allocated to the virtual machine, as CPU Cores, from 1 to 16 on the slider bar. | It is recommended that you do not assign too high a number to a single Virtual Machine, or more cores in total than actually exist on the physical host. |
CPU Sockets
| The number of CPU sockets for the virtual machine from 1 to 16 on the slider bar. | It is recommended that you do not assign too high a number to a single Virtual Machine, or more CPUs in total than actually exist on the physical host. |
Operating System
| The operating system. Valid values include a range of Windows and Linux variants. | This is a display only field, as no operating system is actually installed during this process. |
Stateless
| The virtual machine is to run in stateless mode. The stateless mode is mostly used for virtual desktops. A stateless desktop or server is always created from the base template, and deleted on shutdown. Every time the virtual machine is run, a new instance of the virtual machine is created from the base template. This type of virtual machine is very useful when creating virtual machines that need to be used for a short time, or by temporary staff. |
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Description
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Protocol |
Define the display protocol to be used. Select either:
| Select SPICE for Windows or Linux virtual machines. This is the recommended protocol. Optionally, select VNC for Linux virtual machines if desired. |
USB Policy | Select Enabled or Disabled to indicate whether a USB device can be inserted into the client machine. |
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First Device |
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After installing a new virtual machine, the new virtual machine must go into Boot mode before powering up. Select the first device that the virtual machine must try to boot:
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Second Device |
| Select the second device for the virtual machine to use to boot if the first device is not available. The first device selected in the previous option does not appear in the options. |
Attach CD | A list of available CD-ROMs appear if Attach CD is selected. | Select the appropriate operating system ISOs available in the ISO domain. |