# Create a New Virtual Machine from ISO

## <mark style="color:green;">Overview</mark>

As well as deploying pre-built VMs from a template, you can build your VMs from scratch, as you would do on a physical machine, using an ISO image instead of a physical CD or DVD.

## <mark style="color:green;">Procedure</mark>

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**Step 1:** On the **Virtual Data Center** dashboard screen, click the card of the virtual data center you want to explore, and from the left panel, select **Virtual Machines**.

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**Step 2:** Select Card View\Grid View to view the virtual machines
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**Step 3:** Click **New VM**.

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**Step 4:** In the *New VM* dialog box, enter a **Name**, **Computer Name,** and **Description** for your VM.

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**Attention:**

* **Name** is a name to identify the VM, **Computer Name** is the host name of the VM.
* The **Computer Name** is copied from the **Name** field but can contain only alphanumeric characters and hyphens, so you may need to edit it if your VM **Name** contains spaces or special characters.
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**Step 5:** Type: Select **New**
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**Step 6:** Select the **Power on** check-box. If you want the VM to power on right after its creation
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**Step 7:** Operating System: Select an **OS family**, **Operating System,** and **Boot image**.
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**Step 8:** Compute: Enter **Virtual CPUs**, **Core per socket,** and **Memory.**

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**Step 9**: Storage: Select **Storage Policy** & **Size** of disk.

* **Add** more disk for VM if needed.
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**Step 10:** Networking:

* **Network:** Select **the Organization VDC Networks** that you want to use for VM
* **Network adapter Type:** Select **VMXNET3**
* **IP mode**: Select DHCP\Static – IP Pool or Static – Manual\
  We need active DHCP (via Network\Gateway or relay DHCP server) or create 01 IP Pool in Organization VCD Networks If we use DHCP or Static-IP Pool mode.

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**Attention:** We recommend using the VMXNET3 network adapter where possible. The VMXNET virtual network adapter has no physical counterpart and is optimized for VM performance. Because operating system vendors don't provide built-in drivers for this card, you must install **VMware Tools** to have a driver available for the VMXNET network adapter.
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**Step 11:** Click **OK** to save the virtual machine's settings and start the creation process.\
Once the virtual machine is created, it is a VM without OS. We must **Insert Media (ISO)** into the VM and install OS.

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**Step 12:** Click the **three vertical dots** > **Media** > **Insert Media**

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**Step 13:** Select the ISO image you want to mount from a catalog in the Insert CD dialog box, then click **Insert**.

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**Step 14:** Click the **three vertical dots** >> **Power** >> **Power On**

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**Step 15:** Open **VM Console** to install guest OS for VM

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VM has boot from ISO file and start the installation.
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