Create a New Virtual Machine from ISO

Overview

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.

Procedure

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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.

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.

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

VM has boot from ISO file and start the installation.