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The guest operating system is selected by family and version. For example, once ''Windows operating system'' has been selected, the specific version must then be selected from the drop-down list.  
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The guest operating system is selected by family and version. For example, once ''Windows operating system'' has been selected, the specific version must then be selected from the drop-down list.
 
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== Officially Supported Guest Operating Systems ==
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Guest operating systems fall into two categories, officially supported and unsupported. As with host operating systems, just because a guest operating system is not officially supported does not necessarily mean that it won't run as a guest operating system in VMware Server 2.0 virtual machine. For example, Fedora Linux is not, at the time of writing, an officially supported guest operating system, yet based on testing it appears to function perfectly well within a VMware Server 2.0 virtual machine.
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With this information in mind, the following tables list the current officially supported guest operating systems:
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=== Microsoft Windows (64-bit) ===
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<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" style="color:black" valign="top">
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<th>
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<p>Microsoft Operating Systems (64-bit)</p>
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</th>
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<th>
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<p>Supported Versions</p>
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</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Windows Server 2008 x64
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</td>
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<td>
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Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Windows Vista x64
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</td>
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<td> 
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Business Edition, Ultimate Edition
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Windows XP x64
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</td>
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<td>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"> 
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<td>
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Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard Edition
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2, R2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Windows Server 2003 x64 Web Edition
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2, R2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2, R2
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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=== Microsoft Windows (32-bit) ===
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<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" style="color:black" valign="top">
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<th>
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<p>Microsoft Operating Systems (32-bit)</p>
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</th>
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<th>
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<p>Supported Versions</p>
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</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Windows Server 2008 
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</td>
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<td>
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Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Windows Vista 
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</td>
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<td>
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Business Edition and Ultimate Edition
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Windows XP
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</td>
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<td>
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SP2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2, R2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2, R2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2, R2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition
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</td>
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<td>
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R2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
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</td>
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<td>
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R2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Windows 2000 Server
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</td>
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<td>
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SP3, SP4
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Windows 2000 Advanced Server
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</td>
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<td>
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SP3, SP4
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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=== Linux Operating Systems (64-bit) ===
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<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="E3B" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color:#cccccc; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom:20px">
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<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" style="color:black" valign="top">
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<th>
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<p>Linux Operating Systems (64-bit)</p>
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</th>
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<th>
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<p>Supported Versions</p>
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</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Mandriva Linux 2006
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</td>
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<td>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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</td>
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<td>
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5.0, 5.1
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 
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</td>
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<td>
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4.5
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 
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</td>
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<td>
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4.5
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
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</td>
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<td>
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4.5
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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SUSE Linux
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</td>
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<td>
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9.0, SP1, SP2, SP3
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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</td>
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<td>
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10, 10 SP1
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>             
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 
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</td>
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<td>
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10, 10.1, 10.2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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openSUSE
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</td>
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<td>
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10.2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Open Enterprise Server
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Ubuntu Linux
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</td>
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<td>
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8.04 7.10, 7.04, 6.10, 6.06, 5.10, 5.04
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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=== Linux Operating Systems (32-bit) ===
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<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="E3B" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color:#cccccc; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom:20px">
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<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" style="color:black" valign="top">
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<th>
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<p>Linux Operating Systems (32-bit)</p>
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</th>
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<th>
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<p>Supported Versions</p>
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</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Mandriva Linux
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</td>
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<td>
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2006, 10.1, 10.0, 9.x
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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</td>
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<td>
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5.1, 5.0
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
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</td>
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<td>
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4.5
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES
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</td>
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<td>
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4.5
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
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</td>
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<td>
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4.5
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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SUSE Linux
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</td>
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<td>
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9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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</td>
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<td>
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10, 10 SP1
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 
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</td>
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<td>
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9, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
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</td>
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<td>
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10, 10.1, 10.2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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openSUSE 
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</td>
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<td>
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10.2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Open Enterprise Server
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</td>
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<td>
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SP1, SP2
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Ubuntu Linux
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</td>
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<td>
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8.04, 7.10, 7.04, 6.10, 6.06, 5.10, 5.04
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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=== Sun Solaris ===
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<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="E3B" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color:#cccccc; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom:20px">
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<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" style="color:black" valign="top">
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<th>
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<p>Sun Solaris Operating Systems</p>
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</th>
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<th>
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<p>Supported Versions</p>
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</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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Solaris 64-bit Platform Edition 10
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</td>
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<td>
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update 3, update 4
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
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<td>
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Solaris 32-bit Platform Edition 10
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</td>
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<td>
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update 3, update 4
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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=== Novell Netware ===
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<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="E3B" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color:#cccccc; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom:20px">
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<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" style="color:black" valign="top">
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<th>
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<p>Novell Netware Operating Systems</p>
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</th>
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<th>
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<p>Supported Versions</p>
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</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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NetWare 6.x Server 32-bit
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</td>
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<td>
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6.5 SP6
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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[[Image:vmware_server_2.0_vm_cpu_memory.jpg|Configuring Virtual Machine Memory and CPU settings]]
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Revision as of 13:45, 30 September 2008

So far this book has focused on installing VMware Server 2.0 and gaining familiarity with the VI Web Access interface. The purpose of VMware Server is, of course, the creation of one or more virtual machines running guest operating systems. The VI Web Access management interface makes this task easy through the use of a wizard interface which guides the administrator though the step by step process of configuring and creating new virtual machines.

Accessing the Create Virtual Machine Wizard

The Create Virtual Machine wizard is launched from within the VMware Infrastructure Web Access interface (for more information on accessing and logging into VI Web Access read the chapter entitled A Guided Tour of the VMware Server 2.0 Infrastructure Web Access Interface).

Once logged into the VI Web Access interface, the New Virtual Machine wizard may be invoked in a number of different ways:

  • From the Virtual Machine menu option select Create Virtual Machine
  • With the host selected in the Inventory panel, click on the Create Virtual Machine link in the Commands section of the Summary or Virtual Machine page of the workspace.

Creating a New Virtual Machine

When loaded, the Name and Location screen of the wizard will appear as follows:


The VMware Server 2.0 New Virtual Machine wizard


On this screen, the virtual machine should be given a suitably descriptive name such that it will be easily distinguished from other virtual machines running on the host. In addition, the datastore of the virtual machine (where files such as the virtual disk images will be stroed) also needs to be specified. By default a single datastore will have been specified during the VMware Server installation process. To add additional datastores simply click on the Add Datastore link in the Command section of the host Summary workspace and configure the desired storage location.

Once the virtual machine has been named and assigned a datastore, click next to configure the guest operating system type as illustrated in the following figure:


Configuring Virtual Machine Guest OS settings


The guest operating system is selected by family and version. For example, once Windows operating system has been selected, the specific version must then be selected from the drop-down list.