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Creating VMware Server 2.0 Virtual Machines

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Hard Disk Configuration
[[Image:vmware_server_2_configure_disk.jpg|Configuring a VMware Server 2.0 hard disk]]
 
== Configuring Virtual Machine Networking ==
 
If networking is a requirement for the virtual machine, click on the ''Add a network adaptor'' link on the ''Network Adapter'' page of the wizard to invoke the Network Adapter properties page. The first option defines the type of network connection to be used by the virtual machine. The options available will depend on the settings chosen during VMware Server 2.0 configuration and fall into the following categories:
 
* '''Bridged networking''' — Although the guest systems use the physical network connections on the host system, each guest is treated as an independent client on the network. As such it will obtain an IP address from the network's DHCP server, or will require a static IP address to be manually configured if DHCP is not used. Guest systems using bridged networking will be able to communicate directly with both the host and other clients on the network to which the host is connected.
 
* '''Network address translation (NAT)''' — Virtual guests share the IP and MAC address of the host system. Guests will be able to communicate with other clients on the network to which the host is connected, but will appear to those clients as the host system, rather than as individual network clients. This approach allows multiple systems to operating using a single IP address. Internally, the guests have their own IP address, but are actually using the IP address of the host when communicating on the network.
 
* '''Host‐only networking''' - Creates a private sub-net within the host for the guest systems. Guests configured with host-only networking can communicate directly only with the host system and other guests which are also members of the host-only network. The guest systems cannot, however, communicate with the network to which the host is connected.
 
If the network adapter is not to be automatically activated when the virtual machine is powered on, unset the ''Connect at Power On'' toggle, otherwise leave the setting at its default value of ''Yes''.
 
== Configuring a CD/DVD Drive or ISO Image ==
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