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Creating VMware Server 2.0 Virtual Machines

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Adding a Floppy Disk Drive and USB Support
In the unlikely event that the host system is old enough to have a physical floppy disk drive, elect to allow the virtual machine to access it. Alternatively, specify a file containing a floppy disk image if required.
FinallyIf access to USB connected devices is required by the guest operating system, it will be necessary to add a USB controller to the virtual machine. Whilst the virtual machine is running, the VI Web Access management interface provides control over which USB devices connected to the host server are made visible to the virtual machine. == Adding Additional Hardware and Creating the Virtual Machine == Once the optional floppy disk drive and USB controller have been configured, the wizard's ''Ready to complete'' page will be displayed containing a summary of the selected configuration. If additional hardware devices are required, for example if one or more additional hard disk drives or network adapters need to be added, click on the ''More Hardware'' link located beneath the summary information and click on the category of device to be added.   [[Image:vmware_server_2.0_new_vm_summary.jpg|The VMware Server 2.0 New Virtual Machine Summary Page]]   Options are also available to add hardware devices not previously addressed during the preceded phases of the configuration, such as parallel and serial ports, sounds cards and passthrough SCSI devices (providing the guest operating system with direct access to physical SCSI based devices connected to the host system, including such devices as scanners, disks and tape drives. In the case of the sound adapter, VMware Server will install a virtual device that appears to the guest operating system as a Creative Labs SoundBlaster PCI card. Serial and Parallel ports can be configured such that they reference a physical port on the host, a file on the host file system or, in the case of serial ports, an operating system pipe which may be connected to another application running on the host. If the virtual machine is to be powered on immediately after the creation process complete, select the ''Power on your new virtual machine now'' option before clicking on the ''Finish'' button.
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