Creating a virtual machine in the web interface of VMware vSphere

To create a virtual machine in the VMware vSphere web interface:

1. In the web interface of VMware vSphere Client, enter administrator credentials.
2. In the left pane, click the icon.

   The Hosts and clusters page opens.

3. Select the data center and the storage in which you want to create a virtual machine.

   The workspace displays the properties window for the selected storage.

4. In the control panel, in the Actions drop-down list, select New Virtual Machine...

   The Virtual Machine Creation Wizard opens.

5. Follow the steps of the wizard:
   1. Select a method for creating the virtual machine.
      1. Select the Create a new virtual machine option.

         This method allows manually setting up the settings and hardware configuration of the virtual machine.

      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   2. Enter the name and location of the virtual machine.
      1. In the Virtual machine Name field, enter the name of the virtual machine.

         The name must be unique among the names of all existing virtual machines.

      2. In the folder tree under the text box, select a folder in the host's virtual storage where you want the virtual machine to be stored.
      3. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   3. Select computing resources.
      1. In the right part of the window, select a cluster and a resource pool.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   4. Select the virtual data storage.
      1. Select the virtual data storage from the list of available storages.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   5. Configure the compatibility with the virtual infrastructure.
      1. In the Compatible with drop-down list, select ESXi 6.7 U2 and later.
      2. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   6. Select the guest operating system.
      1. In the Guest OS Family drop-down list, select Linux.
      2. In the Guest OS Version drop-down list, select CentOS 7 (64-bit).
      3. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   7. Set up the hardware configuration of the virtual machine.
      1. On the Virtual Hardware tab, select the CPU settings group and use the drop-down list to select the number of virtual processors.

         The minimum recommended value is 8. You can enter a greater value if you need higher performance from your virtual machine.

         Available values depend on the capabilities of the hypervisor.

      2. Expand the Memory settings group and do the following:
         1. Specify the amount of RAM that will be allocated for the virtual machine.

            The minimum recommended value is 16 GB. You can enter a greater value if you need higher performance from your virtual machine.

         2. Select the Reserve all guest memory (All locked) check box.
      3. Expand the New Hard Disk settings group and do the following:
         1. Specify the amount of disk space that will be allocated for the virtual machine.

            The minimum recommended value is 200 GB. You can enter a greater value if you need to store a large database for the event log.

         2. In the Disk Provisioning drop-down list, select the option for allocating virtual machine files.
      4. In the New Network group of settings, select the virtual network to which you want to connect the virtual machine.
      5. In the New CD/DVD Drive settings group, do the following:
         1. Select the Datastore ISO File drive type from the drop-down list.

            This opens the file selection window.

         2. Select the ISO file that you uploaded before installing the program and click OK.
         3. In the Status field, select the Connect At Power On check box.
      6. Click Next.

      The Wizard proceeds to the next step.

   8. Confirm the creation of the virtual machine.
      1. Verify that the virtual machine settings configured at previous steps are correct.
      2. If all settings are configured correctly, click the Finish button.

The virtual machine with the defined settings will be created and displayed in the list in the left pane.