what is a virtual machine? A virtual machine is a software-based computer. not real physical computer. but you can install an operating system and applications like a physical computer in this.
And we need software to implement it, which is a hypervisor. There are two types of hypervisors: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is called native or Bare-Metal. It is installed directly on the server like an operating system. Type 2 is called Hosted. it is installed on the operating system as an application.
VMware Workstation is type 2 hypervisor. You can use it to create a software computer, network, and disk storage.
■ Creating a virtual machine
Anyway, I will show you how to create a virtual machine in VMware Workstation. There are two ways to create a virtual machine.
1). Menu -> File -> New Virtual Machine
2). by clicking the right mouse button on the library area on the left side of VMware Workstation.
■ Create a virtual machine
After running 'New Virtual Machine', you will see the wizard window as below. I recommend you to select 'Custom (advanced)' radio button and select the Next button.
This is the window to set the virtual machine hardware compatibility. Like as with physical 486 and 586 computers, it is related to virtual machine performance, scalability and compatibility with other VMware products.
Below is the selection of the media to be used for guest OS installation in the virtual machine. Select 'I will install the operating system later' and Next button.
In the window below, you can select the Guest OS type to install on the virtual machine. Select Microsoft Windows / Windows 10 x64 and Next button.
In the window below you can define the virtual machine name to appear in the library and the path to save the files related to the virtual machine.
Select BIOS firmware type and Next button
In the window below you can define the configuration for the process to be assigned to the virtual machine. This is a virtual CPU allocation, not a physical CPU.
In the window below, you can define the amount of memory to allocate to the virtual machine. A certain amount of physical memory on the host is allocated for use by the virtual machine.
In the window below, you can define the type of virtual network to which the virtual machine will connect. Please choose NAT.
In the window below, you can select the type of disk controller that the virtual machine will use. If you install the latest Windows operating system, LSI Logic SAS is automatically selected.
In the following window, you can define the type of disk to connect to the disk controller of the virtual machine. Please select a SCSI type.
In the window below, you can select the disk that the virtual machine will use. You can create a virtual disk, load an existing virtual disk, or use a physical hard disk. Select 'Create a new virtual disk' and Next button.
The virtual disk is a file. The virtual disk types available in VMware Workstation are thin and thick. We will use thin. A thin disk is a type in which when a file with a small capacity is created and the data is stored, the file is increased to the maximum capacity set. Please set up as follows.
You can define the virtual disk file name in the window below. Please use the default.
The following window shows a summary of the virtual machine settings. After confirming, select finish button.
Once you have finished creating the virtual machine, you can check the virtual machine name in the library area.
In the next post, learn how to install windows 10 in a virtual machine.
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