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Getting Started with ESX Server 3i Installable

Adding Your First Virtual Machine by Importing a Virtual

Appliance

Afteryouconnecttoyourhostmachine,youcanaddavirtualmachinetothehost.

Thereareseveralwaystoaddvirtualmachinestohosts.Youcanbuildanewvirtual

machineorimportavirtualappliance(aprebuiltvirtualmachine)fromtheVMware

Website.TheVI ClientGettingStarted

tab,showninFigure 2,containsa“Whatisa

Host?”sectionthatprovidesstepstoguideyouthroughbothoptions.Ifthisisyourfirst

virtualmachine,VMwarerecommendsyouimportavirtualmachinethathasan

operatingsystemalreadyinstalledandisreadytouse.

Figure 2. “What is a host?” Tab

Avirtualappliance

isaprebuiltvirtualmachinewithanoperatingsystemand

applicationsalreadyinstalled.Thefollowingprocedureguidesyouthroughthesteps

toimportavirtualmachine.

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