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Getting Started with ESX Server 3i Installable

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9ToconfirmcompletingtheAddHostwizard,clickFinish.

TheVI ClientdisplaysaprogressbarintheRecentTaskspanewhilethehostis

added.AddinganewhostmaytakeafewminutesandtheStatuspercentagemay

appeartopauseatdifferentincrementsduringtheprocess.

Whenanew

hostisadded,thehostmayappearas“disconnected”until

VirtualCentercompletesthetask.Afterthehostisadded,thestatuschangesto

“connected,”indicatingthatthehostconnectioniscomplete.

YoujustaddedyourhosttotheVirtualCenterInventory.Nowyoucanimportavirtual

applianceorcreateanew

virtualmachinefromscratch.

Creating a Virtual Machine

Creatinganewvirtualmachineislikebuildingacomputer.Afteryouhavefinished,

youmustinstallaguestoperatingsystem,applications,andVMwareToolsonit.Make

surethatyouhaveanISOimageandalicensefortheoperatingsystemyouwantto

installonthevirtualmachine.

To create a virtual machine

1IntheInventorypanel,selectthehostmachine.

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