When you create a virtual machine without a template or clone, you configure the virtual hardware, including processors, memory, and virtual disks.

Prerequisites

You must have the following privileges to create a virtual machine:

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Virtual machine.Inventory.Create new on the destination folder or datacenter.

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Virtual machine.Configuration.Add new disk on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are adding a new disk.

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Virtual machine.Configuration.Add existing disk on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are adding an existing disk.

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Virtual machine.Configuration.Raw device on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are using a RDM or SCSI pass-through device.

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Virtual machine.Configuration.Host USB device on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are attaching a virtual USB device backed by a host USB device.

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Virtual machine.Configuration.Advanced on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are configuring advanced virtual machine settings.

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Virtual machine.Configuration.Swapfile placement on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are configuring swapfile placement.

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Virtual machine.Configuration.Disk change tracking on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are enabling change tracking on the virtual machine's disks.

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Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool on the destination host, cluster, or resource pool.

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Datastore.Allocate space on the destination datastore or datastore folder.

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Network.Assign network on the network that the virtual machine will be assigned to.

Procedure
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Select to Create a Virtual Machine without a Template or Clone

When you create a virtual machine without a template or clone, you configure the processors, memory, disks, and other virtual hardware.

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Select the Virtual Machine Name and Folder

When you deploy a virtual machine to the vCenter Server inventory, you name it and select the folder where it will be located.

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Select a Resource Pool

When you deploy a virtual machine, select the host, cluster, vApp, or resource pool in which the virtual machine will run.

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Select a Datastore

When you add a virtual machine to the vCenter Server inventory, you must select the datastore on which to create the virtual machine's disks.

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Select a Virtual Machine Version

If the host or cluster where you place the virtual machine supports more than one VMware virtual machine version, you can select a version for the virtual machine.

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Select a Guest Operating System

The guest operating system that you select affects the supported devices and number of virtual CPUs available for the virtual machine.

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Customize Virtual Machine Hardware in the vSphere Web Client

Before you deploy a new virtual machine, you have the option to configure the virtual hardware.

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Finish Virtual Machine Creation

Before you deploy the virtual machine, you can review the virtual machine settings.

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