asked on 11/29/2017

creating a new VM with VMWARE

I am about to click finish on creating a new VM for the 1st time. Attached is the screenshot of the finish screen. I need to know if there are any other steps I need to do after this. Do I need to load the OS (windows server 2008) or give this VM an IP address? Any help would be appreciated.
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

11/29/2017

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

11/29/2017

Yes, you need to install an OS, and allocate an IP Address, unless you use DHCP. See Part 7, and Important Part 8 - Install VMware Tools.

You may find my EE Tutorials Articles Step by Step with Screenshots

Part 3: HOW TO: Create an ISO CD-ROM/DVD-ROM image (*.iso), and MD5 checksum signature, for use with VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.5 (ESXi 6.5)

Part 4: HOW TO: Upload an ISO image to a VMware datastore for use with VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.5 (ESXi 6.5) using the vSphere Host Client, and checking its MD5 checksum signature is correct.

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.5 (ESXi 6.5)

Part 6: HOW TO: Suppress Configuration Issues and Warnings Alert displayed in Summary status for ESXi 6.5 after enabling SSH or ESXi Shell

Part 7: HOW TO: Create your first Windows Virtual Machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.5 (ESXi 6.5) Host Server

Part 8: HOW TO: Install VMware Tools for Windows on a VMware Windows virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.5 (ESXi 6.5) Host Server

mkramer777

11/29/2017

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We use DHCP. Should I reserve and address for this VM instead? Do you have any tech links that would assist me on installing the OS?
Are the amount of VM's you can create with server OS installed on them based on Microsoft licensing or is that a VMWARE ISSUE? Sorry if I'm not asking this correctly.

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

11/29/2017

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