1. Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) or vSphere vCenter Server using the VMware Host or vSphere Web Client.
Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 7.0). Please see this video.
HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0 IA) using the vSphere (HTML5 Web) Host Client 8.0
2. Upload the Windows operating system ISO image file to the VMFS datastore.
Upload the ISO image to the VMFS datastore. Please see this video.
HOW TO: Upload an ISO image to a VMware datastore for use with VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) using the vSphere Host Client, and checking its MD5 checksum signature is correct.
3. Creating the Windows Virtual Machine.
Select New Virtual machine and follow the wizard, selecting the components required. Windows 11 needs to have a vTPM device and support for a Native Key Provider
4. Installing Microsoft Windows 11 Operating System in the Virtual Machine.
Once the operating system has booted from the ISO media, follow the operating system instructions to install the OS.