Workstation User’s Manual
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Typical Compared to Custom Configurations
TheNewVirtualMachinewizardpromptsyoutochoosebetweendoingatypical
configurationandacustomconfiguration.IfyouselectTypical,thewizardprompts
youtospecifyoracceptdefaultsforthefollowingchoices:
Mediumforinstallingtheguestoperatingsystem(CD,imagefile,orneither)
Guestoperatingsystem
Virtualmachinenameandthelocationofthevirtualmachinefiles
Sizeofthevirtualdiskandwhethertosplitthediskinto2GBfiles
Hardwarecustomization,foradvancedusers
Youarenotpromptedtospecifythevirtualmachineversion.Thevirtualmachine
version(Workstation5.x,6.x,or7.0)isassumedtobetheonespecifiedinthe
preferenceseditor.FromtheWo rkstationmenubar,chooseEdit>Preferences,andsee
thesettingforDefaulthardwarecompatibility.
Onthelas
tpageofthewizard,youcanclickCustomizeHardwaretochangethe
defaultsformemoryallocation,numberofvirtualCPUs,networkconnectiontype,and
soon.
Manycircumstancesrequireyoutoselectacustominstallation.SelectCustomifyou
wanttodoanyofthefollowing:
Makeadifferentversionofvirtualmachinethanwhatisspecifiedinthe
preferenceseditor.
SpecifytheI/OadaptertypeforSCSIadapters:BusLogic,LSILogic,or
LSI Logic SAS.
SpecifywhetheryouwanttocreateanIDEoraSCSIvirtualdisk,regardlessofthe
defaultthatisusuallyusedfortheguestoperatingsystem.
Useaphysicaldiskratherthanavirtualdisk(forexpertusers).
Useanexistingvirtualdiskratherthancreateavirtualdisk.
Placethevirtualdiskfileinalocation otherthanthevirtualmachinedirectory.
Allocateallvirtualdiskspaceratherthanallowingthediskspacetogradually
growtothemaximum.
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